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OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 13 MARCH 2024

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 13 MARCH 2024 MEMORISE: But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 19:14
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 13 MARCH 2024 READ: Matthew 19:13-15
[13]Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
[14]But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
[15]And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 13 MARCH 2024 MESSAGE

The disciples, in today’s Bible reading, out of their zeal to protect Jesus from disturbance, tried chasing away the children who were brought to be touched, but Jesus asked that they be left alone.
There is a song we always sing in the children’s church which shows that irrespective of skin colour, race, tribe, or language, every child is special to God:
*Jesus loves the little children*
*All the children of the world*
*Red, brown, yellow, black and white*
*They are precious in his sight*
*Jesus loves the little children of the world*
Dear child, you are a gift from the Lord to your parents. The Bible calls you ‘a crown to the aged’ (Proverbs 17:6); this means that when your parents are old, you will add beauty to their lives.
There is nothing God cannot do for you because He loves you. Are you believing Him for healing, academic success, the salvation of a relative, deliverance from attacks, provisions, et cetera? Ask Jesus today and listen to what He will tell you.
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 13 MARCH 2024 KEY POINT
As God’s child, you have direct access to Him any day.
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 13 MARCH 2024 HYMN 21: NEARER, MY GOD TO THEE
1. Nearer, my God to Thee,
Nearer to Thee;
E’en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
2. Though, like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone,
Yet in my dreams I’d be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee
3. There let the way appear
Steps unto heaven;
All that Thou send’st to me
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee
4. Then with my waking thoughts
Bright with thy praise,
Out of my stony grief
Bethel I’ll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God to thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
5. Or if on joyful wing
Cleaving thy sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upwards I fly
Still all my songs shall be,
Nearer my God to thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 13 MARCH 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Numbers 19:1-20-29; Luke 1:1-25
AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 12 MARCH 2024

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 12 MARCH 2024  MEMORISE: No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 12 MARCH 2024 READ: Joshua 24:15-24

[15]And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
[16]And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
[17]For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
[18]And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.
[19]And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
[20]If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
[21]And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
[22]And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
[23]Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
[24]And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 12 MARCH 2024  MESSAGE

It is impossible to render services to two masters, let alone God and mammon. Whoever tries to do so will ultimately lose.
The devil won against Adam and Eve, but thankfully, he failed against Jesus when he tried to lure Him with earthly treasures.
Beloved, once you have chosen to serve God, you must not do anything that will tie you to the devil. You cannot call yourself a child of God and still indulge in sin.
Once you have accepted that God is your Master, then the works of the devil should not entice you. You cannot be in the Church choir, singing praises to God, and still be seen in clubhouses.
Like the memory verse implies, you should hate the devil and all he stands for. Your service to God is supposed to be 100% and not 50%.
As a child of God, you should be devoted to only the things of your Father’s Kingdom.
You cannot play with fire and not expect it to burn you; this is what serving God and the devil will do to a fellow who does so.
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 12 MARCH 2024  REFLECTION
Who is your master?
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 12 MARCH 2024 
HYMN 9 – DEEPER, DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS
1. Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.
O deeper yet I pray,
And higher ev’ry day,
And wiser, blessed, Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word.
2. Deeper, deeper! blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus
And His perfect will.
3. Deeper, deeper! tho’ it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.
4. Deeper, higher ev’ry day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqueror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 12 MARCH 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 16:41-18:32 Mark 16:1-20
AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 11 MARCH 2024 MONDAY

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 11 MARCH 2024  MEMORISE: Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Chronicles 24:1
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 11 MARCH 2024 READ: 2 Chronicles 24:1-18
[1]Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Zibiah of Beersheba.
[2]And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
[3]And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
[4]And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.
[5]And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
[6]And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
[7]For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.
[8]And at the king’s commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
[9]And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.
[10]And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.
[11]Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
[12]And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
[13]So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
[14]And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.
[15]But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
[16]And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
[17]Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
[18]And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 11 MARCH 2024  MESSAGE

Our memory verse for today made it known that Joash became a king at the age of seven, and he ruled Jerusalem for forty years. 2 Chronicles 24:2 says he did what was right in the sight of God.
One lesson to learn from the story of King Joash is that he knew the importance of following God’s command even at a young age.
King Joash was a good king in his youth, but as he grew older, he allowed the wrong people to influence him, and they led him astray (2 Chronicles 24:17-18).
His disobedience resulted in his downfall and defeat (2 Chronicles 24:24).
As a child of God, there is no excuse for failure. You must know that your end is as important as your beginning.
No one expected Joash to end the way he did, having had an encounter with God. Likewise, as a user of this devotional, I don’t expect you to end in hell.
Therefore, you must hold dear your conviction about Jesus till the very end. Never give room for false doctrines and any advice that would make you sin against God.
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 11 MARCH 2024  REFLECTION
Your end is as important as your beginning, make sure you end well.
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 11 MARCH 2024  HYMN 6 – MY HOPE IS BUILT ON NOTHING LESS
1. My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
2. When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
3. His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
In Him, my righteousness, alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 11 MARCH 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 15:17-16:40 Mark 15:1-47
AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 10 MARCH 2024 SUNDAY

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 10 MARCH 2024 MEMORISE: A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man dispeseth his mother. Proverbs 15:20
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 10 MARCH 2024 READ: Proverbs 1:8-9
[8]My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
[9]For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 10 MARCH 2024 MESSAGE

It is quite sad that many people honour their fathers but have little or no respect for their mothers. Fathers are usually strict and unavailable, so many children tend to disrespect their mothers because they are soft and readily accessible.
Note that Ephesians 6:2 does not say you should honour your father so you can live long; it instructs you to honour your mother too.
Many people have missed their greatness because they despised their mother and her advice (Proverbs 6:20).
Mothers labour greatly over their children, so you can only imagine how they feel when you esteem them lightly.
Your mother has a very important role to play in your journey to greatness; you must never despise her! I am where I am today because of the prayers of my mother.
She would say, “Whenever you call on one, many will answer you.” That prayer still manifests in my life today.
Beloved, as powerful as Jesus was on earth, He never despised His mother. He even performed a miracle at His mother’s request (John 2:3-12) because He could not disobey her. How have you been treating your mother?
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 10 MARCH 2024 ACTION POINT
Do something for your mother to show that you honour her today.
What is the “golden rule” according to the Sermon on the Mount?
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 10 MARCH 2024 HYMN 2 – GOD GIVE US CHRISTIAN HOMES
1. God give us Christian homes
Homes where the Bible is loved and taught
Homes where the Master’s will is sought
Homes crowned with beauty Thy love has wrought
God give us Christian homes
God give us Christian homes
2. God give us Christian homes
Homes where the father is true and strong
Homes that are free from the blight of wrong
Homes that are joyous with love and song
God give us Christian homes
God give us Christian homes
3. God give us Christian homes
Homes where the mother, in queenly quest
Strives to show others Thy way is best
Homes where the Lord is an honoured guest
God give us Christian homes
God give us Christian homes
4. God give us Christian homes
Homes where the children are led to know
Christ in His beauty who loves them so
Homes where the altar fires burn and glow
God give us Christian homes
God give us Christian homes!
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 10 MARCH 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 14:1-15:16 Mark 14:53-72
AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 MARCH 2024

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 MARCH 2024 SATURDAY: KING JEHOAHAZ

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 MARCH 2024 MEMORISE: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse US from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 MARCH 2024 READ: 2 Kings 13:1-9
[1]In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
[2]And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
[3]And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.
[4]And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
[5](And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.
[6]Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)
[7]Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
[8]Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[9]And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 MARCH 2024 MESSAGE
King Jehoahaz ruled the Northern Kingdom of Israel after the death of his father, King Jehu. Jehoahaz’s reign was marked by sin and disobedience. The Bible reading for today shows that Jehoahaz was a wicked king who followed the example of his predecessors and worshiped idols. As a result, the Lord became angry with Israel and allowed their enemies, the Arameans, to oppress them. In distress, the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. However, despite the sin and disobedience of the people of Israel, the Lord still heard their cry for help and had compassion on them only because they turned back to Him (2 Kings 13:4-5).
The life of King Jehoahaz teaches that sin leads to suffering. When you turn away from God to worship idols or pursue selfish desires, you open the door to the enemy to afflict you. The consequences of sin may not always be immediate, but they will come eventually, especially when a sinner fails to repent.
Beloved, if you are living in sin, repent and forsake them now, and God will show you mercy.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 MARCH 2024 KEY POINT
God despises sin.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 MARCH 2024 HYMN 3 – DRAW ME NEARER
1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.

CHORUS:
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!

4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 MARCH 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 11:24-13:33 Mark 14:22-52
AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 14 MARCH 2024 THURSDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 14 MARCH 2024 MEMORIZE: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15

OPEN HEAVEN 14 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING Matthew 28:19-20

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVEN 14 MARCH 2024 MESSAGE

After Jesus’ resurrection, He showed Himself to His disciples. He did this for two major reasons.

The first was for them to see Him and know that He wasn’t dead but alive (1 Corinthians 15:6).

The second reason was to give them final instructions before leaving the earth.

What instruction was so important that He had to give them before leaving?

That instruction is in Mark 16:15-18.

Now that He had paid the ultimate sacrifice, Jesus said, “Go and tell everyone around the world that they don’t have to perish in hell.

If they can just believe in Me, they will have power over sicknesses, demons, and poisons, and also end up in heaven rather than hell.”

This is the instruction He gave to His disciples before He left. Are you one of His disciples?

If your answer is ‘Yes’, have you been obeying this instruction?

Have you been preaching the gospel to sinners?

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Romans 10:14

I want you to ponder on the Bible verse above and on the fact that many people will go to hell if no one tells them about the gospel.

Ponder on the fact that some of your friends, neighbours, and colleagues may go to hell if you don’t tell them about Jesus Christ.

A man had a dream where he saw an angel coming from hell with a letter for him.

The angel said, “This letter is from somebody who said he knows you.”

The fellow was his friend. In the letter, he wrote, “I am here because you didn’t tell me about the dangers of this place.

In all the years we were together, you did not tell me I was heading for danger.”

The man woke up, and as soon as it was daybreak, he went to his friend’s house to preach the gospel to him.

When he knocked on the door, a fellow came to open it and said, “You have heard?” He responded, “Heard what?” The fellow replied, “Your friend passed away in the night.”

This man could have saved his friend from eternal damnation.

Give your friends and colleagues the opportunity to escape eternal damnation; tell them about Jesus Christ.

Tell everyone you come in contact with about Jesus Christ.

Read: Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVEN 14 MARCH 2024 REFLECTION

How will you feel if any of your friends went to hell because you did not tell them about Jesus Christ and the dangers of hell? Preach to them now!

OPEN HEAVEN 14 MARCH 2024 HYMN

RCCG HYMN 20: STAND UP! STAND UP FOR JESUS

1 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
  Ye soldiers of the cross;
Lift high His royal banner,
  It must not suffer loss:
From vict’ry unto vict’ry
  His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished
  And Christ is Lord indeed.

2 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
  The trumpet call obey;
Forth to the mighty conflict
  In this His glorious day.
Ye that are men, now serve Him
  Against unnumbered foes;
Let courage rise with danger.
  And strength to strength oppose.

3 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
  Stand in His strength alone;
The arm of flesh will fail you;
  Ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the Gospel armor,
  And, watching unto prayer,
Where duty calls, or danger,
  Be never wanting there.

4 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
  The strife will not be long:
This day the noise of battle,
  The next the victor’s song;
To him that overcometh
  A crown of life shall be;
He, with the King of glory,
  Shall reign eternally.

OPEN HEAVEN 14 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Judges 6-8

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 16 MARCH 2024 SATURDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 16 MARCH 2024 MEMORIZE: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 4:11

OPEN HEAVEN 16 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING Genesis 50:15-21

15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

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Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVEN 16 MARCH 2024 MESSAGE

The twenty-four elders in heaven made it clear in today’s memory verse that we were created to fulfil God’s pleasure.

When we live for ourselves alone, we negate the purpose of our existence.

When a person lives for God, he or she would not abuse any privilege or opportunity.

Joseph is a good example of someone who lived for God and his fellow human beings, particularly his brothers.

Even though they eventually repaid him with evil, his selfless service made him go the extra mile to find them and deliver their food to them when he couldn’t locate them initially.

He could have returned home with the supplies he took with him, but he didn’t. You can find the story in Genesis 37:13-28.

Joseph’s love for God caused him to reject the sexual advances of his master’s wife.

He could not bear doing anything that will displease God, and this made him say in Genesis 39:9:

There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Furthermore, his love for people made him interpret the dreams of his fellow inmates, which led to him becoming the Prime Minister of Egypt.

When he eventually came into power, he did not consider the hardships he endured due to the cruelty of his brothers when they sold him into slavery.

The love of God in him made him realise that his sufferings served a higher purpose for God and humanity. He said in Genesis 50:20:

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Our Father in heaven wants us to live a selfless life so that we can attain the fullness of His purpose for our lives.

Those who are selfish short-change themselves without knowing it.

Moses, even though he lived in affluence in Pharoah’s palace, decided to suffer with his brethren (the Israelites) and eventually saved them from bondage by leading them out of Egypt (Hebrews 11:24-27).

His selflessness ensured that he fulfilled God’s purpose for his life and the nation of Israel at large.

Beloved, begin to live beyond yourself, and you will have the fullness of God’s grace to divinely prosper, both spiritually and physically.

Read: Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVEN 16 MARCH 2024 PRAYER POINTS

Father, from today, please help me to live selflessly, in Jesus’ name.

OPEN HEAVEN 16 MARCH 2024 HYMN

RCCG HYMN 23: TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

1 Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.

2 Take my hands and let them move
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.

3 Take my voice and let me sing
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.

4 Take my silver and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
every power as thou shalt choose,
every power as thou shalt choose.

5 Take my will and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne,
it shall be thy royal throne.

6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee,
ever, only, all for thee. 

OPEN HEAVEN 16 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Judges 11-13

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 15 MARCH 2024 FRIDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 15 MARCH 2024 MEMORIZE: How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up? Deuteronomy 32:30

OPEN HEAVEN 15 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

Open Heaven 16 March 2024 Sunday

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OPEN HEAVEN 15 MARCH 2024 MESSAGE

The more we are in our local assemblies, the merrier our services will be.

If we are not many, how can we make a joyful noise?

The more we are, the louder the noise we can make, and the merrier it will be to praise God together.

Let me tell you what I believe to be the origin of clapping.

One day, the fingers woke up and heard the birds singing, and they said, “O God, we also want to praise You.” They tried to make a sound individually, but no sound came.

Suddenly, they said, “If two of us should cooperate, maybe we can produce some sound.” So, one finger cooperated with another finger, and they discovered that there was a little snapping sound.

They took it further, and one finger cooperated with the other palm.

They made a better sound, and then another finger decided to join in. The sound improved, and yet another finger joined in.

Before long, all the fingers were jamming together in praise, making a joyful noise to the Lord.

In the same token, the more we are, the greater our impact will be in the world.

When we are many, the impact we will make cannot be ignored because it will be significant.

When ten people come together against a policy of the government, the government can easily ignore them.

However, when 10,000 people come together to speak against the same policy, it will be very difficult for the government to ignore them.

The governing powers in the environment where your local assembly is situated will take you more seriously when you are many.

As a result, your local assembly can influence the culture and policies in that environment.

When we are many, projects become easier to accomplish.

When ten people come together to do something, they will have to put in a lot of effort and personal resources to get it done.

However, if 100 people come together to do the same thing, they obviously will need less individual effort and personal resources to get that thing done.

Therefore, projects are done faster and easier when we are many.

Beloved, if truly God is your father, you should be committed to the expansion of His kingdom.

Preach the gospel anywhere you find yourself and set a personal target to win at least one soul to Christ per day.

If you cannot go to the mission field, support missionaries with your prayers and your personal resources.

The more Christians we have around the world, the greater our impact will be.

Read: Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVEN 15 MARCH 2024 ACTION POINTS

Make it a point of duty to preach the gospel to at least one person every day.

OPEN HEAVEN 15 MARCH 2024 HYMN

RCCG HYMN 1: ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME

1 All hail the power of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all!

2 Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre,
and as they tune it, fall
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.

3 Crown Him, ye morning stars of light,
Who fixed this floating ball;
Now hail the strength of Israel’s might,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Now hail the strength of Israel’s might,
and crown Him Lord of all.

4 Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,
Who from His altar call;
Extol the stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Extol the stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.

5 Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,
ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saves you by his grace,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Hail Him who saves you by his grace,
and crown Him Lord of all!

6 Hail Him, ye heirs of David’s line,
Whom David Lord did call,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all.
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all.

7 Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget
the wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.

8 Let every tribe and every tongue
before Him prostrate fall,
And shout in universal song,
and crown him Lord of all.
And shout in universal song,
and crown him Lord of all.

OPEN HEAVEN 15 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Judges 9-10

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 12 MARCH 2024 TUESDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 12 MARCH 2024 MEMORIZE: And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. Exodus 19:18

OPEN HEAVEN 12 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING Acts 2:3-4

3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

Open Heaven 11 March 2024 Monday

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OPEN HEAVEN 12 MARCH 2024 MESSAGE

In Judges 15:14-15, the Bible tells us that when they brought Samson to the Philistines, as soon as they began to rejoice, the Spirit of God came in the form of an invisible fire, causing the ropes that bound him to be burned off.

Because the fire came on him, he took the jawbone of an ass, and it became a weapon of mass destruction in his hands.

When you are anointed, everything you touch comes into contact with the anointing.

Mark 5:25-29 tells us of healing through the Lord’s garment.

Acts 5:14-16 tells us that even Peter’s shadow was healing the sick. Acts 19:11-12 tells us that Paul’s handkerchiefs and aprons were healing the sick.

You need the fire of God, and you can get it today.

God’s fire is available because, in Matthew 3:11, the promise is that Jesus Christ will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. If you get the fire of God, your life will be transformed for good.

With the fire of God on you, you can heal incurable diseases and win souls to the kingdom more easily than ever before.

You don’t only need the fire of God to heal the sick, you also need it against the enemy.

Judges 14:5-6 tells us that Samson was going to Timnath when, all of a sudden, a lion roared at him.

The fire of God came on him, and he tore the lion to pieces.

You need the fire in case the enemy roars, then you can tell him, “I am more than ready for you.”

As you grow in the Lord, there is bound to be resistance from the enemy, and you will need the fire of God to uproot obstacles to the work of the Lord.

John 4:48 says that some people will not believe the word of God unless they see signs and wonders.

These signs and wonders can only happen when you have been baptised with the fire of God.

I have been privileged to win many great and influential people to Christ because of the mighty miracles they saw God performing through me.

I am going to ask you to cry to God to be baptised with the heavenly fire today so that your life will be filled with signs and wonders.

Working for God and bearing abiding fruits for the kingdom will become even easier.

Read: Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVEN 12 MARCH 2024 PRAYER POINTS

For at least one hour today, cry to God for the baptism of fire. Beyond today, make this one of your major prayer points daily.

OPEN HEAVEN 12 MARCH 2024 HYMN

RCCG HYMN 1: ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME

1 All hail the power of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all!

2 Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre,
and as they tune it, fall
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.

3 Crown Him, ye morning stars of light,
Who fixed this floating ball;
Now hail the strength of Israel’s might,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Now hail the strength of Israel’s might,
and crown Him Lord of all.

4 Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,
Who from His altar call;
Extol the stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Extol the stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.

5 Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,
ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saves you by his grace,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Hail Him who saves you by his grace,
and crown Him Lord of all!

6 Hail Him, ye heirs of David’s line,
Whom David Lord did call,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all.
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all.

7 Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget
the wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.

8 Let every tribe and every tongue
before Him prostrate fall,
And shout in universal song,
and crown him Lord of all.
And shout in universal song,
and crown him Lord of all.

OPEN HEAVEN 12 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Judges 1-3

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 13 MARCH 2024 WEDNESDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 13 MARCH 2024 MEMORIZE: But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was .with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10

OPEN HEAVEN 13 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING Proverbs 13:1-4

1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Open Heaven 12 March 2024 Tuesday

Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

Open Heaven 11 March 2024 Monday

OPEN HEAVEN 13 MARCH 2024 MESSAGE

My Father in the Lord came to visit me in my little house in llesha in 1975.

We prayed that night, and everyone went to bed – at least that was what I thought.

When I went to the toilet at the backyard before I slept around 10pm, I saw my Father in the Lord praying.

Around 5am, I went to the toilet again, and he was still on his knees praying.

Later that morning, I asked him if there was any problem as I thought praying overnight meant there was a serious problem at hand.

He smiled and said, “There is no problem.

Don’t worry; you will understand soon.” I was shocked to know that there was no problem, yet he prayed all night.

I also knew that God had told me to emulate Him.

One pastor came to me years ago and said, “When we started this journey together, we were on the same level. Now you are far ahead of us. Tell us the secret.”

I said, “There is nothing I am doing that you don’t know; I fast, pray and keep vigils. If you want to be as I am, do the same.”

Another man of God from another ministry was praying, “God, give me ten per cent of what you gave Pastor Adeboye; I will be satisfied.”

God told him, “Do what Pastor Adeboye is doing, and I will give you what I gave him.” He asked God, “What is he doing?” God said, “He started with 40 days of fasting and prayers.”

He said, “God, I think I am okay the way I am.” Only those that are willing to make sacrifices will be great.

You cannot be great by loading your body with food and your mind with entertainment – those things only give surface and temporary benefits.

Someone with financial issues can watch a funny movie and laugh, such that people will call him a happy man, but after the movie is over, he will go back to face his problems.

The benefits of a life without sacrifice are temporary.

Don’t be deceived by temporary pleasures; pay the price to fulfil your destiny and achieve greatness.

The taller a building will be, the deeper its builders must dig before laying its foundation.

The things that will take you very high in life are mostly things done in private.

The way you pray, fast, study, work, etc., in private will determine how great you will become.

Read: Exposing Demonic Operations By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVEN 13 MARCH 2024 KEY POINTS

Pay the price and you will get the prize of greatness.

OPEN HEAVEN 13 MARCH 2024 HYMN

RCCG HYMN 23: TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

1 Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.

2 Take my hands and let them move
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.

3 Take my voice and let me sing
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.

4 Take my silver and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
every power as thou shalt choose,
every power as thou shalt choose.

5 Take my will and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne,
it shall be thy royal throne.

6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee,
ever, only, all for thee. 

OPEN HEAVEN 13 MARCH 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Judges 4-5

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE