OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY APRIL 10TH 2026

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TOPIC: PRAYERS FOR THE CHURCH   MEMORISE :  Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Colossians 4:2   READ : Matthew 9:35-38 35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.   PRAYERS 1 Lord, I thank You for Your church. Thank You for the gift of Your body and the godly communities of believers. 2 Father, please empower Your church to function as the salt of the earth indeed so that everyone who comes into the church will begin to experience sweetness in their lives, in J...
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ARRESTING DEMONIC PRESENCE Thursday, October 11, 2012

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MEMORIZE: And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. Mark 6:13

READ: Acts 16:16-18

Demons and idols bow in the presence of our God. If you study how demons related with Jesus Christ and His disciples in the Bible, you will observe that they recognized God’s presence in Jesus Christ and His disciples and they surrendered without much argument. I have always told my children that if we have enough of His presence in us, demons will flee when they sight us, how much more when we command them to go. In Mark 5:1-6, when Jesus stepped on the shores of the Gergesenes, a very notorious, heavily demon-possessed mad man immediately reported to Him even before He said a word. It is very easy to cast out demons when your life is full of God’s glory. The devil and his demons once stood in God’s presence in Heaven but because of their rebellion, they lost that chance. When Jesus came to earth, it was to bring the dominion of Heaven to earth. Consequently, if demons see that same glory of God on believers, they will have no choice but to submit to the King of Glory whose presence they are carrying.

Until you carry a higher level of His presence in your life, you may not realize the activities of demons in your environment. Believe it or not, they are everywhere performing their negative assignments. But as God increases His presence in your life, there will be commotions because demons recognize the presence of God and they won’t be at rest. Even in church, while God’s anointed Word is being taught in power, demons will not be able to withstand the power in the Word. This happened when Jesus was teaching in the synagogue in Mark 1:21-26. One day, Paul and his co-labourers in God’s vineyard were on their way to a prayer meeting when the spirit of divination in a young lady became restless because of God’s presence on them. If only you carry a higher level of His presence, the demons around you will manifest from wherever they are hiding. Ask God for more of His presence upon you.

KEY POINT:
If demons operate freely where you are, it indicates that you have grossly limited the growth of the One inside you.
Bible In A Year: Revelation 10-12

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