Open Heaven 15 October 2018 Memorise:
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

Open Heaven 15 October 2018 Bible Reading – Psalms 37:4-6

⁵ Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Open Heaven 15 October 2018 Bible in one year – Isaiah 65-66, Luke  6:46-7:17

Trusting God is one of the best thing a child of God can ever learn to do. The moment you learn to trust God, life will become beautiful because you will begin to experience a kind of peace you never knew existed.

Initially, it can be quite hard for us to trust God due to the fact that His ways are higher than our ways, and until we get to know Him well, His instructions and commands might seem strange.

Nevertheless, as a child of God, it is important that you learn to trust God blindly. Even if you cannot see around the bend, you should always trust him enough to know that He will always lead you aright.

No matter how unconventional God’s ways are, one thing is sure: He has your best interest at heart. Jeremiah 29:11 says:

“For I know the thought I think towards you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

Trusting God involves taking the backseat and letting God handle the major decisions and situations in your life. It involves letting your will be so lost in His will until you start to see things from His perspective and feel things through His heart.

It takes a lot of trust in another individual to be able to let go of your own will and let the person’s will prevail in your life. You can only trust someone that you love; so if you don’t love God genuinely, you cannot trust Him. Click to read – Open Heaven 14 October 2018

There was a day I was driving down from Ilorin to Lagos and my fuel tank was almost empty. Unknown to me, a fuel scarcity was on, and so all the filling stations I saw along the way had no fuel.

I cried to God and He asked me to take my eyes off the fuel gauge and continue driving to Lagos. Although my fuel tank was already on reserve at the time He told me to do this, I said to Him “Yes Lord”, and I kept on driving till I got to my house in Lagos.

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After I parked the car, I looked at the fuel gauge and it read  empty! If I did not trust God completely, I would have parked my car in a safe place along the way and gone through the stress of finding an alternative means of getting home, instead of taking the risk of getting stranded along the way.

The devil specialises in sowing seeds of doubt in our hearts so that out faith in God will diminish, because he knows that the moment you start doubting God, you will not be able to receive anything from Him (James 1:6-7).

For this reason it is very important to remind yourself of the good things God had done for you and others in the past. Encourage yourself with these testimonies in order to rekindle your faith. Learn to trust God, because it shows your love for Him!

Open Heaven 15 October 2018 Key Point
If you don’t learn to trust God, then don’t expect anything from Him

Open Heaven 15 October 2018 Hymn 11

O GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.

Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure

Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth receive her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.

A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the
night
Before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

O God. Our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while life
Shall last,
And our external home.

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Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Saturday, October 13, 2018) – The First For Your Soul 1.Thank You, Father, for…

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Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Friday, October 12, 2018) – Born For A Purpose

1.I worship and adore You, my Father, the creator of heaven and the earth, the All-Sufficient God, who dwells in the light.

2.Father, You are worthy to receive glory, honour, power and adoration, for You have created all things for Your pleasure.

3.Thank You, Father, for first loving me, in that while I was yet a sinner, You sent Your son, Jesus, to die for me.

4.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 14 October 2018

5.Father, manifest the purpose for which I was created in life, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, empower me to love You, with all my heart, spirit and soul, and to keep all Your commandments, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, help me to maintain a righteous and holy walk with You, for the rest of my life with a definitive purpose, in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 13 October 2018

8.Father, help me bring the purpose for which I was born to accomplish, even in the face of opposition in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, please grant me grace to fulfil Your purpose for my life in Jesus’ Name.

10.Father, please, come and make my life Your permanent place of abode, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, please, uphold Pastor E.A. Adeboye, till the end, by Your right hand of righteousness; he will not fail, he will not fall, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Open Heaven 13 October 2018 Memorise
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

Open Heaven 13 October 2018 Bible Reading – 1 John 4:1-6

1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Open Heaven 13 October 2018 Bible in one year – Isaiah 58-60, Luke 6:1-23

The greatest battle that has ever been fought and is still being fought is in the heart of man. This battle is being fought by God on one side and the devil on the opposing side. Whoever wins this battle ultimately wins control over the soul of the individual over whom the battle is being fought.

The devil has been interested in the souls of men ever since God created us, and his plan has always been to destroy as many of us as possible. Our Lord Jesus Christ revealed the devil’s plan to us and offer us God’s solution saying in John 10:10:

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal , and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have light, and they might have it more abundantly.”

Through the ages, the devil has succeeded in taking over the lives of so many people, and for this reason, the Lord said in Matthew 7:13:

“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat.”

In spite of all that the devil may try, my prayer for you is that I will see you in heaven in Jesus’ Name.

In the world today, there is so much wickedness and confusion everywhere. Sin has become so common place that it is very strange and rare to see someone who is pure and refuses to be a part if the evil of the day. These are some of the signs Jesus spoke about in Matthew 24:3-31. Click To Read – Open Heaven 14 October 2018 Sunday

In order to further achieve his aims, the devil has employed false prophets into his service. They go around disseminating false doctrine which are even more dangerous to Christians, because they can make a person think that he or she is saved and safe while they are actually on their way to hell.

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One of the reasons why many of these false prophets are so successful is that they keep telling people what they want to hear and not what the Bible says (2 Timothy 4:3). The Bible is the written word of God, and so, anyone who deviates from it by as much as a dot is not of God and doesn’t have your best interest at heart (2 Peter 1:20-21). Open Heaven 12 October 2018

God’s word is absolute, and it must be preached in its pure form. The best way to guard your heart in these perilous times is to fill if with the word as much as possible. Once you give your life to Christ and are sanctified by God, it is important to ask for the baptism of the Holy Spirit so that Jesus himself can fill you to overflow with His spirit and mark you for Himself.

Open Heaven 13 October 2018 Prayer Point:
Father, let your word have free course in my heart and fill me to overflow with your spirit

Open Heaven 13 October 2018 Sing Hymn 15

NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

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,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

Though, like a wanderer
The sun gone down,
Darkness comes over me,
My rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I’d be
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee.

There let me see the sight,
An open heaven;
All that thou sendest me,
In mercy given;
Angles to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee

Then, with my walking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I’ll raise,
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee

OPEN HEAVEN 14 OCTOBER 2018 MEMORIZE: For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath showed no mercy rejoiceth against judgment James 2:13

Open Heaven 14 October 2018 Bible Reading: Psalm 51:1-14 (KJV)

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Open Heaven 14 October 2018 Bible in one year: Isaiah 61-64 Luke 6:24-45, Hymnal: sing hymn 3

For us as human beings, mercy is one of the most essential attribute of God, because this is God’s character by which He faithfully keeps His relationship with his children, despite our short comings, unworthiness and unfaithfulness [roman 9:15-16] mercy connotes goodness, grace, favor and steadfast love [Ephesians 2:4] the most prominent aspect of mercy is the compassionate disposition to forgive an offender in order to help his or her sorry situation.

The bible shows that Jesus is God’s mercy personified, and by his death and resurrection, we have open access to God’s mercy. I Peter 1:3 Says:

“BLESSED be the God and father of our lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”

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God’s mercy brings about the conversion of sinners, instructs the ignorant, counsels the doubtful and comforts the sorrowful. It also forgives and overlooks injurious acts, and patiently puts up with human errors and weaknesses.

The mercy of Jesus Christ earns us his free legal representation before the father, and secures the sprits continued intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 13 October 2018

Against this background, we can boldly say that God’s mercy prevails over judgment, in this passage. One says mercy “rejoice against “judgment, while the other says mercy “triumphs over “judgment. Both descriptions paint vivid pictures of victory and celebration in a hopeless situation.

Knowing that judgment is the deserved consequence for sin, the intervention of divine mercy that turn things around and makes culprit “ rejoice against ‘ and ‘triumph over ‘ judgment is indeed a miracle. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 12 October 2018

The ultimate act of God’s mercy is the work of substitution that Jesus Christ performed on the cross of Calvary. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says: “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin: that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

Open Heaven 14 October 2018 Prayer Point:  father, please let your mercy prevail over every unfavorable judgment against my life, in Jesus’ name.

Open Heaven 14 October 2018 Sing Hymn 3

WHAT CAN WASH AWAY MY SINS

What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole
again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Chorus:

Oh! Precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

For my cleansing this I see
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
For my pardon this my plea
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

Nothing can my sin erase
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
Naught of works, ‘tis all of grace
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

This is all my hope and peace
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
This is all my righteousness
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Thursday, October 11, 2018) – God Has A Need

1.I worship and adore You, my Father, because Your thoughts for me are thoughts of good and not evil, to bring me to an expected end.

2.Thank You, Father, for the grace to be counted among the living today.

3.Thank You, Father, for Your mercies that have kept me alive and in faith, till this moment.

4.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, whenever temptation to do contrary to Your Will comes my way, please, make a way of escape for me, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, I submit myself afresh to the lordship of Your Spirit, please, let Your Will be done in my life, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, let Your kingdom come, and let Your Will be done on earth, as it is in heaven, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, I pray that everything hindering your fellowship with me will be destroyed today in Jesus’ Name.

9.Father, please, fill me with the knowledge of Your Will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, please cause my heart to continually hunger for your presence in Jesus’ Name

11.Father, let Pastor E.A. Adeboye, walk continually in Your Will for the rest of his life, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18)..

Open Heaven 12 October 2018 Memorize:  Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou calmest fort out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nation. Jeremiah 1:5

Open Heaven 12 October 2018 Bible Reading – Jeremiah 1:1-10 (KJV)

1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

2 To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

7 But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

Bible in one year: Isaiah 54-57; Luke 5:17-39, Hymnal: sing Hymn 4

The almighty is a God of plan and purpose. By his wisdom, he preordained event and occurrence right from the beginning of creation to the end of time in eternity.

From his work to creation of Jeremiah in today‘s bible reading we understand that the purpose for which a person is born is hidden in his divine will.

It is reassuring to know that irrespective human object or the devil’s opposition, the thoughts of God and his predestine planes for all things shall come to pass [Isaiah 14: 27]. It is also humbling to note that whatever God has purpose to do in any circumstance will surely be accomplished with or without us .

Let me share a strange occurrence that happened as I was growing up in my small village, ifewara, in southern Nigeria. I once saw a prophet and laughed at him, as I laughed, the prophet turned to me and said;

’’Keep laughed at me, but one day you also will be a prophet.’’

I laughed the more and sarcastically said, “not just a prophet, but indeed a prayer warrior.’ ’Obviously, this prophet saw a glimpse of it. Of what God had in store for me, but I was completely ignorant of it. I pray that the power of God will bring the purpose for which you were born to pass, even in the face of opposition in Jesus’ name

No one can successfully thwart God’s efforts or frustrate his purpose, especially with respect to predestination. Ephesians 1:11 says:

“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being pre-destinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:’’

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In light of this scripture, when you cooperate with God in agreement with his divine purpose, you will experience unprecedented success, but when you choose to work against His purpose, the result is bound to be failure. I once told my children that all human beings are only playing their predefined role in the pro script written by God before the creation of the word. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 11 October 2018

It is only sensible for wise actors to diligently study the scripture to properly interpret their roles and memorize the line, so that their performance will run smoothly in sync with other players and in accordance with the overall purpose of production. In this regard, Romans 8:28 says,

‘’And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.’’

This means that irrespective of what you are passing through in life, the most important thing is to ensure that your life is in agreement with God’s purpose as avenue in his word.

After you can sit back and watch God crown your effort in life with success. In order to give you’re an expected end, He will work everything out in line with his predetermine purpose. What a glorious God we serve! Hallelujah!

Open Heaven 12 October 2018 Prayer Point: Father, please grant me grace to fulfil Your purpose for my life in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 12 October 2018 Hymn 4

TRUST AND OBEY

1. When we walk with the Lord
In the light of His word
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey

Chorus:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

2. Not a shadow can rise,
Not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt nor a fear
Not a sigh nor a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

3. Not a burden we bear,
Not a sorrow we share
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief nor a loss,
Not a frown nor a cross,
But is blest if we trust and obey.

4. But we never can prove
The delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favour He shows,
And the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.

5. Then in fellowship sweet
We will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do
Where He sends we will go
Never fear, only trust and obey.

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Wednesday, October 10, 2018) – The Will of God

1.I worship and adore You, my Father, because Your thoughts for me are thoughts of good and not evil, to bring me to an expected end.

2.Thank You, Father, for the grace to be counted among the living today.

3.Thank You, Father, for Your mercies that have kept me alive and in faith, till this moment.

4.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, whenever temptation to do contrary to Your Will comes my way, please, make a way of escape for me, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, I submit myself afresh to the lordship of Your Spirit, please, let Your Will be done in my life, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, let Your kingdom come, and let Your Will be done on earth, as it is in heaven, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, at every junction and crossroad of my life, please, reveal Your Will concerning which step or direction, for me to take, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, please, fill me with the knowledge of Your Will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, let Your Will be done continually and forever, in my life, family, community and nation, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, let Pastor E.A. Adeboye, walk continually in Your Will for the rest of his life, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Tuesday, October 9, 2018) – BEWARE OF DEFEATIST PRAYERS

1.Thank You, Father, for Your grace and protection, that have kept me still standing in faith, in the midst of the wolves and lions of this world.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus name.

3.Father, please, forgive and have mercy upon me for anyone that I have caused to fall from Your grace, knowingly or unknowingly, by my actions or inaction, in Jesus name. Open Heaven 10 October 2018

4.Father, I pray that every request I make to Yoh as from today shall be answered by fire in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, please don’t let my faith fail in the delay of adversity in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, give me a humble, pure and forgiving heart, that harbours no offence or evil against anyone, in Jesus name.

7.Father, anywhere people gather to plot, conspire or pull down any of Your anointed servants, please, let me be far away, from such gathering, in Jesus name.

8.Father, help me to be spiritually sensitive and alert, to recognise attempts to enlist me in a caucus of blind and loyal follower of men, as against the follower of Christ, in Jesus name.

9.Father, as Your child, please, let me be led by Your Holy Spirit and the gospel of Christ, rather than by messages, built on human wisdom, wrapped in the garb of spirituality, in Jesus name.

10.Father, whatever shall prevent me from entering into Your kingdom, after all my labours in Your vineyard, please, uproot from my life, NOW, in Jesus name.

11.Father, let every snare and trap set to ensnare Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, be scattered and consumed by Your fire, in Jesus name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Monday, October 8, 2018) – Offences

1.Thank You, Father, for sending Your son, Jesus, to Calvary for the redemption of my soul from eternal destruction.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 9 October 2018

3.Father, please, cleanse my hands and sanctify me wholly, from all unrighteousness, by the blood of the lamb, that was shed at Calvary, in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 10 October 2018

4.Father, let my lifestyle conform to Your will; accept me and accept my offerings, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, please grant me grace to perceive offences and to live above them in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 11 October 2018

6.Father, I pray that the rod of the wicked one shall not fall upon my portion, in Jesus’ Name.

7.Father, all those who are behind my problems in life shall run into the wrath of the Almighty God in Jesus’ Name

8.Father, I sow my life to You, today, as a sacrificial seed, totally consecrated to Your service, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, as I commit myself into doing Your work, please, go the extra mile of taking care of me, my family and business, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, please, let my contributions to the expansion of Your Kingdom, produce hundredfold returns, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, have mercy upon Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye and grant him a new beginning of peace, progress and bountiful harvest, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18)