Open Heaven For Teens – 17th November 2025 Daily Devotional Message By Pastor E.A Adeboye And Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye
Open Heaven For Teens – 17th November 2025 TOPIC: You Will Surely Succeed.
MEMORISE
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. – Ecclesiastes 9:11
SCRIPTURE READING
John 15:4-5
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
Open Heaven For Teens – 17th November 2025 MESSAGE
Today’s memory verse implies that preparation or skill is not the sole determinant of success.
I remember my time as a sports master in a girls’ secondary school in Nigeria several years ago. I took my team to an athletics competition for secondary schools and was very sure we would win because I had one of the best runners on my team – she was as fast as a cheetah. Expectedly, during the 100-metre race, she outran the other athletes, but something terrible happened as she approached the finish line – she fell and started crawling because she could no longer run. I was scared and dumbfounded. Before she could cross the finish line, the girls in second and third place overtook her, meaning that she finished third in the race.
I learnt a great lesson that day not to put my confidence in my abilities because sometimes, the winner of a race is not necessarily the fastest. Now, this lesson is not to make you become lackadaisical about life; you must still be diligent if you want to be successful in life. The fact that a fellow is doing better than you today does not mean that you also will not succeed. Just focus on your dreams, work hard, and submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit daily.
KEY POINT
Do your best and rely on God, and you will surely succeed.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Ezekiel 35:1-36:38, James 1:1-18
HYMN 50
CONQUERORS AND OVERCOMERS NOW ARE WE
1 Conquerors and overcomers now are we,
Thro’ the precious blood of Christ we’ve victory,
If the Lord be for us, we can never fail;
Nothing ‘gainst his mighty pow’r can e’er prevail.
Refrain:
Conquerors are we, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood;
God will give us victory, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood,
Thro’ the Lamb for sinners slain,
Yet who lives and reigns again,
More than conquerors are we,
More than conquerors are we.
2 In the name of Israel’s God we’ll onward press,
Overcoming sin and all unrighteousness;
Not to us, but unto him the praise shall be,
For salvation and for blood-bought victory. [Refrain]
3 Unto him that overcometh shall be giv’n
Here to eat of hidden manna sent from heav’n;
Over yonder he the victor’s palm shall bear,
And a robe of white, and golden crown shall wear. [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 (Open Heaven For Teens )