OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2026
TOPIC: SHARE THE GOOD NEWS II
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
MEMORISE: I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest Psalm 40:9
BIBLE READING: 2 KINGS 7:3-16 (KJV)
3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
5 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
8 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
9 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
MESSAGE:
Today's Bible reading tells us about how four leprous men rescued an entire city from its terrible economic situation. Before then, there had been a severe famine in Samaria for a prolonged time, and things got so bad that mothers began to eat their children (2 Kings 6:26-29). After a while, Elisha, God's servant, proclaimed God's word that things would change for good the very next day. Unaware of the prophetic word from the mouth of God's servant, the four lepers, who lived outside the city gates, decided to take a bold step to go into the enemy's camp. Their action paid off because God had caused the enemy soldiers to flee from their camp because they heard what sounded like a mighty army marching towards them. When the lepers entered the enemy's camp, they found out that all the soldiers had fled and had left behind all their food and other supplies. They were amazed, and they ate, drank, gathered silver, gold, and other precious items. However, after a while, they stopped and questioned their selfishness:
*Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household* - (2 Kings 7:9)
The lepers knew that it was a day of good tidings, so they refused to keep the good news to themselves. They reported their discovery to the king's household, and that was how God's word about a miraculous turnaround in the economic situation of the city came to pass the very next day. If you are a Christian, then you know that today is a day of good tidings. Jesus died and resurrected to bring us into a new day. Jeremiah 31:31 tells us about the days when God will make a new covenant with His people. These are the days of that new covenant; the days of God's grace and victory over the nature of sin. If you are not sharing this good news and telling others about the wonderful works of God, you are denying them the opportunity of enjoying God's blessings.
Beloved, God has saved you from satan's bondage and freed you from his burdens. One way to appreciate Him for this is to become a habitual testifier of His goodness. Don't keep the good news of Christ's redemption to yourself.
Happy Easter!
ACTION POINT:
Tell at least one person about how Jesus saved you today.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 SAMUEL 14-16
HYMN 12: ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
1 Onward, Christian soldiers,
marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
going on before!
Christ, the royal Master,
leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
see his banner go!
Refrain:
Onward, Christian soldiers,
marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
going on before!
2 At the sign of triumph
Satan's host doth flee;
On, then, Christian soldiers,
on to victory!
Hell's foundations quiver
at the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
loud your anthems raise! [Refrain]
3 Like a mighty army
moves the church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
where the saints have trod;
We are not divided;
all one body we,
One in hope and doctrine,
one in charity. [Refrain]
4 Onward, then, ye people,
join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
in the triumph song;
Glory, laud, and honor,
unto Christ the King;
This thro' countless ages
men and angels sing. [Refrain]
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL, 2026
*SHARE THE GOOD NEWS II *
✓Father, thank You for saving me from satan's bondage, and setting me free from his burden.
✓Father, please help me never to stop sharing the testimony of how You saved me. Make me a habitual testifier of Your goodness in my life, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me to preach Your righteousness in the congregation of Your people, and never to refrain my lips from sharing the Good News, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please use me to bring to fulfillment, Your promise of the great harvest of souls into Your Kingdom for my nation. Grant me the boldness to share the gospel everywhere I go, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me by the leading of the Holy Spirit to share the gospel even in difficult places and circumstances. Make me an agent of change to my nation, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me to arise for the salvation of those that are yet to be saved, as I share the testimony of my salvation and of all Your goodness, let Your light shine upon them and turn their hearts to You, in Jesus' name.
✓Father please let every action of Your children through evangelism, community outreach, one-on-one evangelism, and so on, bring about increase in the harvest of souls into Your Kingdom, this season, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, thank You for the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ today, please help me not to be selfish with this Good News of salvation, in Jesus name.
✓Father, thank You for bringing me into the new covenant through Your resurrection, the covenant of Your grace and victory over sin please, help me not to deny others of the opportunity of enjoying Your blessings, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.
Help me never to backslide in the sharing of the Good News, until You call him to Yourself, make him a channel of Your power, and make him a testifier to Your good works, 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)
*These prayers have no expiry date! Please join us in prayer, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus’ name.
DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2026
TOPIC: SHARE THE GOOD NEWS II
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
MEMORISE: I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest Psalm 40:9
BIBLE READING: 2 KINGS 7:3-16 (KJV)
3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
5 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
8 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
9 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
MESSAGE:
Today's Bible reading tells us about how four leprous men rescued an entire city from its terrible economic situation. Before then, there had been a severe famine in Samaria for a prolonged time, and things got so bad that mothers began to eat their children (2 Kings 6:26-29). After a while, Elisha, God's servant, proclaimed God's word that things would change for good the very next day. Unaware of the prophetic word from the mouth of God's servant, the four lepers, who lived outside the city gates, decided to take a bold step to go into the enemy's camp. Their action paid off because God had caused the enemy soldiers to flee from their camp because they heard what sounded like a mighty army marching towards them. When the lepers entered the enemy's camp, they found out that all the soldiers had fled and had left behind all their food and other supplies. They were amazed, and they ate, drank, gathered silver, gold, and other precious items. However, after a while, they stopped and questioned their selfishness:
*Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household* - (2 Kings 7:9)
The lepers knew that it was a day of good tidings, so they refused to keep the good news to themselves. They reported their discovery to the king's household, and that was how God's word about a miraculous turnaround in the economic situation of the city came to pass the very next day. If you are a Christian, then you know that today is a day of good tidings. Jesus died and resurrected to bring us into a new day. Jeremiah 31:31 tells us about the days when God will make a new covenant with His people. These are the days of that new covenant; the days of God's grace and victory over the nature of sin. If you are not sharing this good news and telling others about the wonderful works of God, you are denying them the opportunity of enjoying God's blessings.
Beloved, God has saved you from satan's bondage and freed you from his burdens. One way to appreciate Him for this is to become a habitual testifier of His goodness. Don't keep the good news of Christ's redemption to yourself.
Happy Easter!
ACTION POINT:
Tell at least one person about how Jesus saved you today.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 SAMUEL 14-16
HYMN 12: ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
1 Onward, Christian soldiers,
marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
going on before!
Christ, the royal Master,
leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
see his banner go!
Refrain:
Onward, Christian soldiers,
marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
going on before!
2 At the sign of triumph
Satan's host doth flee;
On, then, Christian soldiers,
on to victory!
Hell's foundations quiver
at the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
loud your anthems raise! [Refrain]
3 Like a mighty army
moves the church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
where the saints have trod;
We are not divided;
all one body we,
One in hope and doctrine,
one in charity. [Refrain]
4 Onward, then, ye people,
join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
in the triumph song;
Glory, laud, and honor,
unto Christ the King;
This thro' countless ages
men and angels sing. [Refrain]
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL, 2026
*SHARE THE GOOD NEWS II *
✓Father, thank You for saving me from satan's bondage, and setting me free from his burden.
✓Father, please help me never to stop sharing the testimony of how You saved me. Make me a habitual testifier of Your goodness in my life, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me to preach Your righteousness in the congregation of Your people, and never to refrain my lips from sharing the Good News, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please use me to bring to fulfillment, Your promise of the great harvest of souls into Your Kingdom for my nation. Grant me the boldness to share the gospel everywhere I go, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me by the leading of the Holy Spirit to share the gospel even in difficult places and circumstances. Make me an agent of change to my nation, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me to arise for the salvation of those that are yet to be saved, as I share the testimony of my salvation and of all Your goodness, let Your light shine upon them and turn their hearts to You, in Jesus' name.
✓Father please let every action of Your children through evangelism, community outreach, one-on-one evangelism, and so on, bring about increase in the harvest of souls into Your Kingdom, this season, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, thank You for the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ today, please help me not to be selfish with this Good News of salvation, in Jesus name.
✓Father, thank You for bringing me into the new covenant through Your resurrection, the covenant of Your grace and victory over sin please, help me not to deny others of the opportunity of enjoying Your blessings, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.
Help me never to backslide in the sharing of the Good News, until You call him to Yourself, make him a channel of Your power, and make him a testifier to Your good works, 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)
*These prayers have no expiry date! Please join us in prayer, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus’ name.
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2026
TOPIC: SHARE THE GOOD NEWS II
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
MEMORISE: I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest Psalm 40:9
BIBLE READING: 2 KINGS 7:3-16 (KJV)
3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
5 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
8 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
9 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
MESSAGE:
Today's Bible reading tells us about how four leprous men rescued an entire city from its terrible economic situation. Before then, there had been a severe famine in Samaria for a prolonged time, and things got so bad that mothers began to eat their children (2 Kings 6:26-29). After a while, Elisha, God's servant, proclaimed God's word that things would change for good the very next day. Unaware of the prophetic word from the mouth of God's servant, the four lepers, who lived outside the city gates, decided to take a bold step to go into the enemy's camp. Their action paid off because God had caused the enemy soldiers to flee from their camp because they heard what sounded like a mighty army marching towards them. When the lepers entered the enemy's camp, they found out that all the soldiers had fled and had left behind all their food and other supplies. They were amazed, and they ate, drank, gathered silver, gold, and other precious items. However, after a while, they stopped and questioned their selfishness:
*Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household* - (2 Kings 7:9)
The lepers knew that it was a day of good tidings, so they refused to keep the good news to themselves. They reported their discovery to the king's household, and that was how God's word about a miraculous turnaround in the economic situation of the city came to pass the very next day. If you are a Christian, then you know that today is a day of good tidings. Jesus died and resurrected to bring us into a new day. Jeremiah 31:31 tells us about the days when God will make a new covenant with His people. These are the days of that new covenant; the days of God's grace and victory over the nature of sin. If you are not sharing this good news and telling others about the wonderful works of God, you are denying them the opportunity of enjoying God's blessings.
Beloved, God has saved you from satan's bondage and freed you from his burdens. One way to appreciate Him for this is to become a habitual testifier of His goodness. Don't keep the good news of Christ's redemption to yourself.
Happy Easter!
ACTION POINT:
Tell at least one person about how Jesus saved you today.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 SAMUEL 14-16
HYMN 12: ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
1 Onward, Christian soldiers,
marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
going on before!
Christ, the royal Master,
leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
see his banner go!
Refrain:
Onward, Christian soldiers,
marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
going on before!
2 At the sign of triumph
Satan's host doth flee;
On, then, Christian soldiers,
on to victory!
Hell's foundations quiver
at the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
loud your anthems raise! [Refrain]
3 Like a mighty army
moves the church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
where the saints have trod;
We are not divided;
all one body we,
One in hope and doctrine,
one in charity. [Refrain]
4 Onward, then, ye people,
join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
in the triumph song;
Glory, laud, and honor,
unto Christ the King;
This thro' countless ages
men and angels sing. [Refrain]
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL, 2026
*SHARE THE GOOD NEWS II *
✓Father, thank You for saving me from satan's bondage, and setting me free from his burden.
✓Father, please help me never to stop sharing the testimony of how You saved me. Make me a habitual testifier of Your goodness in my life, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me to preach Your righteousness in the congregation of Your people, and never to refrain my lips from sharing the Good News, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please use me to bring to fulfillment, Your promise of the great harvest of souls into Your Kingdom for my nation. Grant me the boldness to share the gospel everywhere I go, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me by the leading of the Holy Spirit to share the gospel even in difficult places and circumstances. Make me an agent of change to my nation, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me to arise for the salvation of those that are yet to be saved, as I share the testimony of my salvation and of all Your goodness, let Your light shine upon them and turn their hearts to You, in Jesus' name.
✓Father please let every action of Your children through evangelism, community outreach, one-on-one evangelism, and so on, bring about increase in the harvest of souls into Your Kingdom, this season, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, thank You for the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ today, please help me not to be selfish with this Good News of salvation, in Jesus name.
✓Father, thank You for bringing me into the new covenant through Your resurrection, the covenant of Your grace and victory over sin please, help me not to deny others of the opportunity of enjoying Your blessings, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.
Help me never to backslide in the sharing of the Good News, until You call him to Yourself, make him a channel of Your power, and make him a testifier to Your good works, 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)
*These prayers have no expiry date! Please join us in prayer, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus’ name.
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