OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: MONDAY APRIL 13TH 2026 TOPIC: REVERSING OPPORTUNITIES MEMORISE: That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. - (Deuteronomy 30:3) BIBLE READING: JOHN 21:15-19 (KJV) 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. MESSAGE: It is popularly said that an opportunity lost can never be regained. However, this can only be true when God decides to be silent about such opportunities. The moment God gets involved, lost opportunities can be regained. In the 1960s, I was a games master at a school called Okeigbo/lfetedo Grammar School. The school received an invitation to participate in a competition in Akure, one of the state capitals in Western Nigeria, and I got talking with the host school's games master during the competition. Sometime later, I was admitted into the University of Lagos for my Master's degree, and I applied to the Federal Government for a scholarship. When a year passed without a response from the Federal Government, I assumed that I didn't get the scholarship, and I continued paying the fees myself. One day, while walking on the university campus, I saw the games master I had met in Akure over a year earlier. We got talking again, and he told me that he was now working with the Federal Ministry of Education. Then I said to him, "I applied for a scholarship with your ministry, and I did not get any response." He then told me that he remembered my application because I was the only one who applied for a postgraduate scholarship in mathematics. He said it was a unanimous decision to grant me the scholarship, and that the interview would have been a formality. To cut the story short, he said that he would see what he could do about it, and we parted ways. Two weeks later, I got a letter from the Federal Ministry of Education granting me a full scholarship that was backdated to the day I started my Master's programme. I decree that any good opportunity that you thought had been lost forever will be restored by the Almighty God, in Jesus' name. In Matthew 26:69-75, Peter had the opportunity to stand for Christ; however, he lost it when he denied the Lord thrice. He was so heartbroken that he decided to return to fishing (John 21:3). However, Jesus stepped in and gave him another opportunity, as we see in today's Bible reading. After the Lord's intervention, the same man, who denied Jesus three times, boldly faced the rulers who killed the Lord and told them that he would not stop speaking about Him (Acts 4:8-13). Beloved, have you lost valuable opportunities in the past? Ask God for mercy, and He will restore you and help you regain such opportunities. PRAYER POINT: Father, please give me a second chance and restore every good opportunity I have lost, in Jesus' name. AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 KINGS 10-12 HYMNAL: 2 AMAZING GRACE 1 Amazing grace (how sweet the sound) that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see. 2 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved; how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed! 3 Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come: 'tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home. 4 The Lord has promised good to me, his word my hope secures; he will my shield and portion be as long as life endures. 5 Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, and mortal life shall cease: I shall possess, within the veil, a life of joy and peace. 6 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, the sun forbear to shine; but God, who called me here below, will be forever mine. PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2026 *REVERSING OPPORTUNITIES* ‎ ‎✓Father, You are the Almighty, unlimited by time and space. Nothing is absolutely lost with You because You are in control of time and season. ‎ ‎✓Father, turn again my captivity and have compassion on me, please restore to me the joy of my salvation, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please do not be silent over my case, step into my boat today and lead me to the place of fulfillment of my destiny; silent every storm in my life and give me Your peace, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please get involved in the affairs of my life and family, and let every lost opportunities be regained. Let every good dream become a mighty testimony, in Jesus' name ‎ ‎✓Father, please put an end to every form of struggle I am in, as a result of lost opportunities; let there be no abandoned dream or project again in my life. Make my crooked path straight again, and let lines begin to fall in pleasant places for me, in Jesus name ‎ ‎✓Father, please reverse the time and season for me, and let every great opportunity for my advancement in life and ministry be restored in full, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, for the rest of my life, please connect me with the right people that will help me to the place of my destiny fulfillment. Wherever my case is been mentioned, let there be a turn of events that will reverse lost opportunities for my lifting, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, every valuable opportunity I had lost in the past, have mercy on me and restore me. Help me to regain such opportunities that will cause me to dance for joy, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please reverse every opportunity I had lost to stand for Christ, step into my life Jesus and increase my faith, and give me boldness of the spirit to witness for You without fear or shame, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please visit all Your ministers and let lost opportunities for the propagation of the gospel to the unreached nations of the world be reversed and restored, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please give me a second chance and restore every good opportunity I have lost, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. ‎ ‎Please, reverse opportunities for him and let there be no more losses again, 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.