The Open Heaven 30 October 2026 devotional for today is CHILD-LIKE FAITH.
This is a daily devotion written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
OPEN HEAVENS 30 OCTOBER 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL
TOPIC: CHILD-LIKE FAITH
MEMORISE:
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:6
READ: Matthew 18:2-5, Luke 17:5-6
Matthew 18:2-5
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Luke 17:5-6
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 30 OCTOBER 2026 TODAY MESSAGE
After I gave my life to Christ, I had a Sunday School teacher, Pastor Aderibigbe, whom God used to teach me about faith. He said that if a boy stands on a storey building and his father, who is on the ground floor, tells him to jump down, the boy will jump. This is because the child has absolute trust in his father and believes that he will catch him when he jumps. This analogy further illustrates what Jesus said in our Bible reading today about becoming like little children. If a child can have so much faith in an ordinary human being, how much more in God? From that day on, I have been “jumping”, and my Father has never allowed me to hit the ground.
I recall a time when I was working as a teacher at a school in Okeigbo, a town in Ondo State, Nigeria. The school took students on an excursion to some places in the Eastern part of Nigeria, and one of the places we visited was the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. We arrived there on a Sunday in time for lunch. We were allowed to enter the dining hall, even though we were not served any food. I looked at the meal each student was served – jollof rice and a half-chicken. I was stunned; a whole chicken had been cut into two pieces, and each student was given one. At that time, the university was only two years old, so all its buildings were shiny and looked very beautiful. I came out of the dining hall, bent down, and picked up a pebble. Then, I said, “Next year, I will come and drop this pebble as a student.” That was just an act of faith by a young man. The following year, I became a student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. God saw the faith of a child who picked up a pebble in faith, and He honoured my faith.
My Father in the Lord, Pa Josiah Akindayomi, always taught us that if you say you have faith, then you should act in accordance with your faith. Just as I picked up a pebble then, I want you to do something or declare words today that truly show you believe that God will give you the miracle you are asking Him for. As long as what you are asking for is in accordance with God’s will, just jump and trust Him to catch you.
PRAYER POINT
Father, I believe in You for (insert what you are believing God for). Please, honour my faith.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Luke 21-22
HYMN: ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 30 OCTOBER 2026 COMMENTARY
Today’s devotional, “Child-Like Faith,” teaches us that the kind of faith God honours is not complicated, sophisticated, or deeply theological — it is child-like. Jesus set a little child in the midst of His disciples and said, “Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). He was not talking about childishness; He was talking about trust.
A child does not analyze whether his father can catch him before jumping. He does not weigh the physics, calculate the distance, or consider the risks. He simply trusts. That is the faith Jesus is looking for — the kind that acts on what God has said without demanding to understand how it will work out.
1. Faith Is Trusting Without Needing to Understand
Daddy’s Sunday School teacher gave a simple illustration: if a boy stands on a storey building and his father on the ground tells him to jump, the boy will jump. He trusts his father completely.
This is the essence of child-like faith. A child does not ask, “What if you miss? What if you get distracted? What if you change your mind?” He simply jumps — not because he is reckless, but because he knows his father. Faith is not the absence of questions; it is trust that does not require answers before it acts. If a child can trust an earthly father that much, how much more should we trust our heavenly Father?
2. Faith Acts Before It Receives
Daddy recalls a school excursion to the University of Nigeria. He saw students eating jollof rice with half a chicken each, and the campus was beautiful. He picked up a pebble from the ground and declared, “Next year, I will come and drop this pebble as a student.” That was child-like faith — acting on a promise before it was fulfilled.
The following year, he became a student there. God honoured the faith of a young man who picked up a pebble in belief.
Faith is not passive. It does not wait for evidence before it moves. Daddy picked up a pebble — a physical, tangible act — as a declaration of what he believed God would do. Faith acts in the present tense on a future promise. If you believe God is going to do something, you do not wait until you see it to start living like it is already done.
3. Faith Does Not Limit the Size of the Miracle
Luke 17:6 says if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed — the smallest of seeds — you can say to a sycamine tree, “Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea,” and it shall obey you.
Jesus is not saying you need great faith. He is saying you need real faith. A mustard seed is tiny, but it is alive — and living faith, however small, produces extraordinary results. The power is not in the size of your faith; it is in the size of the God your faith is placed in. A small faith in a great God accomplishes more than great faith in a small god.
Stop measuring your faith. Have faith in God.
4. Faith Honours God, and God Honours Faith
Genesis 15:6 says Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness. Daddy says God saw the faith of a child who picked up a pebble and honoured it.
When you trust God, you bring Him glory. Faith is not just a means to get what you want — it is an act of worship. It declares that God is faithful, trustworthy, and true. And God honors those who honor Him with their trust.
Every time you choose to trust God in a difficult situation, you are worshipping Him. Every time you act on His Word without seeing the outcome, you bring Him glory. And God does not forget those who trust Him.
Relating This to Your Everyday Life
You may be facing something that requires you to “jump” — a step of faith that feels terrifying. Maybe it is a business decision. A move. A sacrifice. A forgiveness. A calling. You have been standing on the edge, looking down, calculating the risk.
But your Father is on the ground, with His arms open, saying, “Jump.” He has never dropped anyone who trusted Him. He is not going to start with you.
As long as what you are asking for is in accordance with God’s will, just jump and trust Him to catch you. God’s will is not for you to stay paralyzed on the roof. It is for you to jump — and land safely in His arms.
Action Steps
1. Identify the “Jump” God Is Asking You to Take — What step of faith have you been avoiding? Write it down. Name it. Stop hiding from it.
2. Act on Your Faith Today — Pick up your own “pebble.” Do something tangible that demonstrates you believe God will do what He promised — an application, a declaration, an investment, an act of obedience.
3. Refuse to Be Limited by the Size of Your Faith — Stop waiting until you feel “faithful enough.” A mustard seed of real trust in God is enough. Use what you have.
Prayer Points
- Father, I thank You because You are a Father who catches those who jump. Thank You for never letting me fall, even when I take steps of faith, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, forgive me for the times I have doubted You. Forgive me for standing on the edge and refusing to jump because I was afraid, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, give me child-like faith — the kind that trusts without needing to understand, that acts before it sees, that jumps without looking down, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, I choose to act on Your Word today. I pick up my pebble. I take the step. I make the declaration. I believe You will honour my faith, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, I refuse to limit You with my small thinking. Even a mustard seed of faith in You can move mountains. Let my faith be real, alive, and effective, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, help me to lean not on my own understanding. Trusting You does not mean I have no questions — it means I obey You even when I do, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, I declare that my Father will never let me hit the ground. I am jumping. I am trusting. I am walking in faith. You will catch me, in Jesus’ name.
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