OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 JANUARY 2023 MEMORIZE: 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 FOR TEENS 14 JANUARY 2023 BIBLE READING EPHESIANS 5:15-17

[15]See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

[16]Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

[17]Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 JANUARY 2023 MESSAGE

A time waster is any activity you engage in that does not glorify God or hinders you from growth. Any social event encroaching on your Bible study schedule is a time waster. A person can also be a time waster.

Thus, anyone who hinders you from doing productive activities or doing the will of God is a time waster. For example, friends who visit during reading or church time are time wasters.

Friends who engage you in gossip when you should be busy with your assignments are time wasters also. Proverbs 12:11 says:”He that tilleth his hand shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding”*

The Bible says: to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Don’t waste your time on frivolities. Time wasted can never be gotten back. Set your priorities right so that you can achieve your goals.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 JANUARY 2023 ACTION POINT

He who wastes his/her time, wastes his/her life. Be wise!

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 JANUARY 2023 HYMN

FORTH IN YOUR NAME

1. Forth in your name, O Lord, I go,
My daily labor to pursue,
You only, Lord, resolved to know
In all I think or speak or do.

2. The task your wisdom has assigned
Here let me cheerfully fulfill;
In all my work your presence find,
And prove your good and perfect will.

3. You may I set at my right hand,
Whose eyes my inmost secrets view,
And labor on at your command
And offer all my work to you.

4. Help me to bear your easy yoke
In ev’ry moment watch and pray,
And still to things eternal look
And hasten to that glorious day.

5. Then with delight may I employ
All that your bounteous grace has given,
And run my earthly course with joy,
And closely walk with you in heaven.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 JANUARY 2023 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: GENESIS 44-46

DAY 4: SAT
MINISTERS AND CHURCH WORKERS
BIBLE TEXT(S) 2Chr 29:11, Psa 104:4, Isa 61:6
INTRODUCTION:
Prayer is essential in the life of every child of God for effective ministerial life.

PRAYER POINTS:

1. Father, we thank you for the lives of your true ministers and church workers in Jesus name. 2 Timothy 2:2

2. Father, let your ministers and church workers answer the call to repentance, in Jesus name. Joe 1:13, 2:17

3. Father, make your ministers sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant and not of the law but of the spirit, in Jesus name. 2Cor 3:6

4. Father, please keep your promise to make your minister flame of fire to come to pass in our time, in Jesus name, Heb 1:7

5. Father, give all your ministers the Spirit of the fear of the Lord, in Jesus name. Isaiah 11:2.

6. Lord, give your ministers the three-fold Spirit of Power, Love and of a sound
mind in the process of serving you, in Jesus name, 2 Tim 1:7

7. Father, let your church continue to march on and never let the gate of hell overcome your church, in Jesus name, Mat 16:18

8. Father, let every ungodly power sitting in the position of authority in your Holy church be exposed, disgraced and uprooted, in Jesus name, Acts 16:16 – 18

9. Every plant you have not planted in your church, Lord let them be uprooted by Holy Ghost fire, in Jesus name. Mat 15:13

10. Father let your ministers seek to depend on you alone, (God the father) and not on god fathers, in Jesus name. Psalms 18:2

11.Father never let your light that is shining upon your church go dim or fade in Jesus name. 1 Samuel 3:1.

12. Father let every satanic altar erected against your ministers and church be demolished by the fire of the Holy Ghost in Jesus name. Numbers 23:1-2.

13. In the mighty name of Jesus, I render every evil, aggressive altars impotent in the name of Jesus. Numbers 23:7-8.

14. Father, let every altar erected against your ministers and the church be disgraced, in Jesus name. 1king 13:5

15. Father, let your hammer smash every evil altar erected against your ministers and church workers in the name of Jesus. 1 Samuel 5:4

OPEN HEAVEN 14 JANUARY 2023 MEMORIZE: Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. – John 15:16

OPEN HEAVEN 14 JANUARY 2023 BIBLE READING ROMANS 9:15-26

15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.

OPEN HEAVEN 14 JANUARY 2023 MESSAGE

Some people think that God is doing great things for them because they deserve it. They think because of all that they do for God, then it is only expected that He would bless them as He does. Believe me honestly, everything that God does, He does for His name’s sake – not for you, but that His name will be glorified (Psalm 106:7-8).

Don’t become arrogant, God could use anyone else. There are people who pray, study the Bible and are even more talented than you, but God chose you; you should be grateful for that. In any case, if we were to count iniquity, who will stand? (Psalm 130:3).

When people see the things God is doing in The Redeemed Christian Church of God, they think I must be special. The only thing special about me is that God chose me, because even from as far back as when I was a little child, God had promised my Father-in-the Lord that The Redeemed Christian Church of God would go round the world.

It had nothing to do with me at all; God just decided to glorify Himself through this Church and it is only by grace that He chose me to be the General Overseer. He could have chosen anyone else. There are people far more qualified than I, but it is by grace that I was chosen.

When you see people still drowning in sin, don’t judge them because you are on your way to heaven; rather, pray that God will save them by His grace. It is by His grace that you are not the one on the way to hell. Never forget that it is He who is working something out for His name’s sake. You are only graced to be a recipient of God’s blessings.

The people of Israel may have thought that God parted the Red Sea and drowned Pharaoh and his army because they were so special. He did it for His name’s sake. They were only graced to be the ones He did it for.

Romans 9:17 testifies to this For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

OPEN HEAVEN 14 JANUARY 2023 PRAYER POINT

Father, thank You for Your grace over my life. Please don’t let me ever stop enjoying help from Your throne of grace.

OPEN HEAVEN 14 JANUARY 2023 HYMN

AMAZING GRACE

1 Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
was blind, but now I see.

2 ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed!

3 Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come:
’tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.

4 The Lord has promised good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be
as long as life endures.

5 Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease:
I shall possess, within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.

6 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
the sun forbear to shine;
but God, who called me here below,
will be forever mine.

OPEN HEAVEN 14 JANUARY 2023 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: GENESIS 44-46

LESSON TWENTY (20)
TOPIC: HONOUR MEN

SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN
1. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth.

2. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Thy friend friendship suits me well,
Both young and will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School.

3. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.

4. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee

5. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds be black with rain,
I’ll be in Sunday School.

6. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?

BIBLE PASSAGE: ROMANS 13:7-8.

[7]Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

[8]Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

MEMORY VERSE:
“Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king” 1 Peter 2:17.

INTRODUCTION: In our previous lesson, we learnt about why and how we should honour
God. We also learnt the meaning of honour which is to bestow value upon someone or highly esteem another.

OUTLINES:
1. WHO DESERVES HONOUR?
2. HOW CAN WE ATTAIN TRUE HONOUR?

1. WHO DESERVES HONOUR?
The idea of honouring people is biblical and can be showcased in many of our basic relationships. Here are some of them:

1. Citizen-Authority relationships. We are to honour especially those in authority through obedience and demonstration of respect, irrespective of their age or qualification. This comes from the fact that they represent God’s ultimate authority (Rom.13:1-2).

2. Laity-Clergy relationships. The Bible speaks of the leadership of the church as deserving ‘double honour’ (1Tim.5:17).

3. Employee-Employer relationships. We are equally commanded to honour one another in our employer-employee relationships (Eph.6:5-9).

4. Husband-Wife relationships. In a marriage relationship, the husband is expected to love and show appreciation to his wife while she reciprocates with reverence (Eph. 5:33).

5. Children-Parents relationships. The command to honour our parents comes with a promise (Ex.20:12). To do otherwise is to attract untimely death (Matt.15:4).
On the whole, the Bible admonishes us to honour all men (1Pet.2:17).

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Should the wicked/ungodly leaders be honoured?

2. HOW CAN WE ATTAIN TRUE HONOUR?
The Bible teaches that true honour is found in God (Deut.26:19). Anyone who wishes to attain true honour must, first of all, have a cordial relationship with God (Ps.91:14-15). Therefore to attain honour, we must be righteous (Prov.21:21); humble (Prov.22:4; Prov.15:33); wise and intelligent (Prov.4:7-8); hardworking and diligent (Prov.22:29); faithful and maintain integrity (Ps.41:12; Prov.20:7), among others.

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Students should discuss whether wealth or riches should be a criterion for honour.

CONCLUSION: If we honour those promoted by God, He will honour us too. Do not look down on anyone.

QUESTIONS:
* Mention five (5) categories of people who deserve to be honoured? If we honour those promoted by God, He will honour us too. Do not look down on anyone.
* How can we attain true honour?

ASSIGNMENT: Students should mention 10 consequences of dishonouring people (1×10=10 Marks).

TOPIC: THE POWER OF CHOICE

LESSON TWENTY (20)

*SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN*
1. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth.

2. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Thy friend friendship suits me well,
Both young and will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School.

3. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.

4. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee

5. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds be black with rain,
I’ll be in Sunday School.

6. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?

MEMORY VERSE: ” I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live”. — Deuteronomy 30:19

BIBLE PASSAGE: GENESIS 13:8

8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

INTRODUCTION: Simply put, choice is the act of picking between two or more possibilities. The power of choice is the strong will to make a decision in the mist of several options. While it is generally opined that man is a choice being, scriptures clearly established that God has given man the power to choose (Joshua 24:15). However, we live with the consequences of the choices we make whether good or bad. The onus therefore, lies on us to make the right choices which is in turn determine the course of our lives.

LESSON OUTLINES
1. COMMON CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
2. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CHOICES

1. COMMON CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
There are several choices we make in life with their attendance consequences. For instance, the choices we make about food and exercise influence our physical health (Proverbs 25:16). The choices we make about our academic pursuits often affect our career and occupations. The choices we make in reaction to life’s adversities affect our psychological well-being (Proverbs 24:10). Other major choices we make in life include:

1. The choice of where to live/settle may determine the peace or discomfort, blessing or trouble we will have (Genesis 13:8-11; 19:13; 26:1-2, 12-13)

2. The choice of who we marry will determine the bliss we enjoy or the blows we endure (Proverbs 18:22; 31:28; Proverbs 21:19; 1Kings 11:4).

3. The choice of the friends we keep will determine how far we’ll go and the quality of life we live (Proverbs 13:20; 18:24; 2Samuel 13:5; 10:14, 28-29)

4. The choices we make to be different will determine whether or not we will stand out from the crowd (Daniel 1:8,19; Hebrews 11:24-26).
5. The choice we make whether to serve God or not will determine the eternal reward we will get (Joshua 24:15; Revelation 22:11-12).

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CHOICES
Many factors influence the choices we make in life. We need to crave the right knowledge in order to be well-informed (Proverbs 18:15). Self-control will help guide our choices and prevent us from making a rational decisions (James 1:19; 1 Samuel 25:10). We must make good plans and be guided by good vision before we make a choice (Ruth 3:1-4; Proverbs 16:3,9). More importantly, prayers will enable us to key into the mind of God (1Samuel 30:7-8; Psalm 37:5,2

Conversely, pride, hypocrisy, doubt, and negative thoughts among others, will hinder us from making the right choices (Proverbs 11:2; Psalm 10:4; Isaiah 32:6; James 1:8). We must strive to always have the correct mind frame all the time (Proverbs 4:23).

CONCLUSION: If we have made the wrong choice in the past, it is time to forgive ourselves and move on with life as we make necessary corrections to avoid any repetition of such.

QUESTIONS:
1. Give three (3) examples of life’s choices and their consequences.
2. Mention some factors that can hinder us from making the right choices.

LESSON TWENTY (20)
TOPIC: THE POWER OF CHOICE

*SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN*
1. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth.

2. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Thy friend friendship suits me well,
Both young and will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School.

3. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.

4. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee

5. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds be black with rain,
I’ll be in Sunday School.

6. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?

OPENING PRAYER: Father, teach me to understand the power of choice so that I will not learn the hard way.

MEMORY VERSE: ” I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live”. Deuteronomy 30:19

BIBLE PASSAGE: GENESIS 13:8-13

8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

INTRODUCTION: Simply put, choice is the act of picking between two or more possibilities. The power of choice is the strong will to make a decision in the mist of several options. While it is generally opined that man is a choice being, scriptures clearly established that God has given man the power to choose (Joshua 24:15). However, we live with the consequences of the choices we make whether good or bad. The onus therefore, lies on us to make the right choices which is in turn determine the course of our lives.

TEACHING REVIEW: Genesis 13:8-13
This Scriptures is a narrative on the kind of choices made by lot and Abraham over the settlement of strife gradually gaining momentum between, their re-settlement to other locations and the consequences of such choices
i. Abraham choose not to allow strife between him and lots and their headsmen, ……… V8
ii. He further decided that they be separated and go in opposite directions, ……. V9
iii. Lot lifted up his eyes, saw the plain of Jordan well-watered, …… V10
iv. Lot then choose ………… V11
v. …………. V12
vi. But the men of Sodom were greatly wicked and sinners before the LORD …… V13

LESSON OUTLINES
1. COMMON CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
2. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CHOICES

1. COMMON CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
A. There are several choices we make in life with their attendance consequences. For instance:
i.The choices we make about food and exercise influence our physical health (Proverbs 25:16).
ii. The choices we make about our academic pursuits often affect our career and occupations.
iii. The choices we make in reaction to life’s adversities affect our psychological well-being (Proverbs 24:10).

B. Other major choices we make in life include:
1. The choice of where to live/settle may determine the peace or discomfort, blessing or trouble we will have (Genesis 13:8-11; 19:13; 26:1-2, 12-13)

2. The choice of who we marry will determine the bliss we enjoy or the blows we endure (Proverbs 18:22; 31:28; Proverbs 21:19; 1Kings 11:4).

3. The choice of the friends we keep will determine how far we’ll go and the quality of life we live (Proverbs 13:20; 18:24; 2Samuel 13:5; 10:14, 28-29)

4. The choices we make to be different will determine whether or not we will stand out from the crowd (Daniel 1:8,19; Hebrews 11:24-26).

5. The choice we make whether to serve God or not will determine the eternal reward we will get (Joshua 24:15; Revelation 22:11-12).

CLASS ACTIVITY 1:Students should discuss how a choice they made in time past affected or still affecting their destiny.

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CHOICES
Many factors influence the choices we make in life. We need to crave the right knowledge in order to be well-informed (Proverbs 18:15).
i. Self-control will help guide our choices and prevent us from making a rational decisions (James 1:19; 1Samuel 25:10).

ii. We must make good plans and be guided by good vision before we make a choice (Ruth 3:1-4; Proverbs 16:3,9).

iii. More importantly, prayers will enable us to key into the mind of God (1Samuel 30:7-8; Psalm 37:5,23)

iv. Conversely, pride, hypocrisy, doubt, and negative thoughts among others, will hinder us from making the right choices (Proverbs 11:2; Psalm 10:4; Isaiah 32:6; James 1:8).

v. We must strive to always have the correct mind frame all the time (Proverbs 4:23).

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Students should discuss factors that have aided their major choices recently.

CONCLUSION: If we have made the wrong choice in the past, it is time to forgive ourselves and move on with life as we make necessary corrections to avoid any repetition of such.

CLOSING PRAYER: Father, help me to make godly choices in Jesus name

ASSIGNMENT: Mention five ways your choices have affected you either positively or negatively (2×5=10marks).

Beloved, we are glad you could join in today again, we look forward to your engagement everyday as always. Please, say these prayers in faith and believe God for a performance.

Note: These prayers are spiritual, this can only be understood and fully accessed by God’s children. If you want to be blessed from these prayers, you must first, surrender your life to the Lord Jesus Christ, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come before You today with a broken and contrite heart full of repentance. Please, forgive me all my sins. Today, I surrender my life to You, I believe that Jesus is Lord and I confess it with my mouth. Jesus, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hellfire. In Jesus’ name, I pray.”

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Today’s Devotional: Open Heavens 13 January 2023

Powerful Declarations: Powerful Declarations For Today 13 January 2023

Today’s Powerful Confession: I confess today that I am full of grace because I humble myself. God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. I exhibit humility in all of my affairs and I eschew pride. I remain humble before the Lord and He lifts me in Jesus’ name, Amen. Hallelujah!

PRAYER POINTS

God, we thank You for the blessing and joy of family. Thank You for those who are gathered with us today and those who are far away. Thank You for always protecting us. Accept our gratitude in Jesus name.

Father, thank You not only for Your countless blessings but for the challenges that draw us near to You. Thank You for the hard moments when You gave me the strength to wait out the storm.

Father, I have come to ask You for forgiveness in any way I have shown pride and arrogance. Or in any other way I have committed sin. Please forgive me in Jesus name.

Lord, I surrender myself before You and ask that You kill every spirit of pride and arrogance in me. Destroy pride completely from my life in the name of Jesus.

Oh Lord, Grant me the grace to remain humble and lowly before You. May I never be puffed up to my destruction in Jesus name.

Father, help me to always acknowledge Your grace. May I always remember that it is by You that I am who I am in Jesus name.

Oh Lord, keep me away from pride. Help me to always understanding that You are the doer of all good things in Jesus name.

Oh Lord, help me and keep me from pride. Let me continually understand that I am nothing without You and I need to remain humble daily. My my heart never be haughty and lifted up against You to my destruction in Jesus name.

Lord, I ask that You give me Your spirit of wisdom and discernment to make choices that honor and glorify You today in Jesus name.

Lord, help me to be more intentional about spending time with You that I may know You better in the name of Jesus.

Thank You Father that within You are treasures of wisdom and knowledge, and You generously supply me with understanding through Your Holy Spirit. Help me to receive and maximize these gifts in Jesus name.

Father, please place me in my own good land: as You have have spoken it, please perform it, in the name of Jesus!

Oh Lord, creator of times and seasons. Please cause the times and the seasons to favor me in the name of Jesus!

Father, let there be restoration of opportunities and blessings that have been lost and let them be brought right back to me again in the name of Jesus.

Oh Lord, bless Your son Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye for all his years of continual service, remember him, guide him on the path, help him remain focused, bless his entire household, and fulfill all Your promises for their liberation and ministry, Lord of peace, may You grant Him and His family peace at all times and in every way (2 Thess. 3:16). May You equip Him with everything good for doing Your will, and may You work in Him what is pleasing to You, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. I ask You to deliver him from people who have wrong motives, I also pray that he will have joy in his ministry; and that he will always feel strong and refreshed in his spirit, soul, and body. in Jesus’ name.

Thank You for the benefactors and beneficiaries on this platform (RCCGONLINE.ORG). Father I ask that fresh fire fall upon them, that they will be set ablaze for You.

Thank You Father for the intercessory team and the online platform (RCCGONLINE.ORG) and that which You have put in their hearts, I pray that You make them as flaming swords to bring men to Your kingdom and shut down the works of darkness in the name of Jesus.

Father, bless everyone dedicating their time to pray through these prayers & declarations at the point of their needs. Give them the grace to share/rebroadcast, in Jesus’ name.

Thank You Lord for everyone working on this platform (RCCGONLINE.ORG). Please Lord, perfect everything that concerns them and make them great, in this new year, expand and move the platform  forward for Your Kingdom. Grant the workers wisdom and inspiration on how to expand in Jesus name. Jesus name.

Lord all those who have been rebroadcasting these prayers and declarations, give them the grace to keep up with this good work of Faith, in the name of Jesus.

By faith, appreciate God for answered prayers. Your testimonies are undeniable in Jesus’ name.

Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus’ name.

Submit yourself and your personal petitions to God. Cast all your cares on Him, for He cares for you.

( Philippians 4:6)

In Jesus’ name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

Thank you Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

These prayers have no expiry date! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus’ name.

See you here tomorrow.

Beloved, we are glad you could join in today again, we look forward to your engagement everyday as always. Please, say these declarations in faith and believe God for a performance.

Note: These prayers are spiritual and can only be understood and fully enjoyed by God’s children. If you want to be blessed from these prayers, you must first, surrender your life to the Lord Jesus Christ, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come before You today with a broken and contrite heart full of repentance. Please, forgive me all my sins. Today, I surrender my life to You, I believe that Jesus is Lord and I confess it with my mouth. Jesus, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hellfire. In Jesus’ name I pray.”

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Join today’s Devotion: Open Heavens 13 January 2023

Today’s Prayer Points: Prayers points for Open Heavens 13 January 2023

Today’s Powerful Confession: I confess today that I am full of grace because I humble myself. God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. I exhibit humility in all of my affairs and I eschew pride. I remain humble before the Lord and He lifts me in Jesus’ name, Amen. Hallelujah!

DAILY DECLARATION

Everlasting king of Glory, I worship You today for you are God and there is none like You.

I decree and declare that I access every divine provision made for me. Starting with accepting Jesus Christ. I escape the eternal damnation that awaits everyone who rejects the grace of God in Jesus name.

I decree and declare that I put my pride aside and I am open to learn and improve in areas that I need to in Jesus name.

I decree and declare that pride and arrogance is far from me. I kill every spirit of pride and send it away from my life in the name of Jesus.

I decree and declare to every seemingly hopeless and irreversible case in my life ; oh ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, | will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

And | will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that | am the LORD.

I decree and declare that there is a shaking, and the dry bones are coming together, bone to his bone in the mighty name of Jesus!

I decree and prophesy unto the wind, Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these every good thing that has died in my life, that they may live in the name of Jesus!

I decree and speak to the grave; you shall not consume me nor my loved ones. You shall open yourself up and every good thing in my life that you have consumed, you shall bring out in the name of Jesus!

I decree and declare that my family accesses and receives the Grace of God and we utilize it well in Jesus name.

I decree and declare as a child of God that today is a blessed day in the name of Jesus.

I decree and declare that mercy speaks for me today and always in Jesus name.

I decree and declare that every person in authority is brought under the Lordship of Christ and rules with the fear of God in Jesus name.

I decree and declare that new righteous leaders after God’s heart begin to arise in the name of Jesus.

I decree and declare that I am a true believer in word and in works. I do great works through God in Jesus name.

Thank You Father for your son Pastor E. A Adeboye, and how You keep using him world wide. Lord may Your grace be multiplied to him and may You cause an increase to every seed You have planted through him. Lord of peace, may You grant Him and His family peace at all times and in every way (2 Thess. 3:16). May You equip Him with everything good for doing Your will, and may You work in Him what is pleasing to You, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. I ask You to deliver him from people who have wrong motives. I also pray that he will have joy in his ministry; and that he will always feel strong and refreshed in his spirit, soul, and body. I decree and declare may the wisdom and inspiration of the Almighty upon him never cease and the grace of God will continually dwell with him and his entire household, may they continue to enjoy Your faithfulness in the mighty name of Jesus.

I decree and declare heaven responds to these prayers and declaration as I say them and I receive answers in Jesus name.

Holy Spirit thank You for the intercessory team, thank You for Your power and presence in their midst, please continue to inspire the intercessory team for more prophetic declarations. Help them to continue to communicate Your heart even through these declarations, please continue to inspire them for more prophetic declarations in Jesus’ name.

Thank You Lord for everyone working on this platform (RCCGONLINE.ORG). Please Lord, perfect everything that concerns them and make them great, in this new year, expand and move the platform  forward for Your Kingdom. Grant the workers wisdom and inspiration on how to expand in Jesus name. Jesus name.

Thank You Holy Spirit for all the testimonies and miracles coming through these prayers. May they be permanent in Jesus name.

Father, let everybody joining in to say this declarations all over the world experience great miracles throughout this month. May we have numerous testimonies in Jesus name.

Somebody shout Hallelujah!

See you tomorrow.

INTRODUCTION: He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

PRAYER POINTS:

1. Father, we thank you for your beloved son, Pastor Enoch, Adejare Adeboye, we thank you for your call upon his life, in Jesus name. Romans 8:30.

2. Father, we thank you for bringing him out of darkness into your marvellous light, in Jesus name. 1 Peter 2:9.

3. Father, we thank you for enabling your son to enter into a great covenant with you, in Jesus name. Genesis 9:9.

4. We thank you for anointing him so powerfully and making him a blessing to
this generation, in Jesus name. 1 Samuel 2:35

5. Father, we thank you for using him to spread the gospel through your Church, RCCG to over 180 Countries of the world, in Jesus name. 1 Thessalonians 1:8

6. Father we thank you for our mother in Israel- Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, for the support she is giving to the Ministry of your son, in Jesus name. Psalms 105:1

7. Father, we thank you for your divine protection and provision over Pastor E.A
Adeboye and his family, in Jesus name. Psalms 35:2

8. Lord, we thank you for long life and
prosperity for your son, in Jesus name. Psalms 91:16

9. Father, let your son fulfill all his assignments in his life time, in Jesus name. 2 Timothy 4:7

10.Father, please let Pastor E. A Adeboye and Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye finish well and strong in Jesus name Psalms 1:3

11.Father, please continue to strengthen him and empower him for the task ahead in Jesus name. Exodus 15:13

12.Father, never let any of his words fall to the ground in Jesus name. 1 Sam 3:19

13.Father, Let your son grow from glory to greater glory, in Jesus name. 2 Cor 3:18.

14.Father, please do not let there be separation between you and your son, jealously guide your relationship with him in Jesus name Hebrew 13:5.

15.Father, never let there be a better yesterday in this life in Jesus name.Hag 2:9

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JANUARY 2023 MEMORIZE: But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. James 4:6

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JANUARY 2023 BIBLE READING PROVERBS 16:5

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JANUARY 2023 MESSAGE

More often than not, the people who provoke God do so through pride. The most junior staff in an organisation would typically be humble and submissive. However, the day the person begins to feel overly important, he or she will start provoking some people. The moment you become proud, you begin to provoke God. Never forget that no matter how high you go, God is still the Most High.

God usually deals with proud people in two ways. The first way is by recalling such a person suddenly and in a disgraceful manner. In Acts 12:20-24, king Herod’s pride made him consent to being compared to the Most High.

This made God order worms to eat him up alive. The Lord said, “Oh, you think you are big because you are the Commander-in-Chief of some armies? I have armies that don’t carry guns – ordinary worms”. One moment Herod was sitting on the throne, the next moment, he was being eaten by worms.

However, the Lord could also decide to disgrace the fellow openly while preserving his or her life. That is what He did to Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4:28-37. Nebuchadnezzar was the greatest king of his time. He built a city called Babylon, which had one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

At a point, God saw that he was becoming proud and sent him a warning through a dream. Unfortunately, one year after the message came, he had forgotten it, so God said, “Okay, you think you are big? Go and eat with animals for seven years”. Nobody removed his royal robes from him; he removed them with his own hands.

If there is something that must leave your life permanently today, it is pride. Be careful as you rise, so as not to begin to feel like you are overly important. The elders say that when the cockroach falls, nobody hears the sound; when an ant falls, the ground doesn’t tremble, but if an elephant falls, the tremors would be felt both near and far.

If God is elevating you, be weary of pride so that it doesn’t become a case of Him raising up an elephant so that when it falls everyone would pay attention, like in the case of Pharaoh (Romans 9:17).

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JANUARY 2023 KEY POINT

If there is something that must leave your life permanently today, it is pride.

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JANUARY 2023 HYMN

I AM THINE O LORD

1. I am Thine, O Lord
I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

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

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

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

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

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JANUARY 2023 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: GENESIS 42-43