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Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye Memorise: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ephesians 2:8 Read: Luke 8:1-3 O ccasionally, individuals, families, communities or governments organise special events such as special wedding receptions, state banquets, special awards, etc where entry would strictly be by invitation. At such gatherings, some uninvited guests could manage to gatecrash. At the gate, they would be asked for their pass and in reply they will say they have none but are there in company of someone who has a pass. They may be allowed in purely out of mercy. Like the uninvited guests, believers can only come to the dinner table of the Lord out of sheer mercy. None of us is qualified to dine with the King of kings except by grace. Romans 6:23 says sin kills and all have sinned and are wanting in glory (Romans 3:23). Sin has wages and pays the sinner the wages they will never like. Psalm 107:17...

Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye Memorise: And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Revelation 19:16 Read: Acts 16:25-26 W hat makes a king different from other people? Although a king looks just like any other person yet he is not an ordinary person. One difference is that everything he touches becomes unique. If an ordinary person sits on a chair, it remains a chair no matter how flamboyantly designed it is, but if a king sits on a chair, it becomes a throne. When an ordinary person wears a cap, it remains a cap, but when a king wears a cap, it becomes a crown. Walking stick in the hands of ordinary fellow has no special value, but if that same walking stick is found in the hand of a king, it becomes a staff of office. One of the titles of our Lord is King of kings. This is an amazing title because it carries His brethren along. That is, if you belong to Him, you have automatically become a king unde...

Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye Memorise: And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Revelation 1:6 Read: Revelation 1:5-6 G od loves little children so much because they are His heritage. While the Lord was on the earth, smart parents knew this so they brought their children to Him for His divine touch (Luke 18:15). Unfortunately, His disciples were so ignorant that they turned such parents away until the Lord Jesus corrected them. Have your children received a divine touch? Have you brought them to Him and dedicated them to the one who owns and gave them to you? At the point of entry into this world, all children are born equal – hungry, in need of cleaning, undeveloped and naked. Job stressed this when he said: … Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither… Job 1:21 Nobody came dressed up at the point of entry, but within minutes of delivery...

Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye Memorise: Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. Isaiah 40:28 Read: Isaiah 40:21-28 G od is love. It is commonly assumed that everybody knows who God is but this is not true. Some years ago, while in France, I was opportune to be a guest of the then Nigeria Ambassador to France. He organized a reception for me one evening and invited other ambassadors. At some point, I was asked to bring greetings to those around so I used the opportunity to talk about the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God. At the end of the talk, I made an altar call and about four of the ambassadors received Christ. By the time we began to eat, one of the ambassadors came to me and asked: “What is God?” It was then it dawned on me that I talked about the Son of man without introducing who God is. ...

Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye Memorise: Say unto God, How terrible are thou in thy works through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. Psalm 66:3 Read: Psalm 66:3-4 W hen you walk in the revelation that you ought to operate as a god in this world (Psalm 82:6), the door of several possibilities open unto you. You will be able to command God concerning the works of His hands just as Joshua instructed the sun to standstill at Gibeon, and the moon in the valley of Ajalon until victory was obtained (Joshua 10:12). Yes, the sun and moon will obey your instructions! The rain will also obey you and not disturb a programme held in honour of the King of Glory such as a church service or crusade. Similarly, as a god in this world, you will be capable of parting the sea like Moses, Elijah and Elisha or walking on the sea like Jesus. The sea will simply obey your will because the Master of ocean and earth and skies is fully v...

Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye Memorise: Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2 Read: Revelation 5:8-9 I mmediately the lamb stepped out, He took the sealed scroll from God’s hand and the four living beings and the 24 elders knew that the One in control had come. The praise took a different form as each of them got harps ready to praise Him. The elders also had vials in their hands filled with some kind of aroma which was the prayers of the saints. This implies that after you are born again and you pray, your prayers are collected in those golden vials by the elders and stored to be offered to God as a sweet smelling aroma. From this peep into Heaven, we understand that one common duty in Heaven is singing and praising God. This shall continue for the rest of eternity. Many who cannot play instruments here may have to learn it there. So the more you learn to praise God wi...