OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2026

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TOPIC: SAFETY IS OF THE LORD MEMORISE : I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. - (Psalm 91:2) READ : Psalm 127:1-2  1. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 2. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.  MESSAGE : I find it surprising that many influential people think that their bodyguards can truly keep them safe. The truth is, no human being can truly keep another person safe; safety is of the Lord (Proverbs 21:31). For example, when bodyguards are confronted by assailants with superior firearms, the people they are protecting will quickly realise that nobody is really willing to die for someone else, no matter how much he or she is paid. Beloved, the only one who can keep you safe is the Most High God; therefore, your hope for tomorrow should be in Him and no o...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SUNDAY JULY 2ND 2023

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TOPIC:  DIVINE HELP l

MEMORISE: 
My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. Psalms 121:2 

READ: Psalms 121:1 -8

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

MESSAGE
The kind of help anyone can render is determined either by the person’s might or capability. Nobody can give what he or she does not have. This makes divine help very desirable since it comes from the unlimited God. David knew this secret and penned what we have as part of our text for today. He said, "l will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth" (Psalm 121:1-2). The following are the steps we must take to secure divine help.

First, we must fear and trust the One who has unlimited power to help. Psalm 36:39-40 says that the salvation of righteous is of the Lord and that He shall help and deliver them from the wicked because they trust Him. The second step is to keep the law of the Lord. Psalm 119:145-146 says: l cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: l will keep thy statutes. I cried unto thee;  save me, and l shall keep thy testimonies." Unfortunately, many self professing Christians do not want to hear anything about the law of God and would rather overstretch the place of grace to the point of lawlessness. This is not God's will.

The third step for those who would benefit from Divine help is to call on the Lord for the needed help. The Bible says in Exodus 29:3: "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Looking up to nothing or anyone apart from God is idolatry. This is dangerous because our God is a jealous God (Exodus 20:5). As a matter of fact, we short-change ourselves by trusting in man that is limited rather than trusting the Almighty, the Unlimited God. The Bible says:

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horse, because they are strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord.
Isaiah 31:1

Beloved, l encourage you to surrender your life to Jesus, live righteously and look up to God alone for help. He will never let you down.

PRAYER POINT 
Father, please send help to me today, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 8-11

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 5: BLESSED ASSURANCE

1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

  This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
  Praising my Savior all the day long.

2 Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

3 Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

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