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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 14 MAY 2026 COMMENTARY
Here is the detailed commentary and interpretation for today’s devotional.

MEMORISE: Proverbs 13:22
“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.”

This verse reveals that godly living has multigenerational impact. A good man does not just provide for his immediate children—he leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren. But the verse also distinguishes between material wealth and spiritual legacy. The sinner may accumulate wealth, but that wealth eventually passes to the righteous. More importantly, the good man leaves something far more valuable than money: a legacy of character, faith, and righteousness that blesses generations to come.

BIBLE READING: Matthew 7:16-20
“Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”

This passage teaches that you can identify the nature of a tree by its fruit. A thorn bush cannot produce grapes; a thistle cannot produce figs. The fruit reveals the root. Applied to parenting, this means that the fruit you see in your children is often a reflection of the root that you have planted. If you want good fruit in your children, you must be a good tree yourself.

The Inheritance Your Children Will Follow
In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye (Daddy Adeboye) continues his series on longevity and finishing well. He has covered many secrets: hiding, fighting, running, refueling, rest, avoiding the devil’s traps, enduring persecution, using the name of Jesus, and sowing good seeds. Today he addresses a crucial dimension of finishing well: the legacy you leave for your children and grandchildren. Your footprints do not disappear when you die—your children will walk in them.

The Pattern of Inherited Behavior
The devotional begins with a sobering observation: children naturally follow their parents’ footprints. If a father constantly takes wrong steps, his children will likely do the same. If a mother makes poor decisions, her daughters will often repeat them.

The example given: There are many men who, despite hating their fathers for beating their mothers, have become wife-beaters themselves. They despised the violence, they swore they would never repeat it—but they did.

Why? “Because the moment their fathers opened themselves up to the spirit behind that violent and evil act, they allowed that spirit to have access to their sons also.”

This is not just psychology—it is spiritual. When you engage in sin, you are not just damaging yourself. You are opening a door that your children may walk through. The enemy does not just attack you; he attacks your lineage.

The Mother Who Blamed Her Daughters
The devotional shares a revealing testimony. A single mother asked Daddy Adeboye’s wife to speak to her daughters about stopping their illicit relationships with men. The mother was concerned about her daughters’ behavior and wanted them corrected.

But when the pastor’s wife began to counsel the girls, one of them responded: “Please, counsel our mother to also stop bringing all sorts of men to the house.”

The daughters were not the source of the problem—they were the fruit of the problem. Their mother was living in sexual sin, and her daughters were simply following her example. As long as she continued, it would be difficult for them to stop.

This is the painful reality: You cannot expect your children to live differently than you live. They may not say it. They may even rebel against it. But patterns are caught, not just taught.

The Lie That Traveled Through Three Generations
The devotional gives a biblical example of how sin passes from generation to generation. Abraham lied about his wife Sarah, calling her his sister to protect himself from Abimelech (Genesis 20:2).

Isaac, who had not even been born when Abraham told that lie, repeated the same lie. Years later, when Isaac went to the same region, he told the same king that his wife Rebekah was his sister (Genesis 26:7). The pattern continued.

Jacob, Isaac’s son, continued the pattern of deception. He lied to his blind father, pretending to be Esau, and stole his brother’s blessing (Genesis 27:1-29).

Jacob’s sons continued the pattern. They conspired to deceive their father about what happened to Joseph, dipping his coat in goat’s blood and pretending a wild animal had killed him (Genesis 37:31-33).

Four generations of deception. The lie started with Abraham, and it kept reproducing. This is the power of a negative legacy.

What Children Really See
The devotional makes a powerful statement: “Children know far more than people think they know. They ca

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