OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2026. TOPIC: RAPID AND EXTRAORDINARY PROMOTIONS AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE MEMORISE: He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them. 1 Samuel 2:8 READ: ACTS 6:5, ACTS 8:5-8 (KJV) ACTS 6:5 (KJV) 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: ACTS 8:5-8 (KJV) 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city. MESSAGE: Yesterday, I stated that steady promotion is good, but extraordinary promotion is better. Today, I want to discuss rapid and extraordinary promotions. Rapid and extraordinary promotions are great promotions that occur at an unusually high rate. For example, David was in the fields when Samuel sent for him and anointed him to be Israel's new king (1 Samuel 16:11-13). After that, it took over a decade before he became the king of Judah (2 Samuel 2:1-4). Another seven and a half years after that, he became king over the whole nation of Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-5). At first, he became a potential king, but then he ascended to become the king of Judah and ultimately the king of Israel. Elisha also experienced rapid and extraordinary promotions. He started as a farmer, but when God needed a successor for Elijah, heaven recruited him and gave him rapid speed (1 Kings 19:19-21). In (2 Kings 2:9-15), God promoted him, and he became one of the greatest prophets in the Old Testament. God used him to perform several mighty miracles, far more than his predecessor, with the last miracle occurring after his death (2 Kings 13:21). He was so great that in (2 Kings 2:19-22), he lifted a curse on Jericho, a city that had been under a curse since Joshua's time (Joshua 6:26). In (2 Kings 6:24-30), things got so bad in Samaria that women began to eat their children, but just one word from Elisha turned the situation around for good and brought economic liberation to the entire nation (2 Kings 7:1-16). Philip was another person in the Bible who experienced rapid and extraordinary promotions. In a short while, he moved from being just a member of the congregation to becoming a deacon (Acts 6:5), and then he was promoted again to become an evangelist who brought great joy to a whole city (Acts 8:5-8). His rapid promotion came as a result of the persecution of the church in Jerusalem, which caused many of the disciples to be scattered (Acts 8:3-4). This shows that sometimes, God will use what the enemy sends to destroy you as a means of promoting you. I have observed that when God sees that a believer has taken his or her walk with Him seriously, He shifts them from the realm of steady promotion to rapid and extraordinary promotion. Such persons will begin to experience promotions at an unprecedented speed. PRAYER POINT: Father, please help me to experience rapid and extraordinary promotions in all areas of my life, in Jesus' name. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EZEKIEL 47 - 48 HYMN 26 - THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING 1 There shall be showers of blessing: This is the promise of love; There shall be seasons refreshing, Sent from the Savior above. REFRAIN Showers of blessing, Showers of blessing we need: Mercy-drops round us are falling, But for the showers we plead. 2 There shall be showers of blessing, Precious reviving again; Over the hills and the valleys, Sound of abundance of rain. 3 There shall be showers of blessing: Send them upon us, O Lord; Grant to us now a refreshing, Come and now honor Thy Word. 4 There shall be showers of blessing: Oh, that today they might fall, Now as to God we're confessing, Now as on Jesus we call! ‎PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL WEDNESDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 *RAPID AND EXTRAORDINARY PROMOTIONS* ‎ ‎These prayers have no expiry dates! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus name. ‎ 1.Father, thank You for Your desire for me to experience extraordinary promotions. 2.Father, You do raise the poor out of the dust, and You also lift up the beggar from the dunghill; You show mercy and compassion on whosoever You choose, and no one can question You. 3.Father, please visit me today and let me begin to enjoy rapid and extraordinary promotions, in all areas of my life, in Jesus' name. 4.Father, please visit my home today, and let every member of my house experience promotions in an unusual high rate, in Jesus' name. 5.Father, please locate me in Your mercy today, and anoint me for rapid and extraordinary promotions in all that You have committed into my hands to do, in Jesus' name. 6.Father, please let Your hands rest on me, and give me rapid speed to fulfill Your purpose for my life, in Jesus' name. 7.Father, please promote me, and make me the greatest in my family and career. Use me for mighty exploits to Your glory, in Jesus' name. 8.Father, You said in Romans 8:28 that "all things work together for good"....please, use everything the enemy sends to destroy me as a means for my promotion, in Jesus' name. 9.Father, please help me to walk closely and deeper with You more than ever before. Help me to diligently seek You and to observe all Your commandments, so I can experience rapid and extraordinary liftings, in Jesus' name. 10.Father, please help me to experience rapid and extraordinary promotions in all areas of my life, in Jesus' name. 11.Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. ‎ Let him begin to experience rapid and extraordinary promotions in all areas of my life, starting from today, 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) #GodBlessOurNation