RCCG 50 DAYS PRAYERS AND FASTING GUIDE 15 FEBRUARY 2024

DAY 36: THURSDAY 
TOPIC: PRAYER FOR COMPLETE FAITH IN GOD THIS YEAR
BIBLE TEXT(S): Heb. 11:1& 6, Mar. 9:23

INTRODUCTION: Situations of life have drifted so many Christians away from God. They no long trust the power of God and what He can do. Knowing that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Still, their hope has been deferred and their heart is sick. But there is hope and healing if we can be patient, read and believe the word of God, joy awaits us.

Let us pray;

1. Father, we thank You for the grace to have faith in You and Your word, in Jesus name. – 1 Chro. 29:13

2. Holy Ghost give me understanding to build my faith, in Jesus name. – Jud. 1:20

3. Father, I resist every device of Satan to take the word from me, in Jesus name. – Jam. 4:7

4. Holy Spirit, always prepare my heart to receive the word, in Jesus name. – Ps. 51:10

5. Father, take every heart of stone away from me, and give me the heart of flesh that is receptive to Your word in Jesus name. – Eze. 36:26

6. Lord , by your grace, the affairs of this world will not choke Your word in my heart, in Jesus name. – Matt.13:22

7. Father, please give me the gift of faith to move mountains and do exploits for You in Jesus name. – 1 Cor.12:9

8. Father, any power that attacks faith will not prosper in my life, in Jesus name. – 1 Pet.5:8

9. Father, let my faith grow from seed to great levels, in Jesus name. – Lk. 17:6, Mat. 8:10

10. Father, my faith will not fail me on the day of adversity, in Jesus name. – Prov. 24:10

11. Father, as Your wind is blowing, by faith I decree a covenant for my unborn and born generation to the Almighty God in Jesus name. – Rom. 4:17

12. Father, by faith I decree: Every sick person in any hospital bed receive Your healing and be made whole in Jesus name. – Ps. 34:19, 1 Pet. 2:24

13. Father, please increase the faith of every believer for exploits in soul winning and evangelism in Jesus name. – Mk. 16:20

14. Father, please as we study Your word daily, please increase our faith to take the nations of the world for You in name of Jesus. – 2Tim. 2:15

15. Father, as Your wind is blowing and as we draw faith from Your word, let signs and wonders accompany our faith every day in Jesus name. – Mk. 16:17

Daily Confession: I confess today that God’s blessings saturate my marriage, filling it with joy, wisdom, and enduring love, in the mighty name of Jesus 

Let Us Declare in Jesus’ name!

I decree and declare that my marriage is a blessed institution, overflowing with the joy and companionship God intended, in the mighty name of Jesus.

I decree and declare, let God’s wisdom floods my home, guiding me, my spouse, and future generations, in the mighty name of Jesus

I decree and declare that every lack in my marriage is replenished with God’s abundant goodness, just like the wine at Cana, in the mighty name of Jesus

I decree and declare that storms may come, but Your peace reigns supreme, calming and restoring my marriage, in the mighty name of Jesus

I decree and declare that Godly children shall arise from blessed our homes, serving You with purpose and dedication, in the mighty name of Jesus

I declare marital breakthroughs flow freely, leading Your children to loving, fulfilling unions, in the mighty name of Jesus 

I decree and declare that Enemy schemes crumble before Your mighty hand, protecting my marriage and countless others, in the mighty name of Jesus

I declare that I am guided by God’s will, I make wise choices, fostering a marriage that honors You, in the mighty name of Jesus

I declare that my home remains a sacred space, free from harmful influences and rooted in Your love, in the mighty name of Jesus

I declare that my spouse and I walk hand-in-hand with You, fulfilling Your purpose for our marriage, in the mighty name of Jesus.

RCCG 50 DAYS PRAYERS AND FASTING GUIDE 14 FEBRUARY 2024

DAY 35– WEDNESDAY
TOPIC: PRAYER AGAINST DRUG ADDICTION
BIBLE TEXT: ISAIAH 19:14

INTRODUCTION: Drugs are meant to provide solution to problems if applied as recommended by professionals. However, some people are deceived to abuse these drugs by taking prescription from unlearned operators while other did it intentionally. The effect of the abuse or addiction to drugs are very devastating.

1. Father, we thank You for Your mercy over us in Jesus name. – Lam. 3:22-23

2. Father, we paralyze the spirit behind drug abuse and addictions, in Jesus
name. – Isa. 54:17

3. Father, every power oppressing our youths with addiction is judged, in Jesus name. – Isa. 49:26

4. Father, deliver our youth from the stronghold of addiction, in Jesus name. – 2 Tim.4:18

5. Holy Spirit, restore the understanding of our youth to know what they should do with their lives and health, in Jesus name. – Isa. 11:3

6. Father, expose all those exposing our children to drug abuse, in Jesus name. – Col. 2:15

7. Father, every agent using our children to traffic drugs be exposed and disgraced in Jesus name. – Col. 2:14-15, Lk.22:3

8. Father, expose and disgrace all those giving wrong prescription to innocent citizens, in Jesus name. – Ps.44:15, Isa. 45:16

9. Holy Spirit, expose and disgrace all the producers of fake drugs in all nations, in Jesus name. – Ps. 6:10

10. Father, restore sanity to all affected by these vices, in Jesus name. – 3 Jn. 2, Mk.5:1-20

11. Father, send help to all that needed help to come out of this menace, in Jesus name. – Ps. 121:1-2

12. Father, break the yoke of drug and addiction from the neck of our children and this generation in Jesus name. – Nah.1:13, Isa.10:27

13. Father, disconnect and deliver our children from every evil association, peer and social group where they are sold out to drug and addiction, in Jesus name. – Joel 2:32

14. Father, the spirit behind drug and addiction assigned to waste this generation, I command you to be arrested and chained in the bottomless pit in Jesus name. – Rev. 20:1

15. Father, as Your wind is blowing, let all agents and perpetrators of drug abuse be blown away in Jesus name.

OPEN HEAVEN 14 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus.” – (Romans 15:5)

OPEN HEAVEN 14 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12

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

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

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

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

OPEN HEAVEN 14 FEBRUARY 2024 PRAYERS

1. Father, thank You for the gift of the institution of marriage. Thank You Lord for the gift of companionship.

2. Father, I thank You specially for all the marriages of Your children in my church, community and across the world.

3. Father, please let Your joy fill my marriage and all the marriages around me, in Jesus’ name.

4. Lord, by Your mercy, please replenish whatever is lacking in my marriage, in Jesus’ name. Just as Jesus replenished the wine at the wedding of Cana; let every good thing that has gone dry in my marriage be replenished, in Jesus’ name.

5. Father, please let Your wisdom abound over me, my spouse (or would-be spouse) and in all the homes around me, in Jesus’ name.

6. Father, please bless all Your children’s marriages with godly children who will grow up to serve You, in Jesus’ name.

7. Father, please let Your peace which passes all understanding reign in every marriage that is experiencing a storm, in Jesus’ name.

8. Father, let all Your children that are of marriageable age receive marital breakthroughs, in Jesus’ name. Please help them make the right choices according to Your will for their lives, in Jesus’ name.

9. Father, please uproot every plant You have not planted in my home and in all the homes around me, in Jesus’ name.

10. Father, never let the will of the enemy prevail over my marriage. Whatever plans the enemy has concerning my marriage, let them fail, in Jesus’ name.

11. Lord, please never allow my spouse and I to do anything that will offend You. Please, Lord, lead us and guide us in all that we do, in Jesus’ name.

12. Your personal prayer points for your marriage and other marriages and homes around you.

OPEN HEAVEN 14 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

HYMN 22: SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER! SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER!
1 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
that calls me from a world of care,
and bids me at my Father’s throne
make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
my soul has often found relief,
and oft escaped the tempter’s snare
by thy return, sweet hour of prayer!

2 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
the joys I feel, the bliss I share
of those whose anxious spirits burn
with strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
where God my Savior shows his face,
and gladly take my station there,
and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

3 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
thy wings shall my petition bear
to him whose truth and faithfulness
engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since he bids me seek his face,
believe his word, and trust his grace,
I’ll cast on him my every care,
and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

OPEN HEAVEN 14 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: NUMBERS 16-18

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 1 John 4:8

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING 1 JOHN 4:8-12

[8]He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

[9]In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

[10]Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

[11]Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

[12]No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

Love is a word that has been bastardised by young people who cannot differentiate between love and infatuation.

While love is unconditional, infatuation is based on certain conditions.

When someone truly loves you, he or she will not be consumed by the thoughts of your physical body or what they can get from you.

Jesus has shown us what it means to truly love through the following:

1. He died for us to bring us closer to God: If that boy or girl that claims to love you cannot sacrifice lust so that you can both get closer to God, it is not true love.

2. He gives us daily benefits without expecting anything in return: If someone of the opposite sex buys gifts for you and expects something in return, his or her love is questionable.

3. He defends us before God when we fail: Jesus intercedes for us before God. Can the boy or girl that claims to love you defend you or never speak ill of you in your absence?

If those who claim to love you are not committed to God, then they shouldn’t be in your inner circle.

Do not conclude that someone loves you just because he or she tells you sweet words and buys gifts for you.

Nobody can love you if they do not have a relationship with God and exhibit His character in their daily lives.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 FEBRUARY 2024 REFLECTION

True love goes beyond showing affection or giving gifts on Valentine’s Day.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

HYMN 19 – THERE’S NOT A FRIEND LIKE THE LOWLY JESUS

1. There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus–
No, not one! no, not one!
None else could heal all our soul’s diseases–
No, not one! no, not one!

CHORUS:
Jesus knows all about our struggles,
He will guide till the day is done;
There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus–
No, not one! no, not one!

2 No friend like Him is so high and holy–
No, not one! no, not one!
And yet no friend is so meek and lowly–
No, not one! no, not one!

3 There’s not an hour that He is not near us –
No, not one! no, not one!
No night so dark but His love can cheer us–
No, not one! no, not one!

4. Did ever saint find this friend forsake him?
No not one! no not one!
Or sinner find that he would not take him?
No not one! no not one!

5. Was e’er a gift like the Savior given?
No, not one! no, not one!
Will He refuse us a home in heaven?
No, not one! no, not one!

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 14 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 37:1-38:31; MATTHEW 28:1-20

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

DAY 34: TUESDAY 

TOPIC: THE WIND IS BLOWING AGAINST GATES
BIBLE TEXT: Psa. 24:7-10

INTRODUCTION: Gates are openings that provide or restrict access to a place or something.
Whoever keeps the gate determines what comes to a place and what goes out of the place. It is a dangerous thing when the enemy possesses one’s gate. On the opposite, it is a victory to possess the gate of one’s adversary. Gates are also a place of decisions making. We need to pray against every evil gate.

Let us pray;

1. Father, we thank You because gates will be lifted up for You our king of glory to come into our lives, in Jesus name. – Ps. 24:7-10

2. Father, I command every gate to opportunity and breakthrough be open now in Jesus name. – Ps. 118:19-20

3. Father, every gate of evangelism in all nations is commanded to open now, in Jesus name. – Pro. 11:32, Matt. 28:19-20

4. Father, we command the gate of fruitfulness to open to all barren women in our nations, in Jesus name. – Gen. 1:28

5. Father, we command the gate of opportunities to be open to our youths in their carriers, in Jesus name. – Dan. 11:32

6. Father, let the gates of unrighteousness in all our nations be lifted for righteousness to reign in Jesus name. – Prov. 14:34

7. Father, let the gate of disunity in the body of Christ here on earth be uprooted in Jesus name. – Ps. 133:1-3

8. Father, use the blood of Jesus to nullify every dark blood sacrifice offered at the gates of our nations demanding ransom, in Jesus name. – Heb. 12:24

9. Father, unseat the evil and invisible gate that men are closing in our nation against God blessings, in Jesus name. – Isa. 60:11

10. Father, with the key of David we lock every gate of infirmity, and sudden death in our families in Jesus name. – Rev. 3:7

11. Father, I command the gate of bloodshed and war in the nations of the world to cease in Jesus name. – Deut. 19:10, Prov. 23:18

12. Father, every gate that is opened for the sales of human organs in the nations of the world be shut permanently in Jesus name. – Rev. 3:7, Lev. 19:28

13. Father, every multitude of evil that have entered our nations because the gates were widely open, angels of God locate them and throw them out in Jesus name. – Matt. 15:13

14. Father please, as Your wind is blowing, place your flaming sword over all the gates to our nation to cut down and root out all enemies in Jesus name. – Gen. 3:24

15. Father, as Your wind is blowing, let the gate of my nation be that of thanksgiving, salvation and praise in Jesus name. – Isa. 60:18

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 13 FEBRUARY 2024 TUESDAY: DON’T TAKE GOD FOR GRANTED

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 13 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. Proverbs 3:7

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 13 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING PSALMS 51:10-12

[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.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 13 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

When you compare King Saul, who disobeyed God, and David, who committed murder and adultery, it is easy to say that David should have been thrown straight into hell.

However, God had mercy on him because he genuinely repented of his sins.

Despite being called ‘a man after God’s own heart,’ God’s mercy didn’t wipe out the consequences of David’s sin.

Throughout the book of Psalms, we see that David’s repentance and constant fellowship with God qualified him to be a man whose lineage received the privilege of birthing the Saviour of the world-Jesus Christ.

Don’t believe false teachings that encourage you to sin and later ask God for mercy; you may not escape the consequences of your sin.

Mercy works for those who don’t take God for granted by deliberately going against His instructions.

This was the real reason King Saul was immediately disqualified in 1 Samuel 15.

I have discovered that the closer you are to God, the humbler you will become, and the more you will enjoy His mercy

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 13 FEBRUARY 2024 KEY POINT

It is better to humble yourself before God so that the consequences of sin will not humble you.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 13 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

HYMN 3: I AM THINE OH 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

Chorus: 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 pow’r of grace divine Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope And my will be lost in Thine.

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

4. There are depths of love that I cannot know Till I cross the narrow sea There are heights of joy that I may not reach Till I rest in peace with Thee.
5.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 13 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 34:10-36:38; MATTHEW 27:32-66

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVEN 13 FEBRUARY 2024 : WHEN GOD BECKONS ON YOU

OPEN HEAVEN 13 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: “That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.” – (1 Samuel 3:4)

OPEN HEAVEN 13 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING MATTHEW 11:28-30 (KJV)

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

OPEN HEAVEN 13 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

From today’s Bible reading, we see that when God beckons on you, it is an invitation to rest.

There is a difference between hard labour and other types of work.

God expects you to work. (2 Thessalonians 3:10) says that if you don’t work, you are not to eat.

However, labourers, especially those who labour at menial jobs work from sunrise to sundown.

At the end of the day, they earn just enough money to keep body and soul together. I decree that you will no longer struggle before you eat, in Jesus’ name.

One of the reasons you are reading this now is because God beckoned on you. When He beckons, He is saying, “Destiny is calling you.”

In Exodus 3:1-10, Moses was at the backside of the desert when he suddenly saw a bush that was burning but was not consumed. He said, “I will turn aside and see.”

That was a beckoning, and by the time He responded, God told him that his days of staying in the wilderness were over, and it was now time to fulfil his destiny.

In Mark 3:13-15, Jesus went to the top of a mountain and beckoned to those He desired and they came unto Him.

Those people (except Judas Iscariot) later became the Apostles we know today.

The first thing you are to do when He beckons is to take up His yoke, in other words, make His desire your concern, and pursue the things He pursues.

When you think of the greatest thing that God pursues, it is souls.

If you really want to fulfil your destiny, you will take up the yoke of winning souls, and you will begin to see how He arranges things for you to fulfil your destiny.

My major pursuit was to become the youngest Vice Chancellor in Africa, but God beckoned on me, and I took up His yoke of winning souls.

That is how I got to fulfil my destiny and now Vice Chancellors call me Daddy. You have no idea what your true destiny is until you start winning souls and doing the work of God.

Just in case you think soul winning is only for evangelists and pastors, please study Matthew 28:19-20 carefully.

All followers of Jesus Christ are commissioned to make disciples of all the nations, and this includes you.

OPEN HEAVEN 13 FEBRUARY 2024 PRAYER POINT

Father, like David, let the zeal of Your house consume me so I can fulfil my destiny.

OPEN HEAVEN 13 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

HYMN 15 – PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOUR
1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

2 Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief.

3 Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.

4 Thou the spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me;
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heaven but Thee?

OPEN HEAVEN 13 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: NUMBERS 14-15

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE

DAY 34: TUESDAY 

TOPIC: THE WIND IS BLOWING AGAINST GATES
BIBLE TEXT: Psa. 24:7-10

INTRODUCTION: Gates are openings that provide or restrict access to a place or something.
Whoever keeps the gate determines what comes to a place and what goes out of the place. It is a dangerous thing when the enemy possesses one’s gate. On the opposite, it is a victory to possess the gate of one’s adversary. Gates are also a place of decisions making. We need to pray against every evil gate.

Let us pray;

1. Father, we thank You because gates will be lifted up for You our king of glory to come into our lives, in Jesus name. – Ps. 24:7-10

2. Father, I command every gate to opportunity and breakthrough be open now in Jesus name. – Ps. 118:19-20

3. Father, every gate of evangelism in all nations is commanded to open now, in Jesus name. – Pro. 11:32, Matt. 28:19-20

4. Father, we command the gate of fruitfulness to open to all barren women in our nations, in Jesus name. – Gen. 1:28

5. Father, we command the gate of opportunities to be open to our youths in their carriers, in Jesus name. – Dan. 11:32

6. Father, let the gates of unrighteousness in all our nations be lifted for righteousness to reign in Jesus name. – Prov. 14:34

7. Father, let the gate of disunity in the body of Christ here on earth be uprooted in Jesus name. – Ps. 133:1-3

8. Father, use the blood of Jesus to nullify every dark blood sacrifice offered at the gates of our nations demanding ransom, in Jesus name. – Heb. 12:24

9. Father, unseat the evil and invisible gate that men are closing in our nation against God blessings, in Jesus name. – Isa. 60:11

10. Father, with the key of David we lock every gate of infirmity, and sudden death in our families in Jesus name. – Rev. 3:7

11. Father, I command the gate of bloodshed and war in the nations of the world to cease in Jesus name. – Deut. 19:10, Prov. 23:18

12. Father, every gate that is opened for the sales of human organs in the nations of the world be shut permanently in Jesus name. – Rev. 3:7, Lev. 19:28

13. Father, every multitude of evil that have entered our nations because the gates were widely open, angels of God locate them and throw them out in Jesus name. – Matt. 15:13

14. Father please, as Your wind is blowing, place your flaming sword over all the gates to our nation to cut down and root out all enemies in Jesus name. – Gen. 3:24

15. Father, as Your wind is blowing, let the gate of my nation be that of thanksgiving, salvation and praise in Jesus name. – Isa. 60:18

OPEN HEAVEN 12 FEBRUARY 2024 MEMORIZE: In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. Isaiah 63:9

OPEN HEAVEN 12 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING Mark 10:13-16

¹³ And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

¹⁴ But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

¹⁵ Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

¹⁶ And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

OPEN HEAVEN 12 FEBRUARY 2024 MESSAGE

In our Bible reading for today, they brought children to Jesus and He carried them. He also blessed them. When God carries a person, He also blesses the fellow as we see in Mark 10:16.

When you read the account of the Israelites leaving Egypt, you will see clearly that all the forces in heaven, on earth, and underneath the earth were working together to favour them.

This is what happens when God carries you; you become blessed by Him.

Exodus 19:4 says:
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.

Some people don’t know the real meaning of ‘God bless you.’ After you have said, “God bless you,” they still say, “Pray for me.”

Being blessed by God is a summon to all the forces in heaven, on earth, and underneath the earth to assist you to succeed – that is the meaning of ‘God bless you.’

Believe it or not, even demons will be summoned to assist you when God is carrying you.

A few years ago, I was in an African nation for a programme. As we were heading to the venue of the crusade, we encountered a serious traffic jam.

Even though we got a Police escort to help clear the traffic on the way to the venue, we were still stuck as nobody was obeying the Police escort.

All of a sudden, a madman came to the front of the car we were in and began to clear the way. The man was so mad that if you looked into his eyes, you could see devils dancing in them.

He cleared the way until we got to the end of the traffic jam. When the road was free, he came to the side of the car I was sitting in and bowed.

When God carries you, everything will work together in your favour.

If you want God to carry you, you must become like a child.

In our Bible reading for today, there were many adults around, but the only ones Jesus carried were the children.

If you are not like a child, you will be too heavy for Him to carry.

This means that you must be humble, obey His word, not hold grudges, and have faith in Him like a child that believes whatever his father tells him

OPEN HEAVEN 12 FEBRUARY 2024 KEY POINT

God will only carry children. You must become a child in His hands, then He will carry you and bless you.

 

OPEN HEAVEN 12 FEBRUARY 2024 HYMN

RCCG HYMN 17: PRAISE MY SOUL THE KING OF HEAVEN

¹ Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his feet your tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore his praises sing.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King!

² Praise him for his grace and favor
to his people in distress.
Praise him, still the same as ever,
slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness!

³ Fatherlike he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows.
In his hand he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Widely yet his mercy flows!

⁴ Angels, help us to adore him;
you behold him face to face.
Sun and moon, bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace!

OPEN HEAVEN 12 FEBRUARY 2024 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Mark 10:13-16

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE