Today’s Open Heaven devotional is a timely word for every believer who has quietly tucked a dream away, convincing themselves that life simply moved on. Pastor E.A. Adeboye draws our hearts back to Joseph — a man whose pit did not cancel his palace — and calls us to keep both our faith and our preparation alive. Whether you are in a season of waiting, working, or wondering, this message is for you. Let today’s Open Heaven for June 8, 2026 rekindle the holy courage to dream again.
Open Heaven for June 8, 2026
Topic: Dont Stop Dreaming
Devotional: Open Heaven (RCCG)
Date: 2026-06-08
Bible reading: Psalm 105:17-21 (KJV)
Memory verse: A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. – Proverbs 18:16 (KJV)
Many people grow up dreaming of great things that they want to achieve. However, as they get older, if the circumstances of their lives do not seem to match what they had dreamed about, they tend to start giving up on their dreams. If someone reminds them about the dreams they once had, some of them might say, “Reality set in.” Child of God, there is no reality apart from the one you make for yourself. If you stop dreaming or working towards achieving your dreams, they may just never come to pass. However, with your faith in God, continue to dream, work towards achieving them, and you will eventually see them come to pass.
In Genesis 41:41-44, Joseph’s opportunity to rule, as he had seen in his dream, eventually came. Although his brothers tried to kill his dream (Genesis 37:18-20), and Potiphar’s wife also tried to destroy him (Genesis 39:1-20), God kept him and made him triumphant. When he was in prison, he could have said, “Reality has set in” and given up on his dreams. Rather, he continued to prepare himself by improving his administrative skills and gift of interpreting dreams. From his story, we can see that preparation is crucial in positioning you to achieve your dreams. If Joseph had been laid-back and had refused to prepare and develop himself, he would have missed a great opportunity to fulfil his dreams as he stood before Pharaoh. If all he had told Pharaoh was the interpretation of his dreams without the wise counsel on how to administer the resources of Egypt, perhaps he would have been returned to prison as a privileged prisoner.
Beloved, don’t just dream; develop the skills that are needed for your dreams to become a reality and also sharpen the skills you will need when they come to pass. You must also use your God-given gifts at every opportunity you get. Proverbs 18:16 says, “A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.“ Your gifts will give you the chance for your dreams to become a reality, and your skills will make you qualified to live those dreams. When opportunity meets preparation, destiny is sure to be fulfilled.
Beloved, do not despise your days of preparation because they will develop your character and enable you to achieve your dreams and stay relevant for a very long time. I pray that when that great opportunity you desire is around the corner, you will be prepared for it, in Jesus’ name.
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, revive every dream You planted in my heart that I have allowed disappointment or delay to silence.
- Father, grant me the grace to see preparation as part of my destiny and not merely a detour from it.
- Holy Spirit, sharpen and sanctify every gift You have placed inside me so that it serves Your purposes and not my pride.
- God, guard my dreams from every voice — internal or external — that calls surrender wisdom and calls quitting realism.
- Lord, connect my faithfulness in small, hidden moments to the great open doors You have prepared for my future.
- Father, build in me the character that can sustain the dream when it finally arrives, so I do not fall in the very season of fulfilment.
- Lord, I pray for every brother or sister whose dream has been attacked by people closest to them — restore their vision and their hope today.
- God, make me someone who uses every God-given opportunity, however small, to develop and deploy the gifts You entrusted to me.
Declarations
- I declare that my gifts are alive and active, making room for me in places I have not yet walked into.
- I declare that no pit, no prison, and no person has the final authority over the destiny God has spoken over my life.
- I declare that I am a person of preparation — I am growing, sharpening, and showing up even while I wait.
- I declare that when my moment arrives, I will be ready, because faithfulness in the process has equipped me for the promise.
- I declare that I will not trade my God-given dream for the comfort of settling, because my hope is anchored in the One who never fails.
Reflection
Take a quiet moment today to write down one dream you have stopped nurturing — then write one practical step you can take this week to start preparing for it. God rarely wastes a willing heart, and your season of preparation is itself a form of worship when offered back to Him in faith.
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