Open Heaven For Teens 14th June 2025 Daily Devotional Message By Pastor E.A Adeboye And Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye
TOPIC: Won’t You Pray?
MEMORISE
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. – Matthew 14:23
READ: Matthew 14:22-23
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone,
OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE:
A popular hymn goes thus:
What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and grief to bear What a privilege to carry, Everything to God in prayer. Oh what peace we often forfeit; Oh what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry, Everything to God in prayer.From the concluding part of the hymn above, we can see the reason many people struggle in life – they refuse to take everything to God in prayer. Most of them end up having painful experiences because they don’t tell God everything in prayer.
Prayer is communication with your Father in heaven. When you love someone with the whole of your heart, I’m sure you’d love to talk to him or her often. In the same vein, your love for God should encourage you to communicate with Him and share whatever challenges you might be having with Him, no matter how small or big they may seem. Just like Jesus prayed on the mountain and was there until evening, I want to encourage you to find a place and time to always pray so that you and God can be on the same page over all matters that concern you.
REFLECTION
Do you have a time and a place for prayers?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
1 Kings 12:20-13:34, Acts 9:26-43
HYMN 27
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
1 What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer!
2 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer!
3 Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge–
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he’ll take and shield you;
you will find a solace there.
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.