Open Heavens 15 March 2026 Sunday – The Intentional Parent

MEMORISE: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

READ: Deuteronomy 6:5-9 Open Heavens 15 March 2026

5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Open Heavens 15 March 2026

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 6-8

MESSAGE: – Open Heavens 15 March 2026 Sunday Daily Devotional

God expects parents to intentionally train their children so that the children can give them rest. Intentionally training children yields many benefits, but it is disastrous when parents don’t train their children in the right way. Proverbs 17:21 says that the father of a fool has no joy. In other words, if parents don’t want to spend the rest of their lives in sorrow, they should train their children in the way of the Lord. Proverbs 10:1 says that a wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is his mother’s heaviness. This means that when children are wise, they fear the Lord and follow His way, making their parents joyful. However, when they are foolish and don’t follow the way of the Lord, they make their parents sorrowful. It is non-negotiable for parents to intentionally train their children in the way they should go. This is so important that God commanded parents in today’s Bible reading to teach their children God’s way at every opportunity.

Training children in the way of the Lord starts with ensuring that they are filled with God’s word. Parents who are wise spend time memorizing Scriptures and teach their children to do the same because keeping God’s word in their hearts will help them stay away from sin (Psalm 119:11). Sadly, memorizing the Scriptures has almost become alien among many Christians. As a young Christian, I memorized the Bible often.

Memorizing the Scriptures has been extremely helpful for me. For example, when I travel to nations that do not permit visitors to come into their land with a Bible, it is the Scriptures I have memorized that I rely on. Unfortunately, many Christians these days don’t even read the Bible, let alone memorize it.

It is extremely important for parents and all other Christians to keep the word of God in their hearts; it is a command, as we see in today’s Bible reading. It is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34). Some believers may not realize how bankrupt they are of God’s word until there is an emergency, because it is when pressure is applied to a container that its content becomes revealed.

Beloved, it is what your heart is filled with that will spill into the lives of those around you, including your children, if you are a parent. If you are not filled with God’s word, you cannot train your children in God’s way.

PRAYER POINT – Open Heavens 15 March 2026

Today is Mothering Sunday. Pray that God will strengthen and preserve all mothers.

Open Heavens 15 March 2026 Sunday Hymn

Hymn 28: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah

pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but you are mighty;

hold me with your powerful hand.

Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,

feed me now and evermore,

feed me now and evermore.

2 Open now the crystal fountain,

where the healing waters flow.

Let the fire and cloudy pillar

lead me all my journey through.

Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,

ever be my strength and shield,

ever be my strength and shield.

3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,

bid my anxious fears subside.

Death of death, and hell’s Destruction,

land me safe on Canaan’s side.

Songs of praises, songs of praises

I will ever sing to you,

I will ever sing to you.

Prayer Points for Open Heavens 15 March 2026 – The Intentional Parent

1. Father, I thank You for the gift of children and the privilege of being a parent. Thank You for Your word that guides us in training them in the way they should go, in Jesus’ name.

2. Lord, I ask for mercy for every time I have been negligent, distracted, or inconsistent in intentionally teaching my children Your ways and Your word, in Jesus’ name.

3. Father, fill my heart with Your word abundantly. Let the Scriptures dwell richly in me so that out of the abundance of my heart, I may speak life, wisdom, and truth into my children, in Jesus’ name.

4. Lord, give me the grace to teach Your commandments diligently to my children—when I sit in my house, when I walk by the way, when I lie down, and when I rise up. Let Your word be central in our home, in Jesus’ name.

5. Father, help me to hide Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Let memorizing Scriptures become a joyful discipline in my life and in the lives of my children, in Jesus’ name.

6. Lord, I pray for every parent reading this. Strengthen them, give them wisdom, and fill them with patience and love as they train their children in Your ways, in Jesus’ name.

7. Father, let my children be wise and make my heart glad. Deliver them from foolishness and from every path that leads to sorrow. Let them fear You and follow Your ways all the days of their lives, in Jesus’ name.

8. Lord, on this Mothering Sunday, I pray for all mothers. Strengthen them, preserve them, and fill them with Your grace. Reward their labor of love and let them see the fruit of their efforts in their children, in Jesus’ name.

9. Father, let Your word be written on the posts of my house and on my gates. Let every member of my household be saturated with Your truth and walk in Your light, in Jesus’ name.

10. My personal prayer point: (Mention specific needs concerning your children, your role as a parent, or prayers for mothers on this special day).

11. Thank You, Father, for hearing my prayers. I trust You to establish our home in Your word and to make our children arrows in the hand of a mighty warrior, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

I pray you will be blessed for reading Today’s Open Heaven Daily Devotional, The Almighty God will continue to direct you and your family’s path as we all head to heaven. Kindly ensure you purchase the hard copy this Year Open Heaven Devotional from your Local Redeemed Christian Church of God Parishes or Bookshop. Read Yesterday Open Heavens for 14 March 2026 Saturday

Remember to always share the Gospel and the Word of God to everyone close to you, Heaven is real and God is coming soon. As you do so the God of Pastor E.A Adeboye will continue to bless you and your family. Amen. Open Heavens 15 March 2026 Sunday