Memorise: For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. Psalm 75:6
Read: Psalm 113:1-9 (KJV)
1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.
4 The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
Bible in one year: Luke 22, Isaiah 31:1-32:8

1. The promotion that comes from God is worth waiting for; never settle for the promotion of men. Man can promote you today and demote you the next day.
2. When man promotes you, they will expect something in return, but when God promotes you, all your sorrows will turn to joy and you will have absolute peace even in the midst of trouble.
3. God’s promotion usually shuts the mouth of detractors. Your detractors are those who boasted that you would never rise in their presence, and those who threatened that they would use the power of their position to destroy you, because you have refused to bow to their gods. They are those who, because of your uncompromising conviction, have said they will never recommend you for promotion as long as they are on the seat of power.
4. I have good news for you: by this time tomorrow, their promotion will be at your mercy in Jesus’ Name. They will never be able to carry out their mischievous plans against you in Jesus’ Name.
5. Concerning such people, the word of God in Psalm 21:11 says, “For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.”
6. When God promotes you, you will go from success to success. This is why you need to make Him your ally. You need to come to Him, and let Him take over your life.
7. The Lord’s decision is always final. If He decides to promote you, no man can demote you. If He says this is your season, no accuser can deny you access. If He decides to bless you, no curse can prevail over you. All you need to do is to ensure His presence never departs from your life.
8. There is someone reading this Devotional: by the time God starts with you, the whole world will be amazed.
9. God promoted Joshua from being a messenger to the position of a commander. When God told him to take over the mantle of leadership from Moses and lead the children of Israel to the Promised Land, Joshua thought God was joking. God had to reassure him repeatedly that as He was with Moses, He would be with Him (Joshua 1:5-9, Joshua 3:7).
10. Irrespective of how forceful the opposition confronting you is, when God is promoting you, He will cause you to experience certain blessings that will make all your enemies crumble. You will be able to do things you never thought you could do.
11. However, God will not promote a person who is just folding his hands doing nothing. It is the soul of the diligent that will be made fat (Proverbs 13:4).
12. If you are a hardworking person, God will reward you. God does not bless the lazy. What you sow is what you reap.
13. If you want to soar, you have to go the extra mile and be a benchmark in the lifestyle of holiness and excellence.

For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Psalms 75:6‭-‬7 Our God is great and all power belongs to Him. He puts down one and lifts up another. He raise the poor out of the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He can turn situation around from worst to the best. He is the only sure source of promotion that nothing and no one can hinder. There is assurance of promotion for us once we make Him our Lord and Saviour, surrender our all to Him and have faith in Him as said in Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Also, we must be hardworking and have something in our hands for God to bless. May we experience supernatural promotion in all our endeavours in Jesus name. God bless our Father Pastor E.A Adeboye and equip him with greater wisdom to impact us more in Jesus name.

Prayer Point
Father, let Your presence command blessings into my life.
HYMN
O Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide.
Oh, let me hear Thee speaking,
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The murmurs of self-will;
Oh, speak to reassure me,
To hasten, or control;
Oh, speak, and make me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul.
O Jesus, Thou hast promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Oh, give me grace to follow,
My Master and my Friend.
Oh, let me see Thy footprints,
And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
Is in Thy strength alone.
Oh, guide me, call me, draw me,
Uphold me to the end;
And then to rest receive me,
My Savior and my Friend.

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Memorise: And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. Mark 11:22
Read: Luke 7:1-9 (KJV)
1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Bible in one year: Luke 20-21, Isaiah 30:23-33

1. Great faith is a kind of faith that works wonders in the life of an individual. It brings into manifestation the miracle-working power of God and makes one see His glory.
2. Jesus referred to this kind of faith when He said to Martha, “Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?” John 11:38b
3. The power of God is beyond human understanding. For this reason, you need to believe what God says, even when you don’t know how He will do it. This is where faith comes in.
4. There will always be a reason to doubt, but we must continue to suppress all doubts with great faith in God.
5. Are there mountains in your life that you want removed? Are there steps you want to take that will lead to your breakthrough but you are having doubts about? Are there promises you received from God for which fulfilment seems impossible now? All will be well, and my God will remove every mountain before you. He will bring you to your desired destination in Jesus’ Name.
6. Unbelief is very dangerous because it displeases God. When the Almighty speaks to you and says what He will do, don’t begin to scratch your head for a rationalization of its possibility. Like the children of Israel, contemporary believers are afraid of stepping into their glorious destinies because of unbelief (Hebrew 3:18-19).
7. In Mark 3:1-5, Jesus went into a synagogue and there was a man there with a withered hand. Jesus told him to stretch out his hand, even though he knew his hand was withered. If that man had refused to act in great faith, he would have missed his miracle.
8. As a child of God, when you say you believe God, your next action must show that you truly do. Exhibition of great faith produces the supernatural. This will lead to events that contravene the laws of nature taking place in your life.
9. One of my daughters was told that her womb was too small to nurture a child to the point of delivery. This was the doctor’s report, and the doctor was right because that was his field of speciality. However, God wanted to show to the doctor and to my daughter that He is the Doctor of all doctors and that He can overrule any report. By His awesome power, the same womb that the doctor said could not nurture a child carried and gave birth to four children at once.
10. It is only in God that such compelling events can happen, but it takes great faith in Him to reverse the irreversible in your life. This is why you need to come to Him and make Him your all in all.
11. What is the physical challenge you are having in your body? By the power of God, an end has come to it today in Jesus’ Name.

Whenever we display our faith in God, it moves Him to honour our faith! We have several record of people whose faith gave birth to their miracles. Some examples are these…The woman with the issue of blood( Luke 8:43-48) The centurion in our Bible reading(Luke 7:1-9) Daniel in lion’s den(Daniel 6:16-23) the king expressed his faith in God that Daniel serve and the Lord honoured his faith. Another incredible account is that of the 3 Hebrews men; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego. They were not careful in affirming that the God they serve is a deliverer. They were bold and strong in faith even in the face of death. Daniel 3:16-17 “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. And we all know that God honoured their faith and they were not hurt as the fire had no power on them. Lastly the father of faith Abraham believed in the Lord and He counted it to him for righteousness. Genesis 15:6 Our faith in God is made great this day in Jesus name. God bless our Father Pastor E.A Adeboye for opening himself up to be inspired by God through the Holyspirit in writing this devotional in Jesus name. Amen

Action Point
Take stock of anything you have given up hope on, and exercise great faith on it.
HYMN
1. My faith looks up to thee,
thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day
be wholly thine!
2. May thy rich grace impart
strength to my fainting heart,
my zeal inspire!
As thou hast died for me,
O may my love to thee
pure, warm, and changeless be,
a living fire!
3. While life’s dark maze I tread,
and griefs around me spread,
be thou my guide;
bid darkness turn to day,
wipe sorrow’s tears away,
nor let me ever stray
from thee aside.
4. When ends life’s transient dream,
when death’s cold, sullen stream
shall o’er me roll;
blest Savior, then in love,
fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above,
a ransomed soul!

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Memorise: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
Read: 2nd Samuel 6:9-12
9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?
10 So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
11 And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.
12 And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.
Bible in one year: Luke 18-19, Isaiah 30:8-22

1. There is nothing as valuable as the word of the Lord. Its value lies in the fact that it will always fulfil that which the Lord has spoken.
2. The words of men, as noble as they may sound, can never be relied on. You must have experienced on several occasions politicians making promises that will never come to pass. Some of them build roads with their mouths while some others make empty promises of employment for the youths.
3. However, when God speaks, it is done! Having experienced the efficacy of God’s word, the Psalmist in Psalm 119:89 made this declaration: “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.”
4. You need to place a high premium on any word from the Lord. It takes the word of the Lord to experience the supernatural.
5. Prophet Elijah received the word of the Lord on the exact place to go in order to be sustained during famine (1st Kings 17:8-9).
6. There are many people who are wandering through life because they do not know what to do. That will not be your portion in Jesus’ Name. I decree in the Name of my Father, the Maker of the heavens and the earth, that you will receive direction from Him that will position your life at an advantage.
7. If you are one of those who think that their problems are far from the touch of the supernatural, I have good news for you: before the end of the first quarter of this year, what the Lord will do in your life will attract the presence of the media.
8. When the children of Israel were bringing the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, something remarkable occurred along the way. In order to avoid the anger of the Lord, they had place the Ark of the Covenant in the house of Obed-Edom, someone they considered a never-do-well. However, by the presence of the supernatural in the life of Obed-Edom, a never-do-well suddenly began to do well. He who was a nobody became somebody.
9. The man who they had all concluded would die poor began to enjoy abundant wealth.
10. I want you to know that the moment you make room for the presence of the supernatural in your life, anything called poverty will become a stranger to your house, because wherever God is, there must be abundance.
11. In 1st King 17:8-16, the widow of Zarephath had only one meal left before the carrier of the supernatural arrived on the scene. The moment Elijah arrived, the last meal of this widow became her first of many. Absolute poverty gave room to absolute prosperity.
12. Make up your mind to serve the Lord, and He will guide you on the exact steps to take for your life to turn around for the better.
13. God is waiting for you to release yourself totally to Him; you will be amazed by the instructions He will release to you that will make you the envy of all.

I want us to meditate deeply on these two sentences from the first paragraph of our devotional for today. (There is nothing as valuable as the word of the Lord. It’s value lies in the fact that it will always fulfil that which the Lord has spoken.) The supernatural realm is above or beyond the natural. It is often seen as abnormal because it is not explainable. It is not the ordinary occurrence everyone can accept to be norm. It’s an attribute of God! The efficacy of God’s Word is such that gives this supernatural living to an ordinary man. By the Mercy of God, we will receive from Him the word that will usher us into this supernatural realm in Jesus name. Thank God for blessing us with Pastor E.A Adeboye who through the help of the holyspirit wrote this devotional.

Key point
Those who live by the supernatural can never be at the mercy of the natural.
HYMN
1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
in a believer’s ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
and drives away our fear.
2 It makes the wounded spirit whole
and calms the troubled breast;
’tis manna to the hungry soul,
and to the weary, rest.
3 O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend,
my Prophet, Priest, and King,
my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
accept the praise I bring.
4 How weak the effort of my heart,
how cold my warmest thought;
but when I see you as you are,
I’ll praise you as I ought.
5 Till then I would your love proclaim
with every fleeting breath;
and may the music of your name
refresh my soul in death.

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Memorise: In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1st Thessalonians 5:18
Read: Mark 11:22-26 (KJV)
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Bible in one year: Luke 16:17, Isaiah 29:15-30:7

1. Result-producing prayers are prayers that remove mountains. They are prayers that put the forces of hell to flight. They part Red Seas and make a way for you into your promised land.
2. These are prayers that guarantee the achievement of impossible feats and open the door to outstanding success. They are prayers that put business ideas in the heart of entrepreneurs and make their businesses remain at the cutting edge of prosperity even during an economic crunch. It is the type of prayer that stills every storm in the life of an individual.
3. Result-producing prayers make deliverance from evil powers possible. By these prayers, a beggar is raised from the pit and made a channel of blessings to generations after him. From today, your prayers will command outstanding results in Jesus’ Name.
4. A lot of people pass through this world like an ant: unnoticed and unknown. Their minds are so beclouded by the powers of darkness that they do not understand the will of God for their lives.
5. There are several people at various crossroads in life who have no clue of what to do next. For some, their hopes are dashed and purpose lost. It is only in the place of prayer – result-producing prayer – that you can put a stop to such activities of the devil.
6. Prayer is a wonderful privilege the saints of God can use to access the promises of God.
7. When you engage in violent prayer, it releases your faith.
8. Faith in turn enables you to call those things that be not as though they exist. It sees life in death, prosperity in poverty, salvation in the enslavement of sin, fruitfulness in barrenness, redemption in destruction and miracles in the face of insurmountable problems.
9. The problem I have seen in the Body of Christ is that ministers theorise prayer.
10. Prayer is a potent weapon that can produce speedy results. It should be consciously engaged in settling any unrest, challenges, confrontations, intimidations and difficulties that one faces in the journey of life.
11. Prayer is not theoretical, but a practical demonstration of God’s power. I have been to prayer meetings where ministers preach so much about prayer but end up not leading people in prayers. I have also seen people, who were asked to lead prayers, get distracted by other issues after getting to the pulpit.
12. The power of the cross of Calvary will destroy every yoke, bondage, spell, attack and curse that has been waging war against your prayer life in Jesus’ Name.

I’m fired up in my spirit to pray right now! Please take out few minutes to pray in other tongues….Romans 8:26 tells us that “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” I love to get to this stage in prayer, where I just groan as the spirit takes over me interceding. The miraculous account recorded in Acts 12:1-14 was as a result of prayer. Jesus Himself prayed often in diverse situations and manners. He also taught us to pray always…And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Luke 18:1. Praying the right way matters also as He taught in Luke 18:10-14. Our prayers is taking a new turn from no effect prayers to a prevailing and result producing prayers in Jesus name. We can’t thank God enough for blessing us daily with His word through this devotional written by Pastor E.A Adeboye our father. May he continually abide in God’s grace in Jesus name.

Key Point
It is dangerous for a minister of the gospel to preach more than he prays.
HYMN
1 Through the love of God our Saviour,
all will be well.
Free and changeless is his favour,
all, all is well.
Precious is the blood that healed us,
perfect is the grace that sealed us,
strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,
all must be well.
2 Though we pass through tribulation,
all will be well.
Ours is such a full salvation,
all, all is well.
Happy, still in God confiding,
fruitful, if in Christ abiding,
holy, through the Spirit’s guiding,
all must be well.
3 We expect a bright tomorrow,
all will be well.
Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
‘All, all is well.’
On our Father’s love relying,
Jesus every need supplying,
in our living, in our dying,
all must be well.

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Memorise: If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5:25
Read: Galatians 5:22-26 (KJV)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Bible in one year: Luke 14-15, Isaiah 29:1-14

AS REVEALED BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE IN TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL

1. One of the utmost desires of every human being is to be fruitful.
2. We derive our drive for fruitfulness from the command that God gave to our spirit after creation in Genesis 1:28: “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.”
3. To be fruitful means to have outstanding results in one’s assignment or chosen career.
4. Fruitfulness is having excellent results where others are failing. It is to be highly favoured where others are struggling, and making progress where others are either retrogressing or remaining stagnant.
5. Fruitfulness means being a vessel of honour while some are vessels unto dishonour. My prayer is that the Lord will reveal to you the secrets of good fruitfulness in Jesus’ Name.
6. The first secret of good fruitfulness is absolute dependence on the One who infused our spirit with the drive to be fruitful: God.
7. God plays a prominent role in the fruitfulness of His children. This is why you need to settle it in your mind that there is nothing you can achieve without the help of the Almighty God.
8. Those who understand this secret never attempt to run ahead of God. Jesus in John 15:5 said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches; He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
9. No amount of human labour would suffice if God is not involved. This is why you need to run your endeavours in partnership with Jesus. If you partner with Jesus, you can never suffer loss because He is committed to giving you what money cannot buy.
10. Money cannot buy you a good name; neither can money buy you peace of mind or guaranteed protection.
11. Another secret of good fruitfulness is avoiding strife and division. These manifest carnality and they will hinder you from bearing good fruit in life.
12. Any family where envy and provocation of one another persist cannot be fruitful. Any organisation where people are committed to breaking ranks cannot be fruitful. Any church where people are always pulling down one another through their actions and words cannot be fruitful.
13. This is why the Bible admonishes us to always walk in the Spirit so that we will not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
14. Let us always create an atmosphere of peace, love, joy and goodness, without undermining the importance of discipline. You will be amazed at how good our fruits would be under the leading of God.

SHORT REFLECTION BY THE LIGHT POINTERS

Powerful! This is yet another inspiring article for the body of Christ. With total obedience to the word of God our fruitfulness can never be hindered. It is clear that everything that brings about a holy, successful and beautiful life is in doing the Word of God. The fruitless experience of Peter before he met Jesus turned instantly to excellent and outstanding result when he partnered with Jesus. He became a vessel unto honour and his story changed completely. Luke 5:1-11. Galatians 5:25 says “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Only the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance can be made manifest when we walk in the Spirit. Desire for vain glory, provoking one another, envy, greed, pride, indiscipline, strife and division will not only bring fruitlessness but can also bring shame and death. Luke 5:11-And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. I enjoin us this day to forsake all and follow Christ truly to experience a life of outstanding achievements and fruitfulness. Thank God for blessing us with Pastor E.A Adeboye. May His name be praised forever in Jesus name.

HYMN
There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.
Refrain:
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy-drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
There shall be showers of blessing,
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.
There shall be showers of blessing;
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing,
Come, and now honor Thy Word.
There shall be showers of blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we’re confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!

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Memorise: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. John 8:36
Read: John 8:31-36 (KJV)
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33 They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Bible in one year: Luke 12-13, Isaiah 28:14-29

1. A lot of people go to unbelievable and unimaginable places seeking for solutions to their numerous problems and challenges, but all to no avail.
2. Some people even go to the devil to find freedom. How can you seek freedom from an entity in bondage?
3. Today, I pray for you that every wrong avenue from which you have been seeking freedom will be shut in Jesus’ Name. The Almighty God will show you solutions to the challenges confronting you in Jesus’ Name.
4. It is often said that you cannot give what you don’t have. This is very true, and that is why you need to run to Jesus for all of your needs. There is no question in your life that He does not have an answer to. There is no problem He cannot solve, no sickness He cannot heal and no negative report that Jesus cannot overturn. There is no pit dug for you that He cannot close, neither is there any weapon fashioned against you that He cannot raise a standard against.
5. Beloved, it’s only in Jesus that you can have true freedom. If you really want to be free, you need to become a disciple of His.
6. A disciple of Jesus is a follower of His person and principles.
7. There are many people who go to church and deliverance meetings who are not disciples of Jesus. They are just among the multitudes who are interested in His miracles and blessing, and yet have no interest in making Him their personal Lord and Saviour.
8. Becoming a disciple of Jesus is a personal decision wherein an individual has to make up his mind to respond to the love of God. It is accepting to be on the Lord’s side. It is a deliberate intention to pay close attention to the word of God and allowing your life to be guided by it. This is the only way your freedom can be guaranteed.
9. Over and over again you hear in adverts that tobacco smoking is dangerous to health, yet some people have remained under its bondage. Even some medical doctors, who know the serious negative effects of smoking, cannot help themselves from the bondage of this habit.
10. Today, there shall be an end to every habit that is injurious to your life in Jesus’ Name.
11. Come to Jesus and surrender to Him absolutely. Only after doing this will you enjoy total freedom from all bondage of strange voices, satanic oppression, obsession, suppression and depression. He is the only Truth that can set you free.
12. Once you are set free in Jesus and you continue to abide in Him, no one can put you back in bondage again.
13. An end has come to all the works of the devil in your life. Now is the dawn of a new beginning. No matter how much you have been afflicted by the agents of hell, your freedom has finally come in Jesus’ Name. I release the power of God to deliver you from all demonic attacks right now, in Jesus’ Name.

There is always freedom in Christ Jesus for the bound. That is why He boldly called us to come to Him in Matthew 11:28 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” There is permanent peace in taking refuge in God through Christ Jesus. Once we surrender all to Him and remain in His presence by obeying all He’s commanded us to do, there is unending liberty for us. I pray we will receive the ability to obey His words and remain in His presence that we may enjoy permanent freedom from every oppression of the devil in Jesus name. More strength and ability for greater insight into the word of God is released on Pastor E.A Adeboye in Jesus name. Amen.

Prayer Point
Thank you Father for the victory You have given me through Christ Jesus.
HYMN
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back, No turning back
Though none go with me still I will follow
Though none go with me still I will follow
Though none go with me still I will follow
No turning back, No turning back
My cross I’ll carry, till i see Jesus
My cross I’ll carry, till i see Jesus
My cross I’ll carry, till i see Jesus
No turning back, no turning back.
The world behind me, the Cross before me
The world behind me, the Cross before me
The world behind me, the Cross before me
No turning back, No turning back

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Memorise: And Cain said unto the LORD, my punishment is greater than I can bear. Genesis 4:13
Read: Genesis 4:1-15 (KJV)
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Bible in one year: Luke 10-11, Isaiah 28:1-13

1. Do you know that besides physical death there is also material death? One of the most dreaded and avoided passages in the Bible is Deuteronomy 28:15-68.
2. Ironically, one of the best loved and most read passages of Scriptures come from the first 14 verses of that same chapter.
3. People want to read about God’s blessings but they never want to be told about the curses. However, it is very instructive to read the passages that talk about the curses too, so that you can discern if your life is manifesting any of the curses and to seek spiritual help if that is the case.
4. These passages also help us to know what the God who blesses His obedient children can do to those who disobey Him.
5. It is also good to take a careful study of those who were placed under a divine curse in the Bible, so that you can steadfastly avoid their errors.
6. One repercussion for disobeying God is material death brought about by several agents of death.
7. According to Deuteronomy 28:15-68, for the act of disobedience, the disobedient fellow shall be cursed everywhere he or she goes. That means, spiritually, such a fellow is wearing the garment of curses!
8. When a person is cursed by God, wherever he or she goes, people will just find themselves opposing him or her, even without real provocation. Divine curses attract other types of curses to the fellow who is cursed.
9. Also, when an individual is under a divine curse, the curses that men placed on him will require no demonic power to make them work; they will just ride on the existing cursed climate surrounding the fellow.
10. It is a terrible thing to come under a divine curse! If you are under a divine curse, do everything possible today to come out of it!
11. For a fellow under a divine curse, everything God has made will begin to fight against that fellow. Friends will turn against him or her. Opportunity will shut its door. Good health will take its flight. Promotion will be on vacation. Success will run away. The life of that individual will attract all kinds of evils: disappointments, unending struggles, frustrations, sorrow, losses, wasted efforts, and every unpleasant experience.
12. When Cain was cursed by God in Genesis 4:11-12, he understood the spiritual implication of this and he immediately began to pray for divine mercy. If he did not do this, everything and everyone would have worked against him.
13. Does it appear like everyone and everything is fighting against you? Find out if you are under a divine curse and immediately go to God in repentance and ask for His mercy.

According to Hebrews 10:31-It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Yet in His anger He is merciful and kind. Cain was cursed but God still placed a protective mark on him. There are certain things every believer must be very careful about. One of which is rejection from God however, if anyone falls in the hands of God to the extent of curse, such fellow is doom. Whatsoever God curses, it remains permanent such that only God himself can revert it. We have seen instances in the Bible due to disobedience that God released curse upon some characters and everything became miserable for them, example of such was the first man He created. After the curse upon the ground against Adam , the remaining years he spent on earth was useless without relevance. In bid to reverse this curse and redeem man, God in His mercy gave His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. Beloved, the key to being free as revealed by our Father Pastor E.A Adeboye in today’s devotional is to immediately go to God in repentance and ask for His mercy. His mercy will truimp over every divine curse in our lives in Jesus’ name. We are daily blessed as we study the Open Heavens devotional and our prayer is that God should strengthen Pastor E.A Adeboye daily in Jesus’ name.

Action Point
Are you under a divine curse and you desire to be free? Release anyone you have placed under a curse and ask for God’s mercy.
HYMN
Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.
Refrain:
Oh, deeper yet, I pray,
And higher every day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, holy Word.
Deeper, deeper, blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,
And His perfect will.
Deeper, deeper! though it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.
Deeper, higher, every day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.
Deeper, deeper in the faith of Jesus,
Holy faith and true;
In His pow’r and soul exulting wisdom
Let

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Memorise: I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 1st Corinthians 3:6
Read: 2nd Kings 4:8-17 (KJV)
8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
Bible in one year: Luke 9, Isaiah 26:20-27:13

1. To be a successful farmer, there are several activities you must carry out in the right order.
2. You have to get a suitable farmland, cut the grass and fall the trees, make the ridges and therefore sow your seeds. After sowing, you have to watch out for weeds that come to destroy your harvest, and when they show up, you have to take them out of the way. You have to also water your seed always. If you do all these, you will get a bountiful harvest.
3. All these are reflection of what you need to do in order to get a bountiful harvest in the Kingdom of God.
4. One important point you need to take to heart is that after you have done your part, God is the One who gives the increase (1st Corinthians 3:6).
5. Every increase that comes to your seed comes from God and not necessarily from the soil. This season, the Lord will give you increase in every good area you are sowing in Jesus’ Name.
6. However, what you reap will be determined by what you have sown. For instance, the young boy in John 6:5-13 did not only give bread, he also gave fish to Jesus.
7. If you give Him bread, He will multiply it back to you. If you give Him more than bread, you will also get more than multiplied bread. The boy gave the Lord bread and fish, and at the end of the day, he got 12 baskets full of bread and fish.
8. One lesson here is that sowing and reaping is not the exclusive preserve of adults. Teach your children to sow into the Kingdom of God.
9. Teach them to pay tithes on the gifts they receive from their uncles, aunties and friends of their parents. They can even tithe their pocket money as they go to boarding school or university. The earlier they imbibe such Kingdom principles, the better for them.
10. Indeed, if you give the Lord more than bread, you will get more than bread in your harvest.
11. In our Bible reading, rich woman of Shunem started by providing food for Elisha. She then moved beyond providing bread to providing accommodation. When her harvest came, God went beyond bread and took care of a long standing need in her life that she had already given up hope on: her desire for a child. The seed she sowed into Elisha’s life defied all scientific and diabolical reasons for her barrenness and gave her a baby boy.
12. God knows your needs – even your deep, unvoiced needs. What are you giving to Him? If you are not yet giving Him anything, start giving something today!
13. Are you giving only what you can easily part with? Take a step further today and sow sacrificially. Your seed will carve out a path into the fullness of your joy.

Every sacrificial giving recorded in the Bible led into bountiful harvest, miraculous happenings as well as great covenant which never failed. When the devil tried to take the child of the Shunammite, God restored him back to life. With your seed you can bring yourself to God’s heart such that He guards you jealously. I like to encourage us to take a step further and higher in our giving to God. Whatever we give to Him is not a loss, it comes back to us multiplied. The Lord will help us all in Jesus name. Thank God for blessing us with Pastor E.A Adeboye who through the help of the Holyspirit wrote this devotional.
Prayer Point
Thank God for the body of Christ, the leadership and all that God is doing through His Church.
HYMN
There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.
Refrain:
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy-drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
There shall be showers of blessing,
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.
There shall be showers of blessing;
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing,
Come, and now honor Thy Word.
There shall be showers of blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we’re confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!

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Memorise: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable with him. Acts 10:35
Read: Acts 10:1-8 (KJV)
1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
8 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
Bible in one year: Luke 8, Isaiah 26:1-19

1. “And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.” Romans 1:27-28
2. From the scripture above, it is true that nature abhors a vacuum. Your mind was designed to retain the knowledge of God. However, if it is not used for that purpose, do not be surprised that it will become filled with junk and warped reasoning.
3. How true the word of God is throughout the ages! What this scripture foretold centuries ago is exactly what we find being manifested right before our very eyes today.
4. One reason why some people attach themselves to sodomy, lesbianism, bestiality and all kinds of abominable acts today is because they have shut their hearts to the truth of God’s word. This includes those gays who profess to be religious. Such people do not have a true, inward relationship with God.
5. Are you battling with evil thoughts? Then fill your mind with the knowledge of God, His word, His ways and His testimonies, and there will be no space for junk and the lies of the devil in it.
6. Do you know that God is seriously searching for those who are seeking for Him? The Bible in Psalms 14:2 says: “The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.”
7. Wherever He finds them, irrespective of the religious sect they belong to, one way or another, He charts a path for them to come out, get to know and serve Him in the right way.
8. This was the experience of Cornelius. This officer in the Roman army was still practising Judaism after Jesus had come to introduce salvation by faith in Him. Despite the fact that Jesus had come and had finished the work of salvation, and the gospel was being preached, Cornelius continued worshipping God the same way he had always done before. Nevertheless, God saw the sincerity of his desire for Him, and He arranged for Him to meet Apostle Peter, who taught him the new and living way to God.
9. There are people in different faiths who are truly seeking God but are doing so wrongly.
10. Pray that like Cornelius, God will lead them the right way, out of where they are into His kingdom.

What an awesome insight from today’s devotional. It’s not possible for one to have a genuine encounter with JESUS and still maintain the old pertain and style of life. There must be a change in ones life, one must forsake all contrary practices and focus on Him alone the author and finisher of our faith. Do you assume to be a Christian But still worship other idol to complement you faith? Drop it, it won’t work that way. Corlinius was known to be a good man but his ways wasn’t pleasant to God. He was doing everything religiously. Let’s search ourselves and do proper examination of our worship to the almighty God. God bless our Father Pastor E.A Adeboye for opening himself up to be inspired by God through the Holyspirit in writing this devotional in Jesus name. Amen.

Key Point
Having a PhD in an academic discipline does not necessarily make you wise before God. Wisdom comes from seeking God.
HYMN
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back, No turning back
Though none go with me still I will follow
Though none go with me still I will follow
Though none go with me still I will follow
No turning back, No turning back
My cross I’ll carry, till i see Jesus
My cross I’ll carry, till i see Jesus
My cross I’ll carry, till i see Jesus
No turning back, no turning back.
The world behind me, the Cross before me
The world behind me, the Cross before me
The world behind me, the Cross before me
No turning back, No turning back

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