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

 INTEGRITY Memorise: Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: Matthew 3:8 Read: Matthew 7:15-20; Bible in one year: 1 st Samuel 14:47-16:23, Proverbs 6:1-15 It is pathetic but true; integrity is a scarce commodity nowadays. The unvarnished truth is that almost all nations parade those who plead guilty to fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice, immoralities, perjury, making of false statements and other criminal acts. Modern society is in dire need of people of integrity. A person is identified by his or her integrity. Matthew 7:16 say: “Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” What is integrity? Integrity can be defined as steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code. It is a state of being unimpaired of soundness; the quality of being whole or of having undivided completeness. Integrity is a synonym of honesty. It manifests itself as what is called incorruptibility. Are you corrupt or incorruptible? Are you a man...

ARE YOU A SPIRITUAL LEADER? Memorise: This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 1 st Timothy 3:1 Read: Mark 10:35-44; Bible in one Year: 1 Samuel 13:8-14:46, Proverbs 5:7-23 Leadership is a subject everyone talks about. It’s a pity however that only few understand it. Most people want to be leaders but only few achieve it. What is leadership? What is spiritual leadership? It can be deducted from today’s Bible reading that spiritual leadership is not the same as inordinate ambition. Inordinate ambition denotes canvassing for promotion with the motive of being seen and approved of by men. Such a person desires to be popular, to stand tall among one’s contemporise and to exercise control over others. It is perilous to put an ambitious man in office. Ambitious men enjoy the powers that money or authority gives. They lobby for promotion and are carnally minded. This kind of attitude is strongly discouraged by the scriptures (1 Peter 5:2-3). God...

BEWARE OF THIS ENEMY: PROCRASTINATION Memorise: Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Proverbs 27:1 Read: Luke 9:59-62; Bible in one year: 1 Samuel 10:17-13:7, Proverbs 4:20-5:6 One of the worst enemies of progress in life, business and ministry is procrastination. To procrastinate is to put off a currently required action until a future time. It means to defer or to postpone. Procrastination is an attitudinal problem. It is a character flaw that affects millions of people in every walk of life. While it is regarded as normal for people to procrastinate, it can become a problem that hinders progress in life. It affects critical decisions such as accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and many other important things. It is dangerous for a Christian to procrastinate because procrastination can result in loss of fellowship and opportunities. It can also cause loss of souls which should have been won. The dangerous affect of procrastination ...

FEAR NOT! Memorise: Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3 Read: Isaiah 43:1-7; Bible in one year: 1 Samuel 8:19-10:16; Proverbs 4:10-19 Everyone has someone he or she turns to in the time of trouble. When trouble comes, some people turn to their friends, while some turn to their family. Some turn to witch doctors while others turn to idols. Some even turn to false prophets. In 1 Kings 18:26-29, the Bible tells us how some people called on the idols of Baal, but he did not hear them. Do not turn to idols that have mouths but cannot speak. Do not pout your trust in a man of God. Put your trust in God only. The moment you trust in the prayers and powers of man, you are putting a curse on yourself (Jeremiah 17:5). Those who trust in the Lord when trouble is gone, they will still be standing (Psalm 125:1-2). It is only the Almighty God that is available at all times. Once in a while, we find ourselves in a situat...

THE NEXT LEVEL Memorise: And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Matthew 23:12 Read: Psalm 40:1-3; Bible in one year: 1 Samuel 6:1-8:18; Proverbs 3:28-4:9 The world operates at various levels, so do the people living in it. When we talk about health, there are those who are healthy, there are those who are sick, there are those who are seriously sick and there are those who are dying. When we talk about wealth, there is the destitute, the poor, the comfortable, the rich, the wealthy, and the flourishing. The flourishing are those who according to the Bible, can afford to lend to nations. There are also those who have such abundance that it is difficult to imagine. In 2 Chronicles 1:15, we read that in the days of Solomon, sliver and gold were like stones. When we talk about joy, there are also various levels of joy: there are those who are sad, there are sympathisers, there are those who have joy and those with great joy, ...