The Open Heaven 9 October 2026 devotional for today is DEALING WITH MOUNTAINS.
This is a daily devotion written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
OPEN HEAVENS 9 OCTOBER 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL
TOPIC: DEALING WITH MOUNTAINS
MEMORISE:
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Zechariah 4:7
READ: Job 9:1-6
Then Job answered and said,
2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 9 OCTOBER 2026 TODAY MESSAGE
Several years ago, a highly-placed woman in society walked into my office one morning and claimed that God had told her I was her husband. I responded in shock, “How can God tell you that I’m your husband when I’m happily married and you are also married?” She kept insisting that I was her husband, and when I realised she would not leave me alone, I involved the police, and she was instructed to stop coming to Redemption City.
However, she wasn’t deterred. At one point, she threatened my wife that if she didn’t allow her to marry me, she would kill her. One time, I travelled to London to prepare our Sunday School manual, and I didn’t tell anyone about my trip because I wanted to work quietly. Surprisingly, as soon as I got to the house I was to stay at, the phone rang. When I picked up the phone, that same woman was on the line. She said, “Welcome. I have been waiting for you. I am at the next bus stop, and I will be with you in a few minutes.”
At that point, I threatened her that I would call the police, and they would be waiting for her if she came. After dropping the phone, I turned to God and said, “Father, You have to help me.” He replied, “As long as you allow the mountain to stay, it will.” At that point, I realised that I had been tolerating the devil like Paul did until he got tired and commanded an evil spirit to leave a girl in Acts 16:16-18. So, I said a simple prayer to God about the matter, and He saw to it that she never bothered me again. I pray that the Almighty God will deal with those who will not let you rest, in Jesus’ name.
Beloved, God can deal with any mountains in your path in different ways. He can give you the strength to climb and walk over them, or turn them into plains like He did for Zerubbabel in today’s memory verse. Regardless of the method He decides to use, you must understand that as long as you are comfortable with a mountain in your life, it will stay put. However, the moment you rise in prayer to confront it, God will show up and reveal how to address the mountain to you. May God give you the grace to overcome any mountain in your path, in Jesus’ name.
PRAYER POINT
Dear Lord, please arise and deal with
any mountain in my life, in Jesus’ name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Matthew 21-22
HYMN: What a Friend We Have in Jesus
OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 9 OCTOBER 2026 COMMENTARY
Today’s devotional, “Dealing with Mountains,” teaches us a powerful lesson: mountains don’t move until we confront them. Daddy shares a personal testimony that shows how tolerating a problem keeps it alive — but confronting it in prayer brings God on the scene.
As long as you’re comfortable with a mountain in your life, it will stay. The moment you rise in prayer, God will show you how to deal with it.
1. The Woman Who Wouldn’t Leave
Daddy shares a striking story. A highly-placed woman claimed God had told her he was her husband. He was shocked — he was happily married, and so was she. When she refused to leave him alone, he involved the police, yet she wasn’t deterred. She even threatened to kill his wife.
After much frustration, Daddy finally turned to God: “Father, You have to help me.”
God replied: “As long as you allow the mountain to stay, it will.”
How many mountains have you been tolerating? That stubborn problem you’ve learned to live with. That sin you’ve made peace with. That harassment you’ve accepted as normal. As long as you allow it, it stays. But the moment you confront it, God moves.
2. Stop Tolerating What God Wants You to Confront
That experience taught Daddy something. He realized he had been tolerating the devil the way Paul did — until Paul got tired and commanded an evil spirit to leave a girl in Acts 16:16-18.
So Daddy prayed about the matter and God saw to it that the woman never bothered him again.
You’ve adjusted your life around it. You’ve made excuses for it. But today, arise and pray to God about it. He will deliver you from your troubles.
3. God Deals with Mountains in Different Ways
Daddy explains that God can deal with mountains differently:
- He can give you strength to climb and walk over them.
- He can turn them into plains like He did for Zerubbabel.
Regardless of the method, the principle is the same: as long as you are comfortable with a mountain, it will stay. The moment you rise in prayer to confront it, God will show up and reveal how to address it.
4. Deeper Understanding
Matthew 17:20 — “If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”
A tiny seed of faith is enough to move a mountain. Your faith is in God, not in yourself
Mark 11:23 — “Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.”
Jesus says speak to the mountain — not about the mountain. After prayer, stop complaining about your problem and start commanding it to move.
Believe your mountain will move, not when it will move.
Relating This to Your Everyday Life
We all have mountains — stubborn situations that refuse to shift. A health issue. A financial burden. A marital struggle. A child who has wandered. A recurring temptation.
Like a disease, you have learned to live with them. You,ve accepted them as part of your story. You’ve stoped praying; you’ve stopped hoping.
But today, Daddy is telling us: Stop tolerating what God wants you to confront. Rise up. Pray. Speak to your mountain. And watch God move — either by giving you strength to climb, or by turning the mountain into a plain.
Action Steps
1. Identify the Mountain You’ve Been Tolerating — What problem have you learned to live with? Write it down. Name it. Stop pretending it’s not there.
2. Confront It in Prayer — Don’t just complain about it. Pray about it with authority. Speak to that mountain in Jesus’ name. Ask God to either move it or give you strength to climb it.
3. Refuse to Settle — Make a decision today: you will no longer be comfortable with that mountain. You will keep praying until something changes.
Prayer Points
- Father, I thank You because You are the God who removes mountains. Thank You for hearing me when I call and for fighting my battles, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, forgive me for tolerating mountains that You want me to confront. Forgive me for getting comfortable with problems instead of praying about them, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, give me the grace to rise up in prayer. Let me not be silent about the mountains in my life any longer, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, deal with every stubborn situation that will not let me rest. Every harassment, every hindrance, every obstacle — let it be removed today, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, if You choose to keep the mountain, give me strength to climb it. Let me emerge victorious on the other side, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, I decree that no mountain shall stand against me. Every mountain shall become a plain, and I shall testify of Your grace, in Jesus’ name.
- I speak to every mountain in my life (mention them). Be removed and cast into the sea (command them what you want them to do) in Jesus’ name.
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