24/05/2026
OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: MONDAY MAY 25TH 2026
TOPIC: STRENGTH IS NOT ENOUGH I
MEMORISE:
"Thus, saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD." Jeremiah 17:5
BIBLE READING: MATTHEW 26:31-35, 74-75
31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the c**k crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the c**k crew.
75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the c**k crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
MESSAGE:
In Luke 5:1-10, Peter did not fail because he wasn't diligent, hardworking, or skillful. He had those characteristics, yet he failed. However, when help came from God, he succeeded. Your strength, skills, connections, and diligence are good, but if the Lord is not supporting you, they cannot make you successful.
Psalm 127:1 says: "Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
Except the Lord guides and directs a fellow in his or her decisions, his or her labour will be in vain. Without God's support, a person will look like a fool who doesn't know how to get to the city (Ecclesiastes 10:15). Some young people try to do many things because they think they have the strength to do them. However, the Bible makes us understand that although the glory of the youth is their strength (Proverbs 20:29), they will faint and be weary and utterly fall (Isaiah 40:30). This means that while the strength of the youths can help them achieve some things, it is not enough. It can fail them at some point, but if they wait on the Almighty God, they will be able to soar like eagles.
In today's Bible reading, Peter felt he was strong enough to withstand temptations, yet he failed. His physical strength was not sufficient to sustain him in the day of adversity. His overconfidence in himself showed when he was sleeping instead of praying (Matthew 26:40-43).
Believers who rely on their strength in the face of temptation will fail. Many have fallen because they felt they were too prayerful to fall into sin. They believed they were too wise and strong to fall into temptation, but eventually, they let their guard down.
1 Corinthians 10:12 warns us never to think that we can stand without God's help. People who think in such a manner eventually fall. Today's memory verse tells us that a person who puts his confidence in flesh is cursed. Samson didn't fall the day Delilah called a man to cut off his hair; rather, he started falling the moment he began to trust in his strength. The day a person stops trusting in God is the day his or her downfall begins. I pray that you will never come to a point where you feel you are strong enough to do without God, in Jesus' name.
KEY POINT:
Put all your trust in God alone.
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
PRAYER POINTS
✓Father, thank You for creating me with the ability to work, thank You for skills acquired and the grace to be diligent. Thank You for granting me good success.
✓Father, I acknowledge that my strength, skills, connections and diligence without Your help, will fail me; please I need Your support so I can enjoy good success.
✓Father, I have no strength of mine and I cannot build a future for myself, please Lord, guide and direct every of my decisions so my labour will not be in vain, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help all our young people not to rely or trust in their own strength but to remember that they may faint and be weary and utterly fall so they can learn to wait on You and be able to soar like eagles, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please in moments of temptations, help me to trust in Your help to overcome, and in the day of adversity, let Your grace be sufficient for me, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me to put my confidence in You and not in myself; may I not be found sleeping when I ought to be praying. Help me not to let down my guard at any point in time, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please don't let my heart depart from You, nor put my confidence in the arm of flesh in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me never to come to the point where I feel I am strong enough to do anything without You, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help all our singles not to allow emotions, physical preferences or human calculations to determine their decisions but to allow the Holy Spirit to guide their choice of a marriage partner, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me to be spiritually discerned to know where to live, who to partner with and where not to pitch my tent in all areas of my life, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please help me not to be spiritually insensitive to Your guidance; never to make decisions based solely on my judgement and understanding, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.
Help him to remain spiritually discerned daily and help him to continually obey Your command without compromise, 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, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measure, and all those who have been broadcasting them, in Jesus' name.
✓Father, please let every challenge, hindrance and obstacles 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)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: ESTHER 1-5
HYMN 8: I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR
1 I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
Refrain:
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Ev'ry hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Saviour,
I come to Thee.
2 I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their pow’r
When Thou art nigh.
3 I need Thee ev'ry hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.
4 I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill.
5 I need Thee every hour
Most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son!
