Open Heaven For Teens 16th June 2025 Daily Devotional Message By Pastor E.A Adeboye And Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye
TOPIC: Whom To Obey
MEMORY VERSE: But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. – Daniel 1:8
READ: Deuteronomy 28:1-2
1 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE:
Daniel had a consistent prayer life from childhood up until the time he was taken captive to a strange land. He lived a life of righteousness to a point where his devotion to God could not be questioned. He honoured God with his life, and this was evident in the wisdom he displayed. Then, in Daniel 6:10-28, his enemies, who knew he could not do without praying, conspired against him and made the king decree that no one should pray to God.
Daniel, however, was not moved; he continued to pray. A teenager once asked me if Daniel did the right thing by flaunting his prayer life despite being instructed by the king of Babylon not to pray. I made him understand that anyone who lacks the understanding of the word ‘obedience’ will be prey to false doctrines and authorities with wrong motives. As a believer, your primary obedience should be to God’s word.
My dear child, anyone who wants to break your communication with God is a real enemy that you shouldn’t obey. No matter their social or political status, don’t succumb to any authority that wants to make you severe ties with your Creator.
KEY POINT
Obey constituted authority within the confines of God’s word.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
1 Kings 15:25-17:24, Acts 10:24-48
HYMN 30
WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD
1 When we walk with the Lord
in the light of his word,
what a glory he sheds on our way!
While we do his good will,
he abides with us still,
and with all who will trust and obey.
Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
2 Not a burden we bear,
not a sorrow we share,
but our toil he doth richly repay;
not a grief or a loss,
not a frown or a cross,
but is blest if we trust and obey. [Refrain]
3 But we never can prove
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay;
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey. [Refrain]
4 Then in fellowship sweet
we will sit at his feet,
or we’ll walk by his side in the way;
what he says we will do,
where he sends we will go;
never fear, only trust and obey. [Refrain]
Open Heaven For Teens Devotional Guide written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye & Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical churches in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.