RCCG Open Heavens 22 July 2026 Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

RCCG Open Heavens 22 July 2026 Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye – THE KEYS TO FREEDOM III

Topic: THE KEYS TO FREEDOM III

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Memorise:

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
— Psalm 18:6 (KJV)

Read: Psalm 3:1-4 (KJV)

1 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

RCCG Open Heavens 22 July 2026 Today Message by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Over the past two days, I have discussed some of the steps that anyone who is under the devil’s yoke of bondage must take to become free. Today, I will conclude this series by highlighting why a person under the yoke of the devil should cry out to God for deliverance.

I am often surprised to see people being passive and uninterested when it is time to pray. Unfortunately, people who behave in this manner are only wasting their time and would hardly get any results. No one, let alone those who are suffering under the devil’s yoke, should be passive when it comes to prayer. This is because it is the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous that avails much (James 5:16), not the passive prayers.

For example, in Mark 10:46-52, if Bartimaeus had not cried to Jesus for help, he would have remained blind. Similarly, in Matthew 15:21-28, if the Canaanite woman had not gone to seek help from Jesus and persisted in her cry to Him, her daughter may never have been delivered.

David was a man who always cried out to God for deliverance when faced with battles. Many times in his Psalms, he wrote about crying out to the Lord for help. For example, in Psalm 3:4, he wrote, “I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill.” Just as David cried unto the Lord with his voice, as a child of God, you must also learn to cry unto Him whenever you find yourself in distress.

Nobody can cry better or louder than you about any distressing situation you might find yourself in because you are the only one who knows where the shoe pinches. This is why people who are always running from one place to another in search of prayer contractors – people who will pray to God on their behalf – often stay in bondage for a long time. In today’s memory verse, David said that he called upon God and cried unto Him in his distress, and God heard him out of His temple. God will never close His ears to a person who cries to Him genuinely and with a contrite heart (Psalm 51:17).

Beloved, you must never grow weary of praying whenever you feel burdened until God hears you; you must be willing to pay the price for freedom in the place of prayer. I pray that the Lord will answer you speedily every time you cry unto Him, in Jesus’ name.

Key Point:
Those who cry out to God in their distress will experience His salvation.

Bible in One Year:
Isaiah 29-31

Hymn 27: What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Verse 1:
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer.

Verse 2:
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Verse 3:
Are we weak and heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee;
Thou wilt find a solace there.

Open Heavens Devotional 22 July 2026 Commentary

Theme: The Burden Bearer requires fervent, persistent crying out as the third key to freedom. Passive prayer keeps you bound; desperate, vocal, and persistent cries break yokes.

Major Keywords: Keys to freedom, crying out to God, fervent prayer, persistent prayer, Bartimaeus, Canaanite woman, David, prayer contractors, contrite heart.

Commentary Summary:

• The Third Key: Cry Out Fervently: Passive prayer is useless for deliverance. Only “effectual fervent prayer” avails much (James 5:16). Bartimaeus cried out and received his sight; the Canaanite woman persisted and received her daughter’s deliverance; David cried out with his voice and God heard him.

• Why You Must Cry Out Yourself: No one else knows where the shoe pinches. Prayer contractors—people who pray on your behalf—are no substitute for your own desperate cry. You must cry out directly to God.

• God Hears the Genuine Cry: A broken and contrite heart, not passive ritual, reaches God’s ears (Psalm 51:17). When you cry out from distress, God hears and answers.

• Key Truth: Do not grow weary. Do not be silent. Do not outsource your cry. Those who cry out to God in their distress will experience His salvation.

Reference to Theme: This message, THE KEYS TO FREEDOM III, concludes the series by establishing that deliverance requires active, vocal, persistent prayer. You cannot be passive and expect freedom. You must cry out—with your voice, with desperation, until God answers. The three keys are: (1) admit your need, (2) be willing to be free, and (3) cry out fervently until the yoke is broken.

Action Steps:

1. The Cry Test: In your next prayer time, do not pray silently. Use your voice. Pray aloud. Let your desperation be heard.

2. The Persistence Check: Have you given up on a prayer request too soon? Identify one burden you stopped praying about. Begin crying out again today. Do not stop.

3. The Prayer Contractor Audit: Are you relying more on others to pray for you than on your own prayers? Continue to ask for prayer support, but do not neglect your own desperate cry.