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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. JOY TO THE WISE: WEDNESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 28, 2018

MEMORISE: The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. Proverbs 15:24 READ: Proverbs 10:8-14. 8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. 14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. MESSAGE There is a relationship between wisdom and joy. We see this in Ecclesiastes 8:1b “A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.” The reason why the wise possess joy is that they work to bring j

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. ACCESSING DIVINE INFORMATION: TUESDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 27, 2018

MEMORISE: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. Amos 3:7 READ: Daniel 2:13-19 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. 14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: 15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then was the secret revealed unto Da

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. LIVING BY DECREES: MONDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 26, 2018

MEMORISE : Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. Job 22:28 READ: James 5:14-18 14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16 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. 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. MESSAGE Our God is a God of dominion who rules by decrees (Psalm 148:5-6, Jeremiah 5:22). It therefore follows that if He created ma

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. NOT FOR KINGS! SUNDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 25, 2018

MEMORISE: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Ephesians 5:18 READ: Proverbs 23:29-35 29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. MESSAGE Our imagination cannot begin to grasp the extent of the many benefits which our redemption through the blood of Jesus

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THE MAKING OF DISCIPLES: SATURDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 24, 2018

MEMORISE: And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Luke 9:23 READ: Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. MESSAGE A disciple is a disciplined follower of Jesus Christ, committed to the life and principles of God’s kingdom which Jesus Christ cam to teach and demonstrate on earth. When He was leaving the earth, the Lord Jesus Christ instructed those who were already His disciples to make disciples of all nations of the world. Why is it necessary to make people Christ’s disciples, and how do we make disciples of people? What does the kingdom of God stand to gain when

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD: FRIDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2018

- February 23, 2018

MEMORISE : Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17 READ: Exodus 13:20-22 20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. MESSAGE Our Lord Jesus Christ revealed to His disciple a very important aspect of Hs being when He declared Himself as the Light of the world in John 8:12: “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” He followed this up by manifesting this attribute when He performed a creative miracle in order to bring

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. HE ALONE IS GOD: THURSDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2018

- February 22, 2018

MEMORISE: For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 1Timothy 2:5 READ: Exodus 20:1-6 1And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. MESSAGE The God whom I serve is not only the beginning, He is also the ending (Revelations 1:8). This is why he can give a lost soul a new beginning and also bring those without hope to an expected

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. JUDGED BY THE COMPANY YOU KEEP: WEDNESDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 2018

- February 21, 2018

MEMORISE: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14 READ: 2 Chronicles 18:28-32 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead. 29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and I will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORDhelped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived tha

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THERE SHOULD BE NO COMPLEX: TUESDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 20, 2018

MEMORISE: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 1 Corinthians 12:11 READ: 1 Corinthians 12:1-12 1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Sp

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. IN JESUS NAME: MONDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 19, 2018

MEMORISE: And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 READ: Mark 16:15-18 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. MESSAGE Prior to the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, God placed high value on the Name to be given to His only Begotten Son, so much so that He sent an angel to signify what His Name should be (Matthew 1:21). There is absolutely nothing that the Name of Jesus Christ cannot accomplish for whosoever believes in Him. This Name cannot be ignored by the devil or any of

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. STRONGER THAN DEATH: SUNDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 18, 2018

MEMORISE : Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 21:13 READ: Acts 21:8-14 8And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine hea

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. GREATER WORKS THAN THESE: SATURDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 17, 2018

MEMORISE: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. John 14:12 READ: 2 Kings 2:9-15 9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 13 H

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. DESTINY HELPERS: FRIDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 16, 2018

MEMORISE : For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. Philippians 4:16 READ: 2 Samuel 23:8-23 8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: 10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. 12 But he stood in the midst of the groun

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THE COMPASSIONATE PROSECUTOR.: THURSDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 15, 2018

MEMORISE : And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: John 16:8 READ: John 16:7-11 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. MESSAGE Looking at the title of today’s Bible study, you may begin to wonder how a person can persecute a case and be compassionate at the same time. This is ironic because a persecutor is expected to press the case for the law to have its full course. Who then is this prosecutor who manages to indict and show compassion all at once? The Lord Jesus Christ answers this question in today’s memory verse. Th

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. HOLY UNTO THE LORD: WEDNESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 14, 2018

MEMORISE: Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Psalm 91:14 READ: Daniel 1:1-8; Daniel 6:18-22 1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. 3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; 4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. 5 And th

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. CARELESS WARRIORS? TUESDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 13, 2018

MEMORISE : Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. Mark 13:33 READ: 1 Samuel 30:1-6 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. 3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters:

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. ARE YOU A LOVER OF THE LIGHT: MONDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 12, 2018

MEMORISE: And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:19 READ: John 7:1-7 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. 5 For neither did his brethren believe in him. 6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. MESSAGE When the devil was cast out of heaven, he brought spiritual darkness and everything that it represents along with him

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. AVOID THE ULTIMATE DISAPPOINTMENT: SUNDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2018

- February 11, 2018

MEMORISE: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. Revelation 3:18 READ: Luke 13:24-30 24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God,

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