Open Heavens 2022 Daily Devotional Messages, By Pastor E.A Adeboye.

WHY EXPECTATIONS FAIL Memorise: The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. Nahum 1:7 Some expectations don’t come to pass and there are reasons for that. It is Painful experience to see your expectation fail. When expectation is Based on assumption, it will fail (Deuteronomy 1:42-44). Great expectations are founded on God’s promise. By simply assuming that you will succeed in certain businesses just like others, you are setting yourself up for failure. Some Christians invest their money in projects without God’s approval, only to have their expectation for dividends fail. Bas your expectation in marriage on physical qualities like beauty, good stature and good physique will surely lead to failure (1 Samuel 16:6-7). Elements of physical beauty can be misleading (proverbs 31:30). Some single ladies today are learning the lesson of humility in a hard way. They trusted in their beauty and expected that it will earn them prompt marriage, ...

BE DETERMINED TO WAIT Memorise: If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Job 14:14 There is a waiting period that precedes the manifestation of great expectations. The gestation period of an African elephant is the longest of all mammals. It last for about 22 months, which is almost two calendar years. Contrast this with that of a rat which is just about 20 days. If your expectation is very great, your waiting period may be longer than that of another man with smaller expectations. Expectation for a great miracle warrants great patients. It is premature for an elephant to deliver nine months after pregnancy, whereas it is the joy of any woman to deliver her baby during that same period. You need to wait for your own appointed time as designed by God. To wait for God’s time requires your determination (Job 14:14). God will come to your aid, but when He does, will he find you still waiting for him? Jesus promised to return t...

IN VIEW? Memorise: Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. Isaiah 49:16 One of the most depressing experiences of life is being forgotten by friends, relatives, family members, and those you really count on. Somehow you hope that you that you mean enough to people around that they wont just forget and abandon you when you need them the most. This is so important to the average person that some have joined social clubs and endure inconveniences to attend social functions and ceremonies as means of building future credit with people in order to guarantee patronage whenever the arises. The fear of being alone, forgotten, abandoned and separated from loved ones is so genuine and real that Jesus had to cry aloud with much agony when He suffered a similar fate on the cross of cavalry. The Bible in Matthew 27:46 says, “ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God,...

POOR & PRECIOUS Memorise: But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer, make no tarrying, O my God. Psalm 40:17 Social stratification based on financial status is more pronounced than any type of stratification in modern society. The wealthy and the poor coexist in all nations of the world today. The rich are associated with wealth, power and fame, while the poor are associated with suffering, obscurity and lack. The rich has many friends, associates and family members. He is an independent fellow who can afford to pay his or her bills and also contribute to the development of the community. The poor on the other hand has few or no friends or associates. He can hardly pay his bills not to talk of contributing to the development of the community. However, it is heart-warming to note that God is personally interested in the cause of the poor. I hereby decree that God will put an end to every form of poverty in your life today in Name of J...

THE WISDOM OF GOD Memorise: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways past finding out! Romans 11:33 Wherever God decides to reveal deep things about Himself to anyone, the human response is always that of unspeakable awesome surprise. Paul caught some revelations of God and exclaimed in Romans 11:33a that: “ O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” This is the cry of someone who has seen beyond the physical realm; obviously God had shown him a little glimpse of the depth of His knowledge and wisdom. The Psalmist in Psalm 139:6 also experienced this and submitted in absolute wonder saying: “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.” It is therefore not surprising that the greatest minds among the scientists and philosopher of this world are incompetent to discern, assess, or comprehend the knowledge and wisdom of God. “For after that in the wisdom of ...