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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 28, 2021

TOPIC: NOT FOR DOGS MEMORISE: But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. Matthew 15:26 READ: Isaiah 59:1-2 1. Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2. But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. MESSAGE: Many people see God as a magician. They come to Him only when they need to see a 'magic trick'; though they say what they want is a miracle. Such people want to live anyhow they like, yet have God perform miracles for them whenever they need it. I laugh when I encounter such people. Jesus said that God is our Father and I know He prefers to be addressed as such. If you don't believe me, read Matthew 6:9. He taught His disciples to pray saying "Our Father". God wants man to fellowship with Him for who He is and not just for the miracles they can

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL : SATURDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 27, 2021

TOPIC: DANGERS OF ALCOHOL III. MEMORISE: Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! Habakkuk 2:15 READ: Genesis 19:31-38 31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, an

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY 26th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 26, 2021

TOPIC: DANGERS OF ALCOHOL II MEMORISE: Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Proverbs 31:6 READ: Proverbs 31:4-6 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. MESSAGE: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Proverbs 20:1 The Bible says it is only fools who take alcohol. Alcohol makes a fool of anyone who consumes it, so much that, the drunkard standing on solid ground can begin to think he is sleeping in the middle of the sea. He would think he is lying on a bed. Imagine such mockery. " Oh, I just want to take a little; I can't get drunk. I know how to control myself." No one starts drinking with the intention o

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 25, 2021

TOPIC: DANGERS OF ALCOHOL I MEMORISE: Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Proverbs 23:29 -30 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

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 24, 2021

TOPIC: PERSEVERANCE. MEMORISE: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Ephesians 6:18 READ: 2 Corinthians 6:3-7 3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 6 By pureness, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, MESSAGE: The word perseverance can be simply described as being persistent in doing something despite difficulties and delay in achieving success. No one can excel in the Christian journey without perseverance. 2 Timothy 4:2 encourages us to:

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 23, 2021

TOPIC: GUARD YOUR HEART. MEMORISE: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23 READ: Psalm 119:10-12 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes. MESSAGE: It is shocking how believers engage in all manner of conversations and associations carelessly. If you know the value of your heart, you would guard it jealously. In 2 Samuel 13 we see a classic case of what happens when a person does not guard his or her heart. Amnon who was prince and could have married any lady in the land lusted after his half-sister who was a virgin. He then engaged in a seemingly harmless conversation with a friend who watered the seed of evil already planted in his unguarded heart. The evil desire then blossomed and led to his untimely death in verses 28 and 29 of the same chapter. The man who

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL : MONDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 22, 2021

TOPIC: THE POWER IN A NAME MEMORISE: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; Philippians 2:10 READ: Philippians 2:9-11 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. MESSAGE: Many people wonder why names are important. Well, to start with, a name says a lot about the bearer. The Bible says that whatever Adam named the animals, that is what they were called (Genesis 1:19). What you are called has serious consequences on what you become. When I was a lecturer at the University of Lagos, there was a Professor's typist who everyone jokingly called Prof. Whenever they called him Prof, he would smile and reply, "Yes, yes".

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY 21st FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 21, 2021

TOPIC: THE ONLY WISE GOD MEMORISE: To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen. Romans 16:27 READ: 1 Corinthians 1:19-31 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, n

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 20, 2021

TOPIC: ALL POWER BELONGS TO GOD MEMORISE: Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. Psalm 62:11 READ: Job 26:12-14 12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. 13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. 14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? MESSAGE: My God is very powerful. God's power is everlasting; it never fails nor diminishes. Only an all-powerful God could have created the sun with mere words (Genesis 1:3). Only an all-powerful God would part the Red Sea with a blast from His nostrils so His children could cross safely and then close it back to drown their pursuers (Exodus 15:8). Usually, food grows from the ground, but it takes an all-powerful God to rain food down from Heaven for His children to eat (Exodus 16:13-15,31). In our Bible reading for t

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY 19th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 19, 2021

TOPIC: HOW DESPERATE ARE YOU? MEMORISE : And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Genesis 32:26 READ: Genesis 32:24-30 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen Go

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY 18th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 18, 2021

TOPIC: RICHES WITHOUT SORROW. MEMORISE: He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. Proverbs 28:22 READ: Timothy 6:9-11 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. MESSAGE: God wants His children to be rich, but according to our Bible reading today, He warns them to flee the inordinate ambition to be rich at all costs. These days, many people engage in cybercrime and ritual killings, just to get rich. There are some others who are good at falsifying figures so as to get some gain. I assure you that ill-gotten wealth will always have s

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL : WEDNESDAY 17th FEBRUARY 2021

- February 17, 2021

TOPIC: BUILD FOR GOD. MEMORISE: Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? Haggai 1:4 READ: Hag. 1:1-10 1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built. 3 Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? 5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. 7

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY 16th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 16, 2021

TOPIC: GIVE CHEERFULLY. MEMORISE: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: For God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 READ: 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: MESSAGE: I see some people's reaction when it is offering time and I wonder if they know whom the offering is for at all. God is not broke and He is not a beggar. He doesn't need your money. We see in Haggai 2:8 that silver and gold are His. If you have the opportunity to give Him an offering, you should do so rejoicing. Imagine meeting one of the richest m

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY 15th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 15, 2021

TOPIC: DON'T BE FOOLISH. MEMORISE: Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Matthew4:7 READ: Numbers 14:22- 30 22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. 25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 26 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY 14th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 14, 2021

TOPIC: PRAYERS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE. MEMORISE: Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. Mathew 18:19 READ: Matthew 18:18-19 18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. PRAYERS: 1. Father, thank You for my marriage. Please breathe afresh upon my marriage in Jesus name. 2. Today, I decree that my marriage will fulfil God's divine purpose in the mighty name of Jesus. 3. Father, please make our home Your abode and never leave us in Jesus name. 4. Lord, You said in Your word that if two of us shall agree concerning a thing, You will do it. Please

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 13, 2021

TOPIC: SPIRITUAL ADULTERY. MEMORISE: For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. Isaiah 54:5 READ: Hosea 2:2-5 2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; 3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst. 4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms. 5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. MESSAGE: The relationship between God and man can be likened to that of a husband and his wife. Paul confirms this when he enjoine

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2021

- February 12, 2021

TOPIC: LEARN FROM MICHAL. MEMORISE: Therefore, Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. 2 Samuel 6:23 READ: 2 Samuel 6:16-23 16 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. 17 And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. 19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. 20 Then David returned to bless his household. And

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL : THURSDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2021.

- February 11, 2021

TOPIC: WORKING AGAINST YOURSELF? MEMORISE: What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 READ: Matthew 18:23-34 23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, say

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