OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: WEDNESDAY 5TH AUGUST 2026 TOPIC: BE OPEN TO FEEDBACK MEMORIZE: "A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:" Proverbs 1:5 (KJV) BIBLE READING: ACTS 18:24-28 24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. 27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: 28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. MESSAGE: In Yorubaland, where I come from, the elders have an adage that says, 'The lantern cannot see its own bottom.' What they mean by this saying is that, no matter how knowledgeable a fellow is, there are areas in the fellow's life that will be hidden from his or her view. This is why you must be willing to receive feedback from others who can see you more objectively than you can see yourself. In Revelation 3:15-17, the Lord said that some people, according to their own judgment, believed they had everything going well for them because they were rich and appeared not to lack anything; however, by His own standards, they were wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. If a person is too proud to receive feedback, people will see the fellow walking towards a ditch and leave him or her to fall into it. Proverbs 24:6 says that in the multitude of counsellors, there is safety. People who are open to corrections and feedback tend to escape many troubles, while those who think they know it all often stumble into avoidable problems. Jesus is described as the wisdom and power of God in (1 Corinthians 1:24), yet when He came to earth, He sat under teachers, listening to them and asking them questions (Luke 2:46-47), and the Bible recorded that He grew in wisdom (Luke 2:52). He was also open to feedback, as we see in Matthew 16:13-16, where He asked His disciples to tell Him what other men, and even they themselves think of Him. In today's Bible reading, Apollos was already an established teacher of the word before he met Aquilla and Priscilla. When they heard him teach, however, they recognised that he needed further insight and knowledge of God's word. As a result, they took him aside to expound the way of the Lord to him more perfectly. Submitting to their mentorship and feedback helped Apollos become a better teacher of the word, who mightily proved to the Jews through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Saviour. Beyond submitting to mentors and being open to learning and growth, how a fellow receives and processes feedback will determine whether he or she will grow or remain stagnant. Beloved, if you want to grow in wisdom, you must be willing to humble yourself to listen and learn from others. You should also ask the Holy Spirit for guidance at all times. I pray you will continue to grow in wisdom and favour before God and man, in Jesus' name. REFLECTION: Are you open to learning from others and receiving feedback? BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: JEREMIAH 6 - 8 AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE HYMNAL 24 - I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS 1. I want to be like Jesus, So lowly and so meek; For no one mark'd an angry word, That ever heard Him speak. 2. I want to be like Jesus, So frequently in prayer; Alone upon the mountain top, He met his Father there. 3. I want to be like Jesus, I never, never find That He, though persecuted was To anyone unkind. 4. I want to be like Jesus, Engaged in doing good; So that of me it may be said "He hath done what he could." 5. I want to be like Jesus, Who sweetly said to all, "Let little children come to Me;" I would obey the call. 6. But oh I'm not like Jesus, As anyone may see; o gentle Saviour, send Thy grace, And make me like to Thee. PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL Wednesday 5th August 2026 BE OPEN TO FEEDBACK ‎ ‎PRAYER POINTS 1.Father, thank You for giving us Your Holy Spirit, the Spirit of counsel and understanding. Thank You for surrounding me with men and women after your heart, to guide and to instruct me in Your way. 2.Father, please, help me never to come to the point where I am too wise to be corrected. Help me to open my ears to wise counsels, in Jesus' name. 3.Father, please help me to be willing and ready to receive feedback from people who can see me more objectively than I can see myself, in Jesus' name. 4.Father, please help me to always be open to corrections and feedback so I can escape many troubles and not fall into satanic ditch, in Jesus' name. 5.Father, please help me to humble myself enough to learn from people who are ahead of me and also from my subordinates. Teach me how to ask the right question, so I can continually grow in wisdom, in Jesus' name. 6.Father, please help me to submit myself to mentorship and feedback so I can become a better teacher of Your word, in Jesus' name. 7.Father, please help me to be willing to submit myself to listen and to learn from others, so I can grow in wisdom, in Jesus' name. 8.Holy Spirit, please guide me, and lead me in all the steps I need to take and the path I need to walk so I can live a life that is pleasing to the Father, in Jesus' name. 9.Holy Spirit , please help me to continue to grow in wisdom and favour before God and man, in Jesus' name. 10.Father, please help me never to wander out of the way of understanding, so I won't remain in the congregation of the dead, in Jesus' name. 11.Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. ‎ Please help him to continue to grow in divine wisdom and favour before God and man, in Jesus' name. Bless his children (biological and spiritual). Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name ‎ ‎12.Father, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, with wisdom and favour. Answer all his prayers beyond measure, and all those who have been broadcasting them, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎13.Father, please let every challenge and temptations, hindrance and obstacles of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus name. ‎ ‎14.Your personal petitions. ‎(Philippians 4:6) ‎ ‎15.In Jesus name I pray. ‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16) These prayers have no expiry dates! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus name.