Archives for May 2022

Open Heaven 1 June 2022 Memorise: Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 John 3:16

Bible Reading: Romans 8:31-37 Open Heaven 1 June 2022

31. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

32. He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

33. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.

34. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36. As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Open Heaven 1 June 2022

BIBLE IN YEAR: Job 36:1-33, Job 37:1-24, Job 38:1-41, Job 39:1-30      

Message: – Open Heaven 1 June 2022 Wednesday Daily Devotional

In 1 Corinthians 13:13, faith, hope, and love were described as abiding. The verse however, went further to say that love is the greatest amongst them. God loved us first before we could love Him in return (1 John 4:19). When a person has a good understanding of God’s love for him or her, it is as if a veil is removed from the fellows eyes; he or she would suddenly begin to love God in return and then become free from all the shackles of this sinful world.

God loves us so much that He considers nothing too big to give to us. Romans 8:32 says: “He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”

If God could give us the greatest gift ever – His Son (John 3:16), nothing is too big for Him to give to you. Nothing! God gives to us because He is committed to loving us. He expects us to love our neighbours and give to them too. 1 John 4:21 says: “And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.”

How much do you love those around you? How much do you love your colleagues in the office? One day, a young man came for one of our Holy Ghost Services in Nigeria and saw his aunt in the middle of the crowd.

He screamed, Aunty, so you come here too? She said, I just started coming and he said, Oh, I have been coming for many years now. She became angry with him because he had found the light a long time ago but didn’t introduce her to Christ. She was furious that he didn’t warn her that she was on the way to hell. Are you going to be heartless too and watch your family members go to hell? You have found the light, why not tell them about Jesus? Why not invite them to Church with you?

Why not make it a duty to give them this devotional every year, hoping that even if they refuse to surrender their lives to Christ, one day God will lead them to read it and see something that will touch them there. If you truly love your neighbour, you will lead them to that gift that the Lord has given to you salvation.

PRAYER POINT – Open Heaven 1 June 2022

The greatest gift you can give to show someone that you love them is the gospel; don’t hold it back.

Open Heaven 1 June 2022 Wednesday Hymn

HYMN: WONDERFUL STORY OF LOVE

1. Wonderful story of love;

Tell it to me again;

Wonderful story of love;

Wake the immortal strain!

Angles with rapture announce It,

Shepherds with wonder receive it;

Sinner, oh, won’t you believe it?

Wonderful story of love.

CHORUS:

Wonderful! Wonderful!

Wonderful, Wonderful story of love.

2. Wonderful story of love;

Through you are far away;

Wonderful story of love;

Still He doth call today;

Calling from Calvary’s Mountain,

Down from the crystal-bright fountain,

E’en from the dawn of creation,

Wonderful story of love.

3. Wonderful story of love;

Jesus provides a rest;

Wonderful story of love;

For all the pure and blest,

Rest in those mansions above us,

With those who’ve gone on before us,

Singing the rapturous chorus,

Wonderful story of love.

Open Heaven 31 May 2022 Memorise: And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Revelation 22:12

Bible Reading: Mark 10:28-30 Open Heaven 31 May 2022

28. Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

29. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,

30. But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Open Heaven 31 May 2022

BIBLE IN YEAR: Job 33:1-33, Job 34:1-37, Job 35:1-16   

Message: – Open Heaven 31 May 2022 Tuesday Daily Devotional

Gods faithfulness extends even to His promise to reward every man and woman according to their works. This means that the fulfilment of Jesus second coming will be accompanied by the award of certain rewards. The implication of this is that those lazy believers who are not serious about the work of the Kingdom of God will live, though in heaven, to regret their idle life of holiness.

The apostle wrote that there will be great rewards for the ministers of the gospel who take care of the flock of God. “And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 1 Peter 5:4”

In our Bible text of today, we read about the positive response of Jesus Christ to Peters enquiry about what would become of their labour of following Him. The Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6) assures all His followers of great rewards and above all, eternal life. This is the crux of the Christian faith eternal life. Beloved, is eternal life your motive for following Jesus Christ? Don’t lose this eternal promise. The Bible further promises that believers in Christ shall have eternal life (John 3:16-18).

However, there are categories of rewards after this life. Some may not even get anything. This is implied in the description of the work that we do while still in this body. Paul the Apostle wrote: “If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 1 Corinthians 3:14-15”

Beloved, remember that God is not unrighteous to forget your labour of love (Hebrews 6:10). We must not be weary in well-doing because our reward is sure (Galatians 6:9).

PRAYER POINT: – Open Heaven 31 May 2022

Father, please keep me believing and serving so that no one else will take my reward in Your Kingdom, in the mighty name of Jesus.

Open Heaven 31 May 2022 Sunday Hymn

HYMN: GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS O GOD MY FATHER

1. Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;

there is no shadow of turning with thee;

thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;

as thou hast been thou forever wilt be.

CHORUS

Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see:

all I have needed thy hand hath provided

Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

2. Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

sun, moon, and stars in their courses above

join with all nature in manifold witness

to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,

strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Open Heaven 30 May 2022 Memorise: And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:3

Bible Reading: John 14:1-4 Open Heaven 30 May 2022

1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

BIBLE IN YEAR: Job 30:32

Message: Open Heaven 30 May 2022 Monday Daily Devotional

One of the promises of God which His faithfulness will bring to pass is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Our Lord Jesus Christ gave a promise on behalf of the Holy Trinity that He would return to take His followers home according to the memory verse of today which is also part of our Bible text.

It is unfortunate that many people and particularly some theologians are now saying that Jesus Christ will not return physically again! Beloved, if you are being carried away by this satanic teaching, please reconsider; read your Bible again. Do not believe this doctrine of the devil. God is faithful and will never make a promise that He will not fulfil. Jesus said, “…If it were not so, I would have told you…” John 14:2. He knew that there would be scoffers, deceivers and doubters of His second coming. Beloved, I am declaring to you this day that our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is coming back and very soon too. The angels corroborated the promises He made to His disciples on behalf of the Holy Trinity in Acts 1:10-11:

And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

The implications of the above Scripture are two-fold. One, those who think Jesus Christ will not be faithful to His promise of the second coming should think again. This is because when He eventually returns, they will be put to shame unless they repent. Two, those who will not believe in the faithfulness of God regarding Christ’s second coming will not get themselves ready and when they die in this unbelief, it will be too late to repent as it is appointed for man to die once, after which is judgment Hebrews 9:27.

Prayer Point – Open Heaven 30 May 2022

Father, please increase my belief in Your faithfulness, in Jesus’ name.

Open Heaven 30 May 2022 Monday Hymn

HYMN: STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF CHRIST MY KING

1. Standing on the promises of Christ my king,

through eternal ages let his praises ring;

glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,

standing on the promises of God.

CHORUS

Standing, standing, standing on the promises of

God my Savior; standing, standing,

I’m standing on the promises of God.

2. Standing on the promises that cannot fail,

when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,

by the living Word of God I shall prevail,

standing on the promises of God.

3. Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,

bound to him eternally by love’s strong cord,

overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,

standing on the promises of God.

4. Standing on the promises I cannot fall,

listening every moment to the Spirit’s call,

resting in my Savior as my all in all,

standing on the promises of God.

Open Heaven 29 May 2022 Memorize: Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. Jeremiah 1:12

Bible Reading: Isaiah 52:7-12 Open Heaven 29 May 2022

7. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

8. Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.

9. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

10. The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

11. Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.

12. For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

Open Heaven 29 May 2022

Bible Reading In One Year: Job 25:1-6, Job 26:1-14, Job 27:1-23, Job 28:1-28, Job 29:1-25

Message: – Open Heaven 29 May 2022 Sunday Daily Devotional

God promised the salvation of mankind right from the Garden of Eden and though its fulfilment seemed to tarry, it was actualised at the appointed time. This simply tells us that the faithfulness of God will always make good all the promises He has spoken concerning you. Even when it seems it is delayed, wait for it. It will surely come to pass (Habakkuk 2:3).

One aspect of Gods faithfulness we will consider today is that which pertains to our redemption. It is amazing that God began the redemption process almost immediately after the fall of man – promising us ultimate victory, according to Genesis 3:15 When God began to deal with the children of Israel, He had redemption at heart all the way from the days of Abraham.

One of His promises to Abraham in Genesis 12:3 has to do with salvation coming from his seed. “Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. Hosea 1:10”

The Scripture above was re-enacted in the New Testament when Paul, an apostle, was affirming the faithfulness of God to His promise of the redemption of the Gentiles (Romans 9:26). Our text of today tells of the promise of God concerning salvation. If you are yet to take advantage of this offer of salvation which was freely promised and given, please do so today before it is too late.

The Bible says: “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation) 2 Corinthians 6:2.”

For those who have given their lives to Jesus already, be confident that all His promises to you will be performed at the appointed time. Continue to trust in Him with all your heart and be joyful as you wait on Him. I assure you that God is faithful and He will never disappoint you.

Key Point: – Open Heaven 29 May 2022

Search the Scriptures for Gods promises relating to you and claim them.

Open Heaven 29 May 2022 Sunday Hymn

STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF CHRIST MY KING

1. Standing on the promises of Christ my king,

through eternal ages let his praises ring;

glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,

standing on the promises of God.

CHORUS

Standing, standing, standing on the promises of

God my Savior; standing, standing,

I’m standing on the promises of God.

2. Standing on the promises that cannot fail,

when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,

by the living Word of God I shall prevail,

standing on the promises of God.

3. Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,

bound to him eternally by love’s strong cord,

overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,

standing on the promises of God.

4. Standing on the promises I cannot fall,

listening every moment to the Spirit’s call,

resting in my Savior as my all in all,

standing on the promises of God.

Open Heaven 28 May 2022 Memorise: That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Hebrews 6:18

Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 7:7-9 Open Heaven 28 May 2022

7. The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

8. But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

9. Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

Open Heaven 28 May 2022

BIBLE IN YEAR: Job 21:1-34, Job 22:1-30, Job 23:1-17, Job 24:1-25  

Message: – Open Heaven 28 May 2022 Saturday Daily Devotional

There is only one faithful personality in the whole universe, and that is the Creator Himself. This is why, when He was to swear about His faithfulness to Abraham, He used no other personality than Himself. When we do a survey of Gods dealings with men of old, we would be left without any doubt that God is faithful. For example, God called Abraham out from his father’s house and promised that He would make him a great nation (Genesis 12:1-2).

This was when Abraham was yet to have a child. When Abraham, like any human being, was becoming agitated and impatient, God went ahead to renew and increase the content of the covenant that came in the form of a promise.

“After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. Genesis 15:1, 5”

These promises were fulfilled in Genesis 21:1-3 and Exodus 1:9-10 in particular, when the Egyptians became afraid of the population of the children of Israel. Pharaoh said to his people: “the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: Come on let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. Exodus 1:9-10.”

Beloved, God is faithful to His creation including the fulfllling of times and seasons (Genesis 8:22). He will be faithful to you if you will be faithful to Him as a child of God. Remember, what He said in Exodus 20:6 is still valid. Come to the One who promised us the coming of the Saviour and fulfilled it; your life will be transformed by His faithfulness, in Jesus name.

Prayer Point: – Open Heaven 28 May 2022

Thank and praise God for His faithfulness in all generations and to you in particular.

Open Heaven 28 May 2022 Saturday Hymn

HYMN: GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS O GOD MY FATHER

1. Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;

there is no shadow of turning with thee;

thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;

as thou hast been thou forever wilt be.

CHORUS

Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see:

all I have needed thy hand hath provided

Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

2. Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, sun, moon,

and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness

to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,

strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Open Heaven 27 May 2022 Memorize: Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; 1 Timothy 5:1

Bible Reading Proverbs 30:11-14 Open Heaven 27 May 2022

11. There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

12. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

13. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

14. There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Open Heaven 27 May 2022

Bible Reading In One Year: Job 17:1-16, Job 18:1-21, Job 19:1-29, Job 20:1-29

MESSAGE: Open Heaven 27 May 2022 Friday Daily Devotional

Sadly, the generation referred to in the Bible reading for today – a generation that curses their own fathers, is living right now in these present times. This is a generation that is puffed up with pride, believing that they know more than the elders; they even call themselves woke. I am not talking about this because I am an elder myself, but rather because I love you and if I keep quiet, I would be a wicked father watching his children heading for destruction.

Indeed, although I have been criticized too many times, I must still say the truth as God has given it to us in the Bible-Our memory verse today is a clear and divine instruction showing how the younger generation must honour elders. Many youths however, have various excuses for disrespecting and insulting elders. One of such excuses they give is that no one is perfect. They believe that even an elder can be wrong and corrected accordingly.

That is correct; an elder can indeed be wrong, but while the Bible does not prohibit you from correcting him or her, it clearly says you should intreat such as a father or mother and not rebuke. When you criticize anyone in public, that is a rebuke (1 Timothy 5:20); it is against the word of God when done to elders.

If an elder has done something that you think is wrong, you could send him or her a message or write a letter stating politely what you think would have been correct; he or she would at least take cognisance of what you have said and make adjustments where necessary.

Also, in the Church, while the youths may feel they have a lot of knowledge and are very agile, you must still give honour to the elders. You shouldn’t just set them aside.

You may have a lot of knowledge, but they are more versed in discerning the will of God. They have walked the path that you are walking and have a robust wealth of experience that you can gain a lot from.

Give them the honour that they deserve. In fact, the Bible says that you should give them double honour. “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 1 Timothy 5:17.”

KEY POINT – Open Heaven 27 May 2022

Honour your elders.

Open Heaven 27 May 2022 Friday Hymn

We Are Never, Never Weary Of The Grand Old Song

1. We are never, never weary of the grand old song;
Glory to God, hallelujah!
We can sing it loud as ever, With our faith more strong;
Glory to God, hallelujah!

Refrain:
O, the children of the Lord Have a right to shout and Sing,
For the way is growing Bright, and our souls are on The wing;
We are going by and by to The palace of a King!
Glory to God, hallelujah!

2. We are lost amid the Rapture of redeeming love
Glory to God, hallelujah!
We are rising on its pinions To the hills above:
Glory to God, hallelujah!

3. We are going to a palace That is built of gold;
Glory to God, hallelujah!
Where the King in all His Splendor we shall soon Behold
Glory to God, hallelujah!

4. There we’ll shout Redeeming mercy in a glad, New song;
Glory to God, hallelujah!
There we’ll sing the praise of Jesus with the blood Washed throng;
Glory to God, hallelujah!

Open Heaven 26 May 2022 Memorise: The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. Proverbs 16:31

Bible Reading: Titus 2:1-5 Open Heaven 26 May 2022

1. But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

2. That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

3. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

4. That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5. To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Open Heaven 26 May 2022

BIBLE IN YEAR: Job 13:1-28, Job 14:1-22, Job 15:1-35, Job 16:1-22  

Message: – Open Heaven 26 May 2022 Thursday Daily Devotional

1. Father, thank You for our elders. Thank You for preserving and keeping them strong and healthy all these years. We are grateful Lord that we have godlyelders to look up to.

2. Father, please keep our elders to a good old age. Don’t let them spend their old age in sickness or sorrow. Let them have peace even in their old age, in Jesus name. 

3. Father, please forgive our elders for every bad seed they may have sown when they were younger. Please Lord, cancel every negative harvest of such bad seeds, in Jesus name.

4. Father, we pray for wisdom for our elders to advise us and teach us correctly when we go to them with our challenges, in Jesus name.

5. Lord, as You backed the blessing of Isaac on Jacob, when our elders bless us, back up their words and let them come to pass, in Jesus name.

6. Father, please don’t let our elders become redundant. Let their grace and anointing increase as they grow older. Continue to use them even until the end, in Jesus’ name.

7. Father, give our elders the spiritual sensitivity they need to be great coverings for us. Let them sense ahead of time, whatever the devil may be planning and warn us about it so that we don’t crash, in Jesus name.

8. Father, I pray particularly for the elders in my family; whatever we need to make them comfortable, please provide for us in abundance, in Jesus name.

9. Father, let all the good prayers and wishes of our elders over us be fulfilled in Jesus name. Let us, the younger ones, always bring them joy, in Jesus name.

 10. Father, for every elder who is lonely, please send them company that will love them and take care of them. Let their family members not be able to rest until they begin to take care of their aged ones, in Jesus name.

11. Father, protect our elders against people who would try to take advantage of them because of their age. Expose anyone presenting false investments, false medication and the likes in order to steal from our elders. Do not permit our elders to be exploited, in Jesus name.

12. Your personal prayer points for the elders in your family and community.

Open Heaven 26 May 2022 Thursday Hymn

HYMN: WE ARE NEVER, NEVER WEARY OF THE GRAND OLD SONG

1. Ho, my comrades, see the signal

Waving in the sky!

Reinforcements now appearing

Victory is nigh.

CHORUS

“Hold the fort, for I am coming,”

Jesus signals still;

Wave the answer back to Heaven,

“By Thy grace we will.

2. See the mighty host advancing

Satan leading on;

Mighty ones around us falling

Courage almost gone!

3. See the glorious banner waving!

Hear the trumpet blow!

In our Leader’s Name we triumph

Over every foe.

4. Fierce and long the battle rages

But our help is near;

Onward comes our great Commander

Cheer, my comrades, cheer!

Open Heaven 25 May 2022 Memorise: And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Revelation 7:14

Reading: Revelations 7:1-17 Open Heaven 25 May 2022

1. And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the seq, nor on any tree.

2. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

3. Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

4. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

5. Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

6. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.

7. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.

8. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

9. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

10. And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

11. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

12. Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

13. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

14. And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

16. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

17. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Open Heaven 25 May 2022

BIBLE IN YEAR: Job 9:1-35, Job 10:1-22, Job 11:1-20, Job 12:1-25  

Message – Open Heaven 25 May 2022 Wednesday Daily Devotional

While many people will die from the havoc caused by the sixth seal, some will still survive. Many Christians who determine not to bow to the Anti-Christ will be there too. It is these people who will be saved by the angel in the Bible reading for today before the seventh seal is opened. At last, after all they would have gone through, they will come out of the great tribulation, clothed with robes before the throne of God.

They will be joining those of us that had already gone with the rapture. For those who will still be left behind on earth, they will experience the vengeance of God for the saints that were persecuted and martyred.

“And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. Revelation 8:4-5”

These people will experience the worst of tribulations. Now I want you to spend good time praying today. Below is the list of prayer points:

1. Father, thank You for saving me. Thank You that I am a Christian and for the hope of reigning with You in glory.

2. Lord, as You prayed for Peter, please pray for me. Don’t let me fall into the hands of the devil, in Jesus name.

3. Father, I pray for all my family members and loved ones; please don’t let them miss the rapture, let them all know You and live holy.

4. Father, please give me the boldness to preach the gospel to the unsaved around me. Don’t let anyone around me miss the rapture, in Jesus name.

5. Father, please raise missionaries around the world who will win souls to Your Kingdom. Let everyone know the danger ahead if they don’t repent. Please Lord, send Your Holy Spirit to help convict them to repentance, in Jesus name.

KEY POINT – Open Heaven 25 May 2022

I pray that I will see you in heaven after the rapture, in Jesus name.

Open Heaven 25 May 2022 Wednesday Hymn

HYMN: HOLD THE FORT

1. Ho, my comrades, see the signal

Waving in the sky!

Reinforcements now appearing

Victory is nigh.

CHORUS

“Hold the fort, for I am coming,”

Jesus signals still;

Wave the answer back to Heaven,

“By Thy grace we will.

2. See the mighty host advancing

Satan leading on;

Mighty ones around us falling

Courage almost gone!

3. See the glorious banner waving!

Hear the trumpet blow!

In our Leader’s Name we triumph

Over every foe.

4. Fierce and long the battle rages

But our help is near;

Onward comes our great Commander

Cheer, my comrades, cheer!

Open Heaven 24 May 2022 Memorise: Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: Matthew 24:29

Bible Reading: Revelations 6:12-17 Open Heaven 24 May 2022

12. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

13. And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

14. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

15. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

16. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17. For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

BIBLE IN YEAR: Job 6:1-30, Job 7:1-21, Job 8:1-22

Message: – Open Heaven 24 May 2022 Tuesday Daily Devotional

As the sixth seal was broken, the earth shook. The Bible says there was a great earthquake and the sun became black like sackcloth of hair.On that day, the Bible says the moon will be as blood and the stars of heaven will fall unto the earth. Heaven will roll away like a scroll and the earthquake will move entire mountains and islands out of their place.

Many prophets of old, even Jesus Christ, prophesied about the day (Joel 2:31, Isaiah 34:4, Zephaniah 1:14, Matthew 24:29) What John saw as stars falling to the earth could be either of two things. Many Bible Scholars say it could be wars of missiles which are already being prepared for by some superpowers. That is the war they say will be fought with missiles.

When the missiles are falling, it will look like stars are falling from the sky. It could also be that John saw real stars falling to the earth. If you do a little research, you would see that we have had cases in the past where asteroids fell from space to the earth. When asteroids are falling, they usually burn as they fall and burn out before they get to the earth.

Some big and harmful asteroids have hit the earth in the past. Now, whether it is missiles or actual space elements falling onto the earth, they will be so many that anyone who looks to the sky will see the sky as if it is rolling away. At the same time, there will be such a great earthquake that mountains and islands will be displaced. May you not be on earth when it happens, in the name of Jesus.

In verses 15-17, we see that great men, including kings, will run to hide in dens and caves. There will be no difference between the king and the slave on that day. The Bible says the kings, great and rich men, captains of industry, mighty men as well as bondmen will go to hide in dens and caves. This tells you straightaway that the positions that you are pursuing now will mean absolutely nothing at the end.

 At the end, titles will not matter. The poor and the rich will burn in hell together if they don’t repent. The madam of the house and the maid will be right beside each other burning in hell if they both don’t repent. The CEO and the gateman will both be suffering from God’s wrath if they don’t make it to heaven. A word is enough for the wise.

KEY POINT – Open Heaven 24 May 2022

Forget about all the cares of this world and focus on making it to heaven.

Open Heaven 24 May 2022 Tuesday

HYMN: ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER

1. All to Jesus I surrender,

All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,

In His presence daily live.

CHORUS:

I surrender all,

I surrender all;

All to Thee, my blessed Saviour,

I surrender all.

2. All to Jesus I surrender,

Humbly at His feet I bow;

Worldly pleasures all forsaken,

Take me, Jesus, take me now.

3. All to Jesus I surrender,

Lord, I give myself to Thee;

Fill me with Thy love and power,

Let Thy blessing fall on me.

4. All to Jesus I surrender,

Now I feel the sacred flame;

O the joy of full salvation!

Glory, glory to His name!

Open Heaven 23 May 2022 Memorise: The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. Zephaniah 1:14

Bible Reading: Revelations 6:9-11 Open Heaven 23 May 2022

9. And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

10. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

11. And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Open Heaven 23 May 2022

BIBLE IN YEAR: Job 1:1-22, Job 2:1-13, Job 3:1-26, Job 4:1-21, Job 5:1-27

Message: – Open Heaven 23 May 2022 Monday Daily Devotional

The first four seals involved human beings destroying each other. All that the inhabitants of the world at that time would have seen will look man-made -people destroying each other. From the fifth seal on, the punishment will be coming directly from heaven. When the fifth seal was opened, John saw under the altar in heaven, the souls of Martyrs – saints who were killed for the sake of the gospel.

They were crying for vengeance. This tells us straight away that vengeance is coming for all those who have died and those who are currently suffering for the gospel. If you are one of such saints, take heart; the persecution may be great now, but please don’t try to avenge yourself so that you do not miss your place in heaven in the process. Just keep standing for Christ; the time is coming when your persecutors will be dealt with if they refuse to repent. Take heart, beloved of the Lord and be strong.

Now, John records that the martyrs were given white robes and told to hold on for other Christians on earth who will be martyred too, and then God will avenge them. In that time, many people who will realise their error after missing rapture will be determined to make heaven. It will be very difficult then to be a Christian because the Christians will not worship the Anti-Christ nor take his mark.

Now, there are some areas in the world where it is difficult to be a Christian, but those areas are few; after the rapture however, it will be difficult to be a Christian everywhere around the world. The whole world will be against Christians. They will gladly kill any Christian that refuses to take the mark and the government will back them up.

“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth alll, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. “Revelation 13:15-17” Do all you can to avoid missing the rapture.

KEY POINT – Open Heaven 23 May 2022

Surrender your life totally to Jesus now and commit to a life of holiness so you do not miss the rapture.

Open Heaven 23 May 2022 Monday Hymn

HYMN: O WORSHIP THE KING

1. O worship the King,

All glorious above,

O gratefully sing

His power and His love;

Our Shield and Defender,

The Ancient of Days,

Pavilioned in splendour,

And girded with praise.

2. O tell of His might,

O sing of His grace,

Whose robe is the light,

Whose canopy space.

His chariots of wrath

The deep thunder-clouds form,

And dark is His path

On the wings of the storm.

3. Thy bountiful care,

What tongue can recite?

It breathes in the air,

It shines in the light,

It streams from the hills,

It descends to the plain,

And sweetly distils

In the dew and the rain.

4. Frail children of dust,

And feeble as frail;

In Thee do we trust,

Nor find Thee to fail;

Thy mercies, how tender,

How firm to the end,

Our maker, Defender,

Redeemer, and Friend!

5. O measureless Might!

Ineffable Love!

While angels delight

To hymn Thee above,

The humbler creation,

Though feeble their lays,

With true adoration,

Shall lisp to Thy praise.