#PRAYER #POINT: Even in your state of limitation, God sees you as unlimited. Pray for the plan of God for your life to come to pass. http://t.co/bZuX75b ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Every hindrance in your life that is debarring God’s glory from reflecting shall be removed. You shall reflect His glory from today. http://t.co/bZuX75b ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
What the Lord simply did, in John 17:9-10, was to pray that His vessels of glory be preserved so that they can reflect His glory. http://t.co/bZuX75b ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
God saw and called Abraham a father of many nations when he was a childless, hopeless man (Rom. 4:16-17). And eventually, it came to pass. http://t.co/bZuX75b ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
In addition, when the Lord said He was glorified in those apostles, He was only speaking in faith, calling what was not as if it was already done. http://t.co/bZuX75b ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If you fail to pray for them, they would be more prone to error and eventually constitute a hindrance to your blessings. http://t.co/bZuX75b ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
It is foolishness to ignore your leaders. Some people complain so much about the misdemeanours of their leaders to the point of not praying for them at all. http://t.co/bZuX75b ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If the 11 apostles and Paul needed prayers to fulfill God’s call upon their lives, your leaders need your prayers to succeed. http://t.co/bZuX75b ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#KEY #POINT: Human-humans operate under body and soul mainly, while spirit-humans operate under spirit, soul and body sequence. Along which sequence do you operate? http://t.co/Fc2Egan ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
You would have to become a spirit-human, one who is controlled and directed by the Spirit of God, whose desire is to please God. http://t.co/Fc2Egan ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Human-human beings may be very religious people but as long as they maintain that nature, they can never live to fulfil God’s original plan for their lives. http://t.co/Fc2Egan ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
How you see yourself is crucial in determining quite a lot of things that have bearing on your past, present and future. http://t.co/Fc2Egan ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Apart from knowing that you are not an animal, and not just a mere object of an impersonal God, another fact that you must know as part of who you are is that you are not just a human being. http://t.co/Fc2Egan ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
And don’t think he will leave you alone because of that. In fact, those who live in obedience to God’s Word usually come under the enemy’s intense fire power. http://t.co/IXKBktQ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
MEMORIZE: “Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” (1 Peter 5:9) http://t.co/IXKBktQ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#KEY #POINT: Joseph’s brothers were not after Joseph but after his life’s dream. Unknown to them, had they succeeded in killing his dream, they might not have survived the famine. Don’t be a dream killer. ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
While Samson was being brought down from the mountain, God was silent. He gave them room to do whatever they wanted before He arose. http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
However, when the enemies are at work, it would appear that God is unaware. No! He is not! He may just be silent. http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
So, when they sold him into slavery, little did they know that they were giving him a free ride into the land where his dreams would be realized. http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
When Joseph’s envious brothers saw him coming, they resolved there and then to kill him so that his dream could perish. But because God was with him, they could neither kill him nor his dream. http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Some internal enemies, people very close to you, may be too willing to hand you over to your external enemies for whatever reasons. http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Internal enemies include your flesh, personal desires, habits, character flaws and your relatives. Samson was incapacitated when his folks were handing him over to the external enemies. http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
God heard and saw the rejoicing of the enemies and He arose by His Spirit and things took a different turn. http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Samson could not harm his relatives but sheepishly had to submit to their evil plot. After he was delivered to the enemies, the Philistines rejoiced and celebrated the capture. http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
In Judges 15:9-15, after Samson’s relatives were threatened by the Philistines, out of fear, they bound and delivered him to their enemies. http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
MEMORIZE: “He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.” (Ps. 18:48). http://t.co/ODzPPZE ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#PRAYER #POINT: When God withdraws from an individual, his or her ugliness is uncovered. Pray that He never withdraws from you. http://t.co/4qG8jNh ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Samson observed that he, who was completely out of the reach of his enemies, was now a captive of the same enemies. http://t.co/4qG8jNh ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Moreover, you may not be able to appreciate the full impact of the glories of His presence unless you have seen the shame of His absence. (2 Chron. 15:2). http://t.co/4qG8jNh ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#MEMORIZE: “…The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you, but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.” (2 Chron. 15:2). http://t.co/4qG8jNh ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#KEY #POINT: Children deliver the gold in them when they relate regularly with Jesus. Become a child and ask Christ to carry you. http://t.co/7jUQNgj ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Some young people differ their time to seek God until after they have ‘achieved’ in life. Unfortunately, some of them may never make it. http://t.co/7jUQNgj ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Matthew 19:14 says, “But Jesus said, suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven”. http://t.co/7jUQNgj ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
What are some of the instructions that you can teach your children in order for them to become what God wants them to be? http://t.co/7jUQNgj ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Whether your children will love and serve God or not, depends to a large extent on what you have taught them. http://t.co/7jUQNgj ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
The instructions a child is brought up with, help to determine the quality of life that child would have in later years. http://t.co/7jUQNgj ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it”. http://t.co/7jUQNgj ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
By divine arrangement, every parent is supposed to be a teacher, trainer, instructor, guide or coach to their children. http://t.co/7jUQNgj ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If that situation is yet to receive divine colouration and decoration, it could be because it is not yet time. Wait for your time! http://t.co/m4hHEjo ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
What of Joseph? After interpreting the butler’s dream, Joseph begged him to mention his case to his superiors but the butler forgot because it was not yet God’s time. http://t.co/m4hHEjo ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Isaiah 49:15 says even when, contrary to all-reasoning, a woman forgets her suckling child, God can never forget His children. He never forgets His own. http://t.co/m4hHEjo ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Just imagine where Peter would have been, in spite of being trained for three and a half years by our Lord Jesus Christ, without the Lord’s prayers. He might never have recovered from his denial of Jesus. In fact, he could have been the one to have betrayed the Master in spite of his call and training. http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If you are an orator, but deficient in prayer, you will not be able to make a success of the office into which the Holy Spirit has called you. You might end up as a motivational speaker. http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Your past experiences and training in your secular or professional background are great but none of these can dispense with prayer, if you must succeed in ministry.
Or do you say that you have been personally trained by the Holy Spirit? Congratulations! The disciples were personally trained by the Lord Himself yet, there was still need for prayer support. http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Unfortunately, no matter how equipped the training institutions are, and no matter how well trained the students are, they may not be able to go too far without solid, concerted and sustained prayers. http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
The trend we notice today is that most efforts are channeled towards establishing training institutions, as well as in training men. http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If the leaders He raised still needed prayers, then the leaders that are raised by today’s human trainers need more prayers. http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Training is good but not enough. Hence, we still see our Lord Jesus Christ praying specifically for those He had trained (John 17:1, 9-10). http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Are you trained for ministry? Are you trained by man, God or both? However, as invaluable as training is to success in ministry, it is not exclusive. http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
To succeed in your heavenly assigned task on earth, you would be required to undergo training from both human agents and God Himself. http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#MEMORIZE: “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint” (Lk. 18:1). http://t.co/nMUWIGd ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
MEMORIZE: “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18). http://t.co/UMjidgi ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#ACTION #POINT: List out all things that are mocking God in your life. Come against them one by one in the name of the Lord Jesus. http://t.co/xLRzTSI ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Remember that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal and we fight not against flesh and blood. We fight against spiritual wickedness in high places. http://t.co/xLRzTSI ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
When Samson was taken bound of his enemies in Judges 15:14-15, the Spirit of God came upon him and the Lion in him manifested as he razed down 1000 enemies with the jaw bone of an ass in a moment. http://t.co/xLRzTSI ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
God is in control of every weapon and in Isaiah 54:17, He says He determines whether the weapon designed against you will work or not. http://t.co/xLRzTSI ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If you carry the banner of peace when you should bring out your armour for war, you will become a victim – an easy prey for your enemies. http://t.co/xLRzTSI ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
But some Christians who have a holier – than-thou attitude would say that the Lord asked us to be as harmless as doves. Yet, Ecclesiastes 3:8 says just as there is a time for peace, so is there a time for war. http://t.co/xLRzTSI ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
When some demonized children were mocking Elisha, he refused to tolerate them. He even took a step further by attacking them (2 Kings 2:23-24). http://t.co/xLRzTSI ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Anything that mocks God in your life must not be tolerated or else, it will move from state of tenancy into permanent residency. http://t.co/xLRzTSI ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#KEY #POINT: When your turning point comes, the enemies who refused to release you for several years will be unable to endure your presence for one second. http://t.co/jHgAyrW ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
In every life, there is a night that ends all sorrows. Tonight, the Lord will terminate your sorrow in Jesus name. http://t.co/jHgAyrW ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
That promotion that was denied you for years shall be delivered to you on a platter of gold as you partake of the uncommon meal this season. http://t.co/jHgAyrW ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
They ate and the next minute, they experienced the greatest movement of their lives! They moved forward physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and financially. http://t.co/jHgAyrW ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Apart from rising against pain, sicknesses and diseases, when God asked the Israelites to eat the Passover meal, it was meant to move Him to arise against retardation and stagnation. http://t.co/jHgAyrW ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#MEMORIZE: “And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the l in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.” (Exodus 12:33) http://t.co/jHgAyrW ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#KEY #POINT: Your future is something nobody else but you should determine. What are you making of it today? http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Submit totally to God, resist the devil and ensure whatever you do glorifies His name. Your future shall be alright! http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
As the Omega, He controls tomorrow but is interested in knowing how you will use the free will He has given to you to determine your future. http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Regarding your present, it can only be better especially when you do only what is right, since the law of harvest ensures that what you do today will determine your tomorrow. http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
As for your past, as long as the Lord Jesus Christ has washed you in His blood on the day you gave your life to Him, that was settled. Old things have passed away (2 Cor. 5:17). http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Yes, there will be several challenges or difficulties but it is written that we are more than conquerors in all situations through Jesus Christ. http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
They may say: ‘Thank God things are going well now, but I need to be on the lookout because the tide may turn’. http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Based on God’s unchanging Word, I am bold to say that if you are weeping right now, by tomorrow morning, laughter will fill your mouth. http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Psalm 30:5 says, “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”. Oh! How reassuring! http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
MEMORIZE: “Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings” (Isaiah 3:10). http://t.co/HPaI06q ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If you become sick or weaker whenever you take the Holy Communion, it could mean that there is something in your life that violates the rules of partaking in the uncommon meal. http://t.co/AltYfY2 ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
The blood of Jesus will not only make you healthy, but also make you vitally strong, in line with the experience of the Israelites (Psalm 105:37). http://t.co/AltYfY2 ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you” (Rom 8:11). http://t.co/AltYfY2 ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Also, since the life of God is in that blood, whenever you drink the blood of Jesus, you are drinking the life of God. http://t.co/AltYfY2 ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
From Leviticus 17:11, we can safely say that the life of Jesus Christ was in His blood and since Jesus Christ is God, it means the blood of Jesus Christ is God’s blood. ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Leviticus 17:11 says, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul”. http://t.co/AltYfY2 ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
When Daniel and his three friends ate a simple meal of water and beans, they were physically and mentally better than their counterparts who had access to the king’s table (Dan 1:11-17). http://t.co/AltYfY2 ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#MEMORIZE: “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come” (1 Cor. 11:26). http://t.co/AltYfY2 ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
RT @rccgworldwide: RCCG Convention: @August 8-11,2011. #Pray to God for a great harvest of souls & release of His power during this year’s annual Convention
When you are deep in supplication and let the Holy Spirit help you, it will get to a point when you will be groaning. At such a time, so much spiritual energy is being released. http://t.co/8j5ZG9V ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Romans 8:26 says, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”. http://t.co/8j5ZG9V ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If you get to a point in your prayer when it becomes difficult to convey your pain in words, you need the Holy Spirit to help you. http://t.co/8j5ZG9V ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Whenever you are afflicted, He too is afflicted. Hebrews 4:15-16 says our High Priest is touched by our infirmities. http://t.co/8j5ZG9V ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If you love someone and the fellow is in pain, you suffer along. So does God suffer with us whenever we go through pains. http://t.co/8j5ZG9V ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Isaiah 63:9 says, “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”. http://t.co/8j5ZG9V ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Before God sent the children of Israel a deliverer, even though He had promised over 400 years earlier that He would deliver them from slavery, they had to cry and groan. http://t.co/8j5ZG9V ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
“And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob” (Exo. 2:24). http://t.co/8j5ZG9V ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#MEMORIZE: “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” (Rom. 8:26). http://t.co/8j5ZG9V ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#ACTION #POINT: Although we are no animals, many people still operate like animals. Pray that God should uproot every animalistic instinct in you. http://t.co/VQoXCko ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
God never compares animals with Himself, but men are compared with God because they were created to be like Him. http://t.co/VQoXCko ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
You are not an animal! You exist only in the realm that is peculiar to a human being but unexplored by animals. http://t.co/VQoXCko ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
The source of knowing who you are and who you are not is the Bible—the love book of the Almighty God and Father. http://t.co/VQoXCko ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#MEMORIZE: “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” (Gen. 1:28). http://t.co/VQoXCko ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#PRAYER #POINT: Father, every mocker in my life affecting my destiny, destroy by fire in the name of Jesus. http://t.co/CaJvrRJ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
The reason many people are yet to be delivered from the mockers in their lives is because they tolerate them. They think they can cope with the situation since it has not gotten to its extreme level. http://t.co/CaJvrRJ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If David had not risen, the Israelites would have continued to undergo mental torture even for years. And if this situation had lingered, it would have become something permanent. http://t.co/CaJvrRJ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Sickness, poverty, barrenness, and stagnancy, are mockers; they seek to steal the testimony of God from your life. They must not be tolerated. http://t.co/CaJvrRJ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
If you were an ex-champion, how can you recover your lost crown? And after recovering it, what can you do to retain it? http://t.co/CaJvrRJ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Just as God used David to bring down Goliath, so also will the Lord use you to bring down every cause of shame and reproach in your life, family, community, church and nation. http://t.co/CaJvrRJ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Can you imagine how young David felt after bringing down Goliath who terrorized the nation of Israel for 40 days? It was glory! http://t.co/CaJvrRJ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
#MEMORIZE: “Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God” (1 Sam 17:36). http://t.co/CaJvrRJ ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
How many times have you decided to engage yourself in studying the Bible, praying at night or fasting that your flesh did not give you any problem? Hardly any. This is why you must deny yourself if you want to be Christ’s disciple (Matt. 16:24-26). http://t.co/3wGqTBD ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
As long as you are bent on having your way in major decisions of your life, family or church, Christ cannot increase there. http://t.co/3wGqTBD ~Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye