OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2026

TOPIC: NEVER GIVE UP, PART 2

MEMORIZE:
"Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;" 2 Corinthians 4:1 (KJV)

BIBLE READING: ISAIAH 40:27-31
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

MESSAGE:
Yesterday, I encouraged you not to give up on your God-given dreams. Today, I would like to show you that even if it appears as if your dreams can no longer come to pass, God can revive and restore them by His mercy.

In Matthew 4:12, Jesus promised to make Peter a fisher of men if he followed Him. Peter followed Jesus for three and a half years, but after Jesus was crucified, he returned to fishing. Thankfully, Jesus Christ, in His infinite mercy, visited him in John 21:15-17 and restored him to the path of his destiny by telling him, "Peter, feed my lambs." Then, on the Day of Pentecost, as described in Acts 2:1-4, the Holy Spirit descended upon Peter and the others who were with him. The failed fisherman suddenly became someone who won 3,000 souls to Christ after one sermon (Acts 2:41). Before long, the same Peter was speaking boldly to the rulers of the land (Acts 4:8-13), and his shadow was healing the sick (Acts 5:15-16). If God could bring Peter back to the path of fulfilling his destiny, He can do the same for anyone who has given up on his or her dreams.

At some points in our lives, we all feel weak and weary. I have also observed that people tend to feel tired and are often tempted to give up when they are on the verge of fulfilling their dreams. Don't let weariness or any sort of temptation make you abandon your dreams. Instead, at such points, cry out to God for mercy to uphold you and help you not to give up. Isaiah 40:29 says that He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might, He increases strength. In 2 Corinthians 4:1, Paul said that as we receive mercy, we faint not. Mercy can keep you from fainting and giving up. It will keep you from turning your back on everything you have worked hard for at the edge of your breakthrough. Never allow weariness to overcome you; it was weariness that led Esau to despise his birthright (Genesis 25:29-34), and many still fall into similar costly mistakes today.

Beloved, do you feel tired and ready to give up? Cry to God for mercy. Ask him for guidance, strength, and all the help you need to fulfil His will for your life. His mercy will uphold you until you fulfil your destiny, in Jesus' name.

PRAYER POINT:
Father, please let Your mercy empower me to keep going and not give up, in Jesus' name.

BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR:
DANIEL 6-8

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMNAL 25: THE GREAT PHYSICIAN NOW IS NEAR
1 The great Physician now is near,
The sympathizing Jesus;
He speaks the drooping heart to cheer,
Oh, hear the voice of Jesus.

CHORUS:
Sweetest note in seraph song,
Sweetest name on mortal tongue;
Sweetest carol ever sung,
Jesus, blessed Jesus.

2 Your many sins are all forgiven,
Oh, hear the voice of Jesus;
Go on your way in peace to heaven,
And wear a crown with Jesus.

CHORUS:

3 All glory to the risen Lamb!
Now let us praise Him, Jesus;
He left His Father's throne above
To die for us, sweet Jesus.

CHORUS:

4 His name dispels my guiU and fear, No other name but Jesus Oh! how my soul delights to hear the precious name of Jesus.

CHORUS:


‎PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL
Saturday 12th September 2026-
NEVER GIVE UP, Part 2
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‎PRAYER POINTS
1.Father, thank You for the assurance of Your word and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit during times of trials and temptations.

2.Father, please, revive and restore every of my dream that appears it can no longer come to pass, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, as many of Your children who might have felt discouraged in their walk with You and are now backslidden, please, visit them in Your mercy today and restore them to the path of their destiny, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please let the Holy Spirit descend on me afresh, and empower me to fulfill all my dreams, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please guide me and grant me all the help I need to fulfill Your will for my life. Revive my fainting heart, and increase my strength to fulfill my destiny, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, as I wait on You please, renew my strength; mount me up with wings as eagles; help me to run, and not be weary; and to walk, and not faint, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please help me not to fall into temptation of giving up on the verge of fulfilling my dreams in all areas of my life, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, I decree that I will not be weary nor abandon my dreams; please show me Your mercy, uphold me and help me never to give up on my dreams, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please let Your mercy keep me away from turning my back on everything I have worked hard for at the edge of my breakthrough, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please let Your mercy empower me to keep going and not to give up, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.
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Let Your mercy keep him going to fulfill Your will for his life, in Jesus' name. Bless his children (biological and spiritual). Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name
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‎14.Your personal petitions.
‎(Philippians 4:6)
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‎15.In Jesus name I pray.
‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

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