Category: Open Heavens Devotional

The Open Heavens 27 April 2026 devotional for today is ATTRACTING GOD’S HELP III.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

• Read: RCCG Open Heavens 26 April 2026 Devotional

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OPEN HEAVENS 27 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: ATTRACTING GOD’S HELP III

MEMORISE
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
James 4:10

READ: Psalm 10:17-18
17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

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RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 27 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

Today, I will conclude the teaching I started two days ago by discussing humility as another way of attracting God’s help. Today’s Bible reading makes us understand that God listens to the desires of the humble and delivers them from every form of oppression. This area of your life, you must be in a state of total surrender to Him. Romans 12:1 says,
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”

When you present your body as a living sacrifice to God, it means that you have surrendered completely to Him, and He now has total control over your life.

In 2 Kings 5:11-12.Naaman was about to lose his miracle because of pride. He felt that a man of his social and financial status should be treated in a special way. If not for the fact that his servants advised him to obey the prophet of the Lord by dipping himself in River Jordan seven times, he probably would have died as a leper.

Child of God, whenever you come before your heavenly Father, do not consider whatever wealth or achievements you might have. Rather, you should always approach the Almighty God in total surrender so you can receive His help. I have walked with God for some decades now, and one of the things I can say about Him is that He hates pride. In fact, He said in James 4:6 that He resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. This tells us that God is always quick to help the humble.

David’s humility made him enjoy God’s help countless times in his lifetime. He never argued with God; rather, he saw himself as a mere work of creation before Him (Psalm 8:4). As a result, God continued to help him until he died at a good old age, full of riches and honour (1 Chronicles 29:28).

Beloved, if you want God to arise for your help, you must surrender your life totally to Him. You must acknowledge Him as the Owner and Controller of your life, and when you go before Him in prayers, you must totally disregard your social or financial status. With utmost humility in your heart, make your requests known to God, and I can assure you that He will arise and help you, even beyond your wildest imagination.

KEY POINT:

Pride is a major hindrance to attracting God’s help.

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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 27 APRIL 2026 COMMENTARY

MEMORISE: James 4:10

“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
This verse contains one of the most direct promises in Scripture. It links humility with elevation. But notice the order: first humbling, then lifting. Not the other way around. We don’t get lifted so we can be humble—we humble ourselves, and God does the lifting. The humbling is our part; the lifting is His. And the promise is certain: when we humble ourselves, He shall lift us up. Not maybe, not sometimes—shall.

BIBLE READING: Psalm 10:17-18

“LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.”
This passage reveals God’s special attention to the humble. It says He hears their desires—not just their words, but the deepest longings of their hearts. He prepares their hearts, making them ready to receive. He causes His ear to hear them, giving them His full attention. And He acts on their behalf, judging those who oppress them. The humble are not overlooked; they are the focus of God’s delivering power.

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The Humility That Attracts Divine Help

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye concludes his series on attracting God’s help with the most important quality of all: humility. Without humility, your cries for help may go unanswered. Without humility, your service may go unrewarded. But when you humble yourself before God, you position yourself for His lifting power.

What Humility Really Means

The devotional defines humility not as thinking less of yourself, but as total surrender to God. It’s presenting your body as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1)—holy, acceptable, completely available to God. It’s acknowledging that He is the Owner and Controller of your life, not you.

This kind of humility means:

• You don’t argue with God’s instructions
• You don’t insist on your own way
• You don’t bring your status or achievements before Him as bargaining chips
• You come empty-handed, desperate, dependent

Naaman: The Miracle Almost Lost to Pride

The story of Naaman is a powerful warning about what pride can cost you. Naaman was a great man—commander of the Syrian army, wealthy, respected, victorious. But he was a leper. When he came to Elisha for healing, he expected special treatment. He expected the prophet to come out, wave his hand over the leprosy, and call on God dramatically.

Instead, Elisha sent a messenger with a simple instruction: “Go and wash in Jordan seven times.”

Naaman was furious. He said, “Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.” He expected a performance. He expected recognition of his status. Instead, he got a command to dip in a muddy river.

His pride almost cost him his miracle. He turned away in rage, ready to go back home still leprous. But his servants—bless them—approached him humbly and said, “My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?”

Naaman listened. He humbled himself, went down to the Jordan, dipped seven times, and came out with skin like that of a little child.

The lesson is clear: pride blocks miracles; humility opens the door.

God’s War on Pride

Daddy Adeboye states plainly: “He hates pride.” This is not an overstatement. Scripture is filled with God’s opposition to the proud:

• Proverbs 6:16-17 lists “a proud look” as the first of seven things God hates
• Proverbs 16:5 says, “Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD”
• James 4:6 declares, “God resisteth the proud”
• 1 Peter 5:5 repeats, “God resisteth the proud”

The word “resisteth” is strong—it means God sets Himself in opposition to the proud. He actively works against them. If you are proud, you are not just missing out on God’s help—you are facing His resistance.

But to the humble, He gives grace. He gives help. He gives favour.

David: A Model of Humility

The devotional points to David as an example of someone who enjoyed God’s help throughout his life because of his humility. Despite being a king, a warrior, a psalmist, David never forgot his place before God.

In Psalm 8:4, he wrote: “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?” He saw himself as a mere work of creation, amazed that the Creator would pay attention to him.

When the ark of God was brought to Jerusalem, David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a linen ephod—not his royal robes. When his wife Michal despised him for it, he replied, “It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father… Therefore will I play before the LORD, and I will yet be more vile than thus” (2 Samuel 6:21-22). He was willing to be even more undignified in his worship.

Because of this humility, God helped David continually. He died at a good old age, full of riches and honour. His humility opened the door for a lifetime of divine assistance.

How to Practice Humility Before God

1. Present Your Body as a Living Sacrifice
Romans 12:1 calls this your “reasonable service.” It means giving God complete control over your life—your time, your resources, your plans, your relationships, your future. You are no longer the owner; you are the steward.

2. Come Empty-Handed Before Him
When you pray, don’t bring your resume. Don’t remind God of your achievements, your status, your wealth. Come as a beggar in need of bread. The ground is level at the cross.

3. Obey Without Arguing
Naaman almost lost his miracle because he argued with God’s instructions. When God tells you to do something—even if it seems beneath you, even if it doesn’t make sense—obey. Humility says, “Your word is final.”

4. Accept Lowly Positions
Jesus washed feet. David danced in an ephod. The greatest in the kingdom are the servants of all. Don’t be too important to serve, to clean, to help, to be unnoticed.

5. Welcome Correction
The humble person can receive rebuke. Naaman’s servants corrected him, and he listened. When someone speaks truth to you—even if they are beneath you socially—receive it. It may save your miracle.

What Pride Costs You

The devotional implies several costs of pride:

• Lost miracles: Like Naaman almost experienced
• God’s resistance: Active opposition from heaven
• Unanswered prayers: God hears the humble, but the proud He knows afar off
• Stolen blessing: What should have been yours goes to someone more humble

What Humility Gains You

Conversely, humility brings:

• God’s attention: He hears the desire of the humble
• God’s help: He is quick to help the humble
• God’s lifting: He raises the humble in due time
• Sustained blessing: Like David, you can end your life full of honour

The Surrender That Attracts Help

The devotional emphasizes that humility is not just an attitude—it’s an action. It’s presenting your body as a living sacrifice. It’s total surrender. It’s saying to God, “I am Yours completely. Do with me as You please.”

This kind of surrender is what attracts God’s help because it removes the biggest obstacle to His work: you. When you stop trying to control things, God can take control. When you stop leaning on your own understanding, He can direct your paths. When you stop trusting in your status, He can fight your battles.

Conclusion: Humble Yourself and Be Lifted

The promise is clear: humble yourself, and He shall lift you up. Not in your timing, but in His. Not in your way, but in His. But the lifting is certain.

• Naaman humbled himself and was lifted from leprosy to health.
• David humbled himself and was lifted from shepherd to king.
• You humble yourself, and God will lift you from your situation to His solution.

Don’t let pride rob you of your miracle. Don’t let your status keep you from your blessing. Lay it all down. Come empty. Come humbly. Come surrendered. And watch what God does.

Pray this:
“Father, I come before You in humility. I lay down my status, my achievements, my pride. I present my body as a living sacrifice to You. I surrender completely—my life, my family, my future, my all. I don’t come with demands; I come with empty hands. Lift me up, Lord, in Your time and Your way. I receive Your grace. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• Examine your pride: Ask the Holy Spirit to show you areas where pride is operating—in your prayers, your service, your relationships. Confess them.
• Practice humility this week: Find a task that is beneath you and do it cheerfully. Serve someone who cannot repay you. Accept a correction without defensiveness.
• Come empty to prayer: Before you pray this week, pause and remind yourself that you are coming before the Creator of the universe. Lay aside your titles and achievements.
• Memorize James 4:10: Write it down, put it where you’ll see it, and declare it daily: “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”

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The Open Heavens 26 April 2026 devotional for today is ATTRACTING GOD’S HELP II.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

• Read: RCCG Open Heavens 25 April 2026 Devotional

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OPEN HEAVENS 26 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: ATTRACTING GOD’S HELP II

MEMORISE
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
Ephesians 6:7

READ: Genesis 18:1-10

1 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

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RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 26 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

Today, I will be discussing how God’s children can attract His help by serving Him willingly, joyfully, and wholeheartedly.

In today’s Bible reading, when Abraham saw three men passing by his tent, he ran to meet them and invited them to take a break from their journey by resting under the shade of a nearby tree. Even though they were complete strangers, he voluntarily offered to host them, and by so doing, he unknowingly hosted God’s presence. Abraham’s hospitality must have prompted God to arise for him and heal the barrenness he was experiencing in his marriage. Those who serve God voluntarily always attract His help.

One day, someone asked me, “Sir, what do you think about instrumentalists who insist on being paid by churches before they minister with their instruments? Should they be paid?” I replied, “No one pays for the same service twice. If they insist on being paid before they minister, the church should pay them. However, they should not expect any special blessing from God for their service because the church has already paid them.” If a fellow insists on being paid to serve God, such a fellow should not expect any special help from God on account of that service. A son who asks his father to pay him before he will wash the father’s car cannot expect to enjoy the same benefits as the one who serves the father willingly and joyfully.

One of the reasons I enjoy God’s help today is that | left everything to serve Him when there was nothing enticing, humanly speaking, about working for Him.

There is a difference between serving man and serving God. With a man, it is possible for a fellow to get away with eye service and even get promoted, even though he or she is not serving willingly from the heart. However, God sees the heart, and if anyone serves Him unwillingly, не does not owe such a person any reward.

And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly love you, the less I be loved.
2 Corinthians 12:15

In the Scripture above, Apostle Paul expressed his willingness to spend and be spent for the work of God, not only because he loved God but also because he loved the people whom God had sent him to.

Beloved, if you want to attract God’s help, serve Him willingly and wholeheartedly. He is faithful, and He will never forget your labour of love (Hebrews 6:10).

KEY POINT:

Those who serve God willingly, joyfully, and wholeheartedly will attract His help and blessings.

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MEMORISE: Ephesians 6:7

“With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men.”
This verse captures the heart of true service. It’s not about what you do, but the attitude behind it. Paul instructs us to serve “with good will”—willingly, cheerfully, from the heart. And the key is the audience: we serve “as to the Lord, and not to men.” When your service is directed to God, human recognition becomes irrelevant. You don’t need applause, payment, or promotion because you’re serving the One who sees in secret and rewards openly. This is the kind of service that attracts divine help.

BIBLE READING: Genesis 18:1-10

This passage records one of the most remarkable hospitality stories in Scripture. Abraham was sitting at his tent door in the heat of the day when he saw three men standing nearby. He immediately ran to meet them, bowed himself to the ground, and begged them to stay for refreshment. He offered water to wash their feet, rest under the tree, and bread to comfort their hearts. He then hurried to Sarah to prepare cakes, ran to the herd to choose a tender calf, and had it prepared. He stood by them under the tree while they ate, treating them like royalty. After the meal, one of the visitors—revealed to be the LORD Himself—said, “I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.” This passage demonstrates that willing, joyful, wholehearted service to others can open the door for God to visit you with your miracle.

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The Service That Attracts Divine Help

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye continues his teaching on how to attract God’s help. He moves from crying out to God to serving God willingly and wholeheartedly. This is not about earning salvation—it’s about positioning yourself for the overflow of God’s blessing through a heart of service.

Abraham: The Man Who Served Strangers and Met God

The Bible reading gives us the classic example of Abraham’s hospitality. Notice the details:

• He ran to meet them—urgency in service
• He bowed to the ground—humility in service
• He begged them to stay—persistence in service
• He offered water for their feet—practical service
• He promised bread to comfort their hearts—thoughtful service
• He hurried to Sarah—involving others in service
• He ran to the herd—sacrificial service (a tender calf was valuable)
• He stood by them while they ate—attentive service

Abraham didn’t know these men were divine visitors. As far as he knew, they were just travelers passing by in the heat of the day. But he treated them like kings. He gave his best, his time, his resources, his attention—all to strangers.

And what was the result? God visited him with the impossible. Sarah, barren for decades, past the age of childbearing, received the promise of a son. The willing servant became the recipient of a miracle.

The Difference Between Paid Service and Willing Service

Daddy Adeboye addresses a practical question that reveals a deep spiritual principle: Should church instrumentalists be paid?

His answer is profound: “No one pays for the same service twice. If they insist on being paid before they minister, the church should pay them. However, they should not expect any special blessing from God for their service because the church has already paid them.”

This doesn’t mean it’s wrong to receive payment for work done in ministry. The Bible says the labourer is worthy of his hire. But it reveals a principle: when you serve for payment, you receive payment. When you serve willingly, you position yourself for divine reward.

A son who asks his father to pay him before washing the car cannot expect the same benefits as the son who serves willingly. The paid son gets money. The willing son gets a relationship, favour, and access.

Eye Service vs. Heart Service

The devotional makes a crucial distinction between serving man and serving God. When you serve man, you can sometimes get away with eye service—working hard only when the boss is watching, slacking off when no one sees. You might even get promoted based on appearances.

But God sees the heart. You cannot fool Him with eye service. He knows whether you serve willingly or grudgingly. He knows whether your heart is in it or not. And if you serve unwillingly, He does not owe you any reward.

This is sobering. It means that much of what we call “service” in the church may earn us nothing in heaven if our hearts are not in it. The songs we sing without feeling, the duties we perform without joy, the hours we put in without love—God sees it all, and He responds accordingly.

Paul’s Example of Willing Sacrifice

The devotional quotes 2 Corinthians 12:15, where Paul declares: “And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.”

Notice the key words:

• Gladly—not grudgingly
• Spend and be spent—not holding back
• Though the less I be loved—not dependent on response

Paul served not because people appreciated him, but because he loved God and loved the people God sent him to. His service was not conditional on their gratitude. He served willingly even when his love was not returned.

This is the level of service that attracts God’s attention. When you serve without expecting anything back—not payment, not praise, not appreciation—you create a debt that only God can repay. And He always pays His debts.

Why Willing Service Attracts God’s Help

1. It Reflects God’s Own Heart
God is a willing Giver. He didn’t send Jesus grudgingly. He doesn’t bless reluctantly. When we serve willingly, we reflect His nature, and He is drawn to those who reflect Him.

2. It Demonstrates Trust
When you serve without demanding payment or recognition, you’re showing that you trust God to be your reward. You’re not depending on human provision for your motivation. This kind of trust moves His heart.

3. It Positions You for Blessing
Abraham served strangers and received a son. The widow of Zarephath served Elijah and received endless flour and oil. The Shunammite woman served Elisha and received a child. Service positions you on the pathway of blessing.

4. It Opens Doors You Cannot Open
When you serve willingly, God becomes obligated—not because you earned it, but because He is faithful. Hebrews 6:10 says, “God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love.” He keeps records. He remembers. He repays.

How to Serve Willingly

1. Check Your Heart
Before you serve, ask yourself: Why am I doing this? Am I seeking recognition? Am I hoping for something in return? Or am I doing it as unto the Lord? Adjust your heart before you lift your hand.

2. Serve Without Conditions
Don’t say, “I’ll serve if I get this position” or “I’ll help if they appreciate me.” Serve because you love God. Serve because it’s who you are. Serve without strings attached.

3. Give Your Best
Abraham gave a tender calf—the best he had. Don’t give God your leftovers—your leftover time, leftover energy, leftover resources. Give your best, and He will notice.

4. Be Attentive Like Abraham
Abraham stood by while the visitors ate. He was present, available, attentive. When you serve, be fully there. Don’t multitask your way through ministry. Be present with God and with people.

5. Involve Others
Abraham got Sarah involved. Willing service is contagious. When you serve joyfully, you draw others into the joy of serving with you.

What Kind of Service Attracts Help?

The devotional applies to every form of service:

• Church work: Ushering, cleaning, teaching, singing
• Helping others: Visiting the sick, feeding the poor, encouraging the downcast
• Financial giving: Tithing, offerings, supporting missions
• Prayer ministry: Interceding for others, standing in the gap
• Hospitality: Opening your home, feeding guests, hosting strangers

Whatever form your service takes, do it willingly, joyfully, as unto the Lord.

Conclusion: Your Service Is Not in Vain

You may serve in obscurity. You may give when no one notices. You may work when no one appreciates you. But God sees. God remembers. God repays.

Abraham didn’t know he was serving angels, but God knew. The strangers didn’t know they were bringing a miracle, but God did. Your service today may be opening the door for your visitation tomorrow.

Keep serving. Serve willingly. Serve joyfully. Serve as unto the Lord. And watch what God does.

Pray this:
“Father, forgive me for the times I have served grudgingly, seeking recognition or reward. Create in me a willing heart. Let me serve You and Your people with joy, as unto You alone. I don’t need payment or praise—You are my reward. Use my hands, my time, my resources for Your glory. And as I serve, visit me with Your blessing. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• Examine your service: This week, look at everything you do for God and others. Check your heart. Are you serving willingly or grudgingly?
• Find one hidden service: Look for something that needs to be done that no one else wants to do—and do it cheerfully, without telling anyone.
• Serve someone who cannot repay you: Visit a shut-in, help a struggling family, encourage someone who has nothing to give back. Let your service be pure.
• Thank those who serve you: Recognize the willing servants in your life—your pastor, your ushers, your volunteers—and encourage them with your appreciation.

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The Open Heavens 25 April 2026 devotional for today is ATTRACTING GOD’S HELP I.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

• Read: RCCG Open Heavens 24 April 2026 Devotional

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OPEN HEAVENS 25 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: ATTRACTING GOD’S HELP I

MEMORISE
But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, make no tarrying.
Psalm 70:5

READ: 2 Kings 6:1-7

1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

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RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 25 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

 It is very important for children of God to know the things they can do to attract God’s help. The Bible is filled with several accounts of how people attracted God’s help, and over the next few days, l will be discussing some of these accounts and things you can do to attract divine help.

In today’s Bible reading, the sons of the prophets were felling wood by River Jordan when the axe head of the axe that one of them was using fell into the river. The man cried to the man of God for help, and God stepped in to remedy the situation. God helps those who cry to Him for help.

In Psalm 3:4, David said, “I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill.” Also, in Mark 10:46-52, Bartimaeus cried out to Jesus, and despite attempts by some people around him to shut him up, he refused to be silenced. As a result of his persistent cries for help, Jesus had mercy on him, and he received his sight.

Sometimes, when I see people praying nonchalantly, I wonder if they really want God’s help. If you really want to receive help from the only One who can truly come to your aid, you must shun pride and approach Him humbly for help. 2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

I remember when I just joined The Redeemed Christian Church of God. During a service, somebody on the altar said, “Praise the Lord,” and the fellow who was sitting beside me shouted ‘Hallelujah’ so loudly that I almost ran out of the church.

Beloved, don’t let anything prevent you from being fervent in the things of God. When it is time to praise Him, dance with all the strength within you. Also, when it is time to pray, let your focus be on Him alone. When you are in the presence of your Maker, nothing else should matter. Believe me, God is still in the business of performing miracles as He did in the days of old. If you humbly cry out to Him in prayers, He will indeed arise to help you.

ACTION POINT:

Call on God fervently today, and ask Him to come to your aid in all areas where you need His help.

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MEMORISE: Psalm 70:5

“But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.”
This verse captures the heart cry of someone who knows their desperate need for God. David doesn’t pretend to be self-sufficient. He openly declares his poverty and need. He doesn’t demand that God help him—he humbly asks. And he asks urgently: “make haste,” “make no tarrying.” This is not a casual prayer—it is the cry of someone who knows that without God’s intervention, they are lost. This is the kind of prayer that attracts divine help.

BIBLE READING: 2 Kings 6:1-7

This passage records a seemingly small miracle that reveals a great truth about God’s help. The sons of the prophets were building a larger dwelling place near the Jordan River. As they were cutting down trees, one man’s axe head fell into the water. This was a crisis because the axe was borrowed. In those days, an iron axe head was a valuable tool—losing one was a serious matter, especially since it belonged to someone else. The man cried out to Elisha, “Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.” Elisha asked where it fell, cut a stick, threw it in, and made the iron float. The man reached out and took it. This passage demonstrates that God cares about every detail of our lives—even lost tools—and He responds to the cry of those who call out to Him.

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How to Attract Divine Help

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye  begins a new series on the things that attract God’s help. He starts with the most fundamental of all: crying out to God. Not casual praying, not religious routine, but desperate, humble, persistent crying out to the only One who can truly help.

The Axe Head That Sank

The Bible reading gives us a simple but profound story. A group of prophets were cutting wood by the Jordan River. They were engaged in honest work, expanding their living space, serving God with their hands. But in the middle of their labor, disaster struck: an axe head flew off its handle and sank into the river.

This was not just an inconvenience. The man cried out, “Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.” The axe wasn’t his. He was responsible for returning it. Losing it would bring shame, debt, and difficulty. He was in trouble.

Notice what he did: he cried out. He didn’t try to dive in and find it himself. He didn’t pretend it didn’t matter. He didn’t hope the problem would go away. He went straight to the man of God and cried for help.

And God responded. Elisha threw a stick into the water, and the iron floated. The man reached out and took it. What was lost was found. What was sunk was raised.

The Cry That Cannot Be Ignored

The devotional gives other examples of people whose cries attracted God’s help:

David said in Psalm 3:4, “I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill.” David was a king, a warrior, a man after God’s own heart. But when trouble came, he didn’t rely on his status or his army. He cried out to God.

Bartimaeus was a blind beggar sitting by the road when Jesus passed by. When he heard it was Jesus, he began to cry out, “Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.” The crowd tried to silence him. They told him to be quiet. But he cried out even more. And Jesus stopped. He called for the man and gave him sight. His persistent cry overcame the crowd’s resistance and attracted the Master’s attention.

The Problem with Nonchalant Prayer

Daddy Adeboye makes a striking observation: “Sometimes, when I see people praying nonchalantly, I wonder if they really want God’s help.”

Nonchalant prayer is prayer without passion. It’s going through the motions without engaging the heart. It’s saying words without meaning them. It’s asking God for things while mentally checking out.

God is not impressed by eloquent prayers or religious routines. He is moved by desperate hearts. When you truly need something from God, it shows in how you pray. There is an urgency, a fervency, a focus that cannot be faked.

The Humility That Opens Heaven

The devotional quotes 2 Chronicles 7:14, which outlines the conditions for God to hear from heaven:

• Humble themselves: Acknowledge that you cannot help yourself
• Pray: Actually talk to God about your need
• Seek His face: Pursue His presence, not just His hand
• Turn from wicked ways: Repent of anything that blocks His blessing

Humility is the foundation. You cannot cry out to God while maintaining pride. You cannot acknowledge your desperate need while pretending to be self-sufficient. The cry for help only comes from those who know they cannot make it alone.

The Fervency That Moves Mountains

The devotional ends with a personal memory from Daddy Adeboye’s early days in RCCG. During a service, someone on the altar said, “Praise the Lord,” and the person sitting beside him shouted “Hallelujah!” so loudly that he almost ran out of the church.

That kind of fervency might seem excessive to some. It might seem undignified. But God is not looking for dignified worship—He is looking for heartfelt worship. When you are in the presence of your Maker, nothing else should matter.

• When it’s time to praise, praise with all your strength.
• When it’s time to pray, pray with all your focus.
• When it’s time to cry out, cry out with all your heart.

How to Cry Out Effectively

1. Recognize Your Need
The man with the axe head knew he was in trouble. David admitted he was poor and needy. Bartimaeus knew he was blind. You cannot cry out for help if you don’t know you need it. Be honest about your situation.

2. Be Specific
The man told Elisha exactly what happened—the axe head fell in the river. Bartimaeus was specific—he wanted to receive his sight. Don’t give God vague prayers. Tell Him exactly what you need.

3. Be Persistent
Bartimaeus cried out even when the crowd told him to be quiet. The more they tried to silence him, the louder he cried. Don’t let opposition—whether from people, circumstances, or the enemy—stop your cry.

4. Be Humble
The man didn’t demand that Elisha help him. He cried, “Alas, my master!” He acknowledged his dependence. Approach God not as someone entitled to His help, but as someone desperate for His mercy.

5. Be Fervent
Nonchalant prayer doesn’t work. If you really want God’s help, let your prayer show it. Put your heart into it. Let your voice reflect your desperation.

What Kind of Help Do You Need?

The devotional applies to every kind of need:

• Lost opportunities that need to be recovered like the axe head
• Blindness that needs sight like Bartimaeus
• Enemies that need deliverance like David
• Borrowed things that need restoration
• Impossible situations that need divine intervention

Whatever your need, the path is the same: cry out to God.

The God Who Hears Cries

The memory verse says, “Make haste unto me, O God.” David wasn’t afraid to ask God to hurry. He knew that God is not offended by urgent prayers. He is not bothered by desperate requests. He is moved by them.

The God who made iron float for a crying prophet is the same God today. The God who stopped for a crying beggar is the same God today. The God who heard David’s cry from the hill is the same God today.

He still hears. He still responds. He still helps.

Conclusion: Cry Out and Keep Crying

The man with the axe head cried once and received his miracle. Bartimaeus cried persistently and received his sight. David cried and was heard.

Your cry may need to be once. It may need to be persistent. But either way, the key is to cry out. Don’t suffer in silence. Don’t pretend you don’t need help. Don’t let pride or fear keep you quiet.

Open your mouth. Lift your voice. Cry out to the only One who can truly help. And watch what He does.

Pray this:
“Father, I come to You as someone poor and needy. I cannot help myself. I cannot fix my situation. I cry out to You for help. Hear my cry, O God. Make haste to help me. Let nothing silence my prayer. I will cry out until You answer. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• Identify your need: What is the one thing you most need God’s help with right now? Be specific.
• Set aside time for desperate prayer: This week, find a place where you can be alone and cry out to God without distraction. Let your prayer be fervent, not nonchalant.
• Refuse to be silenced: If people or circumstances try to discourage your prayer, cry out even more. Your persistence will be rewarded.
• Combine crying with turning: According to 2 Chronicles 7:14, crying out must be accompanied by turning from wicked ways. Examine your life and repent of anything blocking your prayers.

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The Open Heavens 24 April 2026 devotional for today is DIVINE VISITATION II.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

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OPEN HEAVENS 24 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: DIVINE VISITATION II

MEMORISE
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited US,
Luke 1:78

READ: Psalm 65:9-13

9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

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RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 24 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

Years ago, I travelled to Port Harcourt, a city in the South-South region of Nigeria, to hold a crusade, and God specifically told me who I was to stay with.

I obeyed the Lord, but I wondered why He chose this person because he was not a member of our church; we were just acquaintances, and I had many spiritual children I could have stayed with in that city. When I arrived at the fellow’s home, he treated me like a king. He also introduced me to his children, and I got on very well with them. One of them clung to me closely, and I started calling him my friend.

On the second day of the crusade, I was preparing to go to the crusade venue when my host drove in from his children’s school. I saw his other children with him, but I didn’t see the one I called my friend, so I asked after him.

To my shock, he replied, “Your friend is in the hospital, dying.” He added that he would not have told me if I had not asked, because he saw that I was preparing to go to the crusade venue. Immediately, God told me, “This is why I asked you to stay here.” I then said to him, “We will go to the hospital first. The crusade will wait.”

We went to the hospital, and I saw the boy sweating profusely even though he was completely naked in an air-conditioned room. I was told at that point that he had been poisoned in school. As I looked at the doctor, he signalled to me that there was no hope for the boy. Since God had earlier told me that He orchestrated my stay with the family for that reason, I simply said a short prayer and left for the crusade.

After the crusade, I returned to the man’s house, and as I was settling in, he drove in with my friend. He had been discharged from the hospital!

Beloved, as you see in today’s Bible reading, many good things will happen to you when God visits you. However, He cannot visit you and give you those good things if you have not given your life to Jesus Christ. If you are not yet born again, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and surrender your life completely to Him. When you do this, He will make you a part of His family and visit you with many tremendous blessings.

KEY POINT:

When God visits His children, blessing follow.

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MEMORISE: Luke 1:78

“Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us.”
This verse speaks of the coming of Jesus as the “dayspring”—the sunrise, the dawn, the breaking of a new day. It tells us that God’s visitation is not harsh or angry but flows from His “tender mercy.” When God visits, it is like the sun rising after a long night. Darkness scatters, warmth returns, and life springs forth. His visitation is always an expression of His compassionate heart toward His children.

BIBLE READING: Psalm 65:9-13

This passage is a beautiful description of God’s visitation upon the earth. It speaks of how He visits the land and waters it, enriching it greatly with the river of God full of water. He prepares the earth for crops, watering its furrows, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. The result is abundance: the pastures are clothed with flocks, the valleys are covered with corn, and everything shouts for joy and sings. This passage reveals that God’s visitation brings provision, fruitfulness, and joy. When He visits, barren places become fruitful, dry places become watered, and silent places break into song.

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The Divine Appointment Behind Every Miracle

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye shares a powerful personal testimony that reveals a profound truth: God often arranges our circumstances not just for our own blessing, but so that we can be channels of His blessing to others. His visitations are purposeful, and He positions us in specific places at specific times to accomplish specific miracles.

The Mysterious Instruction

The story begins with a seemingly simple instruction from God. Daddy Adeboye was travelling to Port Harcourt for a crusade, and God specifically told him who to stay with during his visit. This was puzzling because the person was not a member of the church—just an acquaintance. There were many spiritual children in that city who would have been honoured to host him. Why would God choose this particular man?

But Daddy Adeboye obeyed. He stayed where God told him to stay.

When he arrived, the host treated him like royalty. He introduced him to his children, and one of them—a particular boy—formed a close bond with Daddy Adeboye. They became friends, and Daddy Adeboye affectionately called him “my friend.”

The Crisis Revealed

On the second day of the crusade, Daddy Adeboye was preparing to leave for the venue when his host drove in from his children’s school. He saw the other children but not his special friend. He asked, “Where is my friend?”

The answer was devastating: “Your friend is in the hospital, dying.”

The host explained that he hadn’t planned to tell him because he saw Daddy Adeboye preparing for the crusade. He didn’t want to interrupt the ministry. But Daddy Adeboye had asked, and now the truth was out.

The boy had been poisoned at school. He was in the hospital, fighting for his life.

The Moment of Understanding

Then God spoke: “This is why I asked you to stay here.”

Suddenly, everything made sense. The mysterious instruction, the choice of host, the friendship with the boy—God had been arranging a divine appointment for deliverance. He knew the attack was coming before it happened, and He positioned His servant in exactly the right place at exactly the right time.

Daddy Adeboye immediately said, “We will go to the hospital first. The crusade will wait.”

At the hospital, the scene was dire. The boy was sweating profusely even though he was completely naked in an air-conditioned room. The poison was ravaging his body. The doctor’s expression said it all: there was no hope. Medically, the case was closed.

But Daddy Adeboye knew why he was there. He simply said a short prayer and left for the crusade.

After the service, he returned to the house. As he was settling in, his host drove in with the boy. He had been discharged. Alive. Healed. Restored.

The Pattern of Divine Visitation

This testimony reveals several important truths about how God’s visitation works:

1. God Knows the Future
Before the boy was poisoned, God knew it would happen. Before the crisis came, God had already arranged the solution. He positioned Daddy Adeboye in that house days in advance. This means that God is never caught off guard by your emergency. He has already prepared your deliverance.

2. Obedience Unlocks Protection
If Daddy Adeboye had chosen his own lodging—perhaps staying with one of his spiritual children for convenience or comfort—he would not have been in the right place when the crisis hit. His obedience to God’s specific instruction positioned him to be the channel of healing. Your obedience today may be preparing your deliverance for tomorrow.

3. God Uses Relationships
The boy had bonded with Daddy Adeboye. They had become friends. This relationship wasn’t accidental—it was part of God’s plan. When the crisis came, there was already a connection, a love, a concern that made intervention natural. God often works through the relationships He builds.

4. Ministry Can Wait, But Miracles Cannot
Daddy Adeboye was willing to delay the crusade to go to the hospital. He understood that saving a life was more important than keeping a schedule. Sometimes we are so focused on “ministry” that we miss the divine appointments right in front of us.

5. God’s Power Overrides Medical Verdicts
The doctor had given up. Medicine had failed. But God’s visitation overruled the prognosis. The boy who was dying came home alive. When God visits, human hopelessness becomes irrelevant.

What Happens When God Visits

The Bible reading in Psalm 65 describes the results of God’s visitation on the land:

• The earth is watered: Dry places receive rain
• Furrows are settled: Chaos becomes order
• Ridges are softened: Hard places become pliable
• Crops are blessed: Barrenness becomes fruitfulness
• Pastures are clothed: Nakedness becomes covering
• Valleys are covered: Emptiness becomes abundance
• Everything sings: Silence becomes praise

This is what happens when God visits a person, a family, a church, or a nation. Everything changes for the better.

The Prerequisite for Visitation

The devotional ends with a crucial point: God cannot visit you with these blessings if you have not given your life to Jesus Christ. His visitation is reserved for His children. The blessings described in Psalm 65—provision, fruitfulness, joy—flow from a relationship with Him.

If you are not yet born again, today’s message is an invitation. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Surrender your life completely to Him. When you do, He makes you part of His family. And as a child of God, you become eligible for His visitations—the divine appointments, the timely interventions, the miraculous deliverances.

How to Position Yourself for Visitation

1. Be Born Again: This is the foundation. You cannot experience the fullness of God’s visitation outside of a relationship with Him through Jesus Christ.
2. Obey Specific Instructions: God told Daddy Adeboye exactly where to stay. He may give you specific directions too. Obey them, even when they don’t make sense.
3. Build Relationships: The boy became “my friend.” Invest in the relationships God brings into your life. You never know which one will be the channel of your miracle.
4. Prioritize People Over Programs: Daddy Adeboye was willing to delay the crusade for one dying boy. Don’t be so busy with “ministry” that you miss the person God has placed before you.
5. Trust Even When Doctors Give Up: The medical report said no hope. God’s visitation said otherwise. Hold on to God’s word, not human prognoses.

Conclusion: Your Visitation Is Arranged

The boy in this testimony didn’t know that days before his poisoning, God was already arranging his rescue. The host didn’t know that his hospitality was positioning him for a miracle. Daddy Adeboye didn’t know why God chose that particular house until the crisis hit.

You may not understand your current circumstances. You may not know why God has placed you where you are, connected you to certain people, or given you specific instructions. But He knows. He sees the future. He has already arranged your visitation.

When the crisis comes – and it may come – you will discover that God was there first. He prepared your deliverance before your problem arrived.

Pray this:
“Father, I thank You that You know the future and have already prepared my deliverance. Thank You for the gift of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who makes me part of Your family. Help me to obey Your instructions, even when I don’t understand them. Position me for divine appointments. Use me to be a blessing to others, and let me receive Your visitation in every area of my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• If you are not born again, make that decision today. Pray a simple prayer, surrendering your life to Jesus Christ.
• Review your current circumstances: Is there a situation you don’t understand? A relationship that seems random? An instruction you’ve been resisting? Consider that God may be arranging your visitation.
• Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit: He may be prompting you to go somewhere, call someone, or do something that seems unrelated to your current need. Obey.
• Build your relationships: Invest time in the people God has placed around you. You never know who will be the channel of your miracle—or whose miracle you will be.
• Keep trusting: Even when doctors, experts, and circumstances say there’s no hope, hold on to the God who visits with tender mercy.

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The Open Heaven 23 April 2026 devotional for today is DIVINE VISITATION I.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

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OPEN HEAVEN 23 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: DIVINE VISITATION I

MEMORISE
Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
Job 10:12

READ: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

1 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.
3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
4 And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lordlooketh on the heart.
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

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RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 23 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

Today’s memory verse shows that God’s visitation brings life and preservation. When God visits a fellow, things begin to change positively in his or her life. His visitation always leaves a lasting mark in the lives of those He Visits.

In today’s Bible reading, God told Samuel to go to Jesse’s house to anoint the next king. When he got there, Jesse presented all his sons to him, except David. This shows the extent to which David was disregarded by his own family. However, the Almighty God had arranged a divine visitation for David while he was busy looking after his father’s sheep. God instructed Samuel to anoint him in the presence of his family members, and from that day on, things began to change positively in his life.

And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, l am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 28:13-14

In the Scripture above, the Almighty God visited Jacob, and from that day on, the blessings of the Lord became evident in his life. He became prosperous and continued to find favour in the sight of God and man.

When God visited Sarah, she laughed for joy, and those who heard her story rejoiced with her (Genesis 21:1-6). God also visited Hannah, and her years of barrenness and sorrow vanished (1 Samuel 1:19-20). Likewise, when He visited Joseph, his years of suffering, slavery, and hardship vanished overnight; he woke up as a prisoner but ended the day as Pharaoh’s second-in-command (Genesis 41:14, 41-44). The day God visited the man at the pool of Bethesda was the day he walked. Before then, he had been paralysed for 38 years (John 5:1-2).

Beloved, my Daddy specialises in making the impossible possible. If you are stuck in what seems like a hopeless situation, cry out to Him today and ask for a divine visitation. Inasmuch as you are His child, He will heed your cry and cause a positive turnaround in your life. I pray that God will visit you today, and every impossibility in your life will become possible, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please visit me and everything that concerns me, in Jesus’ name.

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MEMORISE: Job 10:12

“Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.”
This verse captures the essence of what happens when God visits a person. Job acknowledges that his very life and the favour he enjoys are gifts from God. But the most powerful phrase is “thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.” God’s visitation is not just a nice experience—it is preservation. It keeps your spirit alive when circumstances want to kill it. It maintains your sanity when madness threatens. It holds you together when everything else is falling apart.

BIBLE READING: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

This passage records the anointing of David as king of Israel. God sent Samuel to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem to anoint one of his sons as the next king. When Samuel arrived, he looked at Jesse’s eldest son, Eliab, and thought, “Surely this is the LORD’s anointed.” But God corrected him: “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” Jesse then presented seven of his sons to Samuel, one by one, but God rejected each one. Finally, Samuel asked, “Are here all thy children?” Jesse admitted there was still the youngest—David—who was out in the fields tending the sheep. They sent for him, and when he arrived, the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him: for this is he.” David was anointed in the presence of his brothers, and from that day forward, the Spirit of the LORD came upon him. This passage demonstrates that God’s visitation often comes when you are overlooked, disregarded, and hidden in the background.

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The God Who Visits the Forgotten

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye (Daddy Adeboye) brings us to one of the most comforting truths in Scripture: God specializes in visiting those whom everyone else has forgotten. When you are overlooked, disregarded, and hidden in the background, that is exactly when God shows up to change everything.

David: The Boy They Left in the Fields

The Bible reading tells the story of David’s anointing, and the details are striking. Samuel, the great prophet, arrived at Jesse’s house with a divine assignment: anoint the next king of Israel. Jesse, understandably excited, gathered all his sons to present them to the prophet.

One by one, they passed before Samuel. Eliab—tall, handsome, impressive. Surely this was the one. But God said no. Abinadab? No. Shammah? No. Seven sons in total, all presented, all rejected.

Then Samuel asked a question that must have stunned Jesse: “Are here all thy children?”

Jesse hesitated. “There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep.”

Think about what this means. Jesse had seven sons worthy of presentation. He brought out the best, the most eligible, the most impressive. But David? David was so insignificant in his father’s eyes that he wasn’t even called in from the fields. He was left with the sheep while his brothers met the prophet. He was forgotten.

But God had not forgotten him. While Jesse was presenting his seven sons, God was waiting for the eighth. While Samuel was rejecting one after another, God was looking at the field where a young shepherd boy was watching sheep. The boy no one thought to invite became the man God chose to anoint.

When David finally arrived, probably dusty and smelling of sheep, God said, “Arise, anoint him: for this is he.” And in that moment, everything changed. The forgotten boy became the chosen king. The disregarded youngest became the ancestor of Messiah.

What Divine Visitation Does

The devotional gives multiple examples of what happens when God visits:

For Sarah: God visited, and her years of barrenness ended. She who had been childless into old age became the mother of Isaac. Her laughter of despair became laughter of joy (Genesis 21:1-6).

For Hannah: God visited, and her sorrow vanished. The woman who wept at the temple, who was provoked by her rival, who poured out her soul in desperate prayer—became the mother of Samuel, the prophet who would anoint kings (1 Samuel 1:19-20).

For Joseph: God visited, and his years of suffering ended overnight. In the morning, he was a prisoner, forgotten in a dungeon. By evening, he was Pharaoh’s second-in-command, ruling Egypt (Genesis 41:14, 41-44).

For the man at Bethesda: God visited, and thirty-eight years of paralysis ended in a moment. The man who had no one to help him into the pool walked out carrying his bed (John 5:1-9).

For Jacob: God visited, and a fugitive running from his brother became the father of twelve tribes, the recipient of the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 28:13-14).

This is what divine visitation does. It doesn’t just improve your situation—it transforms it completely. It takes the forgotten and makes them famous. It takes the barren and makes them fruitful. It takes the prisoner and makes them prime minister.

You May Be Forgotten, But Not by God

The devotional speaks directly to those who feel overlooked:

• You may be the one left out when opportunities are shared
• You may be the one not invited to the table
• You may be the one working in the background while others get recognition
• You may be the one your family disregards
• You may be the one society has written off

But hear this: God sees you. Just as He saw David in the fields, He sees you in your hidden place. Just as He knew where Joseph was in prison, He knows where you are right now. And He is arranging a divine visitation that will change everything.

How to Position Yourself for Visitation

1. Stay Faithful in Your Current Assignment
David was doing his job when God visited him. He was tending sheep, protecting the flock, being faithful in the small thing. He didn’t neglect his duties because he felt overlooked. He kept working, and God visited him at his post.

2. Don’t Despise Your Low Position
David could have resented being left with the sheep. He could have complained about his brothers getting all the attention. But he didn’t. He accepted his place and waited on God. Your humility in the low place positions you for elevation.

3. Be Ready When Called
When Samuel sent for David, he came immediately. He didn’t say, “Tell the prophet to wait while I clean up.” He came as he was, and God accepted him. Be ready to respond when God’s call comes.

4. Cry Out for Visitation
The devotional says, “If you are stuck in what seems like a hopeless situation, cry out to Him today and ask for a divine visitation.” God responds to desperate prayer. Hannah cried out, and God visited. The man at Bethesda didn’t even ask, but Jesus saw him. Your cry reaches His heart.

5. Expect Impossibilities to Become Possible
The devotional declares: “Every impossibility in your life will become possible.” When God visits, natural laws don’t apply. Barren wombs conceive. Prison doors open. Sheep fields become palaces.

The Pattern of Visitation

Notice the pattern in all these testimonies:

1. Hopeless situation: Barrenness, prison, paralysis, rejection
2. Divine intervention: God sees, God hears, God comes
3. Complete transformation: Laughter, promotion, healing, kingship
4. Lasting impact: The change is permanent, not temporary

This is not just improvement—this is reversal. This is not just help—this is visitation.

What Kind of Visitation Do You Need?

The devotional asks: what area of your life needs God to visit?

• Barren areas: Places where nothing is growing, no matter what you do
• Prison areas: Places where you feel trapped, unable to escape
• Paralyzed areas: Places where you’ve been stuck for years
• Forgotten areas: Places where no one notices or remembers you
• Impossible areas: Places where human resources have failed completely

Whatever your need, God’s visitation is the answer.

Conclusion: Your Visitation Is Coming

David was in the fields, but God saw him. Sarah was in her tent, but God visited her. Hannah was at the temple, and God remembered her. Joseph was in prison, and God elevated him. The man was at the pool, and Jesus healed him.

Where are you right now? In a field? In a prison? In a tent? At a pool? Wherever you are, God knows your location. He is arranging your visitation. He is coming to where you are.

And when He comes, everything changes. The forgotten become famous. The barren become fruitful. The imprisoned become free. The impossible becomes possible.

Get ready. Your visitation is on the way.

Pray this:
“Father, I cry out to You for a divine visitation. You saw David in the fields when his family forgot him. You saw Joseph in prison when everyone else moved on. You saw Hannah at the temple when she was desperate. See me, Lord. Visit me today. Turn my hopeless situation around. Make every impossibility in my life possible. Let my visitation leave a lasting mark. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• Identify your “field”: Where are you currently positioned? What is your daily assignment? Recognize that God can visit you right where you are.
• Stay faithful: Don’t neglect your current responsibilities because you feel overlooked. Keep working, keep serving, keep trusting.
• Cry out daily: This week, set aside time each day to specifically ask God for a divine visitation in your situation.
• Watch for His coming: Be alert. Visitation often comes when you least expect it—through a person, a message, a circumstance. Don’t miss it.
• Prepare your testimony: Start thanking God now for the visitation you are believing for. When it comes, you’ll be ready to share.

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The Open Heavens 22 April 2026 devotional for today is REVERSING SHAME.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

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OPEN HEAVENS 22 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: REVERSING SHAME

MEMORISE
Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
Zephaniah 3:12

READ: John 2:1-11

1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

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RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 22 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

Sometime ago, a woman came to the church, saying, “Please, help me, I don’t know what to do.

My husband keeps wandering aimlessly at night without being in full control of his senses.” We led her to Christ and prayed with her. Shortly after, she was promoted at her workplace and got a new car.

As she couldn’t drive, she begged her husband to drive her to church so that her pastor could bless the car. He agreed and told her that he would only drive to the church premises, but he wouldn’t enter the building. He did so and sat in the car while his wife entered the church building. As he sat in the car, he could hear the sermon being preached.

After some time, an altar call was made, and he went inside the church to gave his life to Christ.

Some weeks later, the devil attacked him while he was driving to work. He lost his senses immediately and began to drive around aimlessly until the Holy Spirit took control and instructed him to drive to the church. When he got to the church and stepped out of the car, people could tell immediately that something was wrong with him. They sprang into action and helped him into the church. We prayed for him, and God took control of the situation. God knew beforehand that trouble was coming for the man, and if he hadn’t become born again, he would have gone mad. Therefore, He arranged for a place where he could turn to in the day of trouble. I pray that every plan of shame the enemy has arranged for you will be cancelled today, in Jesus’ name.

In today’s Bible reading, a couple was getting married, and Jesus was invited to the feast.

Everything was going well until they ran out of wine. They had not even started their lives together, but they were already experiencing a crisis and were on the verge of being put to shame.

Thankfully, Jesus turned what would have resulted in shame into honour, as they later had more than enough good wine to serve their guests.

Beloved, Romans 10:11 says that whosoever believes in God will not be ashamed. If you are currently in a shameful situation, put your trust in God and cry out to Him. He will heed your cry and turn your shame into a testimony, in Jesus’ name.

KEY POINT:

Father, please never let me experience shame in any area of my life, in Jesus’ name.

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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 22 APRIL 2026 COMMENTARY

MEMORISE: Zephaniah 3:12

“I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.”
This verse reveals a surprising truth: God often allows His people to go through affliction and poverty not to destroy them, but to teach them where their true trust belongs. When everything else is stripped away, when human resources fail, when we are brought low—that is when we learn to trust in the name of the LORD. The verse is a promise that even in our lowest state, God preserves a remnant who know that His name is their only hope.

BIBLE READING: John 2:1-11

This passage records the first miracle of Jesus, performed at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. The wedding was a celebration, a time of joy and honor for the newly married couple. But halfway through the feast, a disaster struck: they ran out of wine. In that culture, running out of wine at a wedding was not just an inconvenience—it was a profound shame. It would mark the couple and their family for years to come. Mary, the mother of Jesus, noticed the problem and brought it to His attention. Jesus initially responded that His hour had not yet come, but Mary told the servants, “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.” Jesus instructed them to fill six stone waterpots with water, then draw some out and take it to the governor of the feast. When the governor tasted it, it was not water—it was the best wine of the feast. This miracle demonstrated that Jesus can take a situation destined for shame and turn it into a display of His glory.

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The God Who Turns Shame into Honour

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye reveals another dimension of God’s power to reverse the irreversible: He specializes in turning shame into honour. When you are on the verge of disgrace, when everything is falling apart, when the enemy has planned your public humiliation—that is exactly when God steps in to arrange a divine rescue.

The Man Who Was Destined for Madness

The devotional shares a remarkable testimony of a couple facing a terrifying situation. The wife came to church desperate: “Please help me, I don’t know what to do. My husband keeps wandering aimlessly at night without being in full control of his senses.”

Something was seriously wrong. The man was losing his mind, and the attacks were coming at night. His wife led her to Christ, and the church prayed with her. Shortly after, God blessed her with a promotion at work and a new car.

But here’s where the story gets interesting. She couldn’t drive, so she asked her husband to drive her to church so the pastor could bless the car. He agreed but made a condition: he would only drive to the church premises; he wouldn’t enter the building. He sat in the car while she went inside.

But as he sat there, he could hear the sermon being preached. The Word of God was reaching him even through the car windows. When the altar call was made, something shifted. He got out of the car, went inside, and gave his life to Christ.

Some weeks later, the devil attacked him while he was driving to work. He lost his senses completely and began driving aimlessly, wandering just as his wife had described. But this time, something was different. The Holy Spirit took control and instructed him to drive to the church.

When he arrived and stepped out, people could immediately see something was wrong. They sprang into action, helped him inside, and prayed. God took control of the situation.

Daddy Adeboye makes a profound observation: God knew beforehand that trouble was coming for this man. He knew the enemy planned to drive him mad. So He arranged a divine insurance policy—he arranged for the man to be born again before the attack came. If he hadn’t become a child of God, he would have been lost. But because he was now in the family, he had a place to run to when trouble struck.

The shame of madness was turned into the testimony of deliverance.

The Wedding That Ran Out of Wine

The Bible reading presents another situation ripe for shame. A wedding feast was in progress—a celebration of love, family, and community. But halfway through, disaster struck: the wine ran out.

In that culture, this was catastrophic. It wasn’t just an embarrassment; it was a lasting shame. The couple would be remembered for years as the ones who couldn’t provide properly for their guests. Their marriage would start under a cloud of disgrace.

But Jesus was there. His mother noticed the problem and brought it to Him. She didn’t tell Him what to do; she simply presented the need and told the servants, “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.”

Jesus instructed them to fill six stone waterpots—the kind used for Jewish purification rites—with water. When they drew it out and took it to the master of the feast, it wasn’t water anymore. It was wine, and not just any wine—the best wine of the feast.

Think about what happened here. The couple’s shame was not just covered—it was completely reversed. What should have been their greatest embarrassment became the moment the glory of Jesus was revealed. The waterpots of purification, symbols of the old way, became vessels of new wine. Their potential shame became their lasting honour.

The Promise: No Shame for Those Who Trust

The devotional anchors this truth in Romans 10:11: “Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.” This is not just a nice sentiment—it’s a divine guarantee.

• You shall not be ashamed for trusting Him when others said you were foolish.
• You shall not be ashamed when your situation seems hopeless.
• You shall not be ashamed when the enemy plans your downfall.
• You shall not be ashamed when everything around you is collapsing.

God Himself guarantees your honour. He will not let His child be put to shame.

How God Turns Shame into Honour

1. He Arranges Preemptive Protection
The man was born again before the attack came. God knew what was coming and positioned him in a place of safety. Sometimes God’s preparation looks like ordinary obedience—attending church, responding to altar calls, joining prayer groups. But these seemingly small steps become lifelines when trouble strikes.

2. He Uses the Humble to Confound the Mighty
The man sat in the car, refusing to enter church, but the Word still reached him. God can use any means to draw His children. He doesn’t need perfect circumstances to work.

3. He Provides a Place of Refuge
The church became a sanctuary when the attack came. When the enemy struck, there was a place to run to. God’s house is not just a building—it’s a shelter in the time of storm.

4. He Turns Crisis into Testimony
The man who was supposed to go mad became a testimony of deliverance. The couple who ran out of wine became the showcase of Jesus’ glory. Your greatest crisis can become your greatest testimony.

What Kind of Shame Needs Reversing?

The devotional speaks to every form of shame:

• Marital shame: Relationships that are failing, secrets being exposed
• Financial shame: Debt, bankruptcy, inability to provide
• Family shame: Children gone astray, scandals, disgrace
• Personal shame: Addictions, failures, secret sins coming to light
• Professional shame: Demotion, firing, public failure
• Health shame: Conditions that humiliate, bodies that betray

Whatever form of shame is threatening you, the God of the wedding at Cana is your God.

How to Position Yourself for Honour

1. Invite Jesus to Your Feast: The couple invited Jesus to their wedding. Is He invited to your life? Your home? Your marriage? Your business? His presence is essential for turning shame into honour.
2. Bring Your Problem to Him: Mary didn’t hide the wine shortage. She brought it to Jesus. Don’t cover your shame—bring it to the One who can reverse it.
3. Do Whatever He Says: The servants filled waterpots even though it seemed pointless. They drew water even though wine was needed. Obedience to His instructions, no matter how illogical, is the path to miracle.
4. Trust in His Name: The memory verse says the afflicted and poor will trust in the name of the LORD. When you have nothing else, trust His name. His name is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.
5. Stay in the Refuge: The man drove to the church when attacked. He knew where to go. Make sure you have a spiritual home, a place of refuge, before trouble comes.

The Enemy’s Plans Cancelled

The devotional declares: “I pray that every plan of shame the enemy has arranged for you will be cancelled today.”

The enemy is a planner. He arranges scenarios designed to humiliate you. He sets traps to expose you. He prepares stages for your public disgrace.

But God is the Canceller. He cancels the enemy’s plans. He overturns the verdict. He shuts down the prosecution. He turns the stage of shame into a platform for testimony.

Conclusion: Your Shame Is Becoming Your Honour

The man destined for madness is now a testimony. The couple who ran out of wine are now part of Scripture. Your story can be next.

Whatever shame is threatening you—whether it’s already happened or is still looming—bring it to Jesus. Invite Him to your feast. Do what He says. Trust in His name.

He will not let you be ashamed. He will turn your water into wine. He will make the best wine come last.

Pray this:
“Father, I bring my shame to You today. The things that threaten to disgrace me. The situations that seem destined for humiliation. The enemy’s plans against me. I cancel them in Jesus’ name. Turn my shame into honour. Make the best wine come last in my life. Let me not be ashamed for trusting You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• Identify the shame: What situation is threatening to disgrace you? Write it down. Be honest.
• Invite Jesus in: Pray specifically over that area, acknowledging His Lordship.
• Do what He says: This week, identify one instruction God has given you that you’ve been ignoring. Obey it, even if it seems small or illogical.
• Find your refuge: If you don’t have a church home, find one. If you have one, commit to it. Make sure you have a place to run to when trouble comes.
• Declare His promise: Memorize Romans 10:11 and speak it over your situation daily: “Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.”

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The Open Heavens 21 April 2026 devotional for today is REVERSING SICKNESS.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

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OPEN HEAVENS 21 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: REVERSING SICKNESS

MEMORISE
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
Malachi 4:2

READ: Acts 9:32-34

32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

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RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 21 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

There was once a young boy whose idol-worshipping parents took to an Ifa priest – a traditional spiritualist – when he was born. When they got to the priest, he looked at the baby and said, “You had better take this boy to Jesus Christ.” On hearing that, his parents got upset and said, “What kind of nonsense is this? How can an Ifa priest recommend Jesus?

Something must be wrong with you.” As they took the boy away from the place, he suddenly fell sick and subsequently suffered poor health all through his childhood. His parents took him everywhere in search of a solution, but the boy kept falling sick.

One day, someone told the boy’s parents to bring him to one of our programmes. They brought him to the programme covered in all kinds of charms.

As I was preaching, I suddenly noticed a little stir in the congregation. After the service, I enquired about what caused the commotion earlier, and I was told that, during the service, the boy’s mother removed his shirt and hung it on a chair because the sun was scorching hot, and the heat became unbearable for him. Shortly after, a snake came out of the boy’s shirt while I was ministering. The power of God came down heavily and dealt with every evil force that was working against the boy.

The snake was killed, and the boy received total deliverance from sickness. I pray that God will uproot anything He has not planted in your body, in Jesus’ name.

Today’s Bible reading tells us about a man, Aeneas, who was bedridden for eight years. He must have had different types of bedsores for those eight years since he couldn’t move by himself, and must have been at the mercy of everyone around him until Peter visited his hometown, Lydda. On seeing him, Peter commanded him to arise and make his bed. Imagine someone who couldn’t move from his bed by himself for eight years suddenly rising up to make his bed and move around.

Beloved, God can make long-lasting illnesses disappear in the twinkling of an eye. Therefore, if you are sick or have a loved one who is sick, call on Him today, and He will reverse that sickness and turn it into good health. I pray that God’s power will destroy any illness that might exist in your body and give you divine health, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please reverse any incurable sickness that exists in my life or those of my loves ones, in Jesus’ name.

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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 21 APRIL 2026 COMMENTARY

MEMORISE: Malachi 4:2

“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”
This beautiful promise paints a picture of the Messiah as the Sun of Righteousness, bringing healing not just as an occasional act but as part of His very nature. Just as the sun rises without fail each morning, bringing light and warmth, Jesus arises over His people bringing healing. The phrase “healing in his wings” suggests the rays of the sun spreading out like wings, touching everything with life and restoration. Those who fear God can expect this continual, natural flow of healing from His presence.

BIBLE READING: Acts 9:32-34

This passage records Peter’s ministry in Lydda, where he encountered a man named Aeneas who had been bedridden for eight years. Aeneas was paralyzed, completely dependent on others, unable to move or care for himself. Eight years of lying in one place would have brought bedsores, muscle wasting, and complete loss of dignity. When Peter saw him, he didn’t pray a long prayer or organize a healing service. He simply spoke: “Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed.” Immediately, Aeneas arose. The command to “make thy bed” was significant—it showed that his healing was complete. He wasn’t just able to stand; he was able to work, to serve, to function normally. This passage demonstrates that Jesus Christ is still in the business of making people whole, and His power can reverse even long-standing conditions in an instant.

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The Sun of Righteousness Rises with Healing

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye brings us face to face with Jesus as the Sun of Righteousness—the One whose very presence carries healing. Just as the physical sun brings light to darkness and warmth to cold, Jesus brings healing to sickness and deliverance to bondage. And no force of darkness can stand when He arises.

The Boy the Idol Priest Rejected

The devotional opens with one of the most remarkable testimonies you will ever hear. A baby boy was born to idol-worshipping parents, and they took him to an Ifa priest (a traditional spiritualist) for blessings or initiation. But when the priest looked at the baby, he gave a shocking response: “You had better take this boy to Jesus Christ.”

The parents were furious. “What kind of nonsense is this? How can an Ifa priest recommend Jesus? Something must be wrong with you.”

They stormed out with the baby, rejecting the priest’s counsel. But as they left, the boy suddenly fell sick. From that moment on, he suffered poor health throughout his childhood. His parents took him everywhere—to doctors, to native doctors, to every conceivable source of help—but the boy kept falling sick. Nothing worked.

Years passed. The boy remained sick, weak, afflicted. His parents, despite their anger at the priest’s words, had spent everything seeking a solution. They had covered him with charms, hoping for protection and healing. But the sickness persisted.

Then someone told them about a programme where Daddy Adeboye would be ministering. Desperate, they brought the boy, still covered in all kinds of charms, hoping for a miracle.

During the service, something unusual happened. The sun was scorching hot, and the boy’s mother removed his shirt, hanging it on a chair nearby to give him some relief. As Daddy Adeboye was preaching, a little stir occurred in the congregation. After the service, he asked what had happened.

The report was astonishing: while the Word was going forth, a snake came out of the boy’s shirt. The power of God came down heavily, and the snake was killed on the spot. The boy received total deliverance from sickness.

All those years, the boy’s sickness was not just illness—it was demonic infestation. A snake had been operating in his body, causing continual affliction. The charms his parents placed on him couldn’t help because they were part of the problem, not the solution. But when the Sun of Righteousness arose with healing in His wings, the snake had to come out. The power of God exposed and destroyed what darkness had hidden.

Aeneas: Eight Years on a Bed

The Bible reading gives us another powerful example of instantaneous healing. Aeneas had been bedridden for eight years. Eight years of paralysis. Eight years of bedsores. Eight years of depending on others for everything. Eight years of watching life pass him by.

Then Peter came to Lydda. He didn’t bring a medical team. He didn’t bring expensive equipment. He brought the name of Jesus. He looked at Aeneas and said, “Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed.”

Notice the command: “make thy bed.” This was not just about getting up—it was about taking responsibility. It was proof that the healing was complete. A man who couldn’t move for eight years was now expected to fold his bedding and arrange his sleeping area. And he did it.

Eight years of paralysis ended in a moment. One encounter with the power of Jesus reversed everything.

What These Testimonies Teach Us

1. Sickness Can Have Spiritual Roots
The boy’s illness was not just physical—it was connected to demonic activity. A snake in his shirt represented a spiritual attack manifesting physically. Not all sickness is directly caused by demons, but some certainly is. When medicine fails repeatedly, when patterns of illness persist despite treatment, it may be time to look beyond the physical.

2. Human Solutions Cannot Solve Spiritual Problems
The parents took the boy everywhere—doctors, native doctors, charms, rituals. Nothing worked. In fact, the charms probably made things worse because they connected him more deeply to the powers that were afflicting him. Only Jesus could set him free.

3. Divine Appointments Break Long-Term Bondage
The boy was brought to the programme. Aeneas was visited by Peter. God arranges meetings between His power and our need. You may have been sick for years, but your divine appointment is on the calendar.

4. Healing Can Be Instantaneous
Eight years ended in a moment. A lifetime of sickness ended when the snake came out. God doesn’t need time to heal. He can do in an instant what medicine cannot do in decades.

5. Exposure Brings Deliverance
The snake came out when the Word was going forth. The power of God exposes what darkness tries to hide. When Jesus arises, hidden things are revealed and destroyed.

What Kind of Sickness Needs Reversing?

The devotional addresses every form of illness:

• Chronic conditions that have lasted years
• Mysterious illnesses that doctors cannot diagnose
• Spiritual attacks manifesting as physical symptoms
• Generational sickness that runs in families
• Incurable diseases that medicine has given up on

Whatever form your sickness has taken, the Sun of Righteousness can arise over it.

How to Receive Your Healing

1. Call on Him: The devotional says, “If you are sick or have a loved one who is sick, call on Him today.” Not tomorrow. Not when you feel more worthy. Today. Now.
2. Come to Where His Power Is: The boy was brought to the programme. Aeneas was in Lydda when Peter came. Position yourself where God is moving—church, healing services, places where the Word is preached with power.
3. Remove Hindrances: The mother removed the boy’s shirt, exposing what was hidden. Sometimes you need to remove things that give the enemy a foothold—charms, objects, ungodly covenants. Let the light in.
4. Receive the Word: When Peter spoke, Aeneas arose. When the Word went forth, the snake came out. The Word of God carries healing power. Receive it, believe it, act on it.
5. Take Up Your Bed: When healing comes, don’t stay in bed. Get up and do what you couldn’t do before. Your action proves your healing and frustrates the enemy.

The Snake Must Come Out

The detail about the snake is crucial. For years, a snake had been operating in that boy’s body, causing sickness. It was hidden. It was secret. No doctor could find it. No medicine could kill it.

But when the Sun of Righteousness arose, the snake had to come out. It couldn’t hide in the presence of Jesus. It couldn’t survive the heat of His glory.

Whatever snake is hiding in your body—cancer, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune disorder, chronic pain—when Jesus arises, it must come out. It cannot remain where His healing power is present.

Conclusion: Your Healing Is Rising

The memory verse promises that the Sun of Righteousness will arise with healing in His wings. That’s not a possibility—it’s a promise. For those who fear His name, healing is as certain as the sunrise.

Your long-standing sickness is no match for His power. Your mysterious condition is no mystery to Him. Your incurable disease is not incurable to the One who made the body.

He is arising over you right now. His wings are spreading, carrying healing rays. Receive it. Rise up. Make your bed. The snake is coming out.

Pray this:
“Sun of Righteousness, arise over me today. Let Your healing rays penetrate every part of my body. Expose every hidden work of darkness. Let every snake that has been operating in my body come out and die. I receive my healing now. Eight years, thirty-eight years, a lifetime—it ends today. Make me whole, Lord, for Your glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• Identify the sickness: Write down any condition you or a loved one is facing. Be specific.
• Call on Him daily: This week, set aside time each day to specifically pray for healing over that condition.
• Remove hindrances: Examine your life for anything that might give the enemy a foothold—objects, relationships, covenants. Remove them.
• Position yourself: Attend church services, healing programs, places where God’s power is moving. Your divine appointment may be this Sunday.
• Act on your healing: When you sense God moving, do what you couldn’t do before. Get up. Move. Testify.

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The Open Heavens 20 April 2026 devotional for today is REVERSING HOPELESSNESS.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

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OPEN HEAVENS 20 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: REVERSING HOPELESSNESS

MEMORISE
But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Psalm 3:3

READ: John 5:2-9

2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

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RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 20 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

In today’s Bible reading, a certain man, who had suffered from an infirmity for 38 years, had an encounter with Jesus. From his response to Jesus Christ’s question, it was clear that he had lost all hope, but Jesus reversed his hopelessness when He commanded him to take up his bed and walk.

In an instant, the 38-year infirmity disappeared, and his hopelessness vanished. I pray for you today that the Almighty God, who can reverse hopeless situations, will visit you today, and you shall receive a miracle, in Jesus’ name.

When God wants to turn a fellow whom the world seems to have forsaken into a living testimony, He will arrange a divine encounter for the fellow. He will work it out in such a way that everyone around him or her will know that He is definitely at work.

Several years ago, I was travelling to llesha, a town in South-West Nigeria. Along the way, I saw a car that seemed to have broken down. As I approached it, I saw that it had an RCCG sticker on it. On taking a closer look, I saw that the person standing beside the car was a church member whom I knew. I also saw that she was pregnant. I asked her, “What’s wrong with your car?” Immediately she saw me, she exclaimed, “Daddy! Is it really you I’m seeing? Oh God!” I asked her again,

“Is there a problem with your car?” She replied, “Sir, don’t worry about the car. I have a bigger problem.” She then went on to tell me that the baby in her womb had not moved for the past six days, and the doctors had told her that they were going to evacuate the baby. After listening to her, I said, “In that case, I decree, baby, come back to life, in Jesus’ name.” Immediately, the baby started moving again. A few years ago, I visited one of our parishes in Europe, and that same baby whom the doctors wanted to evacuate from the woman’s womb was the one playing the drums.

Beloved, I want you to know that nothing is impossible with God (Luke 1:37). If you are currently in the midst of a situation that seems hopeless, l want you to put your trust in the One who makes rivers in the desert (Isaiah 43:19). He will bring you out of that hopeless situation and give you victory where defeat seemed certain, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please urn every hopeless situation in my life around for good, in Jesus’ name.

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Open Heavens HYMN 58: MY HOPE IS BUILT ON NOTHING ELSE

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 20 APRIL 2026 COMMENTARY

MEMORISE: Psalm 3:3

“But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.”
This verse reveals three essential roles God plays for His children. He is a shield—protection against attacks. He is our glory—the source of our honor and dignity. And He is the lifter of our heads—the One who restores our hope when we are too discouraged to look up. When you cannot lift your own head, He lifts it for you.

BIBLE READING: John 5:2-9

This passage records the healing of the man at the Pool of Bethesda. This man had been sick for thirty-eight years—a lifetime of infirmity. He lay by a pool that was believed to have healing properties when the water was stirred, but he had no one to help him into the water. Others would step down before him. For thirty-eight years, he watched others receive their healing while he remained trapped in his condition. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew how long he had been sick, He asked a piercing question: “Wilt thou be made whole?” The man didn’t answer with faith; he answered with excuses about having no one to help him. But Jesus bypassed his excuses and spoke the word of command: “Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.” Immediately, the man was healed, took up his bed, and walked. This passage demonstrates that Jesus doesn’t need our faith to be perfect—He needs our situation to be present. He reverses hopelessness by His word alone.

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The God Who Lifts Hopeless Heads

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye focuses on one of God’s most beautiful roles: the Lifter of heads that have been bowed too long. When hope is gone, when despair has settled in, when you’ve given up on yourself—that’s exactly when God specializes in showing up.

The Man Who Had Lost Hope

The Bible reading presents a man who had every reason to be hopeless. Thirty-eight years of sickness. Thirty-eight years of lying by a pool, watching others get healed while he remained stuck. Thirty-eight years of having no one to help him. Thirty-eight years of watching someone else step down before him.

By the time Jesus met him, he wasn’t even asking for healing anymore. When Jesus asked, “Wilt thou be made whole?” the man didn’t say, “Yes, Lord, I believe!” He gave excuses. He explained why he couldn’t be healed. He had no one to put him in the pool. Others always got there first. His answer was the answer of a man who had stopped hoping.

But Jesus didn’t need his hope. Jesus didn’t need his faith. Jesus just needed him to be there. And in an instant, thirty-eight years of infirmity ended. The man who couldn’t walk walked. The man who couldn’t hope received his miracle.

This is what our God does. He doesn’t require you to muster up great faith before He moves. Sometimes He moves simply because He sees you and has compassion. Your hopelessness is not a barrier to Him—it’s an invitation.

The Baby Who Stopped Moving

Daddy Adeboye shares a personal testimony that illustrates this truth beautifully. He was travelling to Ilesha when he saw a broken-down car with an RCCG sticker. As he approached, he recognized a pregnant church member standing beside it.

He asked about the car, but she dismissed it: “Sir, don’t worry about the car. I have a bigger problem.” She then revealed that her baby had not moved in her womb for six days. The doctors had told her they would need to evacuate the baby—a euphemism for removing a dead fetus.

Six days of stillness. Six days of knowing something was wrong. Six days of dreading the worst. This woman was in a hopeless situation. Medically, the baby was gone.

Daddy Adeboye didn’t conduct a long prayer session. He didn’t ask her to fast for forty days. He simply spoke: “In that case, I decree, baby, come back to life, in Jesus’ name.”

Immediately, the baby started moving again.

Years later, Daddy Adeboye visited a parish in Europe, and that same baby—the one doctors wanted to evacuate—was the one playing the drums for the church.

Think about this: a dead baby, six days still, became a drummer boy worshipping God in Europe. That’s not just healing—that’s redemption with a purpose. God didn’t just save the baby; He made him a testimony.

What Makes a Situation Hopeless?

The devotional identifies several characteristics of hopeless situations:

1. Long Duration: Thirty-eight years. Six days with no movement. When a problem has lasted so long that you’ve stopped expecting change.
2. No Human Help: The man had no one to put him in the pool. The woman had doctors who could only offer evacuation, not restoration. When human resources are exhausted.
3. Lost Hope: The man made excuses instead of expressing faith. When you’ve stopped asking, stopped believing, stopped expecting.
4. Medical Finality: The doctors had pronounced their verdict—evacuation. When experts say there’s nothing more to be done.

If your situation fits any of these descriptions, you are exactly where God loves to work.

God’s Method: Divine Encounter

The devotional emphasizes that when God wants to turn a forsaken person into a living testimony, He arranges a divine encounter.

• The man at Bethesda encountered Jesus at the pool.
• The pregnant woman encountered Daddy Adeboye on the road.

These encounters weren’t coincidences. They were orchestrated by God. He knew where they would be. He knew when they would be there. And He arranged for His power to meet their need.

You may feel forsaken today. You may feel like the world has passed you by. But God hasn’t forgotten you. He is arranging your divine encounter. The question is whether you will be in position when He shows up.

What God Does in Hopeless Situations

1. He Visits: The devotional prays, “The Almighty God, who can reverse hopeless situations, will visit you today.” God doesn’t just watch from heaven—He visits. He comes down to your level.
2. He Speaks: Jesus spoke to the man: “Rise, take up thy bed and walk.” Daddy Adeboye spoke to the baby: “Come back to life.” God’s word carries creative power. When He speaks to your situation, it must obey.
3. He Reverses: Thirty-eight years of infirmity reversed in an instant. Six days of death reversed in a moment. God doesn’t just stop the problem—He reverses it completely.
4. He Gives Testimony: The healed man walked out carrying his bed. The baby grew up to play drums in Europe. God doesn’t just deliver you—He makes you a demonstration of His power.

How to Position Yourself for Your Encounter

1. Stay in the Place of Hope: The man was still at the pool after thirty-eight years. He hadn’t given up showing up. Keep coming to church. Keep praying. Keep believing, even when belief is hard.
2. Be Honest About Your Need: The woman didn’t hide her problem. She told Daddy Adeboye the truth. Bring your hopeless situation into the light. Don’t pretend it’s fine.
3. Receive the Word: When Jesus spoke, the man had to act. When the decree was made, the baby responded. When God’s word comes to you, receive it and act on it.
4. Expect Immediate Change: Both testimonies involved instant reversal. Don’t put God on a timeline. He can do in a moment what you’ve waited decades for.

The God of the Desert River

The devotional quotes Isaiah 43:19: God makes rivers in the desert. A desert is the last place you expect to find a river. It’s dry, barren, lifeless. That’s what makes the miracle so striking.

Your situation may be a desert right now. Dry. Barren. Lifeless. But God specializes in deserts. He makes rivers flow where no water should be. He brings life where death has ruled.

Conclusion: Your Head Is Being Lifted

The memory verse says God is the lifter of your head. If you’ve been walking with your eyes on the ground, weighed down by disappointment and despair, He is about to lift your face.

• Thirty-eight years of sickness ended in a moment.
• Six days of death ended with a word.
• Rags turned to well-dressed in two weeks.
• Empty nets turned to sinking boats.

Your story can be next. The God who visited the man at Bethesda is visiting you. The God who spoke life into a dead baby is speaking over your situation. The God who makes rivers in the desert is making a way for you.

Lift your head. Your help is here.

Pray this:
“Father, I come to You as the Lifter of my head. My situation has gone on too long. Hope has faded. Human help has failed. But You are the God who reverses hopeless situations. Visit me today. Speak to my dead situation. Command life where death has ruled. Make a river in my desert. Turn my mourning into dancing. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• Name your hopeless situation: Write down the one thing that has made you give up hope. Be specific.
• Stay in position: Keep showing up where God meets His people—church, prayer meetings, Bible study. Your encounter could be today.
• Speak to your situation: Like Daddy Adeboye spoke to the baby, begin to speak God’s word over your hopeless area. Command life to return.
• Prepare your testimony: Start thanking God now for the reversal that is coming. When it happens, you’ll be ready to share it.

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The Open Heavens 19 April 2026 devotional for today is REVERSING FAILURE.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

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OPEN HEAVENS 19 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: REVERSING FAILURE

MEMORISE
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Psalm 30:11

READ: Luke 5:1-10

1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

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RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 19 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

In today’s Bible reading, Peter had fished all night and caught nothing. Even though he toiled throughout the night, he had nothing to show for his efforts. However, God turned his failure into an instant success by arranging a divine encounter for him.

After hosting Jesus in his boat, he caught so many fishes that his net broke. As he couldn’t handle the size of his catch alone, he had to beckon to other fishermen to help him. Instantly, his failure was reversed, and he experienced a great turnaround.

When my mother was alive, I used to travel to Illesha, which was very close to my hometown in western Nigeria, to visit her every two weeks. On one such visit, I was about to eat when a man was brought inside the house. At first glance, I thought he was a madman, based on his appearance.

However, I learnt that he was a highly educated man who used to be very wealthy before the enemy attacked him in a very strange way. He had a problem that no doctor on earth could handle.

He told me that insects of all kinds usually come out of his body at regular intervals, and he had spent everything he had seeking a solution to this spiritual attack. He had also sold all his clothes and had resorted to wearing rags.

Thankfully, God had mercy on him and arranged a divine encounter for him. When he told me his story, I asked him, “Will you give your life to Jesus Christ?” I explained to him that his battle was one that only God could help him win. He gave his life to Jesus Christ, and we prayed a simple prayer before he left.

Two weeks after that incident, I went back to Ilesha to visit my mother as usual. Again, as I sat down to eat, a handsome, well-dressed man walked into the room. As he saw that I could not recognise him, he said, “It seems you don’t recognise me.” I replied, ” I don’t think we have ever met.”

He then responded, “I was the one you prayed for two weeks ago. Look at what God has done in my life in just two weeks!” Beloved, I pray that any cycle of failure in your life will be reversed for good, and you will begin to enjoy cycles of blessings and miracles, in Jesus’ name

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please reverse every cycle of failure in my life for good, in Jesus’ name.

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MEMORISE: Psalm 30:11

“Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness.”
This verse captures the essence of God’s turnaround power. He doesn’t just comfort us in our mourning—He turns the mourning itself into dancing. He doesn’t just remove our sackcloth—He replaces it with gladness. The picture is complete transformation: what was sad becomes joyful, what was heavy becomes light, what was dark becomes bright. This is what God specializes in.

BIBLE READING: Luke 5:1-10

This passage records the miraculous catch of fish that changed Peter’s life forever. Peter had fished all night and caught nothing—a night of complete failure despite his skill and effort. Jesus borrowed his boat as a pulpit, teaching the multitude from it. After finishing, He told Peter, “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.” Peter protested, “Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing,” but added, “nevertheless at thy word, I will let down the net.” The result was so many fish that their net broke, and they had to call partners to help. Both boats began to sink with the load. Peter fell at Jesus’ knees, overwhelmed by the miracle. Jesus then called him to a new assignment: “From henceforth thou shalt catch men.” This passage demonstrates that one encounter with Jesus can reverse a lifetime of failure and launch you into your destiny.

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From Failure to Abundance

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye continues his teaching on divine appointments, showing how God specializes in turning complete failure into overwhelming success. When you meet Jesus, the story doesn’t just improve—it completely reverses.

Peter’s Night of Nothing

The Bible reading sets the scene perfectly. Peter was a professional fisherman. He knew the waters, he knew the fish, he knew the best times to catch. He had done everything right—worked all night, used his skill, put in maximum effort. And he had nothing to show for it.

Empty nets. Empty boat. Empty hands.

This wasn’t just a bad day—it was a complete failure. Peter was probably exhausted, frustrated, and discouraged. He was washing his nets, perhaps wondering if he should change careers.

Then Jesus stepped into his boat.

Notice what happened first: Jesus used Peter’s boat as a platform to preach. He didn’t start with a miracle. He didn’t start with a promise. He just borrowed what Peter had—even though it was empty from a night of failed fishing—and used it for His purposes.

After teaching, Jesus gave a seemingly illogical command: “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.” Peter’s response is crucial: “Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing.” That was the report of his senses. But then he added the words that changed everything: “NEVERTHELESS AT THY WORD, I will let down the net.”

One net, let down at Jesus’ word, produced more fish than two boats could carry. The net broke. The boats began to sink. Failure turned into abundance so overwhelming it was almost dangerous.

This is what happens when you encounter Jesus. He doesn’t just give you a little—He gives you so much that your capacity is stretched. He doesn’t just fill your net—He breaks it. He doesn’t just fill your boat—He sinks it with blessing.

The Man Who Looked Like a Madman

Daddy Adeboye shares another powerful testimony of divine turnaround. During his visits to his mother in Ilesha, a man was brought into the house who looked completely insane. He was dressed in rags, his appearance was wild, and at first glance, anyone would have labeled him a madman.

But this man had a story. He was highly educated. He had been very wealthy. Then the enemy attacked him in a strange way: at regular intervals, insects of all kinds would come out of his body. No doctor could explain it. No medicine could stop it. He had spent everything he owned seeking help. He had sold all his clothes. He was now wearing rags, desperate and hopeless.

This man had a divine appointment. He was brought to where Daddy Adeboye was sitting. When he heard the story, Daddy Adeboye asked a simple question: “Will you give your life to Jesus Christ? Your battle is one that only God can help you win.”

The man said yes. They prayed a simple prayer, and he left.

Two weeks later, Daddy Adeboye returned to Ilesha. As he sat down to eat, a handsome, well-dressed man walked into the room. Daddy Adeboye didn’t recognize him. The man said, “It seems you don’t recognize me.” Daddy Adeboye admitted he didn’t think they had met.

The man replied: “I was the one you prayed for two weeks ago. Look at what God has done in my life in just two weeks!”

The man who looked like a madman, dressed in rags, plagued by demonic insects, became a handsome, well-dressed testimony in fourteen days. That’s a divine turnaround.

The Pattern of Divine Reversal

From these testimonies, we see a clear pattern of how God reverses failure:

1. Failure Comes First: Both Peter and the afflicted man experienced deep failure before their breakthrough. Peter fished all night with nothing. The man lost everything and ended in rags. Sometimes God allows us to reach the end of our resources so we can discover the beginning of His.
2. A Divine Encounter Occurs: Peter met Jesus in his boat. The man was brought to Daddy Adeboye. God arranges meetings that change everything. You don’t have to find your way out—He finds His way to you.
3. Obedience Is Required: Peter had to let down the net despite his exhaustion and doubt. The man had to give his life to Christ. The encounter requires a response.
4. The Turnaround Is Immediate: Peter went from empty nets to sinking boats in moments. The man went from rags to well-dressed in two weeks. When God moves, He moves fast.
5. The Blessing Overwhelms: Peter’s net broke. The boats sank. The transformation was so complete it was almost too much to handle. God doesn’t do small turnarounds.

What Kind of Failure Needs Reversing?

The devotional speaks to every form of failure:

• Career failure: You’ve worked hard but have nothing to show
• Financial failure: You’ve lost everything and are in rags
• Family failure: Relationships have broken down completely
• Health failure: Your body is under attack with no solution
• Spiritual failure: You feel far from God, trapped in sin
• Emotional failure: You’re exhausted, discouraged, ready to give up

Whatever form your failure has taken, the God who filled Peter’s nets and restored the afflicted man is your God.

How to Position Yourself for Turnaround

1. Give Jesus Your Boat: Peter let Jesus use his boat—his place of failure—as a platform. Offer your failed situation to God. Let Him use it for His purposes.
2. Obey His Word Despite Your Experience: Peter could have argued. He had fished all night. He was the expert. But he said, “Nevertheless at thy word.” Your experience and expertise mean nothing compared to His command.
3. Surrender Your Life: The afflicted man gave his life to Christ. That was the turning point. If you haven’t fully surrendered, that’s where your turnaround begins.
4. Expect Immediate Change: Don’t put God on a timeline. He can do in two weeks what you couldn’t do in years. Stay expectant.
5. Prepare for Overflow: Peter’s nets broke. His boats sank. When God turns things around, it’s not just enough—it’s too much. Get ready for abundance.

Conclusion: Your Cycle of Failure Is Broken

The devotional ends with a powerful declaration: “I pray that any cycle of failure in your life will be reversed for good, and you will begin to enjoy cycles of blessings and miracles.”

Notice the word “cycle.” Some people aren’t just failing—they’re in a cycle of failure. The same problems keep coming back. The same patterns keep repeating. The same disappointments keep happening.

But when God reverses the irreversible, He doesn’t just fix one situation—He breaks the cycle. He changes the pattern. He establishes a new rhythm of blessing.

Your night of fishing with nothing is over. Your days in rags are finished. Your season of failure has met its match. Jesus is in your boat, and He’s about to give you a catch that breaks your nets.

Pray this:
“Father, I bring my failure to You today. I’ve worked hard and have nothing to show. I’ve tried everything and ended in rags. But You are the God who turns mourning into dancing. Step into my boat. Speak to my situation. I will obey Your word, even when it doesn’t make sense. Reverse my failure. Break the cycle. Give me abundance so overwhelming that my capacity stretches. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• Identify your “all night”: What area have you worked hard in with nothing to show? Write it down.
• Give Jesus your boat: This week, consciously offer that failed area to God. Let Him use it as He pleases.
• Practice “nevertheless”: When God’s word contradicts your experience, choose His word. Write down a specific command He’s given you that you’ve been resisting.
• Prepare for overflow: Start making room for the blessing. Clear space, mentally and physically, for the abundance God is bringing.

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The Open Heavens 18 April 2026 devotional for today is REVERSING BONDAGE.

The author of this daily devotion is Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

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OPEN HEAVENS 18 APRIL 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: REVERSING BONDAGE

MEMORISE
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 4:18

READ: Luke 13:10-16

10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 18 APRIL 2026 TODAY MESSAGE

Whenever God wants to reverse the irreversible, He usually follows a process, which typically starts with a divine appointment. What this means is that He will divinely arrange for people to meet one another.

There was once a 50-year-old man who had no wife simply because he couldn’t bring himself to ask a woman, “Will you marry me?” The enemy bound him so tightly that he couldn’t open his mouth to talk to any lady he was attracted to, even though he was highly educated. He knew he had a problem, but he didn’t know how to be free.

Fortunately for him, God instructed us to hold a programme in his town. During the programme, he gave his life to Jesus Christ. Not only did Jesus save his soul, but He destroyed the yoke in his life, and six months later, he got married. Nine months after he got married, his wife gave birth to a set of twins. Two years later, she gave birth to another set of twins. The man’s story is proof that no bondage is too strong for God to break. I pray for you today that any yoke that might be troubling you will be destroyed, in Jesus’ name.

In today’s Bible reading, Jesus went to the synagogue as was His custom. However, on this particular day, He met a woman who had been bound by the devil for 18 years. She was bent over in such a way that she couldn’t stand upright. For 18 long years, she was limited in every aspect of her life. Despite the terrible bondage the woman was in, she met with Jesus at the synagogue and got her freedom. The yoke of bondage that had kept her captive for so long was broken, and she was free to lift her head and hands to praise the Lord.

Isaiah 10:27 says, “And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.”

Therefore, I decree in the name that is above every other name, that whatsoever might be keeping you from lifting your head and hands to praise God is destroyed today. The Almighty God will cause you to have a divine encounter that will deliver you completely from anything that might have kept you bound, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please let me have an encounter with you, that would break any from of bondage that might exist in my life, in Jesus’ name.

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MEMORISE: Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.”
This verse is Jesus announcing His mission statement. He read it from the scroll of Isaiah in the synagogue and declared, “This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.” It reveals that Jesus came specifically for the bound, the broken, and the bruised. His anointing is not just for show—it is for breaking yokes and setting captives free.

BIBLE READING: Luke 13:10-16

This passage records a powerful deliverance that happened on the Sabbath. Jesus was teaching in a synagogue when He saw a woman who had been bent over for eighteen years. She could not straighten herself at all. The Bible specifically states that she had “a spirit of infirmity”—her condition was not just physical but spiritual. Jesus called her forward, laid hands on her, and said, “Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.” Immediately she was made straight and glorified God. When the ruler of the synagogue criticized Jesus for healing on the Sabbath, Jesus responded by calling the woman “a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years.” This passage demonstrates that Jesus sees every bondage as the work of the enemy, and He has both the authority and the desire to set people free.

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Divine Appointments That Break Yokes

In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye reveals a pattern in how God brings reversal to irreversible situations: He arranges divine appointments. When God wants to set you free, He will orchestrate a meeting—with a person, a program, a preacher, or most importantly, with Jesus Himself—that changes everything.

The Man Who Couldn’t Propose

The devotional shares a remarkable testimony of a man who was trapped in a very specific kind of bondage. He was fifty years old, highly educated, successful in many ways, but completely unable to ask a woman to marry him. Every time he was attracted to someone, his mouth would freeze. He couldn’t bring himself to say the words, “Will you marry me?”

This man knew he had a problem, but he didn’t know how to be free. He couldn’t talk himself out of it. He couldn’t educate himself out of it. He was bound.

Then God arranged a divine appointment. Daddy Adeboye’s ministry held a program in his town, and he attended. During that program, he gave his life to Jesus Christ. And something remarkable happened: when Jesus saved his soul, He also destroyed the yoke that had bound his tongue.

Six months later, this man got married. Nine months after the wedding, his wife gave birth to twins. Two years later, another set of twins arrived.

Think about the transformation: from a fifty-year-old bachelor who couldn’t propose, to a husband and father of four in just a few years. That’s what happens when a divine appointment leads to a divine encounter.

The Woman Bound for Eighteen Years

The Bible reading gives us another example of a divine appointment. The woman in the synagogue didn’t plan to meet Jesus that day. She probably went to worship as she had done for years. She had been bound for eighteen long years—bent over, unable to stand straight, limited in every way.

But Jesus saw her. He didn’t wait for her to ask for help. He called her forward and spoke freedom over her. Her divine appointment was hidden in her regular routine. She went to synagogue to worship God, and she met the One who could set her free.

Eighteen years of bondage ended in a moment because she was in the right place at the right time—and the right Person was there.

The Anointing That Destroys Yokes

The devotional quotes one of the most powerful verses on deliverance: Isaiah 10:27. This verse promises that the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. The anointing is not just for preaching or singing—it is for breaking.

• The yoke of fear
• The yoke of timidity
• The yoke of addiction
• The yoke of sickness
• The yoke of poverty
• The yoke of mental bondage
• The yoke of speechlessness

Whatever has kept you bound, the anointing of Jesus is stronger. His anointing doesn’t just lighten the yoke—it destroys it completely.

How Divine Appointments Work

Daddy Adeboye explains that when God wants to reverse the irreversible, He usually begins with a divine appointment. This means:

1. God Orchestrates the Meeting: You don’t have to figure out how to get free on your own. God arranges for you to be in the right place at the right time to meet the right person—or the right Person.
2. The Appointment May Look Ordinary: The woman went to synagogue as she always did. The man attended a program in his town. Divine appointments often look like ordinary days until God shows up.
3. Freedom Requires Response: The woman had to come when Jesus called. The man had to give his life to Christ. God arranges the appointment, but you must respond.
4. The Yoke Is Destroyed Completely: When Jesus sets free, He sets free indeed. The man didn’t just get courage to propose—he got married and had children. The woman didn’t just stand straight—she glorified God.

What Kind of Yoke Are You Carrying?

The devotional asks a searching question: what is keeping you from lifting your head and hands to praise God?

• Is it shame over past sins?
• Is it fear of what people think?
• Is it a physical condition?
• Is it a mental stronghold?
• Is it a habit you can’t break?
• Is it a family pattern you can’t escape?

Whatever it is, Jesus calls it bondage. He doesn’t call it “your cross to bear.” He doesn’t call it “just the way things are.” He calls it what it is: Satan binding someone He came to set free.

How to Position Yourself for a Divine Appointment

While God sovereignly arranges divine appointments, there are things you can do to position yourself:

1. Keep Going to Church: The woman was in the synagogue when Jesus came. Don’t stop assembling with God’s people. Your breakthrough may come on an ordinary Sunday.
2. Attend Programs and Conferences: The man attended a program and encountered Jesus. Make time for special meetings where the anointing flows.
3. Stay Desperate: The woman didn’t let eighteen years of disappointment keep her away. Stay hungry for your breakthrough. Desperation attracts divine attention.
4. Be Ready to Respond: When Jesus called the woman, she came. When the altar call was given, the man responded. Don’t let pride or fear keep you from stepping forward.
5. Expect the Unexpected: Divine appointments often come when you least expect them. Stay expectant. Your day of visitation may be closer than you think.

The Decree of Freedom

The devotional ends with a powerful decree based on Isaiah 10:27. Daddy Adeboye declares:

“Therefore, I decree in the name that is above every other name, that whatsoever might be keeping you from lifting your head and hands to praise God is destroyed today. The Almighty God will cause you to have a divine encounter that will deliver you completely from anything that might have kept you bound.”

Receive that decree today. Whatever has held you captive—for eighteen years, for fifty years, for a lifetime—is subject to the name of Jesus. His anointing destroys yokes. His presence breaks bondage. His appointment changes everything.

Conclusion: Your Day Is Coming

The man who couldn’t propose met Jesus and became a husband and father. The woman bent for eighteen years met Jesus and stood straight. Your story can be next.

Don’t give up. Don’t stop going to the synagogue. Don’t stop attending the programs. Your divine appointment is on the calendar of heaven. When you meet Jesus, everything changes.

Pray this:
“Lord Jesus, I come to You today with every yoke that has bound me. I bring my fear, my shame, my habits, my limitations. You said the Spirit of the Lord is upon You to set the captives free. Set me free. Destroy every yoke by Your anointing. Arrange my divine appointment. Let me meet You in a way that changes everything. I receive my freedom now. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

• Name your yoke: Write down specifically what has been binding you—fear, addiction, sickness, poverty, relationship patterns.
• Keep showing up: Commit to regular church attendance and special meetings. Your breakthrough could be next week.
• Respond to every call: When the altar is open, when prayer is offered, don’t hold back. Step forward. Your moment is now.
• Praise in advance: Start glorifying God for your freedom before you see it. The woman glorified God after she was healed—you can start now.

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