The Open Heaven 10 October 2026 devotional for today is HOLD ON TO JESUS.
This is a daily devotion written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
OPEN HEAVENS 10 OCTOBER 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL
TOPIC: HOLD ON TO JESUS
MEMORISE:
The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
Haggai 2:9
READ: Psalm 105:16-22
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 10 OCTOBER 2026 TODAY MESSAGE
Have you ever faced a situation that seemed overwhelming to handle? You might have asked a lot of questions like, “Why doesn’t God just promote me? Why do I have to go through these unpleasant situations before He takes me to the next level?” Joseph probably asked these questions as he went from one unpleasant situation to another. Just when he thought everything was fine in Potiphar’s house, God introduced the prison to refine him further.
However, when God was through with him, he became so blessed that the destiny of nations and generations depended on him. Today’s Bible reading tells us about how he moved from being a servant to being a ruler. The word of the Lord tested Joseph (Psalm 105:19), and when God saw that he was ready for the highest level of blessing, the king sent for him, freed him from prison, and made him a ruler in Egypt. Beloved, I pray for you today that God will promote you to a higher level and make you stand before kings, in Jesus’ name.
Some people receive what appear to be automatic promotions. Such people seem not to do anything before they experience a blessing. This is good, and many people love such promotions. However, this is not often the case for everyone. Some people undergo numerous trials to the point where they begin to wonder why they must endure such daunting challenges before being promoted. If you are currently going through such trials, don’t despair. Even though your beginning may be small, your end will greatly increase, in Jesus’ name (Job 8:7).
In Genesis 32:6-7, Esau, who got a ‘remnant’ blessing, became so mighty that he had 400 bodyguards. Without doubt, he was a great man. This means that, regardless of how challenging your beginning might have been, you can still experience significant positive changes in the latter part of your life. It doesn’t matter how you start; what matters is how you end.
Beloved, no matter what you may be going through currently, hold on to Jesus. Don’t seek shortcuts from the world; instead, follow God’s due process, and you will surely enter into the glorious future He has prepared for you. I am sure of this because Christ in you is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27). I pray that when you face trials, you will be found faithful, ready, and well-positioned for your next-level blessing, in Jesus’ name.
PRAYER POINT
Father, please help me not to take shortcuts but to follow Your due process as You take me to my next level of blessings, in Jesus’ name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Matthew 23-24
HYMN: Standing on the Promises
OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 10 OCTOBER 2026 COMMENTARY
Today’s devotional, “Hold On to Jesus,” speaks to everyone who has ever wondered, “Why must I go through this before God promotes me?”
Joseph’s story is used to show us that trials are not punishments — they are preparations. And the key to making it through is simple: hold on to Jesus. Don’t seek shortcuts. Follow God’s process. Your latter glory will be greater than your former.
1. Joseph’s Journey: From Pit to Palace
Joseph went from one unpleasant situation to another. Just when things seemed fine in Potiphar’s house, he was thrown into prison. It looked like God had forgotten him. But God was refining him.
Psalm 105:19 says, “Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.” The trial was not a detour — it was the path. And when God was through with Joseph, he became so blessed that the destiny of nations depended on him.
Your trial is not your rejection. It is your refinement.
2. Not Everyone Gets an Automatic Promotion
Daddy notes that some people receive what appear to be automatic promotions. They seem to do nothing before they are blessed. That is good — and many people love such promotions.
But that is not everyone’s story. Some people undergo numerous trials to the point where they wonder why they must endure so much before being promoted. If you are in that season, don’t despair. Job 8:7 says, “Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.”
Don’t compare your journey to someone else’s. Their path is not your path. Their timeline is not your timeline. God is not unfair — He is strategic. What He is building in you through this trial cannot be built any other way.
3. It’s Not How You Start — It’s How You End
Look at Esau. Though he received a ‘remnant’ blessing, he became so mighty that he had 400 bodyguards (Genesis 32:6-7). He was a great man.
This means that regardless of how challenging your beginning was, you can still experience significant positive change in the latter part of your life. It doesn’t matter how you start — what matters is how you end.
God specializes in turning messes into messages and trials into testimonies. Hold on. Your latter glory is coming.
4. Deeper Understanding
Romans 8:18 — “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
Your current pain is real, but it is temporary. The glory ahead is eternal. Don’t let the weight of today blind you to the weight of tomorrow.
1 Peter 5:10 — “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”
Notice the order: after you have suffered a while, God will perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. The suffering is not the end — it is the setup for the settling.
Relating This to Your Everyday Life
We live in a world that loves shortcuts. Fast money. Quick success. Instant results. And when God’s process takes longer than we expect, we are tempted to run ahead of Him.
Hold on to Jesus. Don’t seek shortcuts. Follow God’s due process.
Your trial may be long. Your prayers may feel unanswered. Your progress may seem slow. But God has not forgotten you. He is refining you. He is preparing you. And when He is through, you will stand before kings.
Christ in you is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27). Hold on to Him.
Action Steps
1. Don’t Run Ahead of God — Resist the temptation to take shortcuts. Refuse ungodly options. Trust God’s timing, even when it feels slow.
2. Stay Faithful in the Process — Keep serving, keep praying, keep obeying. Be faithful in the small things while you wait for the big things.
3. Remember Your Latter Glory — Write down Haggai 2:9 and Job 8:7. Place them where you can see them daily. Let them remind you that your best days are ahead.
Prayer Points
- Father, I thank You for Your faithfulness in every season of my life. Thank You for the trials that refine me and the process that prepares me, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, forgive me for complaining during my trials and for being impatient with Your process. Forgive me for comparing my journey to others, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, give me the grace to hold on to Jesus. When the trial is long and the wait is hard, keep my eyes fixed on You, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, deliver me from the temptation of shortcuts. I refuse to take the easy way out. I will follow Your due process, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, let my latter glory be greater than my former. Turn every pit into a palace and every prison into a promotion, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, when the word of the Lord tries me, let me be found faithful. Let me not fail the test, but come out refined like gold, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, I declare that I will stand before kings. My small beginning shall greatly increase, and I will testify of Your grace, in Jesus’ name.
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