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Today’s Open Heavens devotional, 9 March 2026, is ASK FOR HIS HELP

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

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OPEN HEAVENS 9 MARCH 2026 DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: ASK FOR HIS HELP

MEMORISE:
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6

READ: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 9 MARCH 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

Yesterday, I discussed failure as the first possible outcome in the battle of life. I also noted that this possibility becomes an assurance when God is fighting against a fellow. The second possible outcome in the battle of life is that it is possible to win, but with numerous struggles.

When God promises to go with you in your endeavours, success is assured, but you may need to fight. For example, in Exodus 3:10-12, God told Moses to go to Egypt and set the children of Israel free from bondage. This assignment scared Moses, but God promised to be with him. Moses obeyed God and appeared before Pharaoh, demanding the freedom of the Israelites, but the latter refused to let them go. Moses persisted in his demand, and Pharaoh continued to resist until he eventually submitted to the mighty power of the Almighty God.

When the Lord is with you, no matter what the enemy says or does, you will win.

In 1 Samuel 17:1-51, everyone in the camp of Israel was afraid of Goliath, and for forty days and nights, he terrorised the nation. When David went to the king to seek his permission to fight the giant, the king looked at him and asked in disbelief if he was really capable of doing so. David recounted the things that God had done through him, and when Saul heard them, he said, “Go, and the Lord be with you.” The Lord went with David, and he was victorious over Goliath.

Beloved, when the Lord is with you, the possibility of failing in the battle of life vanishes. Child of God, don’t consider anything in your life as an accident. Before your birth, God carefully arranged everything about your life, and when He is with you in life’s battles, you will undoubtedly win.

In today’s Bible reading, Jabez asked God to help him succeed in life. God answered him and put an end to his struggles. You don’t have to keep struggling to succeed when you can call on the Lord to give you victory.

Although Jacob had been blessed by his father, he struggled until he surrendered everything to God. Jacob held on to God until He blessed him (Genesis 32:24-32).

Beloved, stop trying to succeed by yourself; surrender your plans to God and ask Him to help you like Jabez did, and He will give you good success

KEY POINT

Those who surrender their plans to the Lord and seek His help won’t struggle to succeed.

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MEMORISE: Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
This is the master key to transitioning from struggling victory to guided triumph. It commands total reliance on God’s wisdom over human insight (“lean not”) and constant recognition of His sovereignty in every detail (“acknowledge Him”). The promise is not just success, but directedsuccess—a path made straight and clear by divine navigation, reducing friction and struggle.

BIBLE READING: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Jabez’s prayer is the biblical model for moving from struggle to blessed victory:
v. 9: His very name meant “pain,” marking a life begun under a cloud of struggle.
v. 10: His fourfold prayer:

1. “Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed” – A plea for the authentic, tangible blessing of God.
2. “Enlarge my coast” – A request for increased influence and territory.
3. “That thine hand might be with me” – The core request for God’s presence and partnership.
4. “That thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me!” – A plea for protection from the struggles that cause pain.
   Result: “And God granted him that which he requested.” The struggle was supernaterally ended by a direct divine response.

From Struggling Victory to Blessed Victory

Building on yesterday’s message about the assurance of failure when God resists, Pastor E.A. Adeboye now explores the second possible outcome: winning, but with exhausting struggle. He reveals that God’s presence guarantees victory, but a life of perpetual struggle is not His highest will. We are called to move from laboring victory to the blessed victory of Jabez.

1. The Reality of “Struggling Victory”

Victory with God’s Presence, But Without Full Surrender:

• This is winning battles through persistent human effort supplemented by God’s help, rather than winning through divine strategy led by God’s command. It is like Moses arguing with Pharaoh through ten plagues—victorious, but grueling.
• Characteristics: Exhaustion, anxiety, constant opposition, and a sense that every gain is hard-fought.

The Root Cause: Leaning on Our Own Understanding:

• Struggling victory often occurs when we acknowledge God in our plans (“God, bless my idea”) rather than acknowledging Him for our plans (“God, what is Your idea?”). We are fighting for God instead of letting God fight through us.

2. The Biblical Blueprint for Blessed Victory

The Jabez Model: Prayerful Surrender:

• Jabez didn’t just work harder; he prayed a strategic prayer that invited God’s hand into his situation. He moved from being defined by struggle (“Pain”) to being defined by answered prayer.

The Davidic Principle: Past Testimony Fuels Present Faith:

• When facing Goliath, David didn’t say “I can do it.” He recounted God’s past victories through him (1 Samuel 17:34-37). His trust was in the unchanging character of God, not his own skill. Saul’s blessing, “Go, and the LORD be with you,” was the key. The battle was won the moment David stepped out in covenant partnership with God.

The Jacob Turning Point: Relentless Dependence:

• Jacob, the struggler from birth, only received his transformational blessing (Israel) when he stopped scheming and clung to God in desperate dependence (Genesis 32:26). Blessed victory came when his own strength failed.

3. The Contrast: Moses vs. Jabez

Moses (The Struggling Victory):

• Assignment: Clear (Exodus 3:10).
• Promise: Clear (“I will be with you” Exodus 3:12).
• Process: Protracted struggle with Pharaoh, repeated setbacks, and public confrontations. The victory was glorious but extracted a heavy toll of conflict.

Jabez (The Blessed Victory):

• Assignment: Not stated—likely a life of ordinary struggle.
• Prayer: A cry for God’s hand to change his narrative.
• Process: A direct, recorded answer from God. The struggle ended through a prayer of surrender.

The Common Thread: The active presence of God. The difference is in the quality of the journey and the level of human striving.

4. David’s Testimony (1 Samuel 17:45-47)

Victory Through Acknowledgment:

• David declared to Goliath: “I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts… that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel… for the battle is the LORD’s.” He fully acknowledged God, leaning zero on his own understanding. The victory was swift, total, and undeniable.

How to Move from Struggle to Blessed Victory

1. Pray the Jabez Prayer Daily:

• Make 1 Chronicles 4:10 your own. Specifically ask for God’s hand—His active power and guidance—to be upon your work, family, and endeavors.

2. Exchange Your Plan for His Direction:

• For your key decisions, stop saying, “God, bless what I’m doing.” Start asking, “God, what are You doing? Direct my path into it.” (Proverbs 3:6). Wait for His guidance before charging ahead.

3. Lead with Testimony, Not Anxiety:

• Like David, face new giants by rehearsing God’s past faithfulness. This builds faith that reduces struggle. Keep a journal of victories.

4. Cling, Don’t Strive:

• In persistent challenges, emulate Jacob. Move from “I will fix this” to “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” Transfer the weight of the struggle to God in persistent prayer.

Warning: Mistaking Struggle for Faithfulness
“Suffering for Jesus” vs. “Struggling from Disobedience”:

• Not all struggle is godly persecution. Much is the friction of living outside God’s directed path. Examine if your struggle stems from a refusal to fully surrender an area to Him.

The Pride of the “Self-Made” Victory:

• Winning by sheer grit without acknowledging God’s role sets you up for a fall (pride) and robs God of glory. It also ensures the next battle will be just as hard.

Conclusion: The Rest of Victory

Pray this:
“Lord God of Jabez, I am tired of struggling victories. Today, I choose to trust in You with all my heart. I cease leaning on my own understanding. I acknowledge You in every area of my life. Direct my paths. Oh, that You would bless me indeed! Enlarge my territory for Your glory. Let Your hand be with me in all I do. Keep me from evil and unnecessary grief. I surrender my plans, my battles, and my labors to You. Fight for me as You fought for David. Grant my request as You granted Jabez’s, and lead me into the blessed victory that comes from Your sovereign hand alone. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

1. The Path Audit: Write down the areas where you feel you are constantly struggling. Beside each, write the answer to: “Have I fully acknowledged God here and sought His path, or am I asking Him to bless my path?”
2. Daily Direction: Each morning this week, before making any plans, pray Proverbs 3:5-6 aloud. Then, wait in silence for 5 minutes, listening for God’s direction for your day.
3. Memorialize Victory: Start a “Blessed Victory” journal. Record not just prayers, but specifically where you saw God direct your path, ending a struggle. Review it weekly to build your faith in His guidance.

Remember: God’s will is not for you to barely win, exhausted. His will is to direct your paths so that your victory brings you rest and Him maximum glory.
“And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.” (Genesis 32:28). Prevail through dependence, not defiance.

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Today’s Open Heavens devotional, 8 March 2026, is HE CAN FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST YOU.

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

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OPEN HEAVENS 8 MARCH 2026 DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: HE CAN FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST YOU

MEMORISE
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:5

READ: Exodus 14:21-28
21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
26 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 8 MARCH 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

Ephesians 6:12 tells us that we wrestle against principalities and powers; however, many people don’t realise this early in life, so they fight endless battles without knowing how to emerge victorious.

Many make lofty plans but never succeed in executing them. However, as we see in today’s memory verse, the secret to ensuring that your plans succeed is to commit them into God’s hands and put all your trust in Him. If you allow God to be in charge, you will surely succeed.

There are certain possibilities when a fellow is fighting the battles of life. The first possibility is that of failure. The possibility of failure, however, turns into an assurance of failure if God is fighting against the fellow.

James 4:6 tells us that God resists the proud, meaning that He fights against those who think that they can achieve things without Him. Therefore, when the enemy tempts you to do things your own way, look for wrong shortcuts, cheat, defraud, lie, or use ungodly means to get ahead, resist him because you will only be setting yourself against God if you fall for his temptations.

In the days ahead, I will discuss the other possible outcomes that a fellow can experience while fighting the battles of life.

In today’s Bible reading, God parted the Red Sea and made a way for the Israelites where there was none previously. While they were passing through dry land in the midst of the sea, their enemies followed them into the midst of the sea, hoping to bring them back into bondage. However, God helped His people and fought against their enemies.

When the enemies realised that God was against them, they cried out, “Let us run away from these Israelites because it is clear that God is fighting for them” (Exodus 14:25).

When God is fighting against someone, that fellow is bound to fail. This is why, wherever you are and whatever you plan to do, you must first ensure that God is not fighting against you. One way to ensure that God is not fighting against you is to be holy.

Holiness is the master key to success, but sin will make God your enemy. If you decide to use crooked means to succeed, even if you appear to actually be succeeding, the success won’t last.

Beloved, you cannot afford for God to be against you. If you want your plans to prosper, live a holy life and run away from anything that will make God turn against you.

ACTION POINT

When God is fighting against a fellow, whatever that fellow does will not prosper.

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MEMORISE: Psalm 37:5
“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
This verse presents the divine exchange for success. It moves us from the exhausting posture of self-managed struggle (“thy way”) into the restful assurance of God-managed outcomes (“he shall bring it to pass”). The active verbs—”commit” (to roll onto) and “trust” (to be confident, to be careless)—instruct us to transfer the full weight of our plans and battles onto God, and then to rest in His faithful execution.

BIBLE READING: Exodus 14:21-28
This passage is the ultimate demonstration of God fighting for His people and against their enemies:
v. 21-22: God creates an impossible way of escape, showing that when He is for you, barriers become pathways.
v. 23-25: The enemy, in pride and pursuit, enters God’s arena. The Lord “fights for them againstthe Egyptians.” The realization of divine opposition causes panic: “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fighteth for them.”
v. 26-28: God executes total judgment. The same sea that was a wall of protection for Israel becomes a grave of destruction for Egypt. The outcome is determined solely by which side God is on.

Ensuring God Fights For You, Not Against You

Pastor E.A. Adeboye begins a crucial series on life’s battles by establishing the foundational, non-negotiable principle: Your success or failure is not primarily about your strategy or strength, but about whose side God is on. The key is to ensure you are positioned with Him, not against Him.

1. The True Nature of Our Battles

Spiritual Warfare is Reality:

• Ephesians 6:12 corrects our vision. The true adversaries are not flesh and blood but spiritual hierarchies of darkness. Fighting with only natural wisdom and effort against these forces is a guaranteed path to “endless battles” without victory.

The Illusion of Self-Managed Success:

• “Lofty plans” that fail often do so because they are conceived and executed in the realm of human wisdom and ability alone, ignoring the spiritual dimension and God’s sovereignty.

2. The Two Possible Alignments

1. God Fighting For You (The Assurance of Success):

• The Condition: Holiness, humility, and committed trust (Psalm 37:5, James 4:6). This alignment turns impossibilities into testimonies, as with the Red Sea.
• The Evidence: Divine guidance, supernatural provision, and doors that no man can shut. Even in battle, there is a profound sense of peace and divine strategy.

2. God Fighting Against You (The Assurance of Failure):

• The Condition: Pride, unrepentant sin, and reliance on “ungodly means” (cheating, fraud, corruption, occult shortcuts). James 4:6 states this plainly: “God resisteth the proud.” To be “resisted” by God is to have the Almighty actively opposing your path.
• The Evidence: Frustration at every turn, plans collapsing at the edge of success, a lack of peace, and eventual ruin (Proverbs 13:15).

3. The Red Sea Case Study: A Divine Line in the Sand

The Parting as a Discernment Test:

• The miracle didn’t just save Israel; it revealed hearts. For Israel, it was a path of deliverance. For Pharaoh, it was an invitation to further rebellion. The same miracle judged one and saved the other based on their alignment with God’s will.

The Enemy’s Realization:

• Exodus 14:25 is pivotal. Even God’s enemies recognized the futility of fighting when God is the opponent. Their confession underscores a universal truth: No power can succeed under the active resistance of Jehovah.

4. Joseph’s Testimony (Genesis 39:2-3, 23)

Success Through Divine Presence:

• Whether as a slave or a prisoner, “the LORD was with Joseph, and made all that he did to prosper.” His consistent holiness (refusing Potiphar’s wife) ensured God fought for him, turning every pit into a promotion.

How to Secure God’s Advocacy in Your Battles

1. Commit Your Way Daily:

• Begin each day, and each project, with a prayer of deliberate commitment: “Lord, I roll this plan, this battle, onto You. I cease striving. I trust You to direct my steps and bring it to pass.”

2. Pursue Holiness as Your Strategic Advantage:

• Holiness is not a restrictive rule; it is the “master key” that unlocks divine favor and turns God from a potential adversary into your guaranteed Advocate. Audit your life for any “crooked means” or compromise.

3. Cultivate Humility, Reject Pride:

• Actively reject the temptation of self-sufficiency. Pray, “Lord, keep me from pride that would cause You to resist me. I need You in everything.”

4. Discern the Source of Resistance:

• When you face inexplicable blockades, ask in prayer: “Holy Spirit, reveal if this is an enemy attack to be overcome in faith, or Your resistance to a wrong path I must abandon?” Correct alignment is crucial.

Warning: The Deceit of “Successful” Sin
Temporary Gains, Eternal Losses:

• A crooked deal may bring quick money, but it invites God’s opposition, which will ultimately collapse the house built on sand (Matthew 7:26-27). What lasts is what God builds.

The Pharisee’s Error:

• Outward success without inward holiness is a dangerous illusion. God looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7). A life that appears successful but is built on sin is actually under God’s judgment.

Conclusion: Aligning with the Captain of the Host

Pray this:
“Almighty God, Commander of Heaven’s Armies, I recognize today that my battles are spiritual. I humbly commit all my ways, plans, and struggles to You. I repent of any pride, sin, or reliance on ungodly shortcuts that would put me at odds with You. I choose holiness. I put my complete trust in You. Fight for me, O Lord, as You fought for Israel. Let Your presence be my guide and Your favor my shield. Let every enemy of my destiny recognize that You fight for me, and let them flee in disarray. I align myself with You today, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.”

Action Steps:

1. The Plan Roll-Over: Write down your top 3 current plans or battles on separate pieces of paper. Pray over each one, then physically place them in your Bible at Psalm 37:5 as an act of committing them.
2. Holiness Audit: Spend time in 1 John 1:9 and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any specific sin, dishonest practice, or unclean association that could invite God’s resistance. Confess and renounce it thoroughly.
3. Study the Battles of the Saints: Read Joshua 5:13-15. Ask God to give you the revelation Joshua received: “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” The answer was, “No; but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.” The goal is not to get God on your side, but to ensure you are on His.

Remember: In the battle of life, your strategy is secondary to your alignment. With God for you, no force can prevail. Against you, no scheme can succeed.
“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). Ensure He is for you.

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Today’s Open Heavens devotional (7 March 2025) is WHEN THERE IS LIGHT III.

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

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TOPIC: WHEN THERE IS LIGHT III

MEMORISE
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Matthew 5:15

READ: John 4:7-18, 25-30:
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 7 MARCH 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

One of my spiritual daughters, a friend and former classmate of my wife, had a big problem – cancer of the voice box. The doctors said that the only way to keep her alive was to remove her voice box, meaning that she would never talk again. They did, and from then on, she could no longer speak.

However, we kept praying for her, believing that God would heal her. One day, I had just returned from a trip when I saw a woman rolling on the floor. When she looked up, I saw that it was my wife’s friend, and she said, “It’s me, Daddy. I can talk again.”

Beloved, you cannot receive the kind of miracle in the story above and not testify. That is the kind of miracle that will make everyone around you acknowledge that only God could have made it happen. When the Light of the World visits a person, that fellow will not be able to keep his or her mouth shut.

The Samaritan woman in today’s Bible reading became an evangelist the moment she encountered the Light. She went into her city, telling everyone to come and see the Light. You cannot have the Light and hide it under a bushel (Matthew 5:15).

The Light doesn’t only come with blessings and miracles; He also comes with assignments and responsibilities. After the madman of Gadara was delivered in Mark 5:2-20, Jesus gave him an assignment to tell others about his miracle.

A fellow cannot come into the Light and continue to live a purposeless life. In the Light, you are commissioned to do God’s will. After the madman’s deliverance, he went everywhere telling people, “I was once a madman living in tombs, but I met the Light. Now, I am an evangelist.” Likewise, when the Light found Peter, he became a fisher of men. When Paul came into this glorious Light, he became a renowned missionary, taking the gospel everywhere. You cannot come into the Light and remain idle. The Light empowers people to go into the world and preach the gospel to all creatures (Mark 16:15).

Beloved, wherever you go, God wants you to shine His light. Make it your life’s mission to tell everyone you come across about the marvellous Light that has set you free. I pray for you today that the Light will visit you and give you a testimony that you won’t be able to hide. You will tell a new story and sing a new song, in Jesus’ name.

ACTION POINT

Today, tell someone about something Jesus has done for you. Shine the Light of Jesus for others to see.

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MEMORISE: Matthew 5:15
“Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.”
This teaching of Jesus establishes a fundamental principle of the Kingdom: Light is meant for revelation, not concealment. The purpose of ignition is illumination. A believer who has received the Light of Christ is like that lit candle—designed to be placed prominently so that their transformed life and testimony can provide guidance and hope to all within their sphere of influence.

BIBLE READING: John 4:7-18, 25-30
This passage perfectly illustrates the immediate, compelling effect of encountering the Light:
v. 7-18: Jesus, the Light, exposes her life’s deepest secrets (her sinful patterns and thirst) not to condemn, but to offer living water and true worship.
v. 28-29: The Result: “The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?” Her encounter was so transformative that she abandoned her immediate errand (the waterpot), overcame social stigma, and became an instant evangelist to her entire community.
v. 30: Her testimony moved the masses: “Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.” One compelling testimony ignited a city-wide revival.

The Compelling Testimony of The Light

Pastor E.A. Adeboye uses a powerful modern testimony and key biblical figures to teach that a genuine encounter with Jesus Christ, the Light, produces two inseparable outcomes: a miraculous transformation and an irrepressible commission. You cannot have one without the other.

1. The Miracle That Demands a Testimony

The Nature of a “God-Only” Miracle:

• The testimony of the woman with the voice box is quintessential. Medicine had reached its limit (removal of the organ), creating a permanent, irreversible condition. Her restored voice was a creative miracle that defied natural law, leaving no explanation but God. Such miracles are given to be proclaimed.

Light Dispels the Fear of Shame:

• The Samaritan woman had every reason to hide—her sinful history was publicly known. Yet, the Light’s exposure liberated her from shame into witness. The Light replaces the fear of man with a passion for God’s glory.

2. The Inherent Assignment in The Light

From Beneficiary to Ambassador:

• The Light does not bless us for our private consumption. Every encounter comes with a commission:
  • The Gadarene Demoniac (Mark 5:19): “Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee.”
  • Peter (Matthew 4:19): “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
  • Paul (Acts 9:15): “He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles.”
• The Principle: Your testimony is your primary tool for ministry. Your unique story of encounter is the gospel message personalized. Jesus said, “You shall be my witness” Acts 1:8.

Idleness is Incompatible with Illumination:

• A “lit candle” under a bushel will eventually suffocate and go out. Similarly, a believer who hides their testimony risks quenching the Spirit’s fire. Purpose is ignited by the Light.

3. The Testimony of the Voice Box Miracle

From Silent Sufferer to Vocal Witness:

• The Yoke: Terminal cancer, surgical mutilation, permanent loss of speech.
• The Encounter: Persistent, corporate prayer rooted in faith.
• The Transformation: A creative miracle—God restoring what medicine removed. She didn’t just get a new voice box; she received a new testimony so undeniable she proclaimed it while “rolling on the floor” in overwhelming joy.
• The Proof: Her testimony is not a private comfort but a public declaration that fuels the faith of the global church.

4. The Samaritan Woman’s Testimony (John 4:29)

The Model Spontaneous Witness:

• She didn’t need a theology degree or an invitation. Her witness was simple, personal, and effective: “Come, see a man who told me all I ever did.” She pointed directly to Christ.
• Key to Effective Evangelism: She asked a compelling question that sparked curiosity: “Could this be the Christ?” Testimony invites investigation, which can lead to revelation.

How to Fulfill Your Commission as Light

Identify Your “God-Only” Miracle:

• What has God done for you that has no natural explanation? That is your core testimony. Write it down and rehearse it.

Leave Your “Waterpot”:

• Be willing to abandon your routine, your comfort, and your previous priorities (like the woman leaving her water jar) to seize opportunities to share what Christ has done.

Use Your Unique Story:

• You are not called to preach Paul’s sermon or Peter’s sermon. You are called to tell your story. Like the healed madman, say, “I was once ___, but I met the Light. Now I am ___.”

Shine in Your Immediate “House”:

• Start with your family, workplace, and community (the “all that are in the house” from Matthew 5:15). Your consistent, transformed life and readiness to speak make you a candlestick.

Pray for a Testimony You Cannot Hide:

• As Pastor Adeboye prays, ask God for such a clear, powerful work in your life that speaking of it becomes as natural as breathing.

Warning: The Danger of a Hidden Light
Disobedience Through Silence:

• Hiding your testimony is direct disobedience to Christ’s command in Matthew 5:16 and Mark 5:19. It is spiritual hoarding.

The Atrophy of Unused Faith:

• Testimonies shared multiply; testimonies hidden stagnate. Your faith grows stronger as you declare God’s works, and it inspires faith in others.

Conclusion: Your Candle on the Stand

Pray this:
“Lord Jesus, You are the Light of the World. You have called me to be a light. Forgive me for any time I have hidden Your work in my life under the bushel of fear, pride, or complacency. Today, I step into my commission. Give me a testimony so powerful that I cannot keep it to myself. Let my life be a candlestick, placed prominently for all to see. Empower me to leave my ‘waterpot’ and go tell my city, my friends, and my family about You. Use my unique story to draw others out of darkness and into Your marvelous light. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

1. Craft Your Two-Minute Testimony: Write a brief version of your salvation story or a key miracle. Structure it: (1) My life before Christ/The problem, (2) How I encountered Christ/The turning point, (3) My life after Christ/The change.
2. Purposeful Proclamation: This week, intentionally share your testimony with at least one person. It could be a family member, a colleague, or a friend.
3. Live as a Candlestick: In your daily interactions, let your speech, integrity, and joy be so evidently different that people ask you for the reason (1 Peter 3:15). Be ready with your answer.

Remember: You are not a storage room for miracles; you are a broadcasting station for God’s glory. Your testimony is your ordained ministry.
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16). Shine where you are placed.

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Today’s Open Heavens devotional (5 March 2026) is WHEN THERE IS LIGHT I

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

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TOPIC: WHEN THERE IS LIGHT I

MEMORISE
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
Isaiah 10:27

READ: Matthew 8:1-4
1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 5 MARCH 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

Jesus is the Light (John 8:12), and whenever He touches a person or a place, a miraculous transformation occurs. In John 9:1-7, Jesus spat on the ground, made some mud, and used it to anoint a blind man’s eyes. When Jesus touched the mud, it became anointed, and the anointing destroyed the yoke of blindness in the man’s life. I decree that the light of God will shine upon you and break any yoke that might be in your life, in Jesus’ name.

The leper in today’s Bible reading knew that Jesus had the anointing to destroy the yoke of leprosy in his life, and as Jesus touched him, the yoke was destroyed. No matter how long a yoke has been in a fellow’s life, when God’s light shines on the fellow, it will be destroyed permanently.

Years ago, a woman forced her way through protocol officers to meet me just after I finished preaching at a programme in Kaduna, a town in Northern Nigeria. When I asked her what the problem was, she said that she had never seen anyone preach the way I did. She then said that since she knew I would be leaving soon, she wanted to share her secret with me because she knew it would be safe with me.

At that moment, she uncovered a part of her skin, and I saw that she was a leper. I asked her why she didn’t go to the hospital, and she stated that she had many children to cater for, and if she visited a hospital, she would be sent to the leper’s colony. I then asked her why she didn’t ask the pastors in her church to pray for her, and she said that if they prayed for her and she didn’t get healed, her secret would be exposed.

I prayed for her, and the following year, I was back in the same church. As I arrived and stepped out of the car, a beautiful lady approached me with a big smile. She introduced herself as the leper I prayed for the previous year and said, “Your God touched me, and I’m healed.”

Beloved, when God’s light touches you, you will experience transformation and healing in any area of your life where there is darkness, stagnancy, or confusion. Jesus Christ is the Light, and I pray that He will touch everything that concerns you and cause a positive transformation in your life, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINT

Father, please let your light shine on me and remove anything that is not of You in my life, in Jesus’ name.

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MEMORISE: Isaiah 10:27
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.”
This prophetic verse connects the anointing of God not merely to a feeling or an event, but to a tangible, destructive force against bondage. It reveals that the anointing’s purpose is to destroyyokes—not just lift them. The “burden” and “yoke” represent oppressive spiritual, physical, or circumstantial weights, and their destruction is guaranteed by the anointing’s power.

BIBLE READING: Matthew 8:1-4
This passage is a living demonstration of the memory verse in action:
v. 2: The leper’s approach reveals the key to receiving: recognition of Christ’s authority (“if you are willing”) and faith in His ability (“you can make me clean”).
v. 3: Jesus’ response is immediate and tactile: “He stretched out His hand and touched him.” This touch, a forbidden act under the Law for a leper, was the moment the anointing was transmitted. The Light touched the defilement, and the yoke was shattered.
v. 3: The result: “Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” The word “cleansed” indicates a complete restoration, not just a medical cure; he was made whole and fit to re-enter society.

The Transformative Touch of The Light

Pastor E.A. Adeboye uses powerful biblical accounts and a personal testimony to teach that Jesus Christ, as the Light, carries an anointing that actively destroys long-standing yokes. This is not a gradual process but a sudden, miraculous transformation initiated by a divine touch.

1. The Nature of the Yoke-Destroying Anointing

The Anointing is in the Person of Christ:

• Jesus is the Light (John 8:12) and the Anointed One (Acts 10:38). The anointing is not a separate force; it is the tangible presence and power of God resident in Him. To touch Jesus, or to be touched by Him, is to encounter yoke-destroying power.

It Transforms Ordinary Elements:

• As with the mud in John 9, when Jesus touches anything—be it clay, water, or a human life—it becomes a conduit for His anointing. The medium is irrelevant; the power is in His touch.

It Targets Specific Bondage:

• The leper’s yoke was uncleanness and isolation. The blind man’s yoke was darkness. The woman in the testimony carried the yoke of hidden sickness and fear. The anointing is precise in its destructive work.

2. The Pathway to the Touch

Recognition and Faith:

• Both the leper in Matthew 8 and the woman from Kaduna recognized that the power to destroy their yoke was present in the man of God (as Christ’s representative). Their faith drove them to pursue a point of contact, despite protocol or fear.

Desperate Pursuit:

• The woman’s story illustrates that receiving this touch often requires holy desperation—a willingness to break through barriers of shame, protocol, and pride to get to the source of the anointing.

The Act of Touch:

• In the Spirit, touch represents transfer, connection, and transmission. The leper asked to be made clean, but Jesus chose to touch him. The healing was in the power transferred through that point of contact.

3. The Testimony of the Kaduna Woman

From Hidden Shame to Public Joy:

• The Yoke: Leprosy (a physical yoke), fear of exposure, and the burden of providing for her children while sick.
• The Point of Contact: Her desperate faith led her to Pastor Adeboye, and his prayer became the conduit for Christ’s touch.
• The Transformation: Her healing was so complete that she was unrecognizable—”a beautiful lady with a big smile.” The yoke was not just managed; it was destroyed, restoring her health, her social life, and her joy.

4. The Blind Man’s Testimony (John 9:6-7)

Obedience to the Process:

• His healing required cooperation with an unusual instruction (“go, wash in the Pool of Siloam”). The anointing often demands an act of obedient faith to activate the completed work.
• Key to Deliverance: The anointing was in the mud touched by Christ, but the yoke was destroyed when he obeyed and washed. He “came back seeing.”

How to Position Yourself for the Yoke-Destroying Touch

Identify Your Specific Yoke:

• Name it clearly before God: Is it a yoke of sickness, financial lack, barrenness, addiction, or failure? You cannot destroy what you will not identify.

Pursue the Light with Desperate Faith:

• Seek Christ in prayer, in His word, and in anointed services with the determination of the Kaduna woman. Refuse to let anything keep you from your point of contact.

Ask for and Expect the Touch:

• Pray specifically: “Lord Jesus, stretch out Your hand and touch me in this area of my life. Let Your anointing flow into me now to destroy this yoke.”

Prepare for Immediate Transformation:

• When the Light touches you, change is instant (e.g., “immediately his leprosy was cleansed”). Believe for and act on the reality of your deliverance immediately, even if the full manifestation unfolds progressively.

Warning: The Danger of Familiarity and Protocol
Allowing Barriers to Block Your Touch:

• Protocol, pride, or the fear of “what if it doesn’t work” can keep you from pressing through to the anointing. The leper broke protocol; the Kaduna woman broke protocol. Your breakthrough may require a holy disruption.

Seeking the Touch Without Knowing The Light:

• The power is not in the method (prayer, anointing oil) but in the Person of Christ. Ensure your faith is in Jesus, the Anointed One, not merely in a ritual or a human vessel.

Conclusion: Your Yoke is Destroyed Today

Pray this:
“Lord Jesus, You are the Light of the World and the Anointed One. I come before You now, acknowledging the yoke of [name your specific yoke] upon my life. I believe in Your power to destroy it. Right now, I ask for Your yoke-destroying touch. Stretch forth Your hand, O Lord, and let the anointing of Your Spirit flow into my life, my body, my mind, and my circumstances. I command every burden to be taken off my shoulder and every yoke to be destroyed from off my neck because of the anointing of Your name. I receive my transformation and healing now. Thank You, Jesus, for my total freedom. Amen.”

Action Steps:

1. The Yoke Declaration: Write down the specific yoke you want destroyed on a piece of paper. Pray over it, then destroy the paper as a prophetic act, declaring, “It is destroyed because of the anointing!”
2. Seek a Point of Contact: This week, purposefully attend a service, listen to an anointed message, or spend extended time in worship, specifically asking God for a tangible point of contact for your healing.
3. Testify of Your Touch: Begin to thank God and tell a trusted believer, “I have received the touch of Christ for my deliverance.” Your testimony confirms your faith in the finished work.

Remember: The duration of the yoke is irrelevant to the power of the Anointed One. His touch is the end of your bondage.
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.” (Isaiah 10:27). Consider it destroyed.

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Today’s Open Heavens devotional (3 March 2026) is SIN IS A REPROACH I

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

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TOPIC: SIN IS A REPROACH I

MEMORISE:
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23

READ: John 5:1-15
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
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.
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 3 MARCH 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

In today’s Bible reading, Jesus healed a man who had been sick for 38 years. Shortly after that, He found him in the temple and warned him to stay away from sin or a worse illness would afflict him.

Jesus’ warning shows us that a fellow’s sin can attract reproach and bring the fellow under the influence of the forces of darkness. If a person sins and does not repent, today’s memory verse tells us that such a fellow will be paid for committing that sin, and that payment is death.

In Mark 2:1-12, the Bible tells us about a paralysed man who was brought to Jesus. It took four men to carry him on his sick bed to the house Jesus was preaching in, and because the house was so full that there was no space to pass through at the entrance, the men who carried him had to break through the roof to lower him into the house. When Jesus saw him, He knew the man needed a miracle, and the first thing He said was, “Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.” In other words, Jesus was saying,
“Unless we get your sins out of the way, you won’t get the miracle you need.”

Sin always hinders people from receiving their miracles, and there is always a need to take the sins that have blocked their access to God’s blessings away so that the path to their miracles can be opened. The paralysed man’s sins landed him in a mess, but when he came in contact with light, it destroyed the mess.

When a person comes in contact with light, it destroys every form of darkness in his or her life. If there is any reproach in your life that was caused by your sin, as you ask God for forgiveness today and promise not to return to it, I decree that the Lord will send His light into your life to take away the reproach, in Jesus’ name.

Beloved, sin is always a reproach; it brings shame and death. Righteousness, however, attracts God’s upliftment (Proverbs 14:34). To receive God’s promotion, you must confess and repent of any sins that might exist in your life. Jesus is willing to give you a brand-new start when you turn to Him.

Don’t let your sins keep you from enjoying God’s help; confess them and repent of them today, and your heavenly Father will remove everything that represents a reproach in your life (1 John 1:9).

KEY POINT

Sin can stop God’s light from shining upon you and His blessings from flowing into your life.

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Deuteronomy 30-32

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MEMORISE: Romans 6:23
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
This verse establishes the stark spiritual economy governing humanity. It presents two opposing payment systems: the earned wages of sin, which is death (spiritual separation, corruption, and ultimately eternal death), and the unearned gift of God, which is life in Christ. You cannot collect both payments; you are either under contract to sin or under grace through Christ.

BIBLE READING: John 5:1-15
This passage powerfully demonstrates the connection between sin, sickness, and salvation:
v. 5-6: Jesus singles out a man in a condition of prolonged helplessness (38 years).
v. 8-9: The healing is immediate and commanded by Christ’s authority.
v. 14: The crucial post-healing encounter. Jesus finds him and issues a solemn warning: “Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.” This links the man’s past sin to his infirmity and shows that healing is holistic.
v. 15: The man’s response is to testify about Jesus, moving from a victim to a witness.

The Sin That Blocks The Miracle

Pastor E.A. Adeboye uses the encounters of the paralyzed man in Mark 2 and the infirm man in John 5 to teach a critical spiritual principle: unconfessed sin can create a blockade against God’s blessing, and true deliverance requires dealing with the root cause, not just the symptoms.

1. The Crippling Cost of Sin

Sin as a Spiritual Wage:

• It is Earned: “Wages” imply compensation for work done. Persistent, unrepentant sin accrues a debt, paid in the currency of death—which manifests as spiritual decay, relational breakdown, physical infirmity, and reproach (Proverbs 14:34).
• It Creates Blockades: As seen with the paralyzed man, sin can land a person in a “mess”—a state of stagnation and helplessness where they cannot get to God on their own.

Sin Attracts Dark Influences:

• Jesus’ warning in John 5:14 confirms that willful sin can give legal ground to “the forces of darkness,” inviting affliction and potentially worse consequences than physical illness.

2. The Priority of Forgiveness Over Symptom Relief

Jesus’ Order of Operations:

• In Mark 2:5, Jesus saw the faith of the friends and the need of the paralytic. His first declaration was not “be healed,” but “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
• The Principle: The root blockage to the man’s miracle was not muscular or neurological, but spiritual. Forgiveness cleared the legal obstacle so that healing could flow unimpeded. The miracle of healing then became the visible proof of the invisible miracle of forgiveness (Mark 2:10-12).

The Danger of Healing Without Holiness:

• The John 5 account shows that it is possible to receive a miracle (healing) while the root issue (sin) remains unaddressed. This leaves a person vulnerable to a “worse” condition—perhaps spiritual deception, hardness of heart, or a more severe form of bondage.

3. The Liberating Power of Light

Contact with Christ is Exposure and Cleansing:

• Jesus is the Light of the world (John 8:12). To come into contact with Him is to have every form of darkness in one’s life exposed and destroyed. The Light does not ignore sin; it reveals it in order to remove it and the reproach it causes.
• The Promise: As Pastor Adeboye decrees, when we ask for forgiveness and renounce our sin, God sends His light to take away the associated shame and blockage.

From Reproach to Righteousness:

• Sin brings reproach (shame, disgrace, hindrance). Righteousness in Christ attracts “God’s upliftment” and promotion (Proverbs 14:34). The exchange is made at the cross.

4. The Paralytic’s Testimony (Mark 2:12)

Immediate and Public Transformation:

• The man who was carried in walked out, carrying his own mat. His physical healing was undeniable, but the greater miracle was his forgiven and restored state before God.
• Key to Deliverance: The combination of persistent faith (brought by friends) and authoritative forgiveness (spoken by Christ). He needed both.

How to Remove the Blockade of Sin

Radical Honesty Before God:

• Invite the Holy Spirit to search your heart (Psalm 139:23-24). Ask, “Is there any sin blocking my access to Your blessing?”

Specific Confession and Repentance:

• Follow the 1 John 1:9 model. Name the sins specifically to God. Repentance means to turn away—make a conscious decision, with His help, to abandon that path.

Receive Forgiveness and Renounce the Ground:

• Verbally receive God’s gift of forgiveness by faith, not by feeling. Then, renounce any legal right you gave to darkness through that sin. Command every associated reproach to leave in Jesus’ name.

Walk in the Light Continually:

• Develop a lifestyle of immediate confession. Don’t let sins accumulate into a blockade. Stay in fellowship with other believers who can bear your mat in faith (James 5:16).

Warning: The Peril of a Partial Cure
Seeking Blessing While Clinging to Sin:

• This is spiritual hypocrisy and leads to a worse state (John 5:14). God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). Humility is shown by confession.

Treating Symptoms, Not the Disease:

• Focusing only on praying for the miracle (healing, breakthrough) while ignoring the sin that caused the blockage is futile. Address the cause first.

Conclusion: Your Pathway Cleared

Pray this:
“Lord Jesus, Light of the World, I come to You now. I confess and repent of the sin of [name it specifically]. I ask for Your forgiveness, based on the blood You shed on the cross. I renounce all association with this sin and every legal right I gave to the enemy through it. I receive Your gift of forgiveness and eternal life right now. Send Your light into my life to destroy every block, every reproach, and every work of darkness. Heal my body, soul, and spirit, and set me on the path of Your righteousness, for Your glory. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.”

Action Steps:

1. The Blockade List: Write down areas where you feel stagnant, blocked, or under reproach. Pray over each one, asking God to reveal any underlying sin that needs to be confessed.
2. Claim 1 John 1:9: Write this verse on a card. For the next 7 days, read it aloud each morning as a declaration of your cleansed status before God.
3. Testify of Your Cleansing: Like the healed man in John 5, tell a trusted Christian friend, “I have been forgiven and set free.” Your testimony seals your deliverance.

Remember: The gift of God in Christ is greater than the wages of your sin. Your miracle is on the other side of a clean heart.
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9). Be cleansed, and be free.

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Today’s Open Heavens devotional (2 March 2026) is FORGET AND PRESS FORWARD

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

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TOPIC: FORGET AND PRESS FORWARD

MEMORISE
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14

READ: Genesis 50:15-21
15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

RCCG OPEN HEAVENS 2 MARCH 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

It is often easy to forget all the wonderful things God has done for us, which is why many verses in the Bible remind us to ‘forget not.

In Deuteronomy 8:11, Moses warned the Israelites not to forget the Lord. Psalm 103:2 also tells us not to forget all His benefits. Likewise, Psalm 78:7 warns us not to forget His works. However, as much as God doesn’t want us to forget the things He has done for us, He also instructs us not to hold on to the past.

In today’s memory verses, Paul told the Philippians that he often forgot the things that had happened in his past so that he could forge ahead, and he admonished them to have the same mindset in verse 15. Some people are caught up in their past achievements; they keep talking about how God used them and how they experienced great miracles in ‘those days.

However, there is nothing in their lives now that shows that they know the Lord. They are filled with anger, bitterness, jealousy, and every work of the flesh.

Christians who keep glorying in their past exploits for God’s kingdom without thirsting to do more cannot experience a fresh anointing from Him. God’s mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23); therefore, any believer who hangs on to the past alone will keep missing out on His increasing goodness and mercy.

I turn 84 today, and by God’s grace, I am still doing exploits in His kingdom because I’ve learnt not to hang on to the past, and I rely on His mercies that are new every morning.

Beloved, forgetting the things behind you will help you press on to glorious things ahead of you.

Forgetting past negative experiences and even victories will help you reach for the new blessings that God has ordained for you. If Joseph had not let go of the hurt from his brothers’ evil deeds, he would have been imprisoned by hate. As we see in today’s Bible reading, he told them that even though their actions were meant to destroy him, God turned everything around for good.

Do you need to let go of anything from your past so you can move on to greater heights? Ask God to reveal them to you and strengthen you to let go of them. Ask Him to help you press into the glorious things He has ordained for you. As you do that, l pray that your path will continue to shine brighter, in Jesus name.

PRAYER POINT

Today is my birthday. Please pray that God will continue to take me to greater heights.

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Deuteronomy 28-29

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MEMORISE: Philippians 3:13-14
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
This verse presents the Christian life as a focused race. The Apostle Paul defines spiritual progress by a decisive twofold action: a conscious forgetting of the past and an active reaching for the future. It is a command to release whatever anchors us—be it past failure or past glory—to strain toward God’s upward call.

BIBLE READING: Genesis 50:15-21
This passage is the ultimate biblical model of releasing the past:
v. 17-19: Joseph’s brothers are imprisoned by their guilt, living in fear of past consequences.
v. 20: Joseph reveals the key to his freedom: a divine perspective that sees God’s sovereign hand rewriting a evil past for a glorious purpose.
v. 21: The outcome of his released heart is not just personal peace, but transformative grace and provision for others.

The Discipline of Divine Forgetting

Pastor E.A. Adeboye draws from both Scripture and his personal testimony at 84 to teach that spiritual vitality requires a holy selectivity of memory. We must remember God’s benefits (Psalm 103:2) yet forget our own former seasons, whether of hurt or victory, to lay hold of what God has next.

1. The Twofold Prison of the Past

The Prison of Past Hurt:

• Bitterness as a Chain: Unforgiveness toward those who wronged us (like Joseph’s brothers) creates an inner prison of “anger, bitterness, jealousy” that stops our forward movement.
• The Testimony of Joseph: He refused to be defined by the pit, slavery, or false accusation. By seeing God’s hand, he could release his brothers’ offense into God’s courtroom, thus freeing himself.

The Prison of Past Victory:

• “Those Days” Mentality: Glorifying past exploits without pursuing present obedience leads to spiritual dryness. It substitutes living relationship for dead history.
• The Warning: Pastor Adeboye cautions that such believers “cannot experience a fresh anointing.” God is the “I AM,” not the “I WAS.” Fresh oil flows to those seeking Him today.

2. The Biblical Command: “Forget” and “Press”

Forgetting is an Act of Obedience:

• It is not a lapse of memory, but a deliberate refusal to let past events define, limit, or direct present identity and future pursuit.
• It requires faith: We let go of the visible past to grasp the invisible future God has promised (Hebrews 11:1).

Pressing is an Act of Focused Faith:

• The Greek word for “press” implies intense effort and concentration, like a runner leaning forward. Our energy is to be spent on moving toward “the prize,” not on preserving trophies or nursing wounds.

3. The Mechanism for Moving Forward

Embrace New Mercies:

• God’s character is “new every morning” (Lamentations 3:23). Clinging to yesterday is an act of unbelief in His fresh provision for today. Our capacity to receive is tied to our willingness to let go.

Cultivate a Redeemed Perspective:

• Follow Joseph’s model (Genesis 50:20): Actively interpret your past—both good and bad—through the lens of God’s sovereignty and redemptive purpose. Ask, “How has God used this to shape me for what is ahead?”

Pursue Present Obedience:

• Pastor Adeboye’s personal key is reliance on today’s mercies for today’s exploits. The anointing for the next assignment is not in the memory of the last one, but in present communion and surrender.

4. Paul’s Testimony (Philippians 3:4-8)

Shadow in Crisis:

• Paul had a formidable past of religious achievement (Hebrew of Hebrews, a Pharisee) and violent failure (persecuting the church). He counted all of it “loss” and “dung” to gain Christ.
• Key to Deliverance: A supreme valuation of “the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.” When Christ is the prize, everything else becomes a distraction to be released.

How to Practically Release the Past

Daily Communion in New Mercies:

• Begin each day acknowledging: “Father, I thank You that Your mercy, grace, and anointing for me are new today. I release yesterday to You.”

Conduct a Faith Audit:

• Ask the Holy Spirit (as Pastor Adeboye instructs): “Do I need to let go of anything?” Is it a hurt? A resentment? A past glory? Write it down, pray over it, and symbolically release it to God.

Speak the Language of Forward Motion:

• Replace “God used to…” or “They once…” with “God is currently…” and “I believe God is leading me to…” Let your testimony be present tense.

Warning: The Danger of a Memorial Shrine
Living in a Museum:

• Curating a museum of past pains or past glories makes you a curator, not a conqueror. It drains spiritual energy and blinds you to the new thing God is doing (Isaiah 43:19).

Stagnation is a Choice:

• The Israelites who longed for Egypt died in the wilderness. The future belongs to the Joshuas and Calebs who press into the Promised Land.

Conclusion: The Path That Shines Brighter

Pray this:
“Lord Jesus, Author and Finisher of my faith, I choose today to obey Your command. I release the hurt, the resentment, the pride, and the weight of my past into Your hands. I break its power over my identity and my future. I fix my eyes on You, the prize before me. Fill me with fresh hunger and new mercy for today’s race. As I let go, cause my path to shine brighter and brighter unto the perfect day, in Your mighty name. Amen.”

Action Steps:

1. The Letter Exercise: Write a letter to God detailing the past hurt or achievement you are releasing. Then, destroy it as an act of faith.
2. The Forward Declaration: Write down Philippians 3:13-14 and place it where you will see it daily. Let it reset your mindset.
3. Seek a New Assignment: Ask God for one specific, new thing you can do for His kingdom this week—a fresh act of service, love, or obedience that connects you to His present flow.

Remember: In God’s economy, your brightest days are not behind you. They are before you, in the “high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Press on.
“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” (Proverbs 4:18). Keep pressing.

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Today’s Open Heavens devotional (1 March 2026) is DELIVERANCE FROM GENERATIONAL CURSES

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

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OPEN HEAVENS 1 MARCH 2026 DEVOTIONAL

TOPIC: DELIVERANCE FROM GENERATIONAL CURSES

MEMORISE:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Ephesians 1:3

READ: Jeremiah 31:27-31
27 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.
29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 1 MARCH 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

A 33-year-old married woman once came to me for prayers. Her problem was that she was still bedwetting, and it was causing her terrible embarrassment. I told her that it wasn’t a problem and that God would give her a brand-new bladder.

However, before I prayed, she said, “Sir, I’m not the only one suffering from this in my family.” She proceeded to tell me that her mother, grandmother, and all the women in her family were bedwetters.

Immediately, I knew that her problem was generational. On probing further, I discovered that the problem started when her grandmother had an issue with someone who pronounced a curse on her, saying, “Henceforth, every woman in your family will bedwet.” I told her, “Give your life to Jesus Christ, and you will leave that bloodline and become a new creature.” She gave her life to Jesus and returned the following day, radiating with joy.

This time, she didn’t come alone; she had other women in her family with her. She told me that for the first time in as far back as she could remember, she slept all through the night without bedwetting.

The other women who came with her all surrendered their lives to Jesus, and that was the end of the curse. I have good news for you: if a curse has been affecting your family for generations, it is terminated today, in Jesus’ name.

When people come into God’s family, He makes everything new in their lives (2 Corinthians 5:17), and they become partakers of generational blessings.

Anything that had previously hindered and limited such people in their lineages will no longer have any power over them because they have come into a new family, God’s family. In this divine family, there is life, prosperity, wisdom, fruitfulness, joy, peace, and every other good thing. Abundant life is the inheritance of everyone who is in God’s family, and in areas where they may have suffered from the sins of their earthly ancestors, God promises to visit them with His unfailing and sure mercies (Exodus 20:6).

In God, the proverb that the fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge no longer holds (Jeremiah 31:29-30). When a fellow comes into Christ, he or she becomes a partaker of God’s divine nature, and abundant blessings become part of the fellow’s daily life – this is the heritage of every believer. Beloved, are you a part of God’s family?

REFLECTION

Are you abiding in God’s Family and enjoying His blessings?

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Deuteronomy 26-27

Open Heavens HYMN 10: IN CHRIST ALONE

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 1 MARCH 2026 COMMENTARY

MEMORISE: Ephesians 1:3
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.”
This foundational verse dismantles the idea that our inheritance is dictated by our earthly lineage. It declares that in Christ, every believer—regardless of their natural family history—has already been granted access to the complete treasury of God’s spiritual blessings. Our position is not in a cursed bloodline but in the heavenly places with Christ.

BIBLE READING: Jeremiah 31:27-31
This passage marks a pivotal shift in God’s redemptive plan, moving from collective judgment to personal covenant:
v. 29-30: God nullifies the proverb of generational curse (“sour grapes”), establishing the principle of personal responsibility in the new order.
v. 31: The promise of a New Covenant, not based on ancestry but on an internal, personal relationship with God through Christ.

The End of Generational Captivity

Pastor E.A. Adeboye uses a powerful testimony to illustrate the central truth of today’s reading: salvation in Jesus Christ severs the power of generational curses and transfers the believer into a lineage of blessing.

1. The Nature of Generational Curses

How They Operate:

• Legal Ground: They often originate from specific sins, covenants with darkness, or pronounced curses (as in the testimony), creating a pattern of bondage (Exodus 20:5).
• Pattern of Failure: They manifest as repeated, inexplicable issues—sickness, poverty, failure, or unusual struggles—that track through a family line.

Their Limit:

• No Power Over New Creation: A generational curse operates within the realm of the old creation—the natural, Adamic lineage. The moment a person is “in Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:17), they are a new creation with a new spiritual DNA and a new Father.

2. The Power of the New Covenant

Pastor Adeboye’s counsel to the woman reveals the biblical solution. He did not first pray against the curse; he pointed her to a new identity.

• Change of Family: Salvation is a legal transfer from the kingdom of darkness into the family of God (Colossians 1:13). You leave one bloodline and join another—the bloodline of Jesus (1 Peter 1:18-19).
• New Inheritance: Your inheritance is no longer what your earthly family had, but what your Heavenly Father has. This includes “every spiritual blessing” (Ephesians 1:3), “life… prosperity… peace” as outlined in the devotional.
• Personal Accountability: Jeremiah 31:30 underscores that in this New Covenant, “everyone shall die for his own iniquity.” While we may feel the effects of past generational sin, the legal powerand curse are broken, and we now walk in personal relationship with God.

3. Accessing Your Covenant of Blessing

The Essential Step:

• Born Again: As illustrated, the starting point is not merely fervent prayer but a genuine surrender to Jesus Christ. You must be legitimately adopted into God’s family (John 1:12-13).

Living in the Reality:

• Renounce & Repent: Consciously renounce any known covenants, practices, or iniquities from your family line that gave the curse legal ground.
• Claim Your New Identity: Daily affirm who you are in Christ—blessed, redeemed, and sealed. Your confession must align with Ephesians 1:3, not with your family’s history.
• Walk in Obedience: The promise of God’s “mercy to thousands” is tied to those who love Him and keep His commandments (Exodus 20:6). Obedience secures the flow of covenant blessings.

4. David’s Testimony (Psalm 103:4)

Redemption from Destruction:

• David praises God who “redeems your life from destruction.” This includes redemption from destructive patterns that seek to annihilate a family’s destiny.
• Key to Deliverance: A heart of worship and recognition that God is the source of complete redemption.

How to Walk in Your Covenant Freedom

Daily Declaration:

• Verbally reject the old patterns by name (e.g., “I break agreement with the spirit of poverty/sickness/failure in my family line”). Proclaim your new inheritance in Christ.
  Study the Covenant:
• Immerse yourself in New Covenant scriptures (Jeremiah 31, Ephesians 1-2, Galatians 3). Faith comes by hearing the terms of your new contract (Romans 10:17).
  Live as a Family Member:
• Cultivate the character and communion of God’s child. Intimacy with your new Father reinforces your new identity and alienates you from the old.

Warning: Don’t Camp in the Past
Identity Crisis is a Trap:

• Continuing to identify yourself by your family’s curse (“This is just how we are”) denies the power of the New Creation. You are now who God says you are.
  Partial Obedience Invites Vulnerability:
• Returning to the sinful patterns or familiar spirits of your old family line can open doors (Ephesians 4:27). Live in the newness of the Spirit.

Conclusion: Your New Bloodline

Pray this:
“Heavenly Father, I thank You for the New Covenant in the blood of Jesus. Today, I renounce and break every generational curse, covenant, and pattern of failure from my earthly lineage. I declare that I am a new creation in Christ, a member of Your family. I receive my inheritance of every spiritual blessing, and I walk in the reality of my redeemed life today, in Jesus’ mighty name!”

Action Steps:

1. Write it Down: List any recurring negative patterns in your family. Beside each one, write the opposing promise from God’s Word (your new inheritance).
2. Fast & Break Ties: Consider a 1-day fast to pray and formally renounce these patterns, accepting your new identity in Christ.
3. Celebrate Communion: Regularly take Holy Communion with the specific understanding that you are partaking of the bloodline of Jesus, which has severed you from every old curse.

Remember: In Christ, you are not a victim of your genealogy; you are a beneficiary of His divinity. The curse ends where the Cross is applied.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17). Walk in the new.

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Today’s Open Heaven devotional (28 February 2026) is GOD’S RIGHT HAND.

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

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OPEN HEAVEN 28 FEBRUARY 2026 DEVOTIONAL TODAY

TOPIC: GOD’S RIGHT HAND

MEMORISE:
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 2:6

READ: Psalm 110:1-3
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

RCCG OPEN HEAVEN 28 FEBRUARY 2026 MESSAGE TODAY

The phrase ‘right hand’ bears great significance in the Bible. It portrays a position of privilege – a place of honour and status. For example, our Lord Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of the Father (Hebrews 1:3). Hebrews 12:2 also reveals that after Jesus suffered and died on the cross, He sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. The right hand of God represents His ultimate strength and power.

Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
1 Peter 3:22

The person being referred to in the Scripture above is Jesus. He is the One on the right hand of God with all powers in subjection to Him. No matter the earthly position a fellow occupies, there is more power and authority at the right hand of God. God’s right hand is the place where all angels, authorities, and powers submit to Him.

Psalm 18:35 also reveals that the right hand of God is the place of sustenance and help. Today’s memory verse tells us that as God’s children, we are seated together with Christ, and since He is at God’s right hand, we are also there with Him.

Being at the right hand of God means that you will never lack help and provision. It means that you will always find the timely and abundant help you need.

Those who are at God’s right hand are never small because His right hand is the place of power, as we see in Mark 14:62, which says: “And Jesus said, 1 am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” This means that, as Christians, we are a people of power and influence. We enjoy help, sustenance, and favour from God.

Unfortunately, however, while this is our identity as God’s children, some believers are living far away from this reality because, like the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32, they have wandered far away from the Father’s right hand. They have heeded the call of sin and frustrated God’s grace upon their lives.

Beloved, if you have not surrendered to God, or if you have wandered away from Him, I invite you today to come unto Him. He is knocking at the door of your heart (Revelation 3:20); open it up to Him. He is waiting for you earnestly with open arms; don’t keep Him waiting.

REFLECTION:

Are you occupying your place at God’s right hand?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Deuteronomy 23-25

Open Heavens HYMN 10: IN CHRIST ALONE

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MEMORISE: Ephesians 2:6
“And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”
This verse is the breathtaking declaration of our new, spiritual position. Our identity is not defined by earthly circumstances but by a cosmic reality: we have been co-raised and co-seated with Christ. This is not a future hope but a present, legal reality. Since Christ is seated at the Father’s right hand, this is our positional address—the place of ultimate authority, favor, and victory.

BIBLE READING: Psalm 110:1-3
This prophetic psalm, quoted frequently in the New Testament, establishes the messianic reign. The LORD (Father) invites the Lord (Messiah, Christ) to sit at His right hand, a place of shared rule and absolute triumph over enemies. It is a position of willing service (“thy people shall be willing”) and holy authority (“the rod of thy strength”). This is the throne to which we, in Christ, are joined.

The Significance of the Right Hand

Daddy Adeboye explains the profound biblical symbolism of the “right hand.” It is the place of:

• Highest Honour and Intimacy: The seat next to the king, reserved for the most trusted and favored (Hebrews 1:3).
• Ultimate Power and Authority: The seat from which all divine power is exercised (Mark 14:62).
• Complete Victory: Where Christ reigns with all enemies subdued under His feet (1 Peter 3:22).
• Sustenance and Help: The place from which support and provision are dispensed (Psalm 18:35).

Our Positional Reality: Seated with Christ

The transformative truth from Ephesians 2:6 is that we are not mere spectators of Christ’s exaltation; we are participants. “Made us sit together” means we have been given a place of joint seating with Him. Therefore:

• “We are also there with Him.” Our spiritual citizenship and seating are in the throne room.
• “Being at the right hand of God means that you will never lack help and provision.” From this position, all the resources of heaven are accessible. Need is met from a posture of royal authority, not beggarly pleading.
• “Those who are at God’s right hand are never small.” Our identity is one of inherent power and divine influence. We are a “people of power and influence” because of where we are positioned.

The Tragic Disconnect: Wandering from Our Seat

The devotional presents a sobering contrast: while this is our true identity, many believers live in a false reality. They are like the prodigal son who, though a son by birth, chose to live in a distant country, feeding on husks. This is a picture of a Christian who is positionally seated in heavenly places but practically living far from the Father’s presence and provision because of sin, disobedience, or worldly alliance.

• “They have heeded the call of sin and frustrated God’s grace.” Grace positions us, but sin and willful wandering frustrate (nullify, make ineffective) the experience of that grace in our daily lives.

The Invitation: Return to Your Rightful Place

The call is both to the unsaved and to the wandering believer. It is an invitation to occupy your position.

• For the Unsaved: To “surrender to God” is to be spiritually raised from death and seated with Christ for the first time. It is to receive your heavenly citizenship.
• For the Wandering Believer: To “come unto Him” is a call to repent, to leave the far country of sin and self-reliance, and to return to the conscious experience of your seated position in Christ.

The imagery of Revelation 3:20 is poignant: Christ is knocking. He is not knocking on heaven’s door—He is already inside. He is knocking on the door of the heart of the one who is outside the experience of fellowship, though their name is on the title deed. He waits with open arms, eager to restore the wandering one to the full experience of sonship and authority.

How to Live from Your Seated Position

1. Acknowledge Your Position Daily: Confess Ephesians 2:6. Declare, “I am raised and seated with Christ in heavenly places. All authority and provision are mine in Him.”
2. Pray from Your Throne, Not Your Trouble: Approach God not as a beggar in the dirt, but as a co-heir on the throne. Make your requests with the authority of your seated position.
3. Renounce the “Far Country”: Identify any area of life where you are living independently from God’s rule. Repent and consciously realign your thoughts and actions with your royal status.
4. Exercise Authority Over Enemies: From your seated position, command every spiritual enemy and earthly challenge that tries to lord it over you to be subdued under the feet of Christ, in whom you are seated.
5. Live as a Person of Influence: Knowing you are not “small,” step into godly influence in your sphere. Your seated position grants you authority to bring heaven’s order to earth.

Prayer to Occupy Your Seat:
“Heavenly Father, I thank You for the staggering truth that I have been raised and seated with Christ at Your right hand. I receive this as my true identity. Forgive me for any way I have wandered and lived beneath this reality. Today, I return fully to my place in You. I open the door of my heart wide to Your lordship. I take my seat in heavenly places. From this position, I claim my inheritance of help, provision, power, and victory. No enemy shall triumph over me, for I am seated where all powers are subject to Christ. Help me to live daily in the conscious reality of this glorious truth. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.”

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