OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026

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TOPIC: TOPIC: SEEING EYES I MEMORISE : The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. Proverbs 20:12 READ: 2 Kings 4:1-7 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 6 And it came to pass, when...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. CHECK YOUR DESIRES. Wednesday December 23rd 2015

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Memorise:
And he gave them their requests; but sent leannest into their soul. Psalm 106:15

Read: Psalm 106:13-18

13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

15 And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.

18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

Message
In the plan of God for you as a child of destiny, both those who love you and those who hate you have a part to play in bringing about the fulfilment of your destiny. For example, in the case of Joseph, his father loved him but his brothers hated him. Ideally, Joseph would have preferred that his brothers love him like his father did. But if that had happened, how would he ever have arrived at the place of his destiny? His brothers, provoked by envy, provided the free transportation that took him to his place of destiny. If they had known that their evil intentions towards their younger brother would fast-track his dreams coming true, would they have sold him into slavery? I doubt it. This simply tells us that the enemy does not see the bigger picture. God only allows the enemy to see how they can hinder you, while He hides from them how their actions will benefit you. Believe it or not, as long as you are in God’s will, every negative move your enemy makes will work towards your good. May the Lord open your eyes to see the good in the bad actions of your enemies in Jesus’ Name.

Moreover, there is a difference between desire and God’s purpose. It is possible for you to have a desire which tallies with God’s plan and purpose for your life. In this scenario, your desire and God’s purpose will harmonize to move you into your destiny. However, it is also possible to desire what contradicts God’s purpose for your life. In such a scenario, if your desire is granted, it could delay, distort, modify or even cancel God’s plan for your life. For example, God may want you to live and serve Him in a particular country – say your homeland, whereas you may desire to go to a more developed country for greener pastures. If God loves you, He will not grant you desire, so that you can remain in His plan for your life. Although Jesus in Mark 11:24 promised to deliver to you your requests made in faith, yet, as a child of destiny, you must be careful what you ask for, lest you ask outside of God’s will, and He sends leanness into your soul (Psalm 106:15). Every time you desire what God does not want for you, it amounts to working against your God-given destiny. Stop working against God’s plan for your life. From today, harmonize your plan with God’s purpose for you. Any personal plan that does not blend with God’s plan must be discarded.

Prayer Point
Father, cause the activities of all those who are deliberately working against me to work for my good.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: PROVERBS 17:19-21:1, 2 PETER 3

Author: Pastor E. A. Adeboye

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