Today’s Open Heaven devotional from Pastor E.A. Adeboye calls us back to one of the most fundamental rhythms of the Christian life — a lifestyle of unceasing praise. Whether your voice feels strong or your circumstances feel suffocating, this message is for every believer who needs a fresh reminder that praise is never wasted. If you have ever wondered whether God still hears you in your lowest moments, today’s word will anchor your heart in the truth that a praising soul is a powerful soul.
Open Heaven for June 19, 2026
Topic: Always Praise God
Devotional: Open Heaven (RCCG)
Date: 2026-06-19
Bible reading: Isaiah 38:18-20 (KJV)
Memory verse: Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. – Psalm 147:1 (KJV)
Years ago, one of my daughters was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx, and the doctors told her that the only solution was to surgically remove her larynx (which is also known as the voice box). After the surgery, my wife and I visited her to pray and assure her that with God, all things are possible. Owing to the fact that her voice box had been removed, she couldn’t speak, and the only way she could communicate was by texting. One day, I returned home from a trip, and as I got out of my car, I saw somebody rolling on the ground. It turned out to be my daughter, whose larynx had been removed and when she saw me, she said, “It’s me, Daddy; I can speak again.” I was genuinely grateful to God for restoring her voice and allowing her to sing praises to Him again.
Beloved, God gave you a voice so you could use it to praise Him. As long as you are alive, you should use your voice to praise Him continually. God deserves all your praise, and it is one sure way to get answers to your prayers.
During Hezekiah’s reign, he appointed priests and Levites to minister to the Lord. Their job was to offer praise continually at the gates of the tents of the Lord, and the first thing anybody coming to the tents would see was the priests and Levites praising God (2 Chronicles 31:2). After a while, disaster struck, and King Hezekiah fell ill. He was so ill that God sent Prophet Isaiah to tell him that he would die. The king was devastated by the news, so he turned his face to a wall and cried out to God. He reminded God that he had walked before Him in truth and done things that were good in His sight. God heard his prayer and sent Isaiah to tell him that he would not die (Isaiah 38:1-8). The king knew how much God loves praise; therefore, he told God that the grave could not praise him and only the living could, as we see in today’s Bible reading. Praise is always good and comely before God (Psalm 147:1).
Beloved, no matter what your circumstances are, you should praise God continually as long as you are alive. When you praise God, you are also destroying the enemy’s plans and silencing the avenger (Psalm 149:6-7). Let praise be your response to everything.
Source: Open Heaven (RCCG) — official devotional
Open Heaven Prayer Points for Today
These Open Heaven prayer points for today are original PrayerPrompt content — declarations and a reflection to turn today’s message into prayer.
Prayer Points
- Lord, awaken a deeper hunger for praise in my heart — let it flow not only when life is comfortable, but especially when it is not.
- Father, wherever sickness, loss, or silence has stolen my song, restore it the way You restored what seemed permanently gone.
- Holy Spirit, help me to see praise as a weapon and not merely a warm-up, so I wield it deliberately against every plan the enemy has formed against me.
- God, I ask that You cultivate in me the consistency of the priests and Levites — a daily posture of worship that becomes the first thing others encounter when they meet me.
- Lord, forgive every season when complaints came more naturally to my lips than gratitude. Reshape the default setting of my tongue.
- Father, just as Hezekiah reminded You of his faithfulness in prayer, help me to live a life worth remembering before You — one marked by integrity and sincere devotion.
- Lord, let praise become my first response to difficulty rather than my last resort after I have exhausted every other option.
- God, use my voice — however imperfect — as a vessel of worship that silences discouragement and glorifies Your name in every room I enter.
Declarations
- I declare that my voice was created for the glory of God, and I will use it to honour Him in every season of my life.
- I declare that praise is not dependent on my circumstances — my worship rises above every trial, and my God is faithful regardless of what I face.
- I declare that as I lift up praise to God, every strategy the enemy has set against my destiny is disarmed and rendered powerless.
- I declare that I am alive, therefore I will praise — silence and defeat have no claim over my lips or my future.
- I declare that God hears the cry of the praising heart, and I position myself through worship to receive His answers, His healing, and His breakthrough.
Reflection
Take a moment today to audit the atmosphere you carry with you. When people encounter you — at work, at home, in passing — do they sense someone anchored in gratitude, or someone weighed down by complaint? Hezekiah structured his entire kingdom around a culture of praise before he ever needed a miracle, and that groundwork mattered when the crisis came. Consider one practical way you can build praise more intentionally into your daily routine — a morning declaration, a worship playlist during your commute, or a simple habit of thanksgiving before meals — and commit to it this week as an act of deliberate, pre-emptive worship.
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