Open Heaven For Today

The rich fool in Luke 12:15-21 died because he told his soul to rest and pursue nothing. A lack of vision kills; when you’re pursuing a goal, your youth is renewed with each passing day.

It is not enough to have a vision; you must also pursue it. Obstacles tremble when a man of vision approaches them.

The reason many people haven’t seen their visions come to pass is that they are not doing anything to fulfil them. To fulfil a vision, you have to make moves first, and when you do, God will carry you towards the vision.

“God wants to give your vision a voice that can speak life to nations, but until you do something about what you have seen, your vision will remain silent.”

MEMORISE: “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” – Proverbs 29:18

When God, who is the God of hope (Romans 15:13), steps into a case, that case changes its status from ‘hopeless’ to ‘testimony’.

The God who made dry bones to live again can take care of your situation. Men may have written you off, but with God, nothing is impossible.

“God specialises in turning impossible and hopeless situations around.”

MEMORISE: “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” – Luke 1:37

Your ability to see, including physically and spiritually, is far more beneficial than money and clothes. (Mark 10:46-52)

If you let Jesus into your life, His light will shine in you and chase out every form of darkness. He will shine so much in you that you will begin to shine on others. (John 8:12)

He will shine so much in you that you will begin to shine on others. (Matthew 5:14) Through you, darkness will leave your family, and everyone who comes in contact with you will benefit from the light you carry.

If you are, however, not yet born again, please say the following prayer:
“Lord Jesus, I acknowledge that I have been living in darkness. Now, I am ready for Your light. Please, come into my life and make me a new creature in You. I denounce every sin I used to commit (mention all), and I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Thank You, Jesus.”

MEMORISE: “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” – John 1:5

MEMORISE: “For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.” – Proverbs 28:2

Thank you, Lord, for all the leaders you have given us in our nation, state, church, workplace, and across all other spheres of life. Thank You for keeping and preserving them.

Father, please give our leaders divine wisdom and guidance to make the best decisions that align with Your will at all times.

Father, please give our leaders the heart to serve. Let them lead with humility and compassion.

Father, please help our leaders lead with integrity and good character. Help them to shun corrupt practices, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please give our leaders the mental strength to navigate the challenges and pressures that come with leadership, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please take care of the families and personal needs of our leaders. Don’t let the devil distract them from providing good leadership because of personal problems, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please protect our leaders from evil forces. Don’t let the devil’s plans come to pass concerning them, in Jesus’ name.

Father, You are the only true source of help; please send help speedily to our leaders so they can fulfil Your purpose for their lives.

Father, please surround our leaders with good advisers and resourceful people. Let selfish and manipulative people remain far away from them, in Jesus’ name.

Father, I pray for wisdom for our leaders. Help them create policies that align with Your will, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please let Your Spirit of excellence rest upon our leaders. Help them to find creative ways to solve our common challenges and make things better for everyone.

Your personal prayer points for your leaders.

God was so interested in the eunuch in (Acts 8:26-40) that He moved everything – an angel, a man (Phillip), and His Spirit- to give him the answers he desired.

When God sees genuine hunger for Him in the life of a fellow. He will never let the hungry go away without being filled, and He will always fill them with good things (Luke 1:53).

God expects us to hunger and thirst for His power and glory. He expects us to desperately pursue Him and seek intimacy with Him. (Matthew 13:44-46)

“God feeds you in proportion to your hunger for Him. Psalm 42:7 says, ′…deep calleth unto deep…′ When you really want to go deep in God, your hunger will attract the resources you need to go deep.”

MEMORISE: “Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.” – Luke 6:21

God rewards those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6); He does not reward the lazy. If you want to be successful, then you must be diligent.

Things don’t come by just loafing around. Success in life is not automatic; being born a prince or princess does not mean that a fellow will succeed in life.

Laziness will make you waste privileges. It will also make you unprepared to maximise opportunities.

“Do not give laziness a chance; banish it from every area of your life.”

MEMORISE: “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” – Proverbs 10:4

If you are not doing anything in line with the faith you claim to have, that faith is dead.

You cannot sit in your house and pray for a job when you are not applying for any. Likewise, you cannot be trusting God for a visa to another country when you do not even have an international passport.

Bible says that the Holy Spirit will remind you of the things you have learnt. However, if you do not learn anything and end up failing, after He chastises you, He will comfort you.

“ACTION POINT: Take steps of faith concerning the things you are trusting God for.”

MEMORISE: “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” – James 2:17

Always use every opportunity you have to tell people about Jesus.
For instance, God will not be asking you for too much by telling you to preach to your boss. However, if you are afraid you might lose your job and refuse to do it, you will be hindering an unsaved soul from hearing the gospel and becoming saved.
“Do not let any barrier keep you from preaching the gospel; God is counting on you to prevent many people from heading towards eternal damnation.”

MEMORISE: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;” – Isaiah 61:1

Psalm 22:3 says that God inhabits the praises of Israel. When you praise God regularly, demons cannot stay around you because once light comes in, darkness must flee (John 1:5).

You must learn to praise God daily. In the Scriptures, you’ll find many reasons to praise Him.

Beloved, you have breath in you; therefore, you have every reason to praise God.

“ACTION POINT: Make a habit of praising God for His goodness and wonderful works every day.”

MEMORISE: “Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.” – Psalm 150:6

Paul considered himself the chief of sinners (1 Timothy 1:15); however, God transformed him and began to use him to perform special miracles (Acts 19:11-12).

Whenever Peter was passing by, and his shadow would fall on the sick laid down, and they would be healed. (Acts 5:14-16) -Same Peter who denied Jesus three times.

Mark 16:17-18 says that these signs shall follow them that believe: they shall cast out devils, speak with new tongues, lay hands on the sick, and bring healing to them by using the name of Jesus.

“If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you are the perfect candidate for God to use to perform signs and wonders. Be confident of His ability in you, and He will do great and marvellous things through you in the mighty name of Jesus.”

MEMORISE: “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” – Mark 9:23

no matter what anybody has said about the negative situations that might exist in your life, your case is not hopeless.

If you have been weeping in sorrow, don’t give up; put your trust firmly in God. You will now weep for joy, in Jesus’ name.

“No case is hopeless if you put your trust firmly in God.”

MEMORISE: “Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” – Genesis 18:14