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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 28 MAY 2026 COMMENTARY
MEMORISE: Isaiah 41:10
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
This verse is one of the most comprehensive promises of God’s presence and power in Scripture. It addresses fear directly: “Fear not.” It gives the reason: “I am with thee.” It commands composure: “Be not dismayed.” It declares relationship: “I am thy God.” Then it lists four actions God will take: strengthen, help, uphold—and the “right hand of my righteousness” means God’s own personal, powerful intervention on your behalf. This verse is a weapon against every heated situation.
BIBLE READING: 1 Kings 17:8-16
This passage records the miracle of the widow of Zarephath. During a severe famine, God sent Elijah to a widow in Sidon—a pagan region, not Israel. She was gathering sticks to prepare her last meal: a handful of flour in a barrel and a little oil in a jug. She planned to make one final cake for herself and her son, and then die. Elijah asked her to make him a cake first, promising that God would not let the flour or oil run out until the famine ended. She obeyed. The barrel of flour did not waste, and the jug of oil did not fail. This passage demonstrates that God can turn your last meal into an endless supply when you put His kingdom first.
The God Who Calms Heated Situations
In today’s devotional, Pastor E.A. Adeboye addresses every believer who is facing an unbearable situation—economic pressure, family crisis, health emergency, or spiritual attack. He calls these “heated situations” —times when the temperature is too high, the pressure is too intense, and you feel like you cannot survive. But the same God who cooled the UK summer, ended the famine in Samaria, and multiplied the widow’s last meal is your God. He will calm your heated situation.
The UK Summer: A Personal Testimony
The devotional opens with a personal testimony from Daddy Adeboye. In 2022, he traveled to the UK when the temperature was over 40 degrees Celsius—dangerously hot. He prayed a simple prayer: “Daddy, I have traveled to countries in winter, and You brought summer there because I asked You to. This time, it is summer, and the heat is excessive. Can You please cool the temperature down for me?”
The next morning, the temperature dropped from 40 to 28 degrees. Throughout his stay, God kept things cool.
This is the God we serve. He controls the weather. He controls the economy. He controls the enemy’s plans. Nothing is too hot for Him to cool, nothing is too hard for Him to fix.
The Heated Situation in Samaria
The devotional describes a desperate situation in 2 Kings 6. The king of Syria had besieged Samaria. No food could enter. No one could leave.
The economic heat was unbearable:
A donkey’s head (normally worthless) sold for 80 pieces of silver.
Dove’s dung (refuse) sold for 5 pieces of silver.
The famine was so severe that mothers began to eat their children (2 Kings 6:28-29).
Humanly speaking, there was no solution. The enemy surrounded them. The economy had collapsed. Morality had broken down. The situation was beyond repair.
But God released His word through Elisha: “Tomorrow about this time, a measure of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel” (2 Kings 7:1).
The next day, the Syrian army fled in panic, leaving behind all their food and supplies. The heated economic situation became cool. Food that was scarce became abundant. What was expensive became cheap.
The lesson: No matter how hot your situation, God can cool it overnight. One word from Him changes everything.
The Widow of Zarephath: The Last Meal That Became First
The Bible reading gives us another example of a heated situation. The widow of Zarephath had already lost her husband. Now a famine was killing her and her son. She had one last meal—a handful of flour, a little oil. She was gathering sticks to bake it and then die.
Her situation was not just hot—it was hopeless. She was not looking for a miracle; she was preparing to die.
Then God sent Elijah. The prophet gave her a strange instruction: “Make me a cake first, then make for yourself and your son. The barrel of flour shall not waste, neither shall the jug of oil fail, until the day the LORD sends rain.”
She had a choice: Use her last meal for herself and die, or give it to God’s servant and trust His promise.
She obeyed. She put God’s kingdom first. And her last meal became the first of many. The flour did not waste. The oil did not fail. She, her son, and Elijah ate for many days.
The lesson: When you give your last to God, He turns it into endless supply.
What to Do When You Are in a Heated Situation
1. Do Not Be Anxious or Worried
The memory verse commands: “Fear thou not; be not dismayed.” Anxiety does not solve the problem—it drains your strength. Worry does not change the situation—it....
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