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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY 31st MARCH 2021.

- March 31, 2021

TOPIC: DO NOT DESPISE PROPHECIES II MEMORISE: Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed 1 Samuel 2:30 READ: 1 Samuel 2:27-36 27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? 28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? 29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? 30 Wheref

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY 30TH MARCH 2021.

- March 30, 2021

TOPIC: DO NOT DESPISE PROPHECIES I. MEMORISE: Despise not prophesyings. 1 Thessalonians 5:20 READ: Amos 3:6-8 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? 7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. 8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy? MESSAGE: When a prophesy comes - I mean a genuine prophecy, it is because the person prophesying has received some insight into the future. God may give a person a prophesy directly or through someone else; whichever the case, He always has a reason for revealing the future. However, If the person despise the prophesy, he or she may never see its fulfilment. God sends us prophecies for different reasons. Sometimes, it is merely for our information; however, there are times when we are required to act on it. Sometime ago, there were two m

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY 29th MARCH 2021.

- March 29, 2021

TOPIC: PRAY WITHOUT CEASING. MEMORISE: Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 READ: James 5:16-18 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: Imagine a country that has nuclear weapons being threatened by another country without any, yet the former is the one trembling. That is what happens when situations of life cause Christians to tremble. You have he nuclear weapon of prayers at your disposal, so why fear the circumstances of this life? The Lord Jesus Christ Himself said: “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” John 14:14 He said in James 4:2-3 that you have not, because you ask not. Ar

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY 28TH MARCH 2021.

- March 28, 2021

TOPIC: REJOICE EVERMORE. MEMORISE: Rejoice evermore. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 READ: Nehemiah 8:9-10 9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. MESSAGE: Discouragement is one major weapon the devil uses to ruin people's destinies. A fellow that is discouraged cannot have the strength to move on. Our memory verse for today says you should rejoice forever because when you let sadness into your life, it will hinder the achievement of your goals in life. The joy of the Lord is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10) and you will need it in order to fulfil

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY 27th MARCH 2021.

- March 27, 2021

TOPIC: EVIL FOR EVIL SHOW LOVE ALWAYS. MEMORISE: See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 READ: Matthew 5:43-47 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? MESSAGE : When you find a professing Christian, who pays evil with evil, you have found a pretender. Real children of God radiate love, even to the enem

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY, 26th MARCH 2021.

- March 26, 2021

TOPIC: TRICKS; NOT POWER MEMORISE: And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Colossians 2:15 READ: Hebrews 2: 14-15 14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. MESSAGE: “God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.” Psalms 62:1 The above passage says that power belongs to God, not the devil. Many people erroneously believe that the devil is powerful. There is no greater lie than that. Jesus Christ said: “ ... All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” Matthew 28:18 If all power belongs to Jesus, then no power is left for the devil; he is completely powerless. What the Bible says that we should be aware of are the wiles

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY 25th MARCH 2021

- March 25, 2021

TOPIC: SIGNS OF BACKSLIDING IV MEMORISE: The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30 READ: John 15:4-5 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. MESSAGE: “Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.” Psalm51:13 We are focusing on Psalm 51 today because it is the prayer of David after he backslid. It is the sincere prayer of a backslider asking for restoration. In the Bible passage quoted above, David said that if God should restore him, he would teach sinners His way. This shows that he had not been witnessing during the period in which he had fallen. When you find out that you are reluctant to win souls, you are already backsliding. Deliver me from

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY 24th MARCH 2021.

- March 24, 2021

TOPIC: SIGNS OF BACKSLIDING III MEMORISE: And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good. 1 Samuel 3:18 READ: 1 Samuel 3:10-18 10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. 11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 12 In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever. 15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. An

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY 23rd MARCH 2021.

- March 23, 2021

TOPIC: SIGNS OF BACKSLIDING IIOPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: TUESDAY 23RD MARCH 2021. TOPIC: SIGNS OF BACKSLIDING II MEMORISE: Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 READ: Matthew7: 17-18 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. MESSAGE: A major sign of backsliding is when you discover that your mind is constantly filled with immoral thoughts. A backsliding believer would have all manner of sinful thoughts flow through his or her mind. When David backslide, he cried to God for restoration, saying: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51 :10 His heart had become dirty. He discovered that immoral thoughts now filled his heart. When you begin to harbor immoral thoughts or suddenly become comfortable in revealing clothes, it is a sign that your heart is far f

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY 22nd MARCH 2021.

- March 22, 2021

TOPIC: SIGNS OF BACKSLIDING I MEMORISE: Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Psalm 51:12 READ: 2 Corinthians 13:5-8 5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. 8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. MESSAGE: It is possible that even after being born again for a number of years, a person could backslide and not even notice. There are many people who attend Church regularly but actually belong in the camp of the devil. The devil does not hinder this category of people from going to Church because he knows that if he does, the brethren will follow them up and snatch them from him. Hence, this set of peop

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY 21ST MARCH 2021.

- March 21, 2021

TOPIC: PREACH THE WORD MEMORISE: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. 2 Timothy 4:2 READ: Luke 8:38-39 38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him. MESSAGE : There is a scarcity of watchmen in the Church today. This does not mean that there are no evangelists; the challenge, however, is the scarcity of those who are actually preaching the word. Many Christians enjoy God's grace, forgiveness, healing, breakthrough, peace and joy from the preaching of others but fail to share this good news so more people can also benefit from God's benevolence. God does not want His children to be content worshipping only in beautiful Cathedrals, rather H

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY 20th MARCH 2021.

- March 20, 2021

TOPIC: A FRIEND INDEED?. MEMORISE: A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 READ: 2 Kings 4:3-4 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. MESSAGE: I know that the widow of one of the sons of the prophet, whose story is told in today's Bible reading, lived ma predominantly poor area. However, I also know, from their response to her request for empty vessels, that she was friendly with her neighbors. There are a few lessons you can learn from this story, as a believer. First, you must acknowledge that you are living in the midst of opportunities. You don't always have to relocate for you to make progress. God will open your eyes and like that widow, you too will

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY 19th MARCH 2021.

- March 19, 2021

TOPIC: THE SOULWINNER MAYBE INSULTED MEMORISE: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matthew 5:11 READ: Matthew 5:11-12 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. MESSAGE: To win souls for Christ, you need the Holy Spirit, and you would also have to develop a thick skin. Once in a while you will be insulted and even ridiculed for the sake of the gospel you are preaching. You need to ignore their insults and continue to go after the souls. If you let the insults get to you and fire back, the unbelievers will say "And you call yourself a Christian". If you decide to stop preaching because of the insults, you would have allowed the devil to win. Many times, the people in

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY 18th MARCH 2021.

- March 18, 2021

TOPIC: EVANGELIZE MEMORISE: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:19 READ: Matthew 28:18-20 18 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: The charge to win souls is not a suggestion it is a command. In other words, it is not negotiable. Every true believer must carry a burning desire and burden to reach out to the unsaved. If you love Jesus you will preach His gospel to the lost because He does not desire the death of sinners, He wants every sinner saved (Ezekiel 18:23). “And everyone that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or c

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY 17th MARCH 2021.

- March 17, 2021

TOPIC: TOMORROW MAY BE TOO LATE MEMORISE: And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matthew 3:2 READ: Acts 5:1-10 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8 And Peter answered

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY 16th MARCH 2021.

- March 16, 2021

TOPIC: EXAMINE YOUR ACTIONS MEMORISE: Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. Philippians 4:9 READ: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. MESSAGE: When a person becomes born again, the things they enjoy doing would change significantly. From the moment I became born again, I have loved winning souls for Christ. I want to tell everybody that Jesus has saved my soul, I'm on my way to heaven and my name is now written in glory. I

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY 15th MARCH 2021.

- March 15, 2021

TOPIC: EXAMINE YOUR FRIENDS MEMORISE: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Psalm 1:1 READ: Proverbs 1:10-18 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. MESSAGE: The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the de

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY 14th MARCH 2021.

- March 14, 2021

TOPIC: EXAMINE YOUR DESIRES MEMORISE: Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3: 2 READ: Psalm 42:1-2 1. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? MESSAGE: By the time I became born again, I was already a lecturer at the University of Lagos and thought I was very brilliant. At that time, I knew where a few of the books of the Bible were located. However, whenever I came to Sunday School in those days and the teacher asked questions, illiterate market women would get up and say "As I understand that question, according to 1st Thessalonians…”. I didn’t even know there was any book of the Bible called Thessalonians not to talk of whether there is the 1st or 2nd one. I realized that though I had a Ph.D. in Mathematics, I knew little or nothing about the Bible, so I de

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