Category: Open Heavens Devotional

This is RCCG Open Heaven daily devotional for adults and teens. By Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

  • Open Heavens 13 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Open Heavens 13 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Today’s Open Heavens devotional (13 February 2026) is ENLARGE YOUR COAST.

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


    Open Heavens 13 February 2026 Today Devotional

    OPEN HEAVENS 13 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: ENLARGE YOUR COAST

    MEMORISE:
    Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
    Isaiah 54:2

    READ: Genesis 13:14-17:
    14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
    15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
    16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
    17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 13 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    In today’s Bible reading, God told Abraham to walk the length and breadth of the land He had promised him so that he could see more than what he had previously seen.

    When you walk through a place, you are often able to see more than you can see while standing in one spot. The Almighty God told Abraham, “I will give you as much as you can see.” God wants to enlarge your coast, and l prophesy that before this time next year, you will be far greater than you are today, in Jesus’ name.

    When some of my children told me that God had given the RCCG a 114-acre campground in the United States of America, I travelled there to see it, and I was really glad. When my children told me it was time to leave, I told them to leave me at the site with one of the vans and return to pick me up the next day.

    After they left, I came out of the van at night and began to pray and thank God for the campground. It was during the cold season, and after a while, the cold became so overwhelming that I had to return to the van. After I had warmed up a bit, I returned outside, and suddenly, I heard God say, “Take a walk. Walk around the campground. The more you see, the more I will give you.” I obeyed, and today, by the grace of God, what was 114 acres is now more than 800 acres.

    Also, that night, as I was walking, I saw a big house next to the campground, and God said, “Look at that house; it is yours.” The following morning, I told my children about the house, and two years later, the owner of the house put it up for sale. My children went to negotiate with him for the house, and when they agreed on a price, they told him, “Do you know that two years ago, God told our father that this house was his?” He replied, “Why didn’t you tell me since then? My wife and I have been contemplating selling this house for the past two years.”

    Beloved, my God is the creator of heaven and earth, and He can give you everything He has shown you. I pray that He will enlarge your vision today and make you see beyond what you have always seen, in Jesus’ name.

    ACTION POINT:

    Lord, please open my eyes to see beyond my current reality so that I can truly experience Your overflowing blessings.

    BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

    Numbers 14-15

    HYMN 52: THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS

    OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 13 FEBRUARY 2026 COMMENTARY

    MEMORISE: Isaiah 54:2
    “Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.”
    This prophetic command is an instruction to prepare for expansion by faith before the expansion is visible. It requires active preparation (“enlarge,” “stretch,” “lengthen,” “strengthen”) based on God’s promise, not on present resources. It’s a call to think bigger, build bigger, and believe bigger in anticipation of the harvest and blessing God is about to bring.

    BIBLE READING: Genesis 13:14-17
    This passage is the covenant foundation for divine enlargement. God commands Abraham to engage his senses in the promise: “Lift up your eyes and look… walk… for I give it to you.” The promise’s scope was directly tied to Abraham’s act of seeing and walking. His obedience to “walk through the land” was an act of faith, taking possession of the promise with his feet and his vision before it was a physical reality.

    The Principle of Prophetic Enlargement

    Daddy Adeboye teaches that God’s desire is to “enlarge your coast.” This is not merely about material increase, but the expansion of your sphere of influence, capacity, and impact for the Kingdom. The prophecy of being “far greater… before this time next year” is anchored in this divine principle. However, this enlargement is not passive; it follows a divine pattern demonstrated in Scripture and testimony.

    The Process: From Promise to Possession

    The devotional outlines a critical spiritual sequence for moving from a promise to its tangible fulfillment.

    1. The Divine Invitation to “Walk”

    As with Abraham, God’s instruction to “walk” is a call to active, faith-filled engagement with the promise. Standing still yields a limited view. Walking the perimeter, as Daddy Adeboye did, symbolizes:

    • Surveying the Possibility: Assessing the full scope of what God wants to do.
    • Taking Spiritual Possession: Claiming every inch for God’s purpose through prayer and declaration.
    • Expanding Your Vision: Each step reveals a new angle, a new possibility previously unseen from a stationary position.

    2. The Divine Equation: Sight Leads to Inheritance

    The core revelation is the principle God spoke: “The more you see, the more I will give you.”

    • “Seeing” is not mere physical sight but spiritual perception—the ability to envision what God intends to do, to picture the future He has promised.
    • This principle places a sacred responsibility on the believer. Your spiritual vision, fueled by God’s word and Spirit, sets the boundaries for your inheritance. A small vision limits a great God. An enlarged vision invites His limitless provision.

    3. The Testimony of 114 to 800 Acres

    The RCCG campground story is a modern-day Genesis 13. The process was:

    • Gratitude: It began with thankful prayer for what was already given (114 acres).
    • Obedience in Discomfort: He walked in the overwhelming cold—a picture of persevering faith despite adverse circumstances.
    • Activated Faith: The walk was an act of faith that unlocked the “more.” The result was a multiplication of the inheritance (over 800 acres), proving that God’s “more” is exponentially beyond our initial request or understanding.

    4. The Specificity of God’s Provision: The “Big House”

    Beyond the general enlargement, God gave a specific, prophetic detail: “Look at that house; it is yours.” This shows that divine enlargement is both quantitative and qualitative, general and specific.

    • The Test of Time: The two-year gap between the promise and the sale taught the patience of faith. God’s “now” in the spirit often requires His perfect timing in the natural.
    • Divine Coordination: The owner’s coinciding desire to sell was God orchestrating circumstances to fulfill His word. The testimony confounds logic and confirms that “He can give you everything He has shown you.”

    The Prayer for Enlarged Vision

    The concluding prayer is the key to the entire message: “I pray that He will enlarge your vision today and make you see beyond what you have always seen.”

    • The primary bottleneck to God’s enlargement is not God’s ability, but the capacity of our spiritual sight.
    • We must pray for the breaking of mental and spiritual barriers, for eyes anointed to see the potential in the promise, the harvest in the field, the ministry in the misery, and the victory in the battle.

    How to Apply the Principle of Enlargement

    1. Start with Gratitude: Thank God for your current “114 acres”—your present influence, resources, and ministry, no matter how small it seems.
    2. Obey the “Walk” Command: Actively engage with your promise. If it’s a ministry, serve diligently in it now. If it’s a business, plan and work as if it’s already large. “Walk it out” in practical preparation and prayer.
    3. Pray for Prophetic Sight: Ask God, as Elisha did for his servant (2 Kings 6:17), to open your eyes to see the spiritual reality of His promise around you. Study His Word to understand the vastness of His promises.
    4. Strengthen Your Stakes (Isaiah 54:2): As your vision expands, fortify your spiritual life (prayer, holiness, doctrine) and your practical systems to handle the coming increase. Prepare your “tent” for growth.
    5. Decree and Wait: Like Daddy Adeboye, speak what God has shown you. Then, wait with active faith, knowing God is orchestrating the “how” and the “when.”

    Prayer for Enlarged Vision and Coast:
    “Creator of heaven and earth, I stand on Your promise to enlarge my coast. Today, I ask first for the enlargement of my vision. Break every barrier of small thinking in my mind. Let me see my life, my ministry, and my resources through Your eyes of limitless possibility. As You open my eyes, I obey Your command to walk by faith into every area of the promise You have shown me. I thank You for what I have, but I see and claim the ‘more’ You have ordained. I strengthen my stakes in You. I prophesy that my inheritance will expand for Your glory, and I will possess every specific ‘house’ You has shown me, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.”

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  • Open Heavens 12 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Open Heavens 12 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Today’s Open Heavens devotional (12 February 2026) is BEAR FRUITS FOR CHRIST II

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


    Open Heaven 12 February 2026 Today Devotional

    OPEN HEAVENS 12 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: BEAR FRUITS FOR CHRIST II

    MEMORISE:
    Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
    John 15:16

    READ: John 15:1-16:
    1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
    2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
    3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
    4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
    5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

    6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
    7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
    8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
    9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
    10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

    11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
    12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
    13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
    14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
    15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

    16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 12 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    Today’s memory verse reveals that God saved your soul primarily so that He can save others through you. You are a co-labourer with Christ in the vast field of the earth.

    Sadly, many people want God to enlarge them, but they are not expanding His kingdom. While it is good to pray for God to enlarge you, one area that must be enlarged in your life is your capacity to win souls and bear fruit. God indeed wants to enlarge you; however, it is not just for your enjoyment but so that you can reach more people for Him. I will discuss more on the need to ask God to enlarge your coast tomorrow.

    There are numerous benefits of soul-winning. One of them is that your prayers will not be hindered. When you bear fruit and your fruit abides, you can ask anything in Jesus’ name, and the Father will respond speedily to your request.

    In today’s memory verse, Jesus said that when you bring forth fruit, and it remains, whatever you ask the Father in His name will be given to you. Soul winners have a blank cheque from God; whenever they go before Him to ask for the things they desire, they can go with so much confidence because He will not deny their requests.

    There was once a soldier who had suffered a bullet wound that had broken the bones of one of his legs. The doctors had to fix a piece of iron in the broken leg to help him walk with it. The injury and the iron made walking painful and difficult for him. However, despite the pain, he usually set aside a day of the week to go out and evangelise.

    On one of those days, he was out from morning until evening, preaching the gospel. When he returned home, the pain in his leg became unbearable. He turned to God and said, “Lord, I wish this pain would go away so that I can serve you better.” Thereafter, he fell asleep. When he awoke, the piece of iron inside his broken leg was lying on the bed beside him, yet there was no drop of blood on the bed. While he slept, God performed a divine operation on his leg and restored it completely!

    Beloved, do you desire instant and consistent answers to your prayers? Make evangelism your lifestyle; be addicted to winning souls for Jesus, and He will beautify your life with many wonderful testimonies.

    KEY POINT:

    Commit to making evangelism your lifestyle.

    BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

    Numbers 11-13

    HYMN 32: TO THE WORK! TO THE WORK! WE ARE SERVANTS OF GOD

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    MEMORISE: John 15:16
    “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”
    This verse is the divine mandate and contract for the believer. It establishes our salvation as a sovereign selection by Christ for a specific purpose: fruit-bearing. The purpose of being chosen is to go. The promise of answered prayer is directly linked to the fulfillment of this primary mission—bringing forth lasting fruit (souls established in the kingdom).

    BIBLE READING: John 15:1-16
    This passage provides the spiritual ecology of fruitfulness. Christ is the Vine, the source of all life and capacity. We are branches, designed solely to bear fruit. The Father is the Vinedresser, pruning us for greater productivity. To be disconnected from this mission is to be spiritually inert (v.6). The context of answered prayer (v.7, v.16) is inseparably tied to abiding in Christ and His words—which naturally results in the fruit of obedience, chiefly, fulfilling the Great Commission.

    The Primary Purpose of Salvation: You Are a Co-Laborer

    Daddy Adeboye begins with a foundational, often overlooked truth: “God saved your soul primarily so that He can save others through you.” This reframes salvation from a terminal destination to a commissioning point. You were not saved just from hell, but saved for harvest. The term “co-labourer with Christ” elevates soul-winning from a mere activity to the highest partnership—working alongside the Saviour Himself in His redemptive mission (1 Corinthians 3:9).

    The Correct Prayer for Enlargement: Expanding Your Soul-Winning Capacity

    A powerful correction is offered to common self-focused prayers. Many pray, “Lord, enlarge me” (my business, my influence, my wealth). While not wrong, the devotional directs this prayer to its proper kingdom focus: “one area that must be enlarged in your life is your capacity to win souls and bear fruit.”

    • God’s intent for enlargement is missional, not merely material. He enlarges you “so that you can reach more people for Him.” Your platform, resources, and influence are not for your palace, but for His pulpit. Your increase is for the gospel’s expansion.

    The Supreme Benefit: Unhindered Access in Prayer

    Here, Daddy Adeboye unveils one of the most powerful incentives for soul-winning: a “blank cheque from God.” This is based on the promise in John 15:16. The logic is divine and unbreakable:

    1. Condition: You go and bring forth lasting fruit (souls that abide).
    2. Promise: Then “whatsoever you shall ask… he may give it you.”
    • The soul-winner operates in a dimension of “speedily” answered prayers because they are aligned with God’s supreme passion. Their requests are filtered through a heart that beats for the lost, making their prayers resonate with the Father’s own will.
    • This is not a transactional “bargain with God,” but the natural outworking of intimate friendship (John 15:14-15). Friends of the King share His heart, and their requests reflect His kingdom priorities, making them irresistible to the Father.

    The Testimony: Divine Reward for Missional Sacrifice

    The story of the wounded soldier is a living parable of this principle.

    • His State: Severely injured, with constant pain, carrying a literal internal burden (the iron rod).
    • His Priority: Despite pain, he prioritized evangelism, setting aside a specific day weekly. He invested his most limited resource—his physical comfort—into the kingdom.
    • His Prayer: It was not a selfish demand, but a missional request: “so that I can serve you better.”His desire for healing was rooted in a desire for greater fruitfulness.
    • God’s Response: A miraculous, divine surgical operation. God honored the man’s sacrifice for souls with a supernatural intervention that removed his hindrance to service. This is the “beautifying” with testimonies that follows a life addicted to soul-winning.

    The Call to an Evangelistic Lifestyle

    The conclusion is a clear cause-and-effect proposition for anyone desiring a powerful prayer life and a testimony-filled existence:

    • If you desire: “Instant and consistent answers to your prayers” and a life “beautified… with many wonderful testimonies,”
    • Then you must: “Make evangelism your lifestyle; be addicted to winning souls for Jesus.”
      Addiction implies a compulsion, a non-negotiable habit. It becomes the central rhythm of your life, the filter for your time, resources, and relationships.

    How to Live as a Purposeful Co-Laborer

    1. Reframe Your Identity: Daily remind yourself: “I am chosen and ordained to bear lasting fruit. I am Christ’s co-laborer.”
    2. Redirect Your Prayers for Enlargement: When you pray for increase in any area, always add, “Lord, enlarge my capacity to reach more people for Your kingdom through this.”
    3. Claim Your Prayer Authority: Approach God in prayer with the confidence of a fruitful branch. Present your requests boldly, knowing that your obedience in soul-winning aligns your desires with His will.
    4. Sacrifice Comfort for the Commission: Like the soldier, let no legitimate hardship (time, convenience, social risk) excuse you from the weekly, deliberate practice of sharing your faith.
    5. Seek Fruit that Remains: Don’t just count decisions; disciple new believers. Ensure the fruit abides, for it is abiding fruit that unlocks the promise of John 15:16.

    Prayer of a Fruitful Co-Laborer:
    “Lord Jesus, thank You for choosing and ordaining me to bear lasting fruit. I accept my primary purpose as Your co-laborer. Today, I ask not just for enlargement, but for the enlargement of my soul-winning capacity. Prune me of all that hinders my fruitfulness. As I commit to making evangelism my lifestyle, I stand on the promise of John 15:16. Grant me boldness, divine appointments, and persevering love for the lost. May my life be so aligned with Your harvest that my prayers find instant favor in Your sight, and my walk with You be beautified with testimonies that glorify Your name. Amen.”

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  • Open Heavens 11 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Open Heavens 11 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Today’s Open Heavens devotional (11 February 2026) is BEAR FRUITS FOR CHRIST I.

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


    Open Heaven 11 February 2026 Today Devotional

    OPEN HEAVENS 11 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: BEAR FRUITS FOR CHRIST I

    MEMORISE:
    And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
    Mark 16:15

    READ: John 15:14-16
    14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
    15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
    16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 11 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    In today’s Bible reading, Jesus said that He appointed His disciples to bear fruit and that their fruit should remain. The word ‘fruit’ here means souls. Jesus has made it clear that only those who obey His commands are His friends, and whatever they ask of His Father in His name, He will give them.

    Those who are closest to me are soul winners because I know soul winning is paramount in the heart of God. I am determined to keep winning souls until I die. Even if there are no opportunities, l will create them so I can tell others about Jesus.

    Someone once said that it wasn’t recorded that Jesus celebrated His birthdays and then criticised me for celebrating my birthday. I appreciated him and told him that God uses my birthday celebrations to win more souls into His kingdom.

    God has chosen us to bear fruits that abide in His kingdom; we must use every avenue we have to pursue this.

    It is sad that many people don’t take evangelism seriously. Jesus commanded us to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature, as we see in today’s memory verse. He didn’t ask us to go only where we are accepted or where things are easy; He asked us to go into all the world, whether things are rosy or not. When God gives us an assignment to go, we must go.

    In Acts 16:6-40, Paul had a vision where he saw a man beckoning him to come to Macedonia to help them. Before this time, He had made some attempts to preach the gospel in some cities in Asia, but the Holy Spirit forbade him. One would think that because God asked him to go to Macedonia, there would be no opposition or trouble.

    However, shortly after Paul and Silas got there, they were beaten and imprisoned. Yet, this didn’t stop them from preaching the gospel. People who are not ready to face hardships will not go far in obeying Jesus’ commandment to go into all the world to preach the gospel.

    Beloved, sometimes, as you preach the gospel, people will reject or mock you. However, be of good cheer whenever that happens. Jesus said that anyone who suffers persecution for His sake will have a bountiful reward (Matthew 5:11-12).

    Keep preaching the gospel at all times, whether it is convenient or not, and you will continue to shine as a star forever (Daniel 12:3).

    KEY POINT:

    Commit to preaching the gospel at every opportunity you have.

    BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

    Numbers 8-10

    HYMN 12: ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS

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    MEMORISE: Mark 16:15
    “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”
    This is the great commission, the final command of the resurrected Christ. It is not an invitation but a command; its scope is universal (“all the world,” “every creature”); its action is active (“go,” “preach”). This verse defines the primary mission of the Church and every believer, framing soul-winning not as a spiritual gift for a few, but as the marching order for all.

    BIBLE READING: John 15:14-16
    This passage establishes the relational context for evangelism. We are not impersonal agents but “friends” of Christ, brought into His confidence. This friendship is conditioned on obedience to His commands—chief among them, the command to bear fruit. The “fruit” is explicitly interpreted here as souls—eternal, abiding results. Furthermore, this intimate friendship grants us unparalleled access in prayer (“whatever you ask”), which is a vital resource for the work of soul-winning.

    The Paramount Priority of God’s Heart

    Daddy Adeboye makes a profound personal declaration: “Those who are closest to me are soul winners because I know soul winning is paramount in the heart of God.” This reveals a critical spiritual principle: intimacy with God aligns our priorities with His. What is most important to God must become most important to His friends. His personal resolve—“I am determined to keep winning souls until I die. Even if there are no opportunities, I will create them”—demonstrates that this priority is active, not passive. It takes initiative and sees every context (even birthday celebrations) as a divinely orchestrated avenue for the gospel.

    The Command: Unconditional and Uncompromising

    The devotional clarifies the nature of Christ’s command in Mark 16:15. It is:

    • Universal in Scope: “Into all the world… to every creature.” There are no no-go zones, no excluded people groups.
    • Unconditional in its Difficulty: “He didn’t ask us to go only where we are accepted or where things are easy.” The command stands regardless of the anticipated reception or hardship. Obedience is not predicated on favorable circumstances.

    The Reality of the Assignment: Hardship and Opposition

    Using the example of Paul in Acts 16, Daddy Adeboye dismantles a common misconception: that divine guidance guarantees a smooth path. Paul was explicitly called by God to Macedonia through a vision, yet his obedience led directly to beating and imprisonment. This is a crucial lesson for the end-time army:

    • Divine Assignment Does Not Nullify Adversity: In fact, it often provokes it, as the enemy fights to maintain his territory.
    • Persistence Defines True Obedience: Paul and Silas did not stop; they prayed and sang in prison, leading to a jailer’s salvation. “People who are not ready to face hardships will not go far in obeying Jesus’ commandment.”

    The Right Response to Rejection: Joyful Resilience

    The believer’s attitude in the face of rejection is not to be discouragement, but divinely-enabled resilience. The call is to “be of good cheer.” This cheer is rooted in the promise of Christ: “anyone who suffers persecution for His sake will have a bountiful reward” (Matthew 5:11-12). The soldier’s focus shifts from the immediate, temporary discomfort to the eternal, bountiful reward. This heavenly perspective is the fuel for enduring mockery and rejection.

    The Eternal Result: Abiding Fruit and Lasting Glory

    The motivation for this relentless, hardship-enduring evangelism is twofold:

    1. Fruit that Remains: The goal is not just decisions, but disciples—souls securely anchored in God’s kingdom (John 15:16). This is fruit with eternal significance.
    2. Everlasting Shining: Daniel 12:3 promises that “those who turn many to righteousness [will shine] like the stars forever and ever.” Soul-winning is an investment in eternal glory. The laborer does not fade but is promised a perpetual, star-like brilliance in God’s eternal kingdom.

    How to Live as a Fruit-Bearing Friend of Christ

    1. Accept Your Appointment: Internalize that you have been deliberately chosen and appointed by Christ for this purpose (John 15:16). It is your identity.
    2. Leverage Your Access: As Christ’s friend, boldly pray for divine appointments, open doors, and courage, claiming the promise of John 15:16.
    3. Create Opportunities: Follow Daddy Adeboye’s example. Don’t wait for perfect moments; use every event, relationship, and platform as a potential gateway for the gospel.
    4. Redefine Hardship: See opposition not as a sign of failure, but as a confirmation that you are on the front lines, worthy of sharing in the sufferings of the apostles (Acts 5:41).
    5. Focus on the Eternal: Keep the twin rewards in view—the abiding fruit of a saved soul and the eternal star-like glory for the one who led them there.

    Prayer of a Fruit-Bearing Friend:
    “Lord Jesus, my Friend and Commander, thank You for choosing and appointing me to bear lasting fruit. Align my heart with Yours, making soul-winning my paramount priority. Forgive me for complacency and fear. Grant me the creativity to create opportunities and the courage to go into difficult places. When I face rejection and hardship, fill me with Your joy and keep my eyes on the eternal reward. Let my life be spent gathering souls that will abide in Your kingdom, so that in eternity, I may shine for Your glory alone. Use me today to preach the gospel to someone. In Your mighty name, I pray. Amen.”

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  • Open Heavens 10 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Open Heavens 10 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Today’s Open Heavens devotional (10 February 2026) is IN AND OUT OF SEASON

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


    Open Heaven 10 February 2025 Today Devotional: THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST

    OPEN HEAVENS 10 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: IN AND OUT OF SEASON

    MEMORISE:
    Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
    2 Timothy 4:2

    READ: Acts 8:5-8
    5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
    6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
    7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
    8 And there was great joy in that city.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 10 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    I have always taken evangelism very seriously. As younger Christians, my mates and I were always looking for opportunities to tell people about Jesus Christ. Some of us bought megaphones, and we went about proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ at every opportunity we had. I recall a time when we went to preach in a town named Ganma in Kwara State. The town was so notorious for being hostile to preachers that there was no church there, and nobody dared to preach the gospel there.

    When I heard about the town, I said, “Really? I must go there to preach!” The people who told me about the town said, “If you go there, they will stone you.” I told them that I had been looking for an opportunity to be stoned so that I could tell Apostle Paul that I also suffered for Jesus when I meet him in heaven. I told some people in our church that I would go to Ganma to preach regardless of the cost, and some of them said they would go with me.

    When we got to Ganma, the people there told us that they didn’t want our Jesus. We replied that we weren’t leaving, so we went from house to house, preaching the gospel. The townspeople reported us to their chief, and he sent for us.

    When we got there, we told him that we had come with good news for the people. We assured him that we were not saying anything against their religion and that we were law-abiding people. He said we could continue, so we left and continued preaching.

    The townspeople went to report us to the chief a second time, and again, he sent for us. We reassured him that we were not causing any trouble. At this point, some of the people with me began to get uncomfortable and said that we should leave before nightfall. However, we were yet to host a film show as we had planned. I told them that we were not leaving until we were through with everything we wanted to do.

    We hosted the film show, and many of those people who didn’t want to receive Jesus earlier and reported us to the chief came and eventually surrendered to Christ. Today, there is a provincial headquarters of The Redeemed Christian Church of God in Ganma.

    Beloved, to be a part of God’s end-time army, you must be ready to tell others about Jesus, regardless of where the Lord sends you.

    KEY POINT:

    Don’t only preach when it is convenient; preach when it isn’t too.

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    OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 10 FEBRUARY 2026 COMMENTARY

    MEMORISE: 2 Timothy 4:2
    “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”
    This charge to Timothy is a military-style order for gospel soldiers. It commands readiness (“be instant”) at all times, whether convenient or not. It defines the content (“the word”) and the manner (“with all longsuffering and doctrine”)—a blend of unwavering truth and patient love. This verse is the operational manual for the end-time army Daddy Adeboye describes.

    BIBLE READING: Acts 8:5-8
    This passage depicts the model of a gospel pioneer: Philip entering Samaria, a region with historical hostility toward Jews (much like Ganma’s hostility to preachers). He preached Christ, performed signs, and brought great joy to the city. The result was not just conversions, but a transformed atmosphere. This is the biblical pattern for apostolic evangelism: entering hostile territory with the message and power of Christ, leading to widespread deliverance and joy.

    The Heart of an End-Time Soldier: Uncommon Zeal

    Daddy Adeboye does not begin with a method, but with a mindset: “I have always taken evangelism very seriously.” This personal testimony establishes that the work of an end-time army is not for the casual or the cowardly. His youthful zeal—buying megaphones, seizing every opportunity—shows a premeditated, proactive pursuit of souls, not a passive fulfillment of duty. This is the “be instant” attitude made practical.

    The Target of the Army: Hostile Territory

    The core of the testimony is the assault on Ganma. The town’s description is significant: “notorious for being hostile,” “no church there,” “nobody dared.” In spiritual warfare terms, this was a well-fortified stronghold of the enemy, a place where darkness had a settled rule. The end-time army is not called to preach where it is easy, but to storm the gates of hell (Matthew 16:18) in places where the gospel has no foothold.

    The Motivation: A Kingdom Perspective on Cost

    The response to the threat of being stoned is revelatory. Daddy Adeboye’s reply, “I had been looking for an opportunity to be stoned,” reflects a profound kingdom perspective.

    • It sees suffering for the gospel as a privilege (Acts 5:41, Philippians 1:29), aligning with the apostles and martyrs.
    • It trivializes the enemy’s threats by viewing them through the lens of eternal reward and fellowship (“so I could tell Apostle Paul…”).
    • This mindset inspires others (“some of them said they would go with me”). Courage is contagious. A true general does not recruit with promises of comfort, but with a call to worthy conquest.

    The Strategy of the Army: Wisdom, Persistence, and Power

    The testimony outlines a divine strategy for penetrating strongholds:

    1. Courageous Entry: They went despite the warnings.
    2. Relentless Proclamation: They went “house to house.” They did not retreat after the first rejection.
    3. Wisdom and Respect for Authority: When summoned by the chief, they were respectful, lawful, and clear about their peaceful, “good news” mission. This disarmed potential legal opposition (Romans 13:1-7).
    4. Unwavering Persistence: In the face of a second summons and fear among the ranks (“some… began to get uncomfortable”), the leader’s resolve was firm: “we were not leaving until we were through.” This is the “longsuffering” of 2 Timothy 4:2 in action.
    5. Employing All Available Means: They used a “film show”—a relevant tool of their time to attract and communicate. The end-time army must be versatile, using every legitimate medium to preach the word.
    6. The Fruit of Victory: The very people who opposed them “eventually surrendered to Christ.”The persistent, prayerful, and powerful presentation of the gospel breaks down strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). The ultimate proof is the transformed landscape: “Today, there is a provincial headquarters… in Ganma.” This is more than converts; it is an established beachhead of the Kingdom of God.

    The Call to Enlistment

    The concluding statement is a direct summons: “To be a part of God’s end-time army, you must be ready to tell others about Jesus, regardless of where the Lord sends you.”

    • “Must be ready” speaks to preparation in prayer, knowledge of the Word, and being filled with the Spirit.
    • “Regardless of where” removes all conditions. The location may be your workplace, a difficult family, a hostile community, or a foreign nation. The army goes where the Commander sends them.
    • This is not a suggestion for a specialized unit of “evangelists.” It is the defining characteristic of every member of Christ’s army.

    Practical Steps to Join the End-Time Army

    1. Shift Your Perspective: See your daily life as a deployment. Your neighborhood, office, or school is your “Ganma.”
    2. Embrace a Soldier’s Mindset: Pray for the courage to see opposition as a privilege and a sign that you are threatening enemy territory.
    3. Be Prepared and Persistent: Equip yourself with a clear testimony and a basic understanding of the gospel. Be ready to give an answer (1 Peter 3:15) and to persevere when first rejected.
    4. Use Your ‘Film Show’: Identify the tool God has given you—your skills, resources, art, or hospitality—and deploy it to create opportunities for the gospel.
    5. Aim for a ‘Provincial Headquarters’: Don’t just seek conversions; pray and work for discipleship and the establishment of God’s lasting kingdom presence in your sphere of influence.

    Prayer of Enlistment:
    “Lord Jesus, Commander of Heaven’s Army, I present myself to You for service. Forgive me for complacency and fear. Ignite in me the holy zeal that takes evangelism seriously. Give me the perspective to see suffering for Your name as a privilege. Send me to my ‘Ganma’ and grant me the courage to enter, the wisdom to engage, the persistence to stay, and the power to see strongholds fall. Use my life to establish outposts of Your Kingdom where darkness once ruled. I am ready to preach the word, in season and out of season, as part of Your end-time army. In Your mighty name, I pray. Amen.”

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    Open Heavens 9 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Today’s Open Heavens devotional (9 February 2026) is DON’T WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE

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


    Open Heaven 9 February 2025 Today Devotional: FREEDOM BY ASSOCIATION

    OPEN HEAVENS 9 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: DON’T WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE

    MEMORISE:
    Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
    Revelation 3:20

    READ: Luke 18:18-25
    18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
    19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
    20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

    21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
    22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
    23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
    24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
    25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 9 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    Years ago, somewhere in Western Nigeria, there was a man who had become wealthy through evil means. However, God showed Him mercy by sending a preacher to tell him the Good News.

    The preacher told him that Jesus had paid for all his sins, regardless of how terrible they were, but the man refused the offer of salvation.

    He told the preacher, “Thank you; l’ve heard everything you said. My children can follow Jesus. As for me, it’s too late.” The preacher replied, “As long as you are still breathing, it’s not too late.” He, however, refused to be convinced, saying that he had spent most of his life with the devil and would like to end it with him.

    Unfortunately, he died a few weeks later, and in death, it is too late to repent. God offered him mercy, but he rejected it. If you are yet to surrender your life to Jesus, God is offering you mercy today; please do not refuse it.

    In today’s Bible reading, a rich young ruler came to Jesus because he knew that something was missing in his life. Apart from being rich, he also had a prominent position in society, yet he felt dissatisfied with his life. He wanted eternal life, so he came to Jesus with a simple but profound question, “What can I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 18:18).

    When Jesus told him that it was not enough to keep God’s commandments and that he needed to let go of the idol in his life by selling all he had to follow Him, the man returned home sorrowful. Divine mercy was offered to him, but he refused to accept it because his riches mattered more to him than eternal life.

    God’s mercy is new every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23), but He will never force anyone to accept it; it is a choice that everyone must make for themselves. Unfortunately, some people say that they will repent later. This is a dangerous position to take because no one knows the exact time Jesus will return (Luke 12:40), and as we see in Luke 12:20, God can demand their souls at any time.

    Beloved, if you are still living in sin, I invite you today to call upon God while He can still be found; don’t wait until it is impossible to do so (Isaiah 55:6).

    No matter how terrible your past has been, He is telling you today that He will wash them away and make you whiter than snow (Isaiah 1:18). Let Jesus into your heart today (Revelation 3:20) before it is too late.

    KEY POINT:

    If you are yet to give your life to Christ, don’t wait until it is too late. Accept His mercy today.

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    OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 9 FEBRUARY 2026 COMMENTARY

    MEMORISE: Revelation 3:20
    “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”
    This verse is the heart of the gospel invitation, portraying Christ’s patient initiative and our necessary response. It is a present-tense reality (“I stand…I knock”). The promise is intimacy (“sup with him”) and communion. Yet, the conditional “if” places the eternal outcome squarely on the human will: hearing must lead to the active choice of opening.

    BIBLE READING: Luke 18:18-25
    This passage is a poignant study in rejected mercy. The rich young ruler represents the “moral” sinner—outwardly obedient but inwardly enslaved to an idol (his wealth). He sought eternal life as an addition to his portfolio, not as a transformation of it. Jesus’ command to sell all exposed his heart: his god was his possessions. His sorrowful departure illustrates the tragic choice to reject mercy when its cost feels too high, prompting Jesus’ famous warning about the spiritual danger of wealth.

    The Urgency of Mercy’s Moment

    Daddy Adeboye opens with a sobering real-life testimony. The wealthy man’s story is a stark embodiment of Hebrews 3:7-8: “Today, if you will hear his voice, harden not your heart.” He was offered mercy while “still breathing,” the only time it is valid. His refusal—”it’s too late”—was a self-fulfilling prophecy sealed by his death. The preacher’s warning, “in death, it is too late to repent,” echoes the irreversible finality described in Hebrews 9:27. This story underscores that mercy is a time-sensitive offer, not a perpetual entitlement.

    The Nature of the Divine Offer

    The devotional clarifies two key aspects of God’s mercy:

    1. It is Comprehensive: “Jesus had paid for all his sins, regardless of how terrible they were.” This is the foundation of the offer—no sin is beyond the scope of Christ’s atonement.
    2. It is Non-Coercive: “He will never force anyone to accept it.” God, in His sovereignty, respects human free will to the terrifying extent of allowing us to refuse eternal life. The offer is genuine, but it must be received.

    The Two Case Studies of Refusal

    Daddy Adeboye presents two archetypes who refuse mercy, providing a mirror for self-examination:

    • The ‘Hardened’ Sinner (The Western Nigerian Man): His refusal was based on false identity and loyalty. “I have spent most of my life with the devil and would like to end it with him.” This is a tragic case of identifying with one’s captor. He saw his life as the devil’s property, too ingrained to change, rejecting the new identity mercy offered.
    • The ‘Moral’ Sinner (The Rich Young Ruler): His refusal was based on clinging to an idol. He desired eternal life plus his riches. When confronted with the choice, his idol won. His sorrow reveals he felt the pull of mercy but was unwilling to pay the price of dethroning his god.

    Both cases prove that the barrier to mercy is never its insufficiency, but the condition of the human heart—its loyalties and loves.

    The Peril of Procrastination

    A critical warning is issued against the most common refusal: delay. “I will repent later” is identified as a “dangerous position.” Daddy Adeboye gives two unanswerable reasons:

    1. The Uncertainty of Christ’s Return (Luke 12:40).
    2. The Uncertainty of Our Own Lifespan (Luke 12:20).
      Procrastination is a gamble with eternity, presuming upon the very mercy one is delaying to accept.

    The Loving, Present-Tense Invitation

    The conclusion is a direct, passionate appeal grounded in scripture:

    • The Action Required: “Call upon God while He may be found” (Isaiah 55:6). The “while” implies a window of opportunity that will close.
    • The Promise Attached: No matter the past, He offers cleansing and total renewal “whiter than snow” (Isaiah 1:18). Mercy doesn’t make excuses; it obliterates the stain.
    • The Immediate Step: “Let Jesus into your heart today (Revelation 3:20) before it is too late.” The present-tense urgency is paramount. “Today” is the only day guaranteed in the economy of salvation.

    How to Respond: Opening the Door

    To accept this mercy is to move from the stories of refusal to the promise of Revelation 3:20. It involves:

    1. Hearing His Voice: Recognise the conviction in your heart as Christ’s knock.
    2. Renouncing Refusal: Repent of both known sin and the idolatry of self-rule. Letting go of whatever you are clutching that prevents you from clutching Christ.
    3. Opening the Door: A prayer of active, voluntary surrender: “Lord Jesus, I open the door of my life. I turn from my sin and my idols. I believe You died for me and rose again. Come in as my Saviour and Lord. Thank You for Your mercy.”

    Final Appeal and Prayer:
    “Beloved, the knock you hear is mercy. The voice you sense is grace. Do not harden your heart with delay, identity with a sinful past, or loyalty to a worthless idol. Today, while it is still called ‘Today,’ open the door.

    Lord Jesus, I acknowledge Your knock. I confess I have kept the door closed through sin, pride, and delay. I reject the lies that it is ‘too late’ for me or that anything I have is better than You. Right now, I open the door of my heart and my life. Come in, Lord Jesus. Be my Saviour and my King. Wash me clean by Your blood and make me new. I receive Your mercy today. Thank You for not giving up on me. In Your name I pray, Amen.

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    Open Heaven 8 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Today’s Open Heaven devotional (8 February 2026) is OPEN UP TO HIM

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


    Open Heaven 8 February 2026 Devotional

    OPEN HEAVEN 8 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: OPEN UP TO HIM

    MEMORISE:
    (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
    2 Corinthians 6:2

    READ: Revelation 3:20-22
    20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
    21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
    22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 8 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    James 4:7 says clearly that you should submit yourself unto God, then resist the devil, and he will flee from you. The devil cannot flee from you if you have not submitted totally to God. If you are not yet born again, Jesus Christ, the Light, wants to come into your life. He wants to give you a brand-new beginning, but He will not force Himself into your heart unless you open the door to Him voluntarily.

    He said in today’s Bible reading that He is knocking on the door of your heart, and if you open up to Him, He will come in. If He keeps knocking on a person’s heart and the person keeps refusing to open, a day will come when it will be too late for the person to open his or her heart to Him again.

    On that day, the person’s heart will stop beating, and if Jesus is not already in it by then, no matter how much the person pleads, such a person will find himself or herself in hell, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. This is why I am appealing to you to open up your heart to Him now if you haven’t done so yet.

    Many people claim to have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, but they haven’t truly submitted to Him as certain aspects of their lives are still ordered by their flesh.

    Many of such people go to church, while some are even church workers and ministers, but they are really not different from people in the world. When a person truly submits to the Lordship of Jesus, He becomes the supreme authority over such a fellow’s life. Whatever He says is what the fellow must do.

    Jesus is the Light, and He is the only one who can drive darkness out of a person’s life. Darkness is sure to reign supreme in the lives of those who haven’t opened up their hearts to Jesus, even if they claim to be Christians. When darkness reigns in a person’s life, failure, defeat, sorrow, retrogression, and every evil thing will fill such a fellow’s life. Can you truly say that Jesus, the Light, is in total control of your life?

    Beloved, if you are yet to truly submit to Jesus Christ, He is knocking at the door of your heart.

    Open your heart to Him today, and He will give you a glorious hope for the future (1 Peter 1:3-5).

    REFLECTION:

    Have you truly opened up to Jesus Christ, and is He in total control of your life?

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    MEMORISE: 2 Corinthians 6:2
    “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)”
    This verse underlines the critical urgency of the devotional’s message. Salvation is not a distant event; it is a present-day opportunity. “Now” is the God-appointed moment to respond. To delay is to risk moving from the “accepted time” into a time of tragic rejection. The call to open your heart is a matter of eternal consequence, and its timeframe is immediate.

    BIBLE READING: Revelation 3:20-22
    This scripture presents the gracious but solemn plea of Christ. He stands at the door of the human heart—a place of intimacy and control. He knocks with persistence, but He does not force entry. The promise is glorious: fellowship, shared authority, and victory. Yet, the initiative rests entirely with the individual: “if any man hear my voice, and open the door.” The throne is promised only to the one who first grants Christ the throne of their heart.

    The Non-Negotiable Sequence for Victory

    Daddy Adeboye begins by grounding the message in the unchangeable spiritual law of James 4:7: “Submit yourselves… then resist.” This order is absolute.

    • You cannot resist a devil you are still obeying. Any attempt at spiritual warfare without prior total submission to God is an exercise in futility and will end in defeat. True, lasting deliverance from darkness (failure, sorrow, retrogression) begins not with a command shouted at the devil, but with a knee bent to Jesus.

    The Gracious Knock and the Eternal Deadline

    The core of the message is an exposition of Revelation 3:20, framed as a matter of life and death.

    1. The Present Invitation: Jesus is currently knocking. His desire is to enter, to bring light, and to give a “brand-new beginning” (2 Corinthians 5:17). This is the essence of being “born again”—not a religious reform, but a new creation initiated by His indwelling presence.
    2. The Voluntary Door: He will not “force Himself.” God created humanity with free will and honors it, even at the cost of the Cross. Salvation must be personally, voluntarily received.
    3. The Sobering Warning: The knock is not perpetual. Daddy Adeboye delivers a pastor’s urgent, loving warning: “a day will come when it will be too late.” That day is the end of earthly life. The imagery of the heart stopping beating is a stark reminder of mortality. A heart closed to Christ in life will be closed to heaven in death, resulting in eternal separation from God (“hell…weeping and gnashing of teeth”). This is why the appeal is to act “now.”

    The Illusion of Submission vs. The Reality of Lordship

    A critical distinction is made between cultural Christianity and true conversion.

    • The Claim Without Submission: Many claim Jesus as “Lord and Saviour” but live with aspects of their life—finances, relationships, secret habits, ambitions—”ordered by their flesh.” They may be active in church, even in ministry, but remain indistinguishable from the world in their core values and choices. This is a state of profound self-deception.
    • The Proof of True Submission: When Jesus is truly Lord, “He becomes the supreme authority.”His Word is the final command. His will is the only agenda. This isn’t perfection, but it is a settled orientation of the heart where surrender is the default response.

    Light vs. Darkness: The Ultimate Control Question

    The metaphor is clear and binary:

    • Jesus = Light. Where He dwells, He illuminates truth, exposes sin, guides paths, and produces the fruit of righteousness.
    • Rejection of Jesus = Darkness. Where He is absent, “darkness reigns supreme.” This darkness is not mere ignorance; it is an active force that manifests as “failure, defeat, sorrow, retrogression, and every evil thing.”

    The piercing question is posed: “Can you truly say that Jesus, the Light, is in total control of your life?” This self-audit is the most important one can conduct. It moves the message from a general altar call to a personal spiritual examination.

    The Glorious Alternative: A Heart Opened Today

    The closing appeal is both a warning and a magnificent promise. For the one who responds today—in this “accepted time”—the outcome is not just escape from hell, but the reception of a “glorious hope for the future” (1 Peter 1:3-5). This is a living hope, an incorruptible inheritance, and divine protection for salvation ready to be revealed.

    How to Respond: Opening the Door

    This is not a passive process. To “open the heart” means:

    1. Acknowledge Your State: Admit that you have been living with the door closed, in control of your own life, resulting in areas of darkness.
    2. Express Repentance: Turn away from self-rule and sin (the things that “order your flesh”).
    3. Voice Your Surrender: Verbally and sincerely invite Jesus Christ to enter your life. Acknowledge His death for your sins and His resurrection for your life. Surrender the throne of your heart to Him as your Supreme Authority—your Lord.
    4. Live Under New Management: Begin a daily practice of seeking His will in His Word and obeying His promptings. This is the evidence that the door has truly been opened from the inside.

    Final Prayer of Response:
    “Lord Jesus, I hear You knocking at the door of my heart. I confess I have kept You out. I acknowledge my need for Your light. I repent of my self-rule and sin. Right now, I open the door of my heart and life fully to You. Come in, Lord Jesus. Be my Saviour and my Supreme Lord. Take total control. Fill me with Your light and give me the glorious hope only You can provide. I surrender to You now. Thank You for hearing me and coming in. In Your name I pray, Amen.”

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    Open Heaven 7 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Open Heaven devotional for today (7 February 2026) is MAINTAIN YOUR FREEDOM II

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


    Open Heaven 7 February 2026 Devotional

    OPEN HEAVEN 7 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: MAINTAIN YOUR FREEDOM II

    MEMORISE:
    He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
    Psalm 107:20

    READ: 2 Corinthians 3:16-18
    16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
    17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
    18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 7 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    The devil is a thief, so when he visits a person or family, his agenda is to steal, kill, and destroy. Unlike the devil, Jesus has come so that you can enjoy abundant life (John 10:10).

    Today, I want to share some more ways a person who has been delivered from the devil’s bondage can maintain his or her freedom and truly enjoy the abundant life that Jesus gives.

    It is sad when someone who has been delivered by the mighty hand of God loses his or her liberty because of ignorance, carelessness, or foolishness.

    People perish when there is no knowledge (Hosea 4:6). They lose what they have received when they don’t apply the divine principles that are required to sustain it. The Son sets free, and whoever the Son makes free is free indeed (John 8:36). God doesn’t give temporary deliverance; He gives total freedom, but a fellow who has been set free must learn how to walk on the road of freedom.

    2 Corinthians 3:17 says that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Wherever the devil may be operating in, when the Spirit of the Lord comes on the scene, freedom comes. To sustain your freedom, however, you must allow the Holy Spirit to guide you in all you do. Let Him be Lord of your thoughts, words, and actions. Where He is Lord, no demon can thrive.

    Knowing the truth is another way to maintain your liberty. John 8:32 says that you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Do you know the truth about Jesus’ payment for your freedom? Are you walking in this truth? To keep walking in freedom, you must know the truth in God’s word and immerse yourself in it so that it fills your heart.

    His word is the truth, and when you know the truth, it will make you free. This word must become your daily bread. Joshua 1:8 reveals that a major key to having good success in life is meditating on God’s word day and night. To keep the devil perpetually out of your life, let God’s word dwell in you richly in all wisdom (Colossians 3:16).

    Job spoke about how highly he esteemed the word of God in Job 23:12. Beloved, how important is God’s word to you? How highly do you esteem God’s instructions and directions? If you want to sustain the liberty you have received from God, you must allow Jesus Christ to be your Lord and place topmost priority on God’s word.

    KEY POINT:

    To maintain your freedom, you must know the truth, surrender to the leadership of the Holy Spirit, and meditate on God’s word constantly.

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    MEMORISE: Psalm 107:20
    “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”
    This verse encapsulates the ongoing mechanism of sustained freedom. God’s initial deliverance comes by His Word (His decree, the gospel), and our continued liberty is maintained by that same Word dwelling within us. It is the healing, delivering truth that must be continually received to keep destruction at bay.

    BIBLE READING: 2 Corinthians 3:16-18
    This passage reveals the transformative process of a life that remains free. Turning to the Lord removes the “veil” of ignorance and hardness that the enemy uses to blind minds (v.16). But the key is verse 17: “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” This liberty is not a static state but a progressive transformation “from glory to glory” (v.18) as we behold the Lord and are changed by His Spirit. Sustained freedom is therefore relational and dynamic, dependent on the presence and lordship of the Holy Spirit.

    The Agenda of the Thief vs. The Gift of the Saviour

    Daddy Adeboye begins by re-establishing the core conflict: the devil’s singular agenda is theft, death, and destruction. In stark contrast, Christ’s purpose is abundant life (John 10:10). This devotional moves from the receipt of deliverance to the enjoyment of its abundance. The tragic loss of this liberty through “ignorance, carelessness, or foolishness” is framed as a preventable disaster.

    The Foundation: Understanding God’s Deliverance

    A critical pillar is laid: “God doesn’t give temporary deliverance; He gives total freedom.” The freedom in Christ is perfect and complete (John 8:36). The problem is never with the quality of God’s gift, but with our stewardship of it. Losing it is not God revoking His gift, but a believer wandering from the environment where that gift is protected and flourishes—much like an emancipated slave choosing to return to the plantation.

    The Two Pillars for Maintaining Freedom

    Daddy Adeboye provides two non-negotiable, intertwined principles for sustaining liberty.

    Pillar 1: The Lordship of the Holy Spirit (The Presence of Liberty)

    • The Principle: “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (2 Corinthians 3:17). Freedom is not a place you visit; it is the atmosphere created by a Person’s presence.
    • The Application: To sustain freedom, you must “allow the Holy Spirit to guide you in all you do. Let Him be Lord of your thoughts, words, and actions.”
    • The Promise: “Where He is Lord, no demon can thrive.” This is because the enemy cannot operate in the territory where the Spirit’s authority is fully acknowledged and obeyed. Maintaining freedom means daily submitting your decisions, reactions, and desires to the Spirit’s scrutiny and direction.

    Pillar 2: The Indwelling of God’s Word (The Truth of Liberty)

    • The Principle: “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). Knowledge of truth is not intellectual assent but revelatory understanding that reshapes identity and behavior.
    • The Application: This requires knowing the truth of Christ’s finished work and immersing yourself in Scripture so it “fills your heart.” It must become “your daily bread.” Daddy Adeboye cites Joshua 1:8 and Colossians 3:16, highlighting meditation and rich indwelling as active processes. The Word is a displacing force; it crowds out the lies that once formed the enemy’s strongholds.
    • The Heart Posture: He references Job 23:12 to probe our esteem for God’s Word. Is it a priority or an accessory? The degree to which we value, cherish, and obey God’s instructions determines the strength of our liberty’s fortress.

    The Integrated Life of Sustained Freedom

    These two pillars are one structure. The Holy Spirit is the author of Scripture and He guides according to the Word. The Word is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17). Therefore:

    1. Freedom is sustained in a Spirit-led, Word-saturated life. You cannot claim the Spirit’s lordship while neglecting His Word, and you cannot truly apply the Word without the Spirit’s illumination and power.
    2. The Question for Self-Audit: Daddy Adeboye’s closing questions are diagnostic: How important is God’s word to you? Your answer reveals your vulnerability level. A low priority for the Word is a high vulnerability to re-infestation.
    3. The Ultimate Requirement: It all converges on the lordship of Jesus Christ, who is the Living Word. Placing “topmost priority on God’s word” is how you place topmost priority on Christ Himself.

    Practical Steps to Walk the Road of Freedom

    1. Daily Invocation: Each morning, consciously invite the Holy Spirit to be Lord over your thoughts, words, and actions for the day. Submit your plans to Him.
    2. Strategic Immersion: Don’t just read the Word; study it with the question, “What truth here protects my freedom?” Meditate on key verses about your identity in Christ and His victory.
    3. Obedience as Maintenance: When the Spirit prompts or the Word instructs, immediate obedience is an act of fortress-building. Disobedience is a breach in the wall.
    4. Environment Check: Regularly assess your life. Are you in environments (relationships, media, habits) where the Spirit is welcome and the Truth is honored? If not, you are in enemy territory.

    Prayer for Sustained Liberty:
    “Heavenly Father, thank You for my total deliverance in Christ. I invite the Holy Spirit to be the absolute Lord of my life today—guide my thoughts, my words, and my actions. I consecrate my mind and heart to Your Word. Let it dwell in me richly, uproot every lie, and fortify my spirit. Help me to esteem Your instructions above all else. By Your Spirit and through Your Truth, keep me walking in the abundant, perpetual liberty Jesus purchased for me. My freedom is in Your presence and Your truth; let me never wander from them. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

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  • Open Heaven 6 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Open Heaven 6 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Today’s Open Heaven devotional (6 February 2026) is MAINTAIN YOUR FREEDOM I.

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


    Open Heaven 6 February 2025 Today Devotional: MOUNTAIN MOVING FAITH I

    OPEN HEAVEN 6 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: MAINTAIN YOUR FREEDOM I

    MEMORISE:
    And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
    Ephesians 5:11

    READ: John 5:5-14:
    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.

    10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
    11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
    12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
    13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
    14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 6 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    When God proclaims deliverance, He is saying to the taskmaster, the devil, “Let your slaves go, and if you don’t, i’ll deal with you.” The devil has no choice but to obey immediately. If you have suffered any form of satanic attack, whether oppression, repression, vexation, obsession, or possession, I decree that this is your season of total freedom. In the name above all other names, begin to walk in freedom.

    Today, I want to discuss some ways a fellow can remain delivered from the devil’s attacks and continue to walk in freedom.

    Although deliverance from satanic bondage doesn’t require any monetary payment, it comes at a cost. The first price a fellow must pay to walk in freedom is total surrender to Jesus. Despite the long time he had spent in insanity, the madman of Gadara surrendered to Jesus. He longed for freedom, and the day he saw the One who could set him free, he ran forward, surrendered himself, and received his healing (Mark 5:1-20).

    Likewise, you must surrender completely to Jesus if you want to continue walking in liberty. You cannot remain in the devil’s camp and expect to be free from bondage; you cannot give in to his temptations and expect him to stay away from you. People who toy with sin attract demons, and demons come with different kinds of bondage.

    I discussed five of them over the past few days.

    In today’s Bible reading, Jesus healed a man who had an infirmity for 38 years. The devil and his forces were behind this long-lasting ailment, and the man suffered because of their activities. After Jesus healed him, we discovered what gave the devil room to afflict the man: sin. After he was healed, Jesus told him to sin no more, else a worse sickness will come into his life (John 5:14).

    When someone who is delivered from demonic possession returns to the sin that gave the devil room to possess him or her in the first place, the fellow will end up worse than before (Luke 11:24-26).

    If a person becomes possessed by a demon of sexual perversion through watching pornography and God delivers him or her, that person must never return to watching it. If eating too much opened the door to the demon of gluttony into a fellow’s life, that fellow must shut that door once he or she is delivered in order to maintain his or her freedom.

    Beloved, Jesus has paid the price for your deliverance, but it is your responsibility to maintain your freedom.

    ACTION POINT:

    If you have any habit or secret sin that can open you up to the enemy’s attacks, ask God to deliver you and seek counsel from a genuine minister of God.

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    MEMORISE: Ephesians 5:11
    “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”
    This memory verse is not a passive suggestion but a proactive command for maintaining deliverance. It prescribes a two-fold action: first, a decisive separation from the patterns and practices (sins) that constitute “works of darkness”; second, a courageous confrontation of those very works by the standard of God’s truth. Freedom is preserved by both personal holiness and spiritual authority.

    BIBLE READING: John 5:5-14
    This passage is a masterclass on the source and sustainability of deliverance. Jesus heals a man with a 38-year infirmity, directly confronting the “works of darkness” (the sickness). However, the crucial moment comes afterward. Jesus finds him and issues a solemn warning: “Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” This establishes that the man’s past sin was the legal ground for the enemy’s long-term affliction. True, lasting freedom therefore depends on breaking alliance with that sin.

    The Proclamation of Deliverance

    The devotional opens with a powerful declaration of God’s absolute authority over the powers of darkness. When God proclaims deliverance for His child, it is a sovereign decree to the devil, much like His command to Pharaoh: “Let my people go.” It is an order backed by the full force of divine power. The decree that “this is your season of total freedom” is an apostolic announcement, invoking the victory of Calvary to shatter every form of satanic bondage previously discussed: oppression, repression, vexation, obsession, and possession. The instruction to “begin to walk in freedom” is a call to actively appropriate this proclaimed liberty by faith, even before circumstances fully align.

    The Foundational Price: Total Surrender

    While salvation and deliverance are free gifts of grace, Daddy Adeboye rightly states they “come at a cost.” The primary cost is not money, but sovereignty. The Gadarene demoniac (Mark 5) illustrates this: his deliverance began the moment he ran to and surrendered before Jesus, even in his broken state.

    • Surrender is the Exchange of Masters: You cannot be delivered from Satan’s camp while remaining in it. Surrender is the act of defecting from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of Light (Colossians 1:13). It is a conscious, complete transfer of allegiance.
    • Surrender Closes Legal Doors: “People who toy with sin attract demons.” Toying with sin is maintaining fellowship with darkness (Ephesians 5:11). It signals to the enemy that his claim is still valid. Total surrender to Jesus renounces all former treaties with sin, revoking the enemy’s legal rights.

    The Key to Remaining Delivered: Severing the Root

    The core of this teaching is found in the analysis of John 5:14. Jesus directly links the man’s 38-year infirmity (“works of darkness”) to a specific sin in his life. The deliverance (healing) was instantaneous by grace, but the freedom was conditional on his future conduct.

    1. Diagnosis: The enemy often uses a specific, habitual sin as a legal “room” or doorway to afflict a life. Until that doorway is permanently shut, deliverance may be temporary.
    2. The Grave Warning: Jesus’ warning—”something worse may happen”—is expanded in Luke 11:24-26. A delivered but empty life, not filled with God and still attached to its old doorways, becomes a target for a reinforced demonic assault. The “last state is worse than the first” because the enemy returns with greater aggression and the person’s spiritual sensitivity is often dulled.
    3. The Principle of the Shut Door: Freedom is maintained by practical holiness. As Daddy Adeboye explains:
      • If pornography opened the door to sexual perversion, freedom requires never returning to it.
      • If gluttony opened the door to a spirit of lack or sickness, freedom requires disciplined eating.
        This is the practical outworking of having “no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness.” You must identify and permanently shut the specific door that allowed the enemy in.

    The Shared Responsibility of Freedom

    The concluding statement is vital: “Jesus has paid the price for your deliverance, but it is your responsibility to maintain your freedom.”

    • Christ’s Work (Done): He achieved total victory on the cross. He proclaims deliverance. He provides the power and authority for the initial breakthrough.
    • Our Walk (Ongoing): We maintain freedom through daily choices: sustained surrender, radical obedience, and militant rejection of the sins that once bound us. We “reprove” the works of darkness by living in the opposite spirit.

    Practical Steps to Walk in Sustained Freedom

    1. Identify Your Doorway: In prayer, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the specific sin pattern or agreement that gave the enemy ground in your area of bondage.
    2. Publicly Renounce It: In prayer, verbally renounce that sin and that spirit in Jesus’ name. Break every covenant with it. This is you reproving it (Ephesians 5:11).
    3. Establish Guardrails: Put drastic, practical measures in place to avoid that doorway (e.g., accountability software, financial limits, ending toxic relationships). This is having “no fellowship.”
    4. Be Filled Continually: Do not leave a void. Deliberately fill your life with the Word, worship, fellowship, and service. A heart filled with Christ has no room for the enemy’s return.
    5. Walk in Your New Identity: Consciously “walk in freedom” by speaking and acting as the delivered, redeemed person you are in Christ, not as the former victim.

    Prayer for Sustained Freedom:
    “Lord Jesus, I thank You for Your proclamation of total freedom over my life. I surrender completely to You as my Lord. I renounce and turn away from the specific sin of [name it] that gave the enemy a foothold. I shut that door permanently by the power of Your blood. Now, Holy Spirit, fill me afresh. Empower me to have no fellowship with the works of darkness but to walk daily in the light of my deliverance. I take responsibility to guard my freedom and I rely on Your grace to do so, in Jesus’ mighty name.”

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  • Open Heaven 5 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Open Heaven 5 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Today’s Open Heaven devotional (5 February 2026) is THE MEAL THAT DELIVERS.

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


    Open Heaven 5 February 2026 Devotional

    OPEN HEAVEN 5 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: THE MEAL THAT DELIVERS

    MEMORISE:
    By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
    Hebrews 10:20

    READ: Exodus 12:1-24
    1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying,
    2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
    3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
    4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
    5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

    6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
    7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
    8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
    9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
    10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

    11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.
    12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.
    13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
    14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
    15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

    16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
    17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
    18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
    19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
    20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

    21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.
    22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
    23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
    24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 5 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    In today’s Bible reading, God instructed Moses to tell the Israelites to prepare and eat a special meal before their deliverance from bondage in Egypt.

    The bread they ate had no yeast in it, and the meat was from lambs that had no spots or wrinkles. That meal was a similitude of the Last Supper Jesus ate with His disciples before He laid down His life to deliver those who believe in Him from the bondage of their sins. We call this divine meal the Holy Communion today and eat it in remembrance of our Lord Jesus Christ, just as He commanded (Luke 22:19-20).

    When we partake of the Holy Communion, we symbolically eat the body of Jesus Christ, the spotless Lamb of God, and drink His blood. This divine meal brings great blessings and deliverance upon those who eat it worthily.

    Eating the Holy Communion worthily and with understanding empowers you to have dominion in every area of your life. When people in the occult want to ‘fortify themselves, they usually seek to eat the flesh of virgins and drink their blood because they know that there is great power in purity. As believers, what we eat at the Lord’s table is the flesh and blood of the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 43:3).

    Beloved, you should note that just as the Holy Communion brings deliverance, it can also bring bondage and damnation when eaten unworthily (1 Corinthians 11:28-30). Those who eat it unworthily are those who have not surrendered their lives to Jesus and those who have confessed Him as their Lord and Saviour but still engage secretly in sin.

    For example, Judas became possessed by the devil when he ate the Holy Communion with sin in his life (John 12:4-6), and this eventually led to his destruction (Matthew 27:3-5). If you still engage in sin, please ensure you repent and surrender all to Jesus today. Doing this gives you a brand-new beginning (2 Corinthians 5:17) and qualifies you to become a child of God so you can enjoy all the blessings that come from eating this special meal.

    The blood of Jesus gives us victory over our adversary (Revelation 12:11), and His flesh not only delivers us from the path of destruction but brings us into the new and living way of salvation, as we see in today’s memory verse. I decree that you will indeed experience deliverance as you partake of the life and power of God at the Holy Communion table.

    KEY POINT:

    The Holy Communion is a divine meal that delivers from bondage and gives victory.

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    MEMORISE: Hebrews 10:20
    “By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh.”
    This verse reveals the profound mystery of the Holy Communion. The broken bread—His flesh—is not merely a symbol but the very substance of our access. It is the “new and living way” torn open for us, replacing the old covenant’s barriers with intimate, ongoing fellowship with God.

    BIBLE READING: Exodus 12:1-24
    This passage establishes the prototype: the Passover. The unblemished lamb, its blood applied for protection, and its flesh eaten for strength for the journey, all prefigure Christ. The meal was a divine command that preceded and activated their deliverance. It was both a memorial and a mechanism of salvation.

    The Holy Communion: A Covenant Meal of Power

    Daddy Adeboye presents the Holy Communion not as a mere ritual, but as a “divine meal” of immense spiritual potency. It is the New Testament fulfillment of the Passover, where we partake of the reality—the spotless Lamb of God, Jesus Christ—to effect deliverance and dominion in our lives.

    The Dual Nature of the Meal: Blessing or Bondage

    The Communion table is a place of supreme spiritual polarity. It does not confer automatic grace; its effect is determined by the state of the partaker’s heart and life.

    1. Eaten Worthily: A Conduit of Dominion

    The Requirement: A life surrendered to Jesus, marked by repentance and faith. This involves self-examination (1 Corinthians 11:28) and clean hands.
    The Power Source: We consume the “flesh and blood of the Holy One of Israel.” Daddy Adeboye draws a striking parallel: just as occultists seek power through corrupt purity, believers access infinite power through true purity—the sinless life of Christ ingested by faith.
    The Result: It “empowers you to have dominion in every area.” This includes deliverance from specific bondages, healing (from the path of destruction), and access into the “new and living way” of constant victory (Hebrews 10:20).

    2. Eaten Unworthily: An Invitation to Judgment

    The Definition: Partaking while in unrepentant sin or without genuine faith in Christ. It is hypocrisy—claiming covenant fellowship while living in rebellion.
    The Biblical Example: Judas Iscariot. He ate the first Communion with theft and betrayal in his heart, and Scripture says “Satan entered into him” (John 13:27). The meal meant for life became, for him, a seal of damnation and destruction.
    The Grave Warning: Daddy Adeboye directly references 1 Corinthians 11:29-30, which links unworthy participation to weakness, sickness, and even premature death. The table of grace becomes a tribunal of judgment for the presumptuous.

    The Mechanics of the Meal’s Power

    1. The Blood: Our Weapon of Victory

    “The blood of Jesus gives us victory over our adversary” (Revelation 12:11). Drinking the cup is a faith-declaration that the verdict of the Cross—forgiveness, acquittal, and triumph over the accuser—is applied to our lives. It pleads our protection and establishes our victory.

    2. The Body: Our Way of Access

    “His flesh… brings us into the new and living way” (Hebrews 10:20). Eating the bread is an act of assimilating Christ’s sinless life, divine health, and brokenness that made a way for us. It is our sustenance for the journey of salvation, delivering us from destructive paths and strengthening us to walk in holiness.

    How to Partake for Your Deliverance

    1. Pre-Communion Examination

    Before taking the elements, diligently follow 1 Corinthians 11:28. Examine your heart for unconfessed sin, unforgiveness, or any area of life not surrendered to Christ’s lordship.

    2. Authentic Repentance and Surrender

    If sin is found, confess and repent immediately (1 John 1:9). As the devotional urges, “surrender all to Jesus today.” This repentance brings the “brand-new beginning” (2 Corinthians 5:17) that qualifies you as a true child of God able to receive covenant blessings.

    3. Faith-Filled Participation

    As you eat and drink, do so with specific faith. Meditate on the truths: The blood is cleansing you and enforcing your victory. The broken body is healing you and strengthening you to walk the new, living way. Proclaim your deliverance from specific bondages.

    4. Post-Communion Walk

    The meal is strength for the journey. Walk consciously in the dominion and deliverance you have proclaimed. Live as one who has truly ingested the life of Christ.

    Conclusion: Your Place at the Table of Life

    The decree in the devotional is pivotal: you will experience deliverance as you partake of the life and power of God at this table. It is not the elements themselves, but the crucified and risen Christ they represent, received by a prepared heart through faith, that unleashes transformational power.

    Pray this before partaking:
    “Lord Jesus, I examine my heart before You. I confess and repent of every known sin. I reaffirm my total surrender to Your Lordship. Thank You for Your body, broken to give me access to a new and living way. Thank You for Your blood, shed to give me victory over every adversary. As I partake now by faith, I receive Your life, Your health, Your dominion, and Your deliverance into every area of my being. Let this holy meal fortify me for Your glory, in Jesus’ name.”

    Action Steps:

    1. Prepare a Personal Communion: Even before a corporate service, set aside elements (bread/juice) at home. Follow the steps above—examine, repent, partake with faith—specifically applying the blood and body to areas where you need deliverance.
    2. Study the Covenants: Read Exodus 12 and 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 in one sitting to deeply understand the gravity and glory of the Communion.
    3. Journal the Journey: After partaking, write down the specific bondages you claimed deliverance from. Track your progress and testify of your freedom.
    4. Live Worthy: Let the self-examination of Communion become a daily practice, keeping short accounts with God to always be in a state of readiness.

    Remember: The Holy Communion is the believer’s covenant weapon of deliverance and dominion. Do not neglect it. Do not approach it carelessly. Come with reverence, repentance, and radical faith, and you will feast on the very life of God.

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  • Open Heaven 4 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Open Heaven 4 February 2026 Today Devotional & Commentary

    Today’s Open Heaven devotional (4 February 2026) is DEALING WITH DEMONIC POSSESSION.

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


    Open Heaven 4 February 2026 Devotional

    OPEN HEAVEN 4 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

    TOPIC: DEALING WITH DEMONIC POSSESSION

    MEMORISE:
    When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
    Matthew 8:16

    READ: Mark 5:2-20
    2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
    3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
    4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
    5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

    6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
    7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
    8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
    9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
    10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

    11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
    12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
    13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
    14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
    15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

    16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
    17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
    18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
    19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
    20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.


    RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 4 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

    It is a very terrible thing to be possessed by a demon. When demons take possession of a person, everything in his or her life is affected negatively.

    Demon-possessed people are usually destructive, even to the point of self-destruction, as we see in today’s Bible reading. However, no matter how terrible the state of a demon-possessed person is, he or she can be delivered through prayers and by the power in the word of God.

    All Jesus said were just a few words, and the madman of Gadara was delivered from the legion of demons that had possessed him. There is indeed nothing too difficult for the Lord to handle (Jeremiah 32:27).

    The devil does not respect the social, educational, or financial status of his victims, and he also determines, as he pleases, the number of demons that will possess them. For example, the madman in today’s Bible reading was possessed by thousands of demons, Mary Magdalene had seven demons (Luke 8:2), and the man in Mark 1:21-23 had only one demon. No matter the level of attack the devil has planned against you and your loved ones, I decree that he has failed, in Jesus’ name.

    I recall a time in the 80s when people who were possessed with the spirit of madness were often brought to the Redemption Camp (now Redemption City). We would keep them in a small house where we would pray for them until they were delivered. At one time, one of them, whom God had already begun to restore after a few days with us, ran out, screaming, “Help me! These people have brought a madman to live with me.” Although this man had not been totally restored, he cried out in fear when he encountered another possessed person who had just been brought into the house.

    Eventually, both men became free of the devil’s hold. No matter the level of demonic possession a person experiences, the Almighty God can set the person free because nothing is impossible for Him to do (Luke 1:37).

    There are many instances in the Bible where Jesus set a person free from the devil’s affliction by just speaking a word. When He sends His word, healing and deliverance follow. Psalm 107:20 says, “He sent
    his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”

    I pray that God will send His word into any area of your life that the devil might be operating in currently, and you will receive your total deliverance today, in Jesus name.

    KEY POINT:

    No matter the level of demonic possession a fellow might be experiencing, he or she can be delivered through prayers and the power in God’s word.

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    Leviticus 22-23

    HYMN 10: IN CHRIST ALONE

    Open Heavens 4 February 2026 Commentary

    MEMORISE: Matthew 8:16
    “When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick.”
    This verse establishes the absolute authority of Jesus Christ over the demonic realm. It reveals the method of His deliverance—His word—and its scope—all that were sick. No case was too complex, no legion too numerous. His spoken word is the divine instrument of liberation.

    BIBLE READING: Mark 5:2-20
    This passage is the ultimate case study of extreme demonic possession and total deliverance. The Gerasene demoniac’s condition shows possession’s full effects: isolation from society (tombs), supernatural strength (broken chains), self-destruction (cutting himself), and a distorted identity (“My name is Legion”). Yet, one command from Jesus results in complete restoration, sanity, and a commissioned evangelist.

    The Reality and Ravages of Demonic Possession

    Daddy Adeboye does not downplay the severity: it is a “very terrible thing.” Possession is not mere influence; it is occupation, where demonic entities take up residence, seizing control of a person’s mind, will, emotions, and body, leading to systemic negative effects.

    The Characteristics of Demonic Possession

    1. Total Life Domination

    Manifestation: Everything is affected negatively.
    No area of life remains untouched—mental health, relationships, physical well-being, and destiny are all corrupted and driven toward destruction.

    2. The Agenda of Destruction

    Manifestation: Violence Toward Self and Others.
    As seen with the Gadarene demoniac, the core mission of demons is to “steal, kill, and destroy” (John 10:10). This includes self-harm, the destruction of one’s future, and causing harm to others. The victim becomes an instrument of chaos.

    3. The Devil’s Demonic Calculus

    Manifestation: Variable Intensity, Universal Vulnerability.
    The enemy is an equal-opportunity destroyer. He does not respect status, and he tailors the attack—assigning one demon (Mark 1) or a legion (Mark 5) as he pleases. This means anyone, at any level, can be a target, but it also means no case is beyond Christ’s power.

    The Supreme Power for Deliverance

    The core message is the supremacy of God’s power over any demonic stronghold.

    1. The Power is in The Word

    Jesus cast out spirits “with his word” (Matthew 8:16). The creative, life-giving Word of God (John 1:1-3) is also the destructive force against demonic powers. A single command from Christ dismantled a legion. Daddy Adeboye connects this to Psalm 107:20—God’s sent word is healing and deliverance.

    2. The Scope of His Power is Total

    “Nothing is too difficult for the Lord” (Jeremiah 32:27). “Nothing is impossible with God” (Luke 1:37). The testimonies from the Redemption Camp illustrate this: from the initial cry of a partially restored man to the eventual freedom of both, God’s power works comprehensively, even in the most complex, layered cases.

    3. The Process: Prayer and The Word

    Deliverance comes “through prayers and by the power in the word of God.” Prayer invites God’s intervention and asserts spiritual authority; the spoken Word of God is the weapon that executes the victory.

    The Pathway to Personal Deliverance

    1. Confront the Reality

    Acknowledge the area of life under hostile occupation, whether it manifests as addictive behaviors, uncontrollable anger, chronic sickness linked to a spirit of infirmity, or overwhelming fear. The demoniac’s restoration began when Jesus confronted the reality head-on.

    2. Bring the Case to Jesus

    Just as the people brought the possessed to Him, you must bring yourself or your loved one to Christ in prayer. The father in Mark 9 brought his son, saying, “If you can do anything…” Jesus’ response remains: “All things are possible for one who believes” (Mark 9:23).

    3. Decree the Word of Authority

    Use the name of Jesus and His written Word as your spoken command. You are not begging demons to leave; you are enforcing the victory of Calvary, just as Jesus did with His word.

    4. Walk in Restored Identity

    True deliverance, as seen in Mark 5:15, results in a person being “clothed and in his right mind.” After deliverance, you must embrace your new identity in Christ—no longer a victim, but a sent one (like the Gadarene, who became a preacher).

    Conclusion: Your Day of Total Deliverance

    The prayer point in the devotional is prophetic: for God to send His word into the specific area of demonic operation in your life. This is not a general hope, but a targeted missile of divine power.

    Pray this:
    “Almighty God, I bring every area of my life under the authority of Jesus Christ. I stand on the power of Your Word. By the blood of Jesus, I break every legal right of the enemy. I speak to every demonic spirit operating in my life—spirit of [name the manifestation: madness, addiction, destruction, etc.]—I command you to come out now in the name of Jesus! I decree that the sending power of Psalm 107:20 is released over me. Heal me and deliver me from all my destructions. I receive my total deliverance and declare that I am clothed, sane, and seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, from this day forward!”

    Action Steps:

    1. Diagnose: Identify the primary area of destructive, uncontrollable behavior in your life or a loved one’s.
    2. Scripture Arsenal: Write out Matthew 8:16, Psalm 107:20, and Luke 1:37 on a card. Declare them aloud daily as decrees of faith.
    3. Prayer of Command: For 7 days, specifically command the evil spirit to leave in Jesus’ name, based on the authority of Mark 5:8 and Matthew 8:16.
    4. Seek Covenant Community: As in the Redemption Camp testimony, prolonged bondage often requires the support and prayer of a faith community. Do not isolate; seek wise, spiritual counsel and support.

    Remember: The same Word that calmed the storm and raised the dead is sent for your deliverance today. No legion is too strong, no possession too deep. When God sends His Word, your chains are broken, and your destruction is halted. Your total deliverance is now.

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