OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH, 2026 TOPIC: WHEN THERE IS LIGHT III AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE MEMORISE: Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Matthew 5:15 BIBLE READING: JOHN 4:7-18, 25-30 (KJV) 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. 15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: 18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. 25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. 26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. MESSAGE: One of my spiritual daughters, a friend and former classmate of my wife, had a big problem-cancer of the voice box. The doctors said that the only way to keep her alive was to remove her voice box, meaning that she would never talk again. They did, and from then on, she could no longer speak. However, we kept praying for her, believing that God would heal her. One day, I had just returned from a trip when I saw a woman rolling on the floor. When she looked up, I saw that it was my wife's friend, and she said, "It's me, Daddy. I can talk again." Beloved, you cannot receive the kind of miracle in the story above and not testify. That is the kind of miracle that will make everyone around you acknowledge that only God could have made it happen. When the Light of the World visits a person, that fellow will not be able to keep his or her mouth shut. The Samaritan woman in today's Bible reading became an evangelist the moment she encountered the Light. She went into her city, telling everyone to come and see the Light. You cannot have the Light and hide it under a bushel (Matthew 5:15). The Light doesn't only come with blessings and miracles; He also comes with assignments and responsibilities. After the madman of Gadara was delivered in Mark 5:2-20, Jesus gave him an assignment to tell others about his miracle. A fellow cannot come into the Light and continue to live a purposeless life. In the Light, you are commissioned to do God's will. After the madman's deliverance, he went everywhere telling people, "I was once a madman living in tombs, but I met the Light. Now, I am an evangelist." Likewise, when the Light found Peter, he became a fisher of men. When Paul came into this glorious Light, he became a renowned missionary, taking the gospel everywhere. You cannot come into the Light and remain idle. The Light empowers people to go into the world and preach the gospel to all creatures (Mark 16:15). Beloved, wherever you go, God wants you to shine His light. Make it your life's mission to tell everyone you come across about the marvellous Light that has set you free. I pray for you today that the Light will visit you and give you a testimony that you won't be able to hide. You will tell a new story and sing a new song, in Jesus' name. ACTION POINT: Today, tell someone about something Jesus has done for you. Shine the Light of Jesus for others to see. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JOSHUA 8-10 HYMN 4: TO THE WORK! TO THE WORK! WE ARE SERVANTS OF GOD 1 To the work! to the work! we are servants of God, Let us follow the path that our Master has trod; With the balm of His counsel our strength to renew, Let us do with our might what our hands find to do. Refrain: Toiling on, toiling on, Toiling on, toiling on: Let us hope, let us watch, And labor till the Master comes. 2 To the work! to the work! let the hungry be fed; To the fountain of life let the weary be led; In the cross and its banner our glory shall be, While we herald the tidings, "Salvation is free!" [Refrain] 3 To the work! to the work! there is labor for all; For the kingdom of darkness and error shall fall; And the name of Jehovah exalted shall be, In the loud-swelling chorus, "Salvation is free!" [Refrain] 4 To the work! to the work! in the strength of the Lord, And a robe and a crown shall our labor reward; When the home of the faithful our dwelling shall be, And we shout with the ransomed, "Salvation is free!" [Refrain] Prayer Points on today's Open Heavens Saturday, 7th March, 2026 *WHEN THERE IS LIGHT III* ✓Father, thank You for all You have done in my life, thank You for that which You are doing right now, and thank You for those things You will yet do. ✓Father, thank You for the greatest testimony of my life: the salvation of my soul, and that of my family. ✓Father, please let Your light shine on my life, and give me miracles that will make people around me acknowledge that only You could have made it happen, in Jesus' name. ✓Jesus, the Light of the world, visit me specially today, and let me not be able to keep my mouth shut again, but to testify continually wherever I go, in Jesus' name. ✓Father, please let Your light shine on me, and empower me to live a purposeful life; carrying out Your assignment for me in life and living to my responsibilities in Your Kingdom here on earth, in Jesus' name ✓Father, please let Your shine on all our young people and let them become carriers of Your glorious light to the ends of the world, in Jesus' name. ✓Father, please let Your light touch me, and give me testimonies I won't be able to hide, but draw people to Your marvelous light, in Jesus' name. ✓Jesus the Light, please help me to shine Your light for others to see, in Jesus' name. ✓Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. Let Your shine permanently on him, and let him continue to experience complete transformation; bless his life, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them 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 measures, 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, andh 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.