The Open Heaven 10 September 2026 devotional for today is ACCELERATED AND EXTRAORDINARY PROMOTIONS.
This is a daily devotion written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
OPEN HEAVEN 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL
TOPIC: ACCELERATED AND EXTRAORDINARY PROMOTIONS
MEMORISE:
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
1 Corinthians 1:26
READ: Joshua 1:1-2
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 TODAY MESSAGE
The word ‘minister’ in the olden days basically referred to a servant who ran all sorts of errands for his or her master. Such errands would often include emptying and washing the master’s chamber pot, doing the master’s laundry, washing his feet, and the like.
While Moses was alive, Joshua was his minister, so you can imagine how shocking it must have been for the latter when God informed him that he was to become the leader of Israel after his master’s demise. This is a good example of an accelerated and extraordinary promotion. The promotion was so sudden that Joshua became very anxious over the weight of his new responsibility. I know this because in today’s Bible reading, God had to tell him three times to be strong and of good courage.
I decree today that God will promote you in such a manner, in Jesus’ name.
Whenever I see people struggling for promotion and desiring to be in leadership positions, I know it is because they do not understand God’s ways.
God never gives accelerated and extraordinary promotions to the wise or the qualified.
He never gives it to those who think they are brilliant enough to explain the scientific permutations behind His workings. He always uses the foolish and weak things to confound the wise and mighty things (1 Corinthians 1:27).
Therefore, people who think they are strong and wise enough to work out their promotion should not expect accelerated and extraordinary promotions from God because He only accelerates the promotion of those who will never take His glory for themselves.
On the day my wife and I got married at the marriage registry, we met a lady there who was dressed in a wedding gown. However, she wasn’t with her groom; the man had abandoned her. The lady nearly ran mad, but she survived. After some time, she married a soldier. Unknown to her, the man who jilted her on their wedding day also joined the army.
Then God moved. A military coup occurred, and her husband was made a military governor. Incidentally, the man who jilted her was assigned as her husband’s aide-de-camp. Thus, anytime she wanted to enter a car, it was her former husband-to-be who would open the door for her since she was the wife of a military governor.
Beloved, I decree today that God will accelerate your promotion, and all those who have been mocking you will be confounded, in Jesus’ name.
KEY POINT
God only accelerates the promotion of those
who will not take His glory for themselves.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Daniel 1-3
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OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 COMMENTARY
In today’s message, Accelerated and Extraordinary Promotions,
Pastor E.A. Adeboye reminds us that when God decides to lift a person, He doesn’t follow human rules or timelines.
This devotional shows us that God’s promotion isn’t just about moving up a level; it is about a divine “quantum leap” that leaves everyone, including the recipient, in awe.
The Heart of a True Servant
Daddy begins by redefining what it meant for Joshua to be a “minister.”
Today, we might think of a minister as someone in a high position, but in the Bible, it meant a servant who performed menial tasks—like doing laundry, washing feet, or even emptying chamber pots. Joshua was Moses’ errand boy.
The transition from being a personal assistant to becoming the national leader of Israel was so sudden and massive that Joshua was actually anxious. Pastor points out that this is why God had to tell him three times to be “strong and of good courage”—the weight of the promotion was extraordinary.
God’s Selection Criteria
A key takeaway from Pastor is that God does not call the qualified; He qualifies the called. According to 1 Corinthians 1:26-27, God often bypasses those who think they are too wise or mighty in their own strength.
Why does He do this?
- To confound the wise: He uses what the world calls “weak” to show His own power.
- To protect His glory: Daddy explains that God promotes people who are humble enough to never take the credit for themselves. If you try to “work out” your own promotion through scientific permutations or human connections, you might miss out on God’s supernatural speed.
The Power of Divine Vindication
Pastor shares a moving life story about a lady abandoned by her groom on her wedding day at the registry.
She was left in her gown, humiliated and nearly losing her mind. However, God orchestrated a series of events—including a military coup—that made her husband a military governor.
The “extraordinary” part of this promotion? Her former fiancé, who had jilted her, ended up as her husband’s aide-de-camp.
The very man who tried to shame her was now the one assigned to open her car door.
This is what happens when God decides to confound your mockers.
Action Steps
- Embrace Humble Service: Don’t look down on “small” tasks. Joshua’s path to leadership started with washing feet and running errands.
- Stop the Human Struggle: Quit trying to manipulate your way into leadership or promotion. Trust God’s timing and His methods instead.
- Stay Teachable: Just as Joshua had to listen to God’s encouragement, stay close to God’s word so He can strengthen you for the big responsibilities He is bringing your way.
- Give Him the Glory: In your current successes, always acknowledge God so that He can trust you with even greater, “accelerated” liftings.
Prayer Points
- Father, thank You for being the one who uses the weak things of this world to confound the mighty.
- Lord, give me the heart of a true servant; help me to be faithful in the “little” errands You have given me.
- Father, let my promotion be accelerated and extraordinary, such that it can only be explained by Your hand.
- I decree that every area where I have been mocked shall become a platform for God’s glory.
- In Jesus’ name, I receive the strength and courage to step into the big shoes You have prepared for me
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