Open Heaven For Teens 20th June 2025 Daily Devotional Message By Pastor E.A Adeboye And Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye
TOPIC: Elijah Prayed
MEMORISE
Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. – 1 Kings 18:37
READ: 1 Kings 18:36-37(GNT)
36 At the hour of the afternoon sacrifice the prophet Elijah approached the altar and prayed, “O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove now that you are the God of Israel and that I am your servant and have done all this at your command. 37 Answer me, Lord, answer me, so that this people will know that you, the Lord, are God and that you are bringing them back to yourself.”[a]
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE:
Elijah was a prophet during a time when many people in Israel were worshipping a false god named Baal. To prove that the Lord is the one true God, he challenged the prophets of Baal to a contest. They were to prepare sacrifices but not light the fire themselves. Instead, they would pray for their god to send fire from heaven to consume the offering.
While the prophets of Baal prayed all day and nothing happened, Elijah prayed a simple, heartfelt prayer to God and got a dramatic response. God sent fire from heaven that consumed not only the sacrifice but also the wood, stones, and even the water in the trench around the altar.
Is there anything you think God cannot do? In my over 45 years of following God, I can tell you for free that nothing is impossible with Him. You only need to pray the kind of prayer Elijah prayed. Ask God to prove that He is the Almighty God in any difficult situation you might be facing.
PRAYER POINT
Father, please prove Your might in my life. Let the whole world know that I am serving a living God.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 Kings 17:1-18:12, Acts 20:1-38
HYMN 60
MOST ANCIENT OF ALL MYSTERIES
1 Most ancient of all mysteries,
Before Thy throne we lie;
Have mercy now, most merciful,
Most holy Trinity.
2 When heav’n and earth were yet unmade,
When time was yet unknown,
Thou in Thy bliss and majesty
Didst live and love alone.
3 Thou wert not born; there was no fount
From which Thy Being flowed;
There is no end which Thou canst reach;
But Thou art simply God.
4 How wonderful creation is,
The work which Thou didst bless,
And O what then must Thou be like,
Eternal loveliness!
5 O listen then, most pitiful,
To Thy poor creature’s heart:
It blesses Thee that Thou art God,
That Thou art what Thou art.
6 Most ancient of all mysteries,
Still at thy throne we lie;
Have mercy now, most merciful,
Most holy Trinity.
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.