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OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTION: TUESDAY JULY 15TH 2025

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TOPIC: THE FRAGRANCE OF FAVOUR   MEMORISE :  In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the  atter rain. Proverbs 16:15   READ : Psalms 44:1-3 1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.   MESSAGE In Numbers 6:22-27, God commanded the priests to bless the Israelites and declare that His face will shine upon them. When God's face shines on you, you will receive a fragrance of His favor that will ensure that everywhere you go, people will find themselves showing you favor without knowing why. In 1976, while I was a young l...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY AUGUST 31ST 2023

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TOPIC:  THE GOD OF RESTORATION   MEMORISE:  And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: Genesis 40:21  READ: Luke 6:6 -10 6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? 10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. MESSAGE Restoration can be simply described as the process of returning someth...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30TH 2023

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TOPIC:  BECOMING A SPIRITUAL GIANT  MEMORISE:   But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. 1 Corinthians 12:31 READ: Acts 19:11 -16 11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. 13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. MESSAGE God wants you to grow spiritually so that you would eventually bec...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY AUGUST 29TH 2023

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TOPIC: HOW TO BECOME INFLUENTIAL MEMORISE :    And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Genesis 26:4 READ: John 15:14-16   1 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. MESSAGE God wants you to be influential. Genesis 1:28 says He wants you to have dominion. Believe me honestly, you don't have to be the president before you begin to have dominion. No matter your status today  you can still have ddominion. The Almighty G...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY AUGUST 28TH 2023

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TOPIC: GOD WILL MAKE YOU FRUITFUL MEMORISE:    There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. Exodus 23:26 READ: Genesis 1:27-30   27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. MESSAGE God's plan for everyone is that t...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONA:L: SUNDAY AUGUST 27TH 2023

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TOPIC: THE MEAL THAT MAKES RICH MEMORISE:  And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. Exodus 12:36 READ: Exodus 12:17, 35-36  17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. 35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: 36 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. MESSAGE While studying the world of God, I discovered that God performs various miracles through the Holy Communion. One of such miracles is making rich those who partake in the meal according to His will. The occult also tr...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY AUGUST 26TH 2023

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TOPIC: ABOUT PREDESTINATION MEMORISE:    Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Romans 8:30 READ:  Romans 8:29-33  29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. MESSAGE Before you were born, God knew you (Jeremiah 1:4-5). He not only knows your beginning, He knows your end too (Jeremiah 29:11). Some people call this destiny. ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY AUGUST 25TH 2023

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TOPIC:. THE BLESSING AND THE BLESSER MEMORISE:    And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Luke 12:15 READ: Deuteronomy 8:11-20  11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY AUGUST 24TH 2023

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TOPIC: GOD DELIGHT IN OUR PROSPERITY MEMORISE:    This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:8 READ: Luke 13:6-9  6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? 8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. MESSAGE The first lesson l want us to learn in today's devotional reading is that God delighted in our prosperity and this is why He gave us His c...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23RD 2023

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TOPIC:. DIVINE BLESSINGS ARE CONDITIONAL MEMORISE:    And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;  Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.  Genesis 26:4-5 READ: 1 Corinthians 1:6-12  6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it hath been declared ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:. TUESDAY AUGUST 22ND 2023

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TOPIC:. WHEN GOD CALLS YOU II MEMORISE:    Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 2 Timothy 1:9 READ: 1 Peter 4:7-11   7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging. 10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. MESSAGE After God has called you to salvation, the next call is to join Him in redeeming the...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:. MONDAY AUGUST 21ST 2023

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TOPIC: WHEN GOD CALLS YOU 1 MEMORISE:   I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, Ephesians 4:1  READ: 2 Peter 1:1-11   1. Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:. SUNDAY AUGUST 20TH 2023

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TOPIC: FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT VI MEMORISE:    I  am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. John 12:46 READ: Psalms 126:1-3   1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. MESSAGE From the story of Bartimaeus, we learn that darkness and sorrow go hand in hand. You don't have to understand philosophy to know that a blind beggar must have been sad. I pray for you: Your eyes will never grow dim, in Jesus' name. Darkness and sorrow go hand in hand, which means light brings joy. Psalm 16:11 says: "Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." Our Bible reading for today says that when the Lord turne...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY 19TH AUGUST 2023

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TOPIC: FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT V MEMORISE: "He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them." 1 Samuel 2:8 READ: Nehemiah 4:1-15 4:1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 4:2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? 4:3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. 4:4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY AUGUST 18TH 2023

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TOPIC:  FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT IV MEMORISE:  For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. Leviticus 26:9   READ: Genesis 1:26 -31 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY AUGUST 17TH 2023

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TOPIC: FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT III MEMORISE:   God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. Psalms 68:6 READ : Psalms 23:1-6   1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. MESSAGE From Bartimaeus' story in Mark 10:46-52, we see that he called on Jesus for help, some people told him to shut up. He had not offended them, yet they hat...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16TH 2023

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TOPIC: FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT II MEMORISE:   But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Proverbs 4:18 READ : Isaiah 58:8 -14 8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. 9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: 11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: tho...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY. AUGUST 15TH 2023

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TOPIC:  FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT MEMORISE:  As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. John 9:5  READ: 1 John 1:5 -10 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 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. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. MESSAGE There are certain things in life that are difficult to define. One of such things is light. If someone asks you, "What is light?", you may simply say it is the opposite of dark...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY. AUGUST 14TH 2023

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TOPIC:  JESUS OUR TEACHER MEMORISE:   Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 2 John 1:9 READ: Matthew 7:24 -28 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: MESSAGE John 3:1-2 tells us clearly that Jesus was a teacher. It may amaze you th...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY OCTOBER 31ST 2024

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TOPIC: STAND FIRM MEMORISE:  That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive: Ephesians 4:14 READ: Daniel 1:8-16  8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. 11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten d...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY OCTOBER 11TH 2024

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TOPIC: COMMITTING GOD MEMORISE : I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. Psalm 138:2 READ: ISAIAH 40:4-8 4. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 5. And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 6. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: 7. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. 8. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. MESSAGE : Do you know that it is possible to commit God to do some things for you and leave Him with no choice but to do them? Psalm 115:3 says that God is sove...
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