OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Thursday 5th FEBRUARY 2026

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TOPIC: The Meal that Delivers MEMORISE :  By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; Hebrews 10:20 READ : Exodus 12:1-24 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: 6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of...
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OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL; Sunday 13th FEBRUARY 2022

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TOPIC; TWO-SIDED FORGIVENESS

MEMORISE
Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
 Psalm 32:1 

READ: 1Pe 3:6-7  

6 Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children you became, doing good and fearing no terror.

7  Likewise, husbands, live together according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife as to the weaker vessel, the female, as truly being co-heirs together of the grace of life, not cutting off your prayers.
 
MESSAGE
Forgiveness is the term used to indicate pardon for a fault or offence.  It signifies the liberation of a person from guilt and its consequences, including punishment.  It usually comes as an act of favour, compassion or love, with the aim of restoring a broken relationship.  It may involve both the cancellation of punishment and debts.  God forgives the sins of Christians out of love, based on the sacrifice offered by Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary.  By this, sins are no longer held against children of God, according to Romans 3 :25, Acts 13 : 38 – 39 and 1John 1 :6 – 9.  The sinner is thus, by this act of grace, forever freed from the guilt and penalty of sin.

This act of forgiveness is offered freely to everyone through the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Anybody can access the forgiveness of God by meeting three basic conditions:  genuine repentance (remorse for all sins committed), confession of such sins unto God, and believing that Jesus is the Son of God who, by the shedding of His blood and death on the cross, has washed all such sins.

As God has showed us unmerited love, mercy and grace in wiping away all our sins through the blood of Jesus, He commands us to do the same: to love our neighbours and keep no record of sin against our fellow men.  This is where the necessity of two-sided forgiveness comes in. As a matter of fact, God expects us to live by the principle of forgiveness, with the understanding that, in order to receive forgiveness from Him, we must in turn, be ready to forgive others (Luke 6 : 37).  In the same manner, Ephesians 4 : 32 says “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”.

Unforgiveness deprives us of divine forgiveness and blessings.  In contrast, forgiveness leads to peace, reconciliation, healing, unity, progress, joy, prosperity, and answered prayers.

Settle all unresolved disputes you may have with everyone, even if you were the offended party. Let the love of God shine through you to others and become a dispenser of the abundant grace and mercy of God.

PRAYER POINT
Father, please grant me the grace to forgive others, so that I also may receive mercy and forgiveness in Jesus name

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR​: Numbers 8-10

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN: All To Jesus I Surrender

 1. All to Jesus, I surrender
All to Thee I freely give
I will ever love and trust You
In Your presence daily live

Refrain
I surrender all, I surrender all
All to Thee, my blessed Savior
I surrender all

2  All to Jesus, I surrender
Lord, I give myself to Thee
Fill me with Your love and power
Let Your blessing fall on me

3  All to Jesus I surrender
Now I feel the sacred flame
O the joy of full salvation
Glory, glory, to Your name

4  I surrender all, I surrender all
All to Thee, my blessed Savior
I surrender all

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