Open Heaven For Teens 12 September 2026 – Don’t Pray Amiss
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TOPIC – Don’t Pray Amiss (Open Heaven for Teens, 12 September 2026)
MEMORISE: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. – James 4:3
Also Read: Open Heaven 12 September 2026 – Never Give Up (2)
BIBLE READING: James 4:1-3
1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
MESSAGE:
Prayer is a means of communicating with God. It is also a very powerful weapon of spiritual warfare. In the days of old, simple prayers by men and women with genuine hearts brought about great miracles and the move of God in different parts of the World.
Prayer is a platform through which impossibilities can become possible, but today, many prayer remain unanswered because they are not in line with God’s will. Today’s memory verse provides another reason for unanswered prayer: lust. Prayers offered to fulfil lusts, personal ambitions, oppress a neighbour, and so on will not be answered by God.
My dear child, you must ensure that your prayer requests align with God’s Word and His will. You must examine the motivation behind your request by answering the following questions honestly: Will what I am requesting bring glory to God? Will it advance the Kingdom of God on the earth? Will it draw people to Jesus or me? If your answers to these questions are “No,” then your prayers may not be answered. I pray that my Daddy will teach you how to pray the right way, in Jesus’ name.
KEY POINT:
If the answers to your prayers are delayed, check your motive.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Mark 14:51-72, Deuteronomy 23-25
HYMN 22 – Sweet Hour Of Prayer! Sweet Hour Of Prayer!
1 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
that calls me from a world of care,
and bids me at my Father’s throne
make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
my soul has often found relief,
and oft escaped the tempter’s snare
by thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
2 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
the joys I feel, the bliss I share
of those whose anxious spirits burn
with strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
where God my Savior shows his face,
and gladly take my station there,
and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
3 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
thy wings shall my petition bear
to him whose truth and faithfulness
engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since he bids me seek his face,
believe his word, and trust his grace,
I’ll cast on him my every care,
and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.
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