Open Heavens 17 September 2026 Thursday – Discovering Your Purpose

MEMORISE: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, l am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8:12

READ: Acts 9:3-6 Open Heavens 17 September 2026

3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Open Heavens 17 September 2026

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joel 1-3

MESSAGE: – Open Heavens 17 September 2026 Thursday Daily Devotional

In Galatians 1:15, Apostle Paul said that God separated him to Himself while he was still in his mother’s womb. However, he didn’t know God’s plan for his life until he met Christ in Acts 9:3-6, as we see in today’s Bible

Many people live and die without discovering why God sent them to the world. For instance, some people think that they are meant to be teachers when, in fact, God meant for them to be tailors, so they struggle through life without making much progress. Some people, however, discover God’s purpose for their lives early, and they keep on succeeding.

Before I met Christ, my ambition was to be the youngest Vice Chancellor (VC) in Africa. I thought that was what I was supposed to do in life. I was doing quite well, and at a very young age, I became the acting Head of the Mathematics Department at a Federal university in Nigeria. I had already completed the interview process to become a full professor, and I was expecting to start using the title Professor in a few months when God called me into full-time ministry. I never became the youngest VC in Africa, but today, many VCs call me Daddy. Even though I never became a VC, God has started a university through me by His grace. I pray for you today that you will discover God’s plan for your life and fulfil it, in Jesus’ name.

Beloved, following Jesus Christ closely is the only way you can discover God’s purpose for your life. When His light shines on you, it will point you in the direction you should go. Paul discovered his purpose because the light of God shone on him in Acts 9:3-6. Until that light came, he was living contrary to God’s plan for his life, even though he thought he was fulfilling God’s purpose. Some people are actively climbing career and ministerial ladders that are leaning on the wrong wall. It is only after they have reached the top that they realize that they have been working fervently in a space that God has not called them into. I pray that such will never be your story. May you not labor in an area God has not called you to, in Jesus’ name. The light of God will shine on you, and it will direct and empower you to fulfil your purpose, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer Point – Open Heavens 17 September 2026

Father, please align me with Your purpose for my life and empower me to fulfil it, in Jesus ‘name.

Open Heavens 17 September 2026 Thursday Hymn

Hymn 23: All To Jesus I Surrender

1 All to Jesus I surrender

All to Him I freely give

I will ever love and trust Him

In His presence daily live

Chorus

I surrender all

I surrender all

All to You, my blessed Savior

I surrender all

All to You, my blessed Savior

I surrender all

2 All to Jesus I surrender

Only at Your feet I bow

Worldly pleasures all forsaken

Fill me with Your love and power

3 All to Jesus I surrender

Burn in me now, sacred flame

Be my joy and my salvation

Glory, glory to Your name

4 All to You, my blessed Savior

I surrender all

All to You, my blessed Savior

I surrender all

5 All to You, my blessed Savior

I surrender all

All to You, my blessed Savior

I surrender all

Prayer Points for Open Heavens 17 September 2026 – Discovering Your Purpose

1. Father, I thank You for creating me with a unique purpose and for separating me for Yourself before I was born. Thank You for the light of Your word that guides me into the discovery of my destiny, in Jesus’ name.

2. Lord, I ask for mercy for every time I have lived contrary to Your plan for my life, pursued my own ambitions, or labored in areas You did not call me into, in Jesus’ name.

3. Father, let Your light shine upon me and reveal Your purpose for my life. Just as You shone Your light on Saul on the road to Damascus, shine Your light on me and redirect my steps, in Jesus’ name.

4. Lord, I pray for a divine encounter like the one Saul had. Interrupt my plans if they do not align with Yours, and redirect me to the path You have ordained for me, in Jesus’ name.

5. Father, help me to discover my purpose early in life so that I do not struggle through life without making progress or reach the top of the wrong ladder, in Jesus’ name.

6. Lord, I surrender my ambitions, my dreams, and my plans to You. Let Your will be done in my life, and let me fulfill the exact purpose for which You created me, in Jesus’ name.

7. Father, I pray for every believer who is confused about their purpose. Let Your light shine into their hearts and show them the way they should go, in Jesus’ name.

8. Lord, give me the grace to follow Jesus closely, so that I can discover and fulfill my God-given purpose. Let me not walk in darkness but have the light of life, in Jesus’ name.

9. Father, I pray for everyone who is climbing a career or ministerial ladder that is leaning on the wrong wall. Redirect them to the right path before it is too late, in Jesus’ name.

10. My personal prayer point: (Mention specific areas where you need clarity about your purpose—career, ministry, relationships, business—and ask God to reveal His plan for you).

11. Thank You, Father, for the assurance that as I follow Jesus, Your light will shine on me and direct me to fulfill my purpose. I receive my divine alignment today, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

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