OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY MAY 26TH 2026

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TOPIC: STRENGTH IS NOT ENOUGH II   MEMORISE : Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. Psalm 84:4   READ : Isaiah 40:28-31 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.   MESSAGE Yesterday, we saw how Peter fell into temptation because he couldn't keep watch in prayer (Matthew 26:40-43). Prayerlessness is one of the signs that a believer is relying on his or her own strength. Unlike Peter, however, David kept watch day and night in the place o...
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KEYS OF PRAYER AND HOLINESS Monday 2 July 2012

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Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. Proverbs 28:8
Read: Proverbs 13:11-12
A very important key of the Kingdom is prayer. John 14:14 says:
If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.
This is an open cheque. Speaking of prayer, we should also note that it includes thanksgiving and praises. If you can give thanks and praise God while praying effectively, closed doors will be forced open. However, for your prayers to work, you must maintain a right standing with God. James 5:16 says:
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
To open doors, your prayer should be persistent, hot and fiery. It should be laced with God’s word stating the basis of your prayer and arguing your cause. How do you pray? Strive also to pray in the Holy Ghost to increase the effectiveness of this key.
Another key is the master key of holiness (Deuteronomy 28:1-13). If you live holy, all doors will look in your direction and open to you. Many people think they can get rich through fraudulent means. Yes, they can but that leaves God out of the equation. Any blessing that God is not in is cursed. Some people do not want to hear about holiness when business is being discussed because they think it will hinder increase or prosperity. How wrong! Holiness will only prevent you from receiving cursed money and any increase that may erode your blessings. But on the other hand, holiness will deliver true riches and lasting prosperity to you. It is the money, increase or promotion you make through the fear of God that shall endure. Deuteronomy 23:18 says God forbids any prostitute from bringing an offering or tithe into His house from the proceeds of her illicit trade. It is an abomination! Proverbs 20:23 says it is wrong to cunningly reduce the cup or vessel for measuring seeds or food items in a bid to cheat the buyer. In doing your business, you must not tell lies, or make false declarations. You don’t have to lie about your age or fill forms that you have several dependants when you don’t, because you want to reduce your taxes. God wants you holy so that the key of holiness can work for you.
KEY POINT:
If you try the key of giving, faith, praise or prayer while living in sin, they will not work. For these keys to work, they must be combined with the key of holiness.
 
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