OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: FRIDAY APRIL 3RD 2026 TOPIC: THE BURDEN BEARER MEMORISE: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. - (Matthew 11:28) BIBLE READING: ISAIAH 53:4-5 (KJV) 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. MESSAGE: In today's memory verse, Jesus invited us to lay our burdens on Him. A burden, in this context, refers to a difficult situation that a person must deal with. Often, burdens attach themselves to people against their will, and they cannot remove them on their own. In (1 Kings 17:10-12), the widow of Zarephath had little food left because Elijah had prophesied that there would be no rain or dew until he decreed otherwise (1 Kings 17:1). God pronounced the judgment through the prophet because of the king's idolatry; therefore, the widow was suffering, not because she committed any offence, but because of the sins of the head of her nation, and there was nothing she could do to get rid of the situation. In (2 Kings 5:1), the Bible tells us that Naaman was rich and famous; however, he was a leper. Leprosy was incurable in those days, and if money or fame could have solved his problem, he would not be in the situation he was in. If leprosy were something he could cut away with a sword, he would have destroyed it because he was a military general. However, he couldn't do anything about it despite his wealth and influence. Beloved, have you been carrying a burden for a long time? Do you have problems that you cannot do anything about? If your answer is yes, I rejoice with you today because there is someone called the Burden Bearer; His name is Jesus Christ. I join my faith with yours that as you cry to Him for help today, He will answer you. Sin is a heavy burden that crushes those under it. When the burden of sin is upon a fellow, the fellow will remain under the devil's heavy yoke until he or she meets a stronger person who can remove the yoke. Mark 3:27 says that no one can enter a strong man's house and steal from him without first tying him up. Jesus is the only One who can deliver those who are weighed down by the burden of sin (Matthew 1:21, Acts 4:12). Are you burdened by sin? Jesus is calling you today. He wants to deliver you and give you rest from the burden of sin if you surrender your life to Him. If you have not yet given your life to Christ, acknowledge Him as Lord and Saviour over your life. Once you do this, He will bear your burden and give you a new life in Him. ACTION POINT: Jesus is waiting for you to cast all your burdens on Him, and He will give you rest. AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 SAMUEL 8-11 HYMNAL: 27 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS 1 What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer! 2 Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer! Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer! 3 Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge-- take it to the Lord in prayer! Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In his arms he'll take and shield you; you will find a solace there PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL FRIDAY, 3RD APRIL, 2026 *THE BURDEN BEARER* ‎ ‎✓Father, thank You for carrying my griefs and my sorrows unto Calvary; You were wounded for my transgressions and bruised for my iniquities, thank You for taking the stripes for my healings and for my peace. ‎ ‎✓Father, please have mercy on me and deliver me from any suffering that I am going through as a result of the errors of my parents, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please deliver me and break any burden attached to me by reason of inheritance, marriage or environment that I am living in, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please deliver my nation from every burden we are carrying as a people, because of the sins of our leaders; turn again our captivity as a result of word of prophecy and let there peace by Your mercy, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Jesus the burden bearer, please put an end to any situation in my life that has defiled every human solution. I lay my burdens on You today, please carry my them all for me. ‎ ‎✓Father, You are stronger than the strongest; every long time problem and situations in my life and family that has become like a mountain refusing to be moved, Jesus, collide with them today and give me victory and peace, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father please, for everyone around me, burdened by sin, help them to surrender to You; take away that burden and let the yoke of sin be destroyed over their lives permanently, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please let sinners be delivered from the burden of sin and save their soul from eternal destruction and give them a new life, in Jesus name. ‎ ‎✓Jesus The yoke-breaker, deliver me from the strongman behind my burdens, and remove their yokes off my destiny now, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. ‎ ‎Help him carry all his burdens in all areas of his life in Jesus' name. Bless his children (biological and spiritual). Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name. ‎ ‎✓Father, bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points beyond measure, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus name. ‎ ‎✓Your Personal petitions. ‎(Philippians 4:6) ‎ ‎✓..In Jesus name I pray. ‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16) #GodBlessOurNation *These prayers have no expiry date! Please join us in prayer, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus’ name.