Open Heavens 13 August 2026 Thursday – Understanding Covenants

MEMORISE: Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. Deuteronomy 7:9

READ: 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Open Heavens 13 August 2026

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Open Heavens 13 August 2026

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 31-32

MESSAGE: – Open Heavens 13 August 2026 Thursday Daily Devotional

To understand what a covenant is, it is helpful first to understand what a contract is, as it is a more familiar concept. A contract is a written and signed agreement between wo or more parties which outlines the expectations and responsibilities of all the parties involved in an interaction. The moment a contract is signed, all parties involved are bound by it, and typically, the contract will outline the consequences of what will happen if any party breaches the agreement. Such consequences may include penalties, damages, and other similar outcomes.

A covenant is also a contract, but one that is signed with body fluids, mostly blood. This means that when body fluids, especially blood, are involved in a contract, a covenant has been established. For example, in Genesis 17:1-14, God entered into a covenant with Abraham, and to sign that covenant, every male that was born into Abraham’s household was to be circumcised, beginning with Abraham himself, even though he was almost 100 years old at the time. A covenant is no joking matter, primarily because the penalty for breaking it is usually death. This is why today’s teaching is very important.

When a man and a woman come together to exchange body fluids, particularly through sex, they are entering into a covenant. They may not know it, but they have become bonded with each other. This is why it is important for a husband and a wife to only have sexual relationships with each other, because the devil usually takes advantage of extramarital sexual intercourse to pass on demons between those who indulge in it.

Many years ago, a boy was barking like a dog and was brought to me for deliverance. When I investigated the matter, I discovered that he had been sleeping with a dog in his house. In other words, he had entered into a covenant with that dog, and the devil had obviously attacked him through that. In the same vein, when a fellow sleeps with someone who is not his or her spouse, certain things will be passed from that fellow to them, and you can be sure that they are not good things because the act that was committed was contrary to God’s will.

Beloved, do not neglect the Almighty God’s instructions about keeping yourself sexually pure. Do not allow the devil access into your life by engaging in illicit sexual acts. I pray that the Lord will continually empower you to overcome all forms of sexual temptation, in Jesus’ name.

Key Point – Open Heavens 13 August 2026

Illicit sexual relations establish covenants that the devil can exploit.

Open Heavens 13 August 2026 Thursday Hymn

Hymn 31: Yield Not To Temptation

1 Yield not to temptation,

For yielding is sin;

Each vict’ry will help you,

Some other to win;

Fight valiantly onward,

Evil passions subdue;

Look ever to Jesus,

He will carry you through.

Refrain:

Ask the Savior to help you,

Comfort, strengthen and keep you;

He is willing to aid you,

He will carry you through.

2 Shun evil companions,

Bad language disdain;

God’s name hold in rev’rence,

Nor take it in vain;

Be thoughtful and earnest,

Kindhearted and true;

Look ever to Jesus,

He will carry you through.

3 To him that o’ercometh,

God giveth a crown;

Through faith we will conquer,

Though often cast down;

He who is our Savior,

Our strength will renew;

Look ever to Jesus,

He will carry you through.

Prayer Points for Open Heavens 13 August 2026 – Understanding Covenants

1. Father, I thank You for being the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy with those who love You and keep Your commandments to a thousand generations, in Jesus’ name.

2. Lord, I ask for mercy for every covenant I have entered into knowingly or unknowingly through sexual sin or any other ungodly means, in Jesus’ name.

3. Father, I break every ungodly covenant—whether through illicit sexual relations, blood covenants, or any demonic agreement—by the blood of Jesus, in Jesus’ name.

4. Lord, deliver me from every demonic transfer that may have come through sexual sin. Let every spirit of uncleanness, perversion, and bondage be destroyed in my life, in Jesus’ name.

5. Father, help me to flee every form of sexual immorality, knowing that my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ name.

6. Lord, I renounce every covenant I have entered into with the enemy through lust, pornography, or any sexual act outside marriage. Let those covenants be nullified by the blood of Jesus, in Jesus’ name.

7. Father, I receive the grace to honor You with my body and my spirit, which belong to You. Let me not give any part of my body to sin, in Jesus’ name.

8. Lord, I pray for every young person who is being lured into sexual sin. Give them the wisdom to recognize the covenant implications and the strength to flee temptation, in Jesus’ name.

9. Father, I pray for deliverance for anyone who has been affected by ungodly covenants—whether through ancestral covenants, sexual sin, or occultic agreements. Set them free completely, in Jesus’ name.

10. My personal prayer point: (Mention specific areas where you need deliverance from ungodly covenants or strength to maintain sexual purity).

11. Thank You, Father, for the assurance that I am bought with a price and that I am not my own. Help me to glorify You in my body and spirit all the days of my life, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

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