Open Heaven 7 October 2018 Memorize: Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a Hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. Genesis 26:12

Open Heaven 7 October 2018 Read: Genesis 26:12-14 (KJV)

12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

Open Heaven 7 October 2018 Bible in one year: Isaiah 41-42, Hymnal: sing Hymn 6

Any farmer who wants to reap a bountiful harvest knows that sowing is a specialized act. In other words, you don’t expect a great harvest when you sow at a time of your own choice and in a haphazard manner.

After soil preparation sowing is often the next and most important step taken by a farmer in anticipation of harvest. The principles of sowing that govern the physical realm are also applicable in the spiritual realm.

Ecclesiastes 3:2 tells us that there is a right time, which also is the best time, for sowing. Good farmers know very well that the planting of crops is a major event, and its timing depends on the type of seed to be sown. Some factors that determine the right time to sow include the season or time of the year, sunshine and clouds, length of day and night, rainfall pattern and soil fertility. Click To Read – Open Heaven 5 October 2018

Sowing in the time of famine, being a time of drought, is a ridiculous thing to do, to say the least. Nevertheless, for lsaac in today’s Bible reading, it was the right time, and he experienced the miracle of a hundredfold harvest. His case is a classic example of doing the ridiculous to produce the miraculous. Just as it happened to Isaac, I pray that as you sow into God’s kingdom, you will experience returns in a hundred fold in Jesus’ Name. Click To Read – Open Heaven 4 October 2018

When is the best time to sow into God’s kingdom? The best time to sow is when you are born again and living in total obedience to the will of God. It is when the source of your livelihood is clean and your way of life is pure, such that one can lift up holy hands to God in adoration and worship (Psalm 24:3-5). Click To Read – Open Heaven 6 October 2018

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It is when curses have been removed, devourer rebuked, cankerworms destroyed and contrary circumstances have been turned around to work in your favour. If for any reason you have missed it somehow and your life does not fit these descriptions, it is never too late with God. You can retrace your steps back home to God for a new beginning – a new be inning of peace, progress and bountiful harvest.

Thankfully, it is still the season for sowing, and there is still time to sow righteousness and obedience now, before you face God’s law of harvest based on your deeds (Romans 2:6). It is yet a sunny day, the weather is favourable, and the timing is right.

You can set your life on the right path by sowing righteousness, mercy and favour today. Invest into God’s kingdom today and reap a hundredfold in eternity. The best seed you can sow is the seed of your life.

Invest your time, money and energy into soul winning activities today, and watch as things will begin to work in your favour. If you are busy doing God’s business, He will also respond by going the extra mile to take care of your family and business.

Open Heaven 7 October 2018 Prayer point: Father, please let my contribution to the expansion of your kingdom produce hundredfold returns for me in Jesus’ name.

Open Heaven 7 October 2018 Hymn 6

A NEW THING

(Tune: There shall be showers of Blessing)

We will soon shout Halleluiah
Because God will do new things
Sinners will be forgiven
Prodigals will come home soon.

Chorus:
Shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Rivers in desert now flowing
Hallelujah to our king.

We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Sickness and sorrow will be gone
Bondage will be forgotten.

We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
The barren will be faithful soon
Failure will be forgotten.

We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Poverty will be forgotten
Stagnancy will soon be gone.

We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
To all miracles are given
There shall be celebrations

We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Many will have testimonies
Of prayer answered fully.

We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
One of us will chase a thousand
Two will conquer ten thousand

We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Songs of praises we will sing
Hallelujah to our King

Open Heaven 6 October 2018 Memorise: Fear thou not; for I am with thee: for I am thy God: I will strengthen the; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10

Open Heaven 6 October 2018 Read: Isaiah 43:1-5

1 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

3 For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

5 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

Open Heaven 6 October 2018 Bible in one year: Isaiah 38-40; Luke 2:22-40, Hymnal: sing Hymn 11

As mortals, it is natural to look around us for solutions whenever problems arise. Only a few people look to God first during such trying times. When trials and difficulties come our way, we mostly look to our family members or friends for solutions.

Imagine how bad God feels whenever you have a problem and He doesn’t even come to your mind first. Because God gave us freewill, He cannot force us to request or accept help from Him. No matter how big, small or strange our problems may be, God has the solution to all of them. Click Here to Read – Open Heaven 7 October 2018

When a little child falls and bruises his or her knee, in most cases, the first person that child runs to is the mother. The fact that the child thinks of his or her mother first shows the bond that exists between them. As His children, God expects us to run to Him with whatever problem we have, no matter how small or trivial it may seem.

The bond of love that exists between us and Him is what should drive us to think of Him first whenever a problem arises. When we don’t think of Him first at such times, we are saying to Him that this bond of love is not there. Click Here to Read – Open Heaven 4 October 2018

Many times, we undo ourselves by trying to solve our own problems. We don’t even realize the immense abilities our Father has and His undying love for us. If we knew, we won’t be wasting our time and energy looking elsewhere for help.

When I was a child, on one eventful day, my father was sitting outside and enjoying the cool breeze while I played football. After playing for a little while, I kicked the ball and it got stuck on the roof of the house.

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Because I was small, I had to move back some distance from the house in order to see the ball. Whenever I tried to get the ball down with a stick, I failed because I couldn’t see the ball when I got close to the house. I went back and forth like this until I got tired. All these while, my father just sat there as if he didn’t know what was going on.

Tired and exhausted, I turned to him for help. His response was surprising. He said he was wondering if I didn’t see him there all the time while I was struggling. He stood up and hit the ball off the roof in one swipe of his hands. God is right beside you, watching as you struggle with your issues. If you don’t call Him to help, it means you don’t need Him. Be wise and hand over your problems to the Lord who made heaven and earth. Click Here to Read – Open Heaven 5 October 2018

However, note that you cannot ask someone to help you if you don’t have a relationship with that fellow, and the probability that he or she will help you depends on how cordial your relationship is.

When you have a good relationship with God, the moment you cry out to Him for anything, He will come running to you, and he will answer you according to His perfect will.

Open Heaven 6 October 2018 Action point: next time a challenge or difficulty arises, look first to God!

Open Heaven 6 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.

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Wednesday, October 3, 2018) – Refuse To Be Hopeless

1.I worship and adore You, Jesus because You are my hope of glory.

2.Thank You, Jesus, for leaving all Your glory in heaven, to come and take away my sorrow and replace it with everlasting joy.

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

4.I know, that I am serving a living God, who specialises in doing the impossible, therefore, I refuse to loose hope, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, let no situation or storm, no matter how severe, be able to separate me from Your love or take away my hope and confidence, in You, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, let everything causing me pain, sorrow, fear and shame, be terminated today, by the hosts of heaven, in Jesus’ name. Click To Read – Open Heaven 5 October 2018

7.Father, take away my reproach, and give me beauty for my ashes, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, help me to become so filled with the Holy spirit that all my words and actions will directed by him alone, in Jesus’ Name.

9.Father, You are my Saviour, Comforter and Peace, please, come and silence every justified and unjustified rage of the enemies against me, by Your mercy, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, let every stone blocking the sunlight of my life, glory and destiny, be rolled away, today, by Your Mighty angels, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, encourage Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, and comfort him on all sides, 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 5 October 2018 Memorise:
Preach the word; be instant in season out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and doctrine. 2 Timothy 4:2

Open Heaven 5 October 2018 Bible Reading – Galatians 2:11-17

11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

Open Heaven 5 October 2018 Bible in one year – Isaiah 36-37, Luke 2:1-21

Preaching is the act of proclaiming the good need in the word of God. It generally involves the delivery of some truth related to God to an audience for whom the message is prepared. To preach therefore, is to declare a word from God or to publicly present the good news.

It  includes the proclamation of the way of salvation to unbelievers, and the delivery of instructions on faith and spiritual worship to believers. In 2 Timothy 4:2, the Holy Spirit indicates that rebuke is an integral part of preaching the good  news.

To rebuke or reprove is to make a verbal expression of blame that is usually not easy for an individual to accept or accommodate. However, it is an essential part of the gospel. For this reason, the Holy Spirit said in Proverbs 27:5,

“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”

The word of God gives example of both divine and human rebuke. Sometimes, God issues rebuke directly, but more often than not He does so through His servants. Jesus Christ taught His disciples the perfect way to issue rebukes, and He taught His audience how to handle people who commit errors, without condemning them. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 4 October 2018

God has the absolute right to rebuke His children who stray from the path of righteousness. He does this sometimes by speaking directly to such people through dreams and revelations, but at other times, He chose to speak through His ministers.

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For instance, God used Prophet Samuel to rebuke King Saul in 1 Samuel 15:12-26, He used Prophet Nathan to rebuke King David in 2 Samuel 12:1-12, and Prophet Elijah rebuked King Ahab in 1 kings 18:18.

Furthermore, Jesus Christ rebuked Peter, one of His disciples, in Mark 8:33, and He also rebuked demons and their master the devil.  Matthew 17:18, says:

“And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out him: and the child was cured from that very hour.”

In today’s Bible reading, when Apostle Peter and some other Jewish brethren like Barnabas engaged in discrimination and pretence, Paul rebuke them sharply. We should not shy away from rebuke because when it comes from the Spirit, it convicts those who hear it. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 3 October 2018

As children of God, we ought to sharply rebuke and correct visible faults on relating to discipline, dressing, punctuality and commitment to duties, interpersonal relationships, sanitation, and our general attitude to worship.

Open Heaven 5 October 2018 Prayer Point
Father, please don’t rebuke me in your wrath, and give me a heart that is yielded to correction in Jesus’  Name.

Open Heaven 5 October 2018 Hymn 2

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

Verse 1:
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

Verse 2:
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Verse 3:
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.

Open Heaven 3 October 2018 Memorise
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2

Open Heaven 3 October 2018 Bible Reading – Mark 7:20-23

20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Open Heaven 3 October 2018 Bible in one year – Isaiah 30-32, Luke 1:26-56

Bad habits may initially start as harmless actions or inactions that can be easily overlooked. Nevertheless don’t be deceived, bad habits can ruin a person’s life and prevent him or her from achieving God’s plan and purpose over time. Bad habits don’t start suddenly; they become habits after an individual fails to stop them early enough.

Over time, they grow into something big and difficult to control, having enough power to destroy the destiny of their victim. Is there a character flaw in you that people are beginning to complain about, or do you fins yourself indulging in things that you know are inappropriate? Attack that character flaw now before it destroys you.

In today’s Bible reading, Jesus made is clear that a person is defiled by what comes from inside him or her, and that evil thoughts originate from within the heart. This is equally true for bad habits. Before a bad habits is formed, it starts as things and suggestions that seem harmless.

If a fellow chooses to accept these thoughts and suggestions, dwells on them and begins to cultivate them on his or her heart, they wil soon begin to manifest outwardly in that person’s speech, actions and motives. If the fellow does not quickly notice the character flaw and take steps to change it, it becomes a habit that will end up defining him or her. Click To Read – Open Heaven 4 October 2018

For example, some people have the habit of going late to meetings. It usually starts with thoughts like I’m sure this meeting won’t start at the time stated, ” and before long, they will find themselves arriving late to every single meeting. For some people, it is the way they eat. When they are indoors, they say to themselves

” Let me eat the way I like; after all, nobody is watching me.”

They then become accustomed to eating in an uncultured or unhealthy manner, and they end up embarrassing themselves when they eat like that in public. Habits, small as they may seem, can be very costly if not managed properly. As a young man, I once lost a chance for commonwealth scholarship abroad because I had poor eating habits.

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Lastly, many people look at children of God and make conclusions about God from what they see in their lives. Dont let your habit give God a bad reputation. Be careful what you do and how you do it. Most times, people don’t come and tell you about your bad habits, but they can see it all. This is why you need to watch yourself.

Ask for the truth on any bad habits you may have from someone close enough to be sincere and open with you. I pray that you will become so filled with the Holy spirit that all your words and actions will directed by him alone in Jesus Name.

Open Heaven 3 October 2018 Action point:
Find someone close to you who you know will be honest with you ask him or her to tell you the bad habits they may have observed in you.

Open Heaven 3 October 2018 Hymn 2

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

Verse 1:
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

Verse 2:
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Verse 3:
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018) – Refuse To Be Hopeless

1.Thank You, Jesus, for leaving all Your glory in heaven, and taking the form of man to come and show us the way.

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

3.Father, please turn every hopeless situation in my life around for good in Jesus’ Name

4.Father, I refuse to be hopeless, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, let the coming of Jesu, in Jesus’ name.

6.Jesus will make a way for me, even in my present predicament. Lord, I look up to you for life.

7.Father, please, help me, as a soul winner and preacher of the gospel, to preach the true, undiluted and unadulterated, word, in Jesus’ name. Click To Read – Open Heaven 4 October 2018

8.Father, I would testify of your goodness and mercy, which endureth forever in my life, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, I pray that the type of hopelessness that drive men to commit suicide will never be my portion in Jesus’ Name.

10.Father, I pray that no matter what am passing through, I will not take any step that will lead to destruction in Jesus’ Name.

11.Thank You Father, for the gift of Pastor E.A. Adeboye, to The Redeemed Christian Church of God, and to the body of Christ, as a whole.

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 4 October 2018 – Instant Restoration

Open Heaven 4 October 2018 Memorise
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. Luke 4:27

Open Heaven 4 October 2018 Bible Reading – 2 Kings 5:8-14

8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

Open Heaven 4 October 2018 Bible in one year – Isaiah 33-35,  Luke 1:57-80

Instantaneous restoration is a miracle that occurs suddenly. Immediate resolutions of human problems and challenges like this are highly desired and sought after. The Bible contains several accounts of divine interventions that resulted in instant miracles, signs and wonders, one of which is the healing of Naaman.

Naaman had been a leper for many years, but after he dipped himself into River Jordan seven times, he was cleansed immediately and his skin became like that of a little child (2  Kings 5:14). Similarly, the woman with the issue of blood had suffered for twelve years before she met with Jesus ( Mark 5:25-29). Click To Read – Open Heaven 2 October 2018

As a matter of fact, she had exhausted all she had without any solution. However, immediately she touched the hem of Jesus’ garment , her issue of blood ceased. Another example of instant restoration is seen in 2 Kings 7:1.

After about three years of terrible famine, Elisha prophesied that there would be a food surplus in Samaria within 24 hours, and it happened as he said. In Matthew 8:3, the moment Jesus touched a leprous fellow who had been in that condition for years, the man became cleansed instantly.

Also, in John 5:1-9 , once the impotent man who had been at the pool of Bathesda for thirty- eight years heard the words of Jesus , he was completely made whole. Just as it happened in all these examples , I pray that whatever you are passing through at the moment will receive immediate attention of heaven, and you will get instant restoration in Jesus’ Name.

Note however that behind every seemingly instantaneous miracle, there has been meticulous obedience, stubborn faith, perseverance, serious fasting and prayers, and sometimes prolonged pain, sorrow and shame.

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What appeared on the surface as instant restoration did not exactly come easy for Naaman, Joseph, Hannah, and the people of Samaria, Zachariah and  Elisabeth, and several others.

Most of these people pair the price in perseverance, stubborn faith, fasting and prayers, etc. For example, the people of Samaria had to endure a situation where the dung of birds became an expensive delicacy and some women actually ate their own children.

In the case of Zachariah and Elisabeth, they waited for so long that they completely lost any hope of bearing a child. The impotent man at the pool of Bathesda had no hope of restoration after  thirty-eight years of waiting for am opportunity that kept eluding him.

One thing that kept all these people going was perseverance. Perseverance is maintaining your faith in God even in trying times. Every Christian is expected to faithfully endure hardship, persecution and trials.

Through consistent prayers, we are expected to remain steadfast in the face of opposition, attack and discouragement (James 5:13, Ephesians 6:18,). I pray that God will grant you the type of endurance that can whether any of life’s storms without giving up in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 4 October 2018 Prayer Point
Father, please uphold me and see me through every storm of life in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 4 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: (Monday, October 1, 2018) – Watch Your Nutrition

1.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and Your calling, upon my life.

2.Thank You, Father, for the revelation power of the Holy Spirit.

3.Thank You, Father, for Your daily guidance, through the power of Your word.

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

5.Father, give me the grace to maintain a personal spiritual walk and relationship with You, on a daily basis, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, redeem and connect me with spirit-led preachers in Jesus’ Name.

7.Father, my spiritual growth is very paramount, let your Word constantly grow me spiritually, in Jesus’ name. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 2 October 2018

8.Father, fine tune my spiritual antenna to become highly sensitive, in receiving divine information, from above, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, give me direct revelation, to solve specific, personal, ministerial, corporate and national problems/challenges, as I tarry in Your presence, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, please, anoint your servants with fresh anointing, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, increase Your grace, consecration and anointing upon Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, 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 2 October 2018 – Refuse to be Hopeless

Open Heaven 2 October 2018 Memorise:
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 15:13

Open Heaven 2 October 2018 Bible Reading –  Ezekiel 37:11-14

11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.

Open Heaven 2 October 2018 Bible in one year: Isaiah 28-29, Luke 1:1-25

Hopelessness or despair is a state marked by great difficulty, doubt, desperation, heaviness and embarrassment, causing one to be confounded, to give up hope or to be at a loss on what to do. Shame is also implied, as hopelessness leads to hanging one’s head low in a daze or confusion.

What do you do when life leaves you with no money, no source of livelihood, no food and no place to lay your head? What do you do when there is no way of providing for your family, especially if you have little children?

What do you do when you are faced with medical, financial or physiological problems that seem to defy all solution? What do you do when calamity or devastation comes against you unexpectedly and you have exhausted channels of resolution without respite?

Many in such situations have chosen the dark path that eventually leads to death, either by way of murder or suicide. I pray for anyone who may be passing through difficult times at this moment: the Lord will help you, He will make a wat for you out of your troubles, and you will live to share your testimony with the world in Jesus’ Name.

So much evil comes forth from situations of hopelessness. In 1 Samuel 31:4, after King Saul had been badly wounded, he lost every hope of divine intervention or recovery, and he committed suicide by falling on his sword.

Similarly, in 2 Samuel  17:23, the moment Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed he was filled with shame and embarrassment, so much so that he took his own life. Click To Read – Open Heaven 1 October 2018

After Judas Iscariot had betrayed Jesus, his heart was stricken by guilt, and he hanged himself (Matthew 27:3-5). I pray that the type of hopelessness that drove these men to commit suicide will never be your portion in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 2 October 2018

Are you confronted by a hopeless situation, or are you stricken with deep sorrow and pain? I want you to encourage yourself in the Lord your God, just like David did after he lost everything he had ever laboured for (1 Samuel 30:6).

The Almighty is our hope, our salvation and our peace. In your deepest sorrow and greatest moments of despair, please avoid temptation of seeking respite in alcohol, hard drugs or any other mind bending substances.

Always turn to God for help, because you can always count on Him to console you and make a way out of that hopeless situation. I pray that no matter what you are passing through, you will not take any step that will lead to destruction in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 2 October 2018 Prayer Point
Father, please turn every hopeless situation in my life around for good in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 2 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.

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Sunday, September 30, 2018) – Private and Public Ministry

1.Thank You, Father, for all Your blessings and endowments in my life and destiny.

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

3.Father, please, give me the grace to handle spiritual matters delicately, in Jesus’ name.

4.Father, let every spirit of spiritual weakness and distraction in my life, be destroyed, in Jesus’ name. Click To Read – Open Heaven 1 October 2018

5.Father, please, anoint me for the task ahead of me, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, help me to be sensitive to the needs of the less privileged around me; don’t let me wait for them to ask, before I give, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, equip me for your works, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, give me the grace to continue, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, give me the grace to follow, abundant grace to follow You!

10.Father, help me to balance my private and public ministry, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, reward Pastor E.A. Adeboye, for all his givings and sacrifices, day and night, in Your Kingdom, 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).