OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 22ND, 2026 TOPIC: YOUR WORDS ARE POWERFUL AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE MEMORISE: Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21 BIBLE READING: ACTS 5:1-11 (KJV) 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. 9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. MESSAGE: Today's memory verse tells us that death and life are in the power of the tongue. Psalm 107:20 also tells us that God sent His word, and His word healed and delivered the Israelites from their destruction. Words can heal and deliver; however, as we see in today's Bible reading, they can also kill and destroy. Ananias and Sapphira died instantly after hearing the words that Peter, God's servant, spoke to them. There is mighty power in the spoken word of God. God's word is so powerful that the Bible says it is living and active (Hebrews 4:12). When this living word mixes with the living faith of a child of God, there is no limit to the miracles that can happen. Several years ago, a man, who was seriously sick, came to the RCCG Headquarters in Ebute-Metta, Lagos. He had hypertension and a host of other ailments. As the Sunday School session started, the teacher said, "Today, we are going to study the crossing of the Red Sea. We are going to see the power of the One who can cause the sea to freeze. We are going to see the power of the One who can ask every storm to fall asleep." On hearing that, the man knew immediately that God had sent the word for his healing to him specifically through the mouth of the Sunday School teacher. He thought to himself, "Ah, my day has come!" He was so sure about it that he started crying for joy. Somehow, he knew that the Sunday School session was not just going to be about discussing the story of the Red Sea; he knew it was the set time for his healing. Before the Sunday School lesson ended, he was healed! His living faith mixed with the living word of God to produce his healing. When you want to know a believer who has faith in God's word, you will hear it in his or her words. When others keep confessing negatively because of the negative situations surrounding them, he or she will keep declaring and believing God's word. When people say that there is a casting down because of unpleasant experiences, the fellow will boldly declare that there is a lifting up (Job 22:29). Soon, the believer's reality will start aligning with his or her confession. Beloved, speak God's word over the situations in your life with faith. Your words become powerful to heal and deliver when they are spoken in faith. REFLECTION: Have you been speaking faith-filled words of life or faithless words of death? BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 SAMUEL 1-3 HYMN 11: STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF CHRIST OUR KING 1 Standing on the promises of Christ, my King! Through eternal ages let His praises ring. "Glory in the highest!" I will shout and sing, standing on the promises of God. Refrain: Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God, my Savior; standing, standing, I’m standing on the promises of God. 2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail! When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, by the living Word of God I shall prevail, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] 3 Standing on the promises, I now can see perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me; standing in the liberty where Christ makes free, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] 4 Standing on the promises of Christ, the Lord, bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord, overcoming daily with the Spirit’s Sword, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] 5 Standing on the promises I cannot fall, list'ning ev'ry moment to the Spirit’s call, resting in my Savior as my all in all, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL, SUNDAY, 22ND MARCH, 2026 *YOUR WORDS ARE POWERFUL* ‎ ‎✓Father, thank You for giving me a mouth with the ability to speak, and for ears with the ability to hear what I speak. ‎ ‎✓Father, please help me to use the power of the tongue positively so I can eat the good fruits thereof. May I not cut short my life by the wrong use of words, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please help me to meditate and be filled with Your word so much that my words will be seasoned with grace to everyone that hears them, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please increase my faith in You so that Your word will become living and active over any situation around me, and let there be no limit to miracles that can happen, in Jesus' name ‎ ‎✓Father, please let my faith come alive, and let it be mixed with Your living word to bring forth a turnaround on every situation in my life, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please help me to be sensitive to the move of the power of Your word so I won't miss my time of visitation. Send Your word to me and heal me completely, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, as a descendant of Abraham, I shall enjoy the generational blessings on Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and for every lack, I shall enjoy abundance, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, I decree Your light to shine upon every darkness around my life and family. There shall be a lifting up for me on all sides, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, I stand upon Your word in 3 John 2, I will enjoy good health with sound mind and my soul shall prosper this year and always, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. ‎ ‎Help him to finish well and finish strong the race set before him, 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 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, 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.