Open Heavens 17 August 2026 Monday – The Gains Of God’s Covenant II

MEMORISE: Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the coven ant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: Deuteronomy 7:12

READ: Genesis 20:1-18 Open Heavens 17 August 2026

1  And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.

4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

Open Heavens 17 August 2026

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 44-46

MESSAGE: – Open Heavens 17 August 2026 Monday Daily Devotional

Years ago, a highly influential man in an Islamic nation, where church planting was prohibited, invited one of our missionaries to establish a church within his compound. When the church started, his wife said to him, “With your position in government and your influence in this nation, you allowed a church to be established in your compound?” He looked at his wife and said, “Don’t you dare say a word against these people!” I believe that it was easy for the RCCG to plant a church in that nation, and indeed many nations in the world today, because of God’s covenant with its founder, Pa Josiah Akindayomi.

One of the gains of being in a covenant with God is that you will keep getting greater results than your peers as long as you keep fulfilling your part of the covenant. God will keep giving you results that are beyond your efforts. What other people struggle to get will come to you easily because of His covenant with you.

In Exodus 19:5, God said, “lf you will keep my covenant, I will make you a peculiar treasure.” This means that people will take a look at you and wonder why God loves you so much. Several times, when I wake up at night and reflect on all the good things God is doing in RCCG, I usually say, “Lord, how can you love us this much?” Some people might claim that it is because we fast and pray, but believe me, some people fast more than we do. I recall vividly that when I became the General Overseer, I had some of my friends join me in a 36-hour non-stop prayer session. We thought this was a remarkable feat until we heard of a man who prayed non-stop for so much longer! I may not have spent as many hours in prayer at a stretch as that person, yet what God has done for RCCG is unprecedented and truly remarkable. Indeed, there are immense gains in being in a covenant with the Almighty God.

Another gain of being in a covenant with God is protection. When a king took Abraham’s wife, God intervened by appearing in the king’s dream. He went the extra mile to protect her and instructed the king to ask Abraham to pray for him, as we see in today’s Bible reading. Beloved, there are immeasurable blessings that flow from being in covenant with God.

KEY POINT – Open Heavens 17 August 2026

Being in a covenant with God gives you access to tremendous benefits and makes difficult things easy.

Open Heavens 17 August 2026 Monday Hymn

Hymn 19: Rock Of Ages Cleft For Me

1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee;

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy riven side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Save me from its guilt and power.

2 Not the labor of my hands

Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;

Could my zeal no respite know,

Could my tears forever flow,

All could never sin erase,

Thou must save, and save by grace.

3 Nothing in my hands I bring,

Simply to Thy cross I cling;

Naked, come to Thee for dress,

Helpless, look to Thee for grace:

Foul, I to the fountain fly,

Wash me, Savior, or I die.

4 While I draw this fleeting breath,

When mine eyes shall close in death,

When I soar to worlds unknown,

See Thee on Thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee.

Prayer Points for Open Heavens 17 August 2026 – The Gains Of God’s Covenant II

1. Father, I thank You for the covenant You have established with Your children through Jesus Christ. Thank You for the tremendous benefits and blessings that come from being in a covenant with You, in Jesus’ name.

2. Lord, I ask for mercy for every time I have neglected to fulfill my part of the covenant, disobeyed Your instructions, or taken Your covenant blessings for granted, in Jesus’ name.

3. Father, I receive the grace to hearken diligently to Your judgments, keep them, and do them, so that You will keep unto me the covenant and mercy You swore unto my fathers, in Jesus’ name.

4. Lord, I pray that I will continue to get greater results than my peers, and that You will give me results that are beyond my efforts, as a testimony of Your covenant with me, in Jesus’ name.

5. Father, I receive the promise that I will be a peculiar treasure unto You above all people. Let my life be a testimony of Your extraordinary love and favor, in Jesus’ name.

6. Lord, I thank You for the protection that comes from being in covenant with You. As You protected Abraham and Sarah, protect me and my household from every attack of the enemy, in Jesus’ name.

7. Father, I pray for every area of my life where I have been struggling to make progress. Let the benefits of Your covenant make difficult things easy for me, in Jesus’ name.

8. Lord, I receive the grace to be like my Father in the Lord, Pa Josiah Akindayomi, who fulfilled Your covenant conditions and saw Your promises fulfilled. Help me to be faithful, in Jesus’ name.

9. Father, I pray for everyone who is yet to experience the gains of Your covenant. Help them to fully surrender to You and to walk in obedience, in Jesus’ name.

10. My personal prayer point: (Mention specific areas where you desire to see the gains of God’s covenant—greater results, protection, favor—and ask Him to manifest them).

11. Thank You, Father, for the assurance that there are immeasurable blessings in being in covenant with You. I receive Your covenant blessings today, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

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