Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,
believing, ye shall receive. Matthew 21:22
Read: Matthew 21:18-22
In 1 Corinthians 16:8-9, Paul said God opened a door to him.
God still opens door for His children. God opens door to missionary
opportunities. Also, there is a door of prayer. This door is open to everyone.
You do not need the permission of anyone before you pray. You are free to pray
anytime and anywhere. Even when a government outlaws prayer like it happened in
the time of Daniel, those like Daniel will still pray. Any government that
passes such an obnoxious decree must be prepared to stay awake 24/7 because
some of us may choose to start our prayers at 3am. How effective have you been
using your open door in prayer? Your success in the Christian faith depends on
how you utilize this door. You cannot be anything of repute in God’s Kingdom if
you neglect this door. One thing that is common to those who rise and fall from
the faith so often is that they fail to utilize their open door in prayer. A
prayer-less Christian is not only powerless but also a misrepresentation of
Christian faith, will end up a victim and will struggle in His walk with God.
Power is released in the place of prayer. You need power to live as a Christian
(John 1:14). Without such power, Heaven will be a mirage. If you are neglecting
effective prayer life, it means you do not want to go to Heaven.
You are neglecting this open door when you see the need to
pray but procrastinate, saying “I will pray about it tomorrow”. That tomorrow
may never come. Or when you have a negative dream but only mutter some positive
confessions and push it aside or leave it to fate by saying “If God delights in
me, He will do something about that dream so I leave it to Him”. You also
neglect this door when you see a sharp or major character flaw in your spouse,
or leader but rather then intercede, you make it a subject of discussion or
gossip. Do you know that about 70% of what happens to most believers could have
been averted if only they have effectively utilized their open door in prayer?
There is gross prayerlessness in Christendom today. Repent and never take
anything for granted. Monitor your dreams and revelations and make the most of
them by the door of prayer.
KEY POINT:
For the prayerful, prayer is a sieve which determines what
they will go through and what they will not, while the prayer-less goes through
everything projected their way by the enemy.
Bible in one year: 1 Samuel 17-20
'Prayerlessness' hands over the steering wheel to the enemy while 'Prayerfulness' energizes us into our possession.
ReplyDeleteI have been weak in the place of prayers. I need God to strengthen me to pray fervently as He desires me to, and that I do exploits for Him in this world, and to make heaven at last. Good morning.
ReplyDeleteThank u lord for this wonderful piece. Give me the urge to pray and give ear to my prayers.
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ReplyDeletePrayer bring you under a tower of protection, power and enablement: but prayerlessness do no only make you powerless besides, expose you to the kingdom of darkness
ReplyDeleteDont wait for God to strenghten your prayer life. Start by doing something and God will back you up
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ReplyDeleteThank you Lord for mercy drops concerning prayer. Showers of blessings I need. Father please give me this enabling GRACE IJN. Amen.
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