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Divine Promotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye

Experience has shown that there are evil ways of getting promoted.

However, promotion obtained through diabolical means does not last, and neither does it do any good to its beneficiary. The history of mankind confirms that getting promoted diabolically always has its adverse effects, so much so that its beneficiary will regret it in the end.

A classical example of someone who wickedly promoted himself to be king was Macbeth in one of the Shakespearean plays. Although he got to the throne, he never enjoyed it. Also, the story of Absalom who deviously stole the hearts of his father’s subjects to become king confirms that only those who are divinely promoted are promoted (2 Samuel 15-18).

His diabolical climb to the top tragically led to his untimely death. His body was tossed into a pit, and a very great heap of stones was placed upon him. Your story will not end in tragedy in Jesus’ Name.

A good example of a person divinely promoted is King Solomon. There was no manipulation of any kind by him to be king.

His anxiety towards the throne and its responsibilities confirm that he did not see himself as qualified. It was God who qualified him. When God calls you, He knows that you are not qualified; it is His mercy that qualifies you and begins the work of reconstructing your life to meet His standard. Revealing Solomon’s mindset, 2 Chronicles 1:7-10 says:

“7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?”

Here we see gratitude in the one that is divinely promoted. Solomon saw his elevation to the throne as an act of God.

He celebrated the faithfulness of God to his father because, by his ascension to the throne, a royal dynasty was established for the first time in the history of Israel. We also see humility in Solomon – he asked for wisdom because he knew he lacked the wisdom and understanding needed to manage his divine promotion.

Those who diabolically scheme their way to a position of authority never perform well, and their end is always disastrous. Beloved, what is that promotion you desire? Wait for divine intervention and don’t manipulate anything. God will promote you in such a way that will bring glory to His Name.

Extracted from Open Heavens 2018

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RCCG 50 DAYS PRAYERS AND FASTING GUIDE 16 FEBRUARY 2024

DAY 37: FRIDAY

TOPIC: THE WIND OF CHANGE IS BLOWING
BIBLE TEXT(S): Exo 14:19 & 22

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INTRODUCTION

At the peak of the heat for Israel in Egypt and in between forces of Pharaoh and the red Sea, God used a joker. “The Wind” The wind blew in favour of God’s children and in terror of His enemies. The question is: Are you on the Lord side?

Let us pray;

1. Father, we acknowledge You as the Almighty, the “Unchangeable Changer”.
2. We thank You Lord for the positive changes. Salvation has brought upon our lives and destinies in Jesus name. – Isa 12:3
3. Father, we thank You for reigning in the affairs of our nation at all times. – Dan 4:32
4. Father, we thank You for being our help in ages past and our hope for the years to come.

5. Father, the wind that is blowing, let it blow in my favour in Jesus name.
6. Father, deliver me from errors and sins that will set me against You in Jesus name. – Numbers 11:1
7. Father, deliver me from sins of unbelievers and murmuring, in Jesus name. – Numbers 11:1

8. Father give me grace to be still in the face of storms in Jesus name. – Exo 14:13
9. Father, as Your wind blows, let Your pillar blindfold my enemies from seeing and gaining access into my domain, in Jesus name. – Exo 14:19
10. Father, we ask for pillars of protection for all our members against the onslaught of terrorists and kidnappers in our nation. – Exo 14:20

11. Father, because the wind is blowing, make ways for us where there had been no ways. – Exo 14:22
12. Father, as the wind is blowing, connect us to opportunities in Jesus name.
13. Father, give us a heart of gratitude, to always remember Your past miracles in the face of current difficulties, in Jesus name. – Exo 15:24
14. Father, as the wind is blowing, ground to halt all the chariots of the wicked pursuers of our destinies, in Jesus name. – Exo 14:25

15. Father, as Your wind blowing in my favour, I shall sing for joy throughout this year in Jesus name. – Exo 15:1
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OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 16 FEBRUARY 2024

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 16 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Proverbs 22:7

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 16 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING MALACHI 3:10

10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

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Prayer Points For Open Heavens 16 February 2024

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 16 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

Today’s Bible passage attests to the fact that God Himself has a storehouse in heaven that accommodates the savings of His children.
Therefore, whenever you pay your tithes, offerings, and first fruits, you are increasing your savings account in heaven, which will be poured out to you whenever you need it or place a demand on God for withdrawal.
This is the reason I tell my children, “If there are no savings, there can’t be withdrawals.”
Another way to save is by avoiding impulse buying. Some people say that shopping is their hobby, therefore, they spend their money as it comes.

At the end of the day, they end up buying many things they don’t really need.

I will advise that if you wish to shop online or make purchases from vendors who advertise to you, you should wait for seven days before buying the items if they are not needed urgently.
Take your time to think about if the item is really worth it, why you want it, and if it is worth the price tag.
If the items do not meet all these criteria, please send the money that you intended to buy them to your savings account.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 16 FEBRUARY 2024 KEY POINT

Don’t make impulse purchases, consider the things you buy and increase your savings.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 16 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

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 HEAVEN FOR TEENS 16 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Leviticus 1:1-3:17; Mark 1:29-2:12

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 29 FEBRUARY 2024 THURSDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 29 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. Exodus 14:21

OPEN HEAVEN 29 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING Luke 1:26-35

26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.

32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

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OPEN HEAVEN 29 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

How can the All-Sufficient God, Who made the heavens and the earth, Who says silver and gold are His, and Who called light out of darkness, need a partner?

How can God ever need to collaborate with somebody to achieve His purpose? Well, as we see in the Scriptures, God sometimes wants partnerships.

In Genesis 2:19, after creating everything, God brought them to Adam and said, “Please name them for me.”

In Exodus 14:15-28, when the children of Israel got to the Red Sea and were crying for fear, Moses asked God for help and God said, “I will make a way in the Red Sea, however, I need your cooperation. Stretch your hands across the sea.”

If Moses had refused to stretch his hands that day, the book of Exodus might have ended there, Israel might have been wiped out, and God probably might have had to find an alternative way for Jesus to be born.

I pray that when God needs someone He can rely on in times of crises, you will be available.

Years ago, when we were starting the church in Zambia, I visited the country for the first time.

While discussing with my host, we got talking about a man they called Cobra. He was a really terrible and dangerous person.

As we spoke, I heard God say that he must be saved.

I told my host that I wanted to go and preach to Cobra and asked him to take me to his house. He told me that I was not likely to come out alive.

I insisted, and at last, he agreed to take me within a walking distance to Cobra’s house, wait for 15 minutes after I enter, and leave if I didn’t come out in that time.

I said, “No problem.” God wanted me to partner with Him to win that soul, and I knew I had to go.

I went in to meet Cobra and within 15 minutes, he was on his knees in surrender to Christ!

God needs partners to do His will on earth, but those who will partner with Him must be willing to go all the way for Him.

When you hear God say, “I have found a man who will do all My will,” it means that He has been searching for someone to do all His will.

Can God count on you to partner with Him and do all His will?

OPEN HEAVEN 28 FEBRUARY 2024 REFLECTION

In times of crises, can God find you worthy as a partner to do His will on earth?

OPEN HEAVEN 28 FEBRUARY 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 29 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 26-27

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 18 FEBRUARY 2024 SUNDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 18 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: Acts 6:5

OPEN HEAVEN 18 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING John 15:1-6

1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

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OPEN HEAVEN 18 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

There are different kinds of people in the church workforce today.

Some are so relevant to the work of God that if they are absent on a service day, everyone will notice.

There are some other people, however, who hardly do anything, even in the department where they claim to function.

Worse still, there are people who are members of the workforce on paper, but physically, they are nowhere to be found.

They hardly attend workers’ meetings not to talk of actually working for God.

I don’t know which of these categories you belong to, but if you are not so active that people can easily notice your absence, then you need to do better.

The first set of church workers in the Bible were the seven deacons mentioned in Acts 6:5.

Phillip was one of them, and in Acts 21:8, he had become someone referred to as the evangelist.

The Bible specifically referred to him as ‘the evangelist’, which means that there might have been ‘an evangelist, or some evangelists, but he was the evangelist’.

Furthermore, the passage referred to him as being one of the seven to remind us that he was one of seven deacons that were chosen.

However, asides Stephen and Phillip, we never heard of the rest.

One of my grandchildren once asked me, “Grandpa, do you know the Bible very well?” I said, “Yes” then she asked, “Who is Prochorus?” I said, “I don’t know him”.

She said, “What about Timon?” I said, “You mean Simon?” She said, “No, Timon”. I replied, “I don’t know Timon either.”

Then she said, “Prochorus and Timon were ordained along with Stephen and Phillip as deacons.” I said, “Is that so?

God have mercy on Prochorus. I know Stephen, I know Phillip, but this Prochorus fellow, what did he do that is worthy of note?”

In the same vein, when your name is mentioned in your local assembly, can people recognise the things you do that are worthy of note?

This is not to say that you must go around trying to show everyone that you are working.

However, your impact must be felt in the department where you choose to work.

For example, if you are in the sanitation department, everyone must know that if you are around, the church is always sparkling clean.

Make so much impact that it is impossible to deny your relevance in the house of God.

OPEN HEAVEN 18 FEBRUARY 2024 KEY POINTS

How impactful have you been in your local assembly?

OPEN HEAVEN 18 FEBRUARY 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 18 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 27-29

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 FRIDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Psalm 75:7

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING Psalm 75:4-7

4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Daily Confession: Today, I boldly confess that God’s mercy surrounds me, His favor is upon me, and I am positioned for divine promotion. I am not limited by human understanding, because God’s promotion knows no bounds. I am destined for greatness, every day, in the matchless name of Jesus

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Powerful Declarations For Today 16 February 2024

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

The best promotion anyone can have is that which comes from God; nobody can take glory for such.

In 1 Samuel 16:1-13, a shepherd boy was anointed to be king, not because somebody liked him or spoke for him, but because God decided to promote him.

I believe God wants to promote someone reading this today and that will be you, in Jesus’ name.

When God begins to promote a man, there is no telling how high He can take him, because His arms are everlasting (Deuteronomy 33:27).

1 Samuel 2:8 says that He can pick a beggar from the dunghill and continue to lift him until he begins to sit amongst princes – that is real promotion.

My father was so poor that poor people called him poor.

The day he bought an umbrella there was jubilation in our home as if we had just bought a new house.

If God could pick the son of a poor farmer and cause him to be someone that Heads of States will be delighted to meet, then you really cannot tell how high He can lift you.

He promoted David from being the least recognised member of his family until he became the father of the King of kings (Revelation 22:16).

Now that you know that there is no limit to how far God can take you, the next thing you must ask is, “How can I become a candidate for divine promotion?”

The first thing you need for God to choose you for promotion is mercy.

He said in Romans 9:15 that He will have mercy on whom He will have mercy. He is sovereign; He chooses to promote whomever He pleases.

One kind of person, however, that I know God will never ignore is one with a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 51:17).

This is when a fellow’s will is so broken that all he or she desires is to please God at all times.

Such a person never wants to offend God, and whenever they mistakenly offend Him, they become sorrowful and immediately ask for forgiveness.

This is the kind of person God was searching for when He needed someone to become the king of Israel.

He said in Acts 13:22 that He had found a man who will do all His will.

This is the kind of person God will promote. If you are like that, then you have become a candidate for divine promotion.

OPEN HEAVEN 15 FEBRUARY 2024 REFLECTION

Are you totally sold out to the will of God? Have you been doing all His will?

Prayer Points For Open Heavens 16 February 2024

Powerful Declarations For Today 16 February 2024

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

RCCG HYMN 8: I Need Thee Every Hour

1. I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior!
I come to Thee.

2. I need Thee every hour,
Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their power
When Thou art nigh.

3. I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.

4. I need Thee every hour,
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill.

5. I need Thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 22-24

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 15 FEBRUARY 2024 THURSDAY

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 15 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. Proverbs 21:20

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 15 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING PROVERBS 6:6-8

[6]Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

[7]Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
[8]Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 15 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

As you grow older, your needs and wants will also increase despite limited resources. At different times, you will have different needs and wants, which could include a new phone, video games, nice clothes, or a pair of shoes.

You will not always be able to afford all your needs and some of your wants, thus, you will need to be responsible and save some of the monies that you earn or receive.

One of my biological sons learnt this early; he always saved 50 per cent of his pocket money while he was in secondary school.

Anytime his classmates spend all their pocket monies before the term ends, they would come to him to borrow.

He would lend to them with the condition that if they fail to pay back on the agreed date, they must pay back the loan with an interest.

For a 13-year-old boy at that time, I think this was a great show of financial intelligence.

If you are wise, you will not spend all the money that you receive as gifts from guests who visit your family or the allowances you receive from your parents for your upkeep.

Rather, you would save at least 20 per cent of all the money after giving your tithe of 10 per cent to God (in your parish).

Saving is key, as it will help you meet your needs in the future.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 15 FEBRUARY 2024 ACTION POINT

Check with the banks in your area for the requirements to open an account.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 15 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

HYMN 8 – LEAD US HEAVENLY FATHER, LEAD US

1. Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
O’er the world’s tempestuous sea;
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
For we have no help but Thee,
Yet possessing every blessing
If our God our Father be.

2. Saviour, breathe forgiveness o’er us;
All our weakness Thou dost know;
Thou didst tread this earth before us,
Thou didst feel its keenest woe;
Lone and dreary, faint and weary,
Through the desert Thou didst go.

3. Spirit of our God, descending,
Fill our hearts with heavenly joy,
Love with every passion blending,
Pleasure that can never cloy;
Thus provided, pardoned, guided,
Nothing can our peace destroy.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 15 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 38:1-40:38; Mark 1:1-28

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 15 FEBRUARY 2024 THURSDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 15 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Psalm 75:7

OPEN HEAVEN 15 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING Psalm 75:4-7

4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Rccg 50 Days Prayers And Fasting Guide 15 February 2024

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OPEN HEAVEN 15 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

The best promotion anyone can have is that which comes from God; nobody can take glory for such.

In 1 Samuel 16:1-13, a shepherd boy was anointed to be king, not because somebody liked him or spoke for him, but because God decided to promote him.

I believe God wants to promote someone reading this today and that will be you, in Jesus’ name.

When God begins to promote a man, there is no telling how high He can take him, because His arms are everlasting (Deuteronomy 33:27).

1 Samuel 2:8 says that He can pick a beggar from the dunghill and continue to lift him until he begins to sit amongst princes – that is real promotion.

My father was so poor that poor people called him poor.

The day he bought an umbrella there was jubilation in our home as if we had just bought a new house.

If God could pick the son of a poor farmer and cause him to be someone that Heads of States will be delighted to meet, then you really cannot tell how high He can lift you.

He promoted David from being the least recognised member of his family until he became the father of the King of kings (Revelation 22:16).

Now that you know that there is no limit to how far God can take you, the next thing you must ask is, “How can I become a candidate for divine promotion?”

The first thing you need for God to choose you for promotion is mercy.

He said in Romans 9:15 that He will have mercy on whom He will have mercy.

He is sovereign; He chooses to promote whomever He pleases.

One kind of person, however, that I know God will never ignore is one with a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 51:17).

This is when a fellow’s will is so broken that all he or she desires is to please God at all times.

Such a person never wants to offend God, and whenever they mistakenly offend Him, they become sorrowful and immediately ask for forgiveness.

This is the kind of person God was searching for when He needed someone to become the king of Israel.

He said in Acts 13:22 that He had found a man who will do all His will.

This is the kind of person God will promote.

If you are like that, then you have become a candidate for divine promotion.

OPEN HEAVEN 15 FEBRUARY 2024 REFLECTION

Are you totally sold out to the will of God? Have you been doing all His will?

OPEN HEAVEN 15 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

RCCG HYMN 8: I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR

1. I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior!
I come to Thee.

2. I need Thee every hour,
Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their power
When Thou art nigh.

3. I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.

4. I need Thee every hour,
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill.

5. I need Thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.

OPEN HEAVEN 15 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 22-24

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

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OPEN HEAVEN 17 FEBRUARY 2024 FRIDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 17 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. Matthew 6:2

OPEN HEAVEN 17 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING Matthew 6:1-4

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Open Heaven 16 February 2024

OPEN HEAVEN 17 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

I have seen people who help others and at every opportunity, refer to the time they helped them. That is a very terrible thing to do, and it is not how God taught us to do good.

Jesus said in Matthew 6:3 that when you give alms, you must not let anyone else know about it.

In Matthew 5:16, He said that as your light shines and people see your good works, they must glorify God.

In other words, you are not to seek any glory for yourself as a result of the good works that you do; all the glory must be to God and God alone.

When you help someone, and you go back to tell the fellow, “Remember how I helped you that other time,” you are indirectly trying to make them your prisoner.

Don’t ever make anyone feel like they owe you because you helped them at one time or the other.

When you do good, do it unto God. Don’t become a pain in somebody’s neck or a source of remembering their shame just because you once helped them.

You must note that it is God who ordained for you to perform that good deed for that fellow.

He already planned on doing it, you were only privileged to be the one He chose to use.

Ephesians 2:10 says:
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

If God created you for good works and ordained that you walk in them, and you turn around to announce the good works as your own doing, proclaiming yourself as the helper of someone else’s destiny, what you are doing is trying to take God’s glory, and if you know anything about God at all, you will know that He does not share His glory with any man.

Isaiah 42:8 says:
I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Don’t try to contend with God over the good things He is doing in the lives of others through you.

You are merely His vessel and all the glory must Go to Him.

This way, you will receive rewards for the good that you have done rather than face consequences for trying to take His glory.

OPEN HEAVEN 17 FEBRUARY 2024 KEY POINTS

Don’t become a pain in someone’s neck just because God used you to help him or her at one time or the other.

OPEN HEAVEN 17 FEBRUARY 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 17 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 25-26

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

Open Heaven

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 THURSDAY

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Psalm 75:7

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING Psalm 75:4-7

4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Open Heaven 15 February 2024

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

The best promotion anyone can have is that which comes from God; nobody can take glory for such.

In 1 Samuel 16:1-13, a shepherd boy was anointed to be king, not because somebody liked him or spoke for him, but because God decided to promote him.

I believe God wants to promote someone reading this today and that will be you, in Jesus’ name.

When God begins to promote a man, there is no telling how high He can take him, because His arms are everlasting (Deuteronomy 33:27).

1 Samuel 2:8 says that He can pick a beggar from the dunghill and continue to lift him until he begins to sit amongst princes – that is real promotion.

My father was so poor that poor people called him poor.

The day he bought an umbrella there was jubilation in our home as if we had just bought a new house.

If God could pick the son of a poor farmer and cause him to be someone that Heads of States will be delighted to meet, then you really cannot tell how high He can lift you.

He promoted David from being the least recognised member of his family until he became the father of the King of kings (Revelation 22:16).

Now that you know that there is no limit to how far God can take you, the next thing you must ask is, “How can I become a candidate for divine promotion?”

The first thing you need for God to choose you for promotion is mercy.

He said in Romans 9:15 that He will have mercy on whom He will have mercy.

He is sovereign; He chooses to promote whomever He pleases.

One kind of person, however, that I know God will never ignore is one with a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 51:17).

This is when a fellow’s will is so broken that all he or she desires is to please God at all times.

Such a person never wants to offend God, and whenever they mistakenly offend Him, they become sorrowful and immediately ask for forgiveness.

This is the kind of person God was searching for when He needed someone to become the king of Israel.

He said in Acts 13:22 that He had found a man who will do all His will.

This is the kind of person God will promote.

If you are like that, then you have become a candidate for divine promotion.

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 REFLECTION

Are you totally sold out to the will of God? Have you been doing all His will?

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

RCCG HYMN 8: I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR

1. I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior!
I come to Thee.

2. I need Thee every hour,
Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their power
When Thou art nigh.

3. I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.

4. I need Thee every hour,
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill.

5. I need Thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.

OPEN HEAVEN 16 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 22-24

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE