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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY JANUARY 17TH 2025

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TOPIC: DON'T OUTGROW CORRECTIONS MEMORISE:  While it is said, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. Hebrews 3:15 READ : Proverbs 15:10-12 10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. 11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? 12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. MESSAGE For every action or inaction, there are consequences. This is why you should consider it a great privilege when you have people around you who can correct you whenever you do something wrong so that you do not have to suffer terrible consequences. Unfortunately, some people do not listen to corrections. The Bible refers to such people as servants. A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. Proverbs 29:19 You can choose between being corrected by words or by consequences. If you...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY APRIL 30TH 2023

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TOPIC:  DOMINION OVER YOURSELF MEMORISE :  He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Proverbs 25:28  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 God created man in His own image so that he could have dominion (Genesis 1:26). This is why you'll discover that there is no animal in the world that human have not dominated - lions, elephants, giraffes and so on. Note however, that the man who really has dominion is the one who has control over himse...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SATURDAY APRIL 29TH 2023

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TOPIC:  YOU NEED ANOINTING MEMORISE:  Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Psalms 45:7 READ: 1 John 2:27  27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. MESSAGE Anointing can be described as divine electricity. This description will help us understand how important anointing is. If a person is not pure, yet anointed, the anointing will kill the fellow, because if you mishandle electricity, you will be electrocuted. Samson was highly anointed but spent time with harlots. A man of God who commits adultery has set himself up for destruction. In other words, the combination of anointing and sinfulness will produce a casualty while anointing with purity will produce great and long las...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : FRIDAY APRIL 28TH 2023

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TOPIC:  LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE MEMORISE:  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16  READ: Acts 13:42-52 42  And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. 44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to th...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY APRIL 27TH 2023

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TOPIC:  ARE YOU A WITNESS? MEMORISE:  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16  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 The Lord Jesus Christ said all commandments from God  could be summarized into two: One, you must love God with all your heart, soul and mind, and two, love your neighbour as yourself Matthew 22:37-40). It is however easy to say "l love God" with your mouth but what will really show your love for God is your obedience t...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : WEDNESDAY APRIL 26TH 2023

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TOPIC:  WHO IS THE HEAD? MEMORISE   And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. Colossians 1:18  READ: Ephesians 4:1 -12 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY APRIL 25TH 2023

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TOPIC:  MORE THAN ANOINTING  MEMORISE:   Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Psalms 23:5 READ: Psalms 45:7 -8 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. MESSAGE When it comes to anointing, God is so generous that He gives it in abundance. He anointed David in the presence of his brethren in 1 Samuel 16:13, again as king over Judah in 2 Samuel 2:4 and yet again as King over the whole of Israel in 2 Samuel 5:3. God just keep on pouring the anointing on him. In Acts 19:11-12, the Bible says He so anointed Paul that his handkerchief were healing the sick. In Acts 5:15, He so anointed Peter that anything his shadow touched was impacted by the anointing. Once while on a visit to o...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY APRIL 24TH 2023

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TOPIC:  MORE THAN VICTORY MEMORISE:    Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Romans 8:37 READ:  2 Chronicles 20:1 -25 1 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi. 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. 5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, 6 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms o...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SUNDAY APRIL 23RD 2023

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TOPIC:  MORE THAN FRUITFULNESS   MEMORISE:   Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6 READ: Psalms 67:5 -6 5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. MESSAGE My God is so,generous that when He want to make  the barren fruitful, He gives them multiple babies. If you don't believe me, ask Hannah. In l Samuel 2:21, Hannah asked for just one boy and even promised to give him back to God, but the Lord gave her the boy she asked for and five more children! I have good news for at least one woman who has been labeled barren in nine month's time, you will be carrying your twins, in Jesus' name. There have been several testimonies at our programmes in The Redeemed Christian Church of God where people were told by doctors that they could not have a baby and G...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SATURDAY APRIL 22ND 2023

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TOPIC:  MORE THAN BLESSINGS MEMORISE:   And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. Genesis 22:18 READ: Jeremiah 17:7 -8 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. MESSAGE Our God is very generous. When He decides to bless, He does so abundantly. For example, when the wedding hosts ran out of wine for their guests, Jesus gave them much better wine in abundance (John 2:1-11). Psalm  68:19 says, "Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah." In Deuteronomy 28:1-2, He talks about great blessings — blessing so great that they’ll overtake you. The kind of blessing that will cause you to s...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : FRIDAY APRIL 21ST 2023

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TOPIC:  MORE THAN FREEDOM MEMORISE:    But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. Isaiah 49:25 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....
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : THURSDAY APRIL 20TH 2023

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TOPIC:  MORE THAN SALVATION MEMORISE:   The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30 READ: Romans 1:16  16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. MESSAGE My God is a very generous God. When He wants to save someone, He doesn’t just save the fellow’’s soul, He wipes away all records of that person’s sin to make it as if he had never committed any. (1 John 1:7) says, “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” Believe me honestly, it does not matter how badly you have sinned in the past, God can still save your soul and use you for His glory. After saving your soul, He doesn't just leave you to figure out how you can remain holy by yourself, He gives you the ability not to sin again by changi...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : WEDNESDAY APRIL 19TH 2023

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TOPIC:  MORE THAN HEALING MEMORISE:  He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. John 7:38  READ: Mark 16:17 -18 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 My God is All-Sufficient One and He is very generous. When He wants to heal, He heals completely. While doctors often caution on the side effects of prescribed medication, there  are no side effects with divine healing. When God heals you, He heals completely. Some years ago, the wound from a surgery conducted on a woman refused to heal because of her advanced age. I told her daughter to bring a handkerchief, prayed on it and asked her to put it on her mother. She did so and by the next day, not only was the wound hea...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : TUESDAY APRIL 18TH 2023

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TOPIC:  DESTINY DESTROYERS: ANGER MEMORISE:   Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.  Eccl. 7:9 READ: Proverbs 14:29  29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. MESSAGE Anger is one major tool that the devil uses to destroy destinies. Everybody knows clearly that no one just gets angry for no reason, without any provocation. Ecclesiastes 7:9 says, "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools". In Numbers 20:1-2, Moses - who had been laboring for God for forty years and leading a very difficult set of people, lost his temper just before he got to the promised land and so didn't enter into it. Watch it: anytime something is about to make you angry, quickly check yourself; the devil may be preparing to spring an attack. Anger is very dangerous. There was a man whose only problem was anger. Whenever he got angry, he could do anyth...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : MONDAY APRIL 17TH 2023

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TOPIC:  DESTINY DESTROYERS: SELF-JUSTIFICATION  MEMORISE:   For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. 2 Corinthians 10:18 READ: John 9:40 41 40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? 41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. MESSAGE Many a time, people have something in their lives that they know is wrong, but say, “It’s not too bad”. By the time you Say it is not too bad, it means it’s already bad; you are just looking for an adjective to qualify ‘bad’. In Genesis 9:20-25, Noah - that great man of God who survived the flood, must have had a habit of drinking just a little wine occasionally. Not too bad, right? However, one day, he took one cup too many and became drunk. When he woke up, he pronounced a curse on one of his three sons, saying he would be a servant of servants. He cursed his ow...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SUNDAY APRIL 16TH 2023

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TOPIC:  DESTINY DESTROYERS: TALKATIVENESS  MEMORISE:  Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Proverbs 21:23  READ: 2 Samuel 1:1 -16 2 Samuel 1:1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; 2 Samuel 1:2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. 2 Samuel 1:3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. 2 Samuel 1:4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. 2 Samuel 1:5 And David said unto the young man that told him, H...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SATURDAY APRIL 15TH 2023

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TOPIC:  DESTINY DESTROYERS: FOOD II MEMORISE:    All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 1 Corinthians 6:12 READ: 1 Corinthians 6:12 -13 12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. MESSAGE Philippians 3:18-19 (For many walk, of whom l have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) When you see some people cutting corners and you ask them, "Why are you doing those?", they say, "l must eat". Today's Bible reading says we must not ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : FRIDAY APRIL 14TH 2023

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TOPIC:  DESTINY DESTROYERS: FOOD 1 MEMORISE:  And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Proverbs 23:2  READ: Ecclesiastes 10:16 -17 16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! MESSAGE It may surprise you that food can also be a destiny destroyer.  Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. (Philippians 3:19) Some people have turned food to their God. Such persons are so mindful of food that it is the most important thing to them. There are many Christians who cannot go one day without food. If food controls you, then it is your God and it can destroy you. Esau was one man who food controlled. He was so controlled by food that he sold his birthright for a plate of porridge. Jacob on the other hand...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : THURSDAY APRIL 13TH 2023

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TOPIC:  DESTINY DESTROYERS: LUST MEMORISE:    This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 READ: Galatians 5:16 - 17 16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. MESSAGE Sexual lust has destroyed and is still destroying the destinies of many. I know there are people who will tell you that even if you fool around sexually, you will still make it to heaven. Don’t let them send you to hell with their false doctrine. (1 Corinthians 3:17) says, “If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are’. You think adultery or fornication  is something to be toyed with? In Numbers 31:1-16, the people of Israel were indestructible because God was solidly behin...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : WEDNESDAY APRIL 12TH 2023

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TOPIC:  DESTINY DESTROYERS 11 MEMORISE:   But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. James 4:6 READ: 1 Peter 5:6  6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: MESSAGE From our memory verse for today, we see that God resists the proud. In other words, God opposes the proud. If the Almighty God is your opponent, how will you ever win? The major problem of proud people is that they don’t even know that they are proud. They call it other beautiful names like self-respect, self-confidence, or they say, “I am just honouring my position”. Saul was asking Samuel to honour his position in (1 Samuel 15:30) when he lost his throne. David on the other hand danced like a commoner even as king and was mocked by his own wife. He told her, “I am dancing for the One who made me king in the place of your father” (2 Samuel 6:16-21). During praise and worship, you will know wh...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY OCTOBER 11TH 2024

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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY MAY 9TH 2024

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TOPIC: THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER 4 MEMORISE:  All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 1 Corinthians 6:12 READ: Bible Reading Romans 6:1-23 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8 Now if we be dead w...
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