OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 26 OCTOBER 2026 MONDAY: ZERO TO HERO
MEMORISE: For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. Zechariah 4:10
BIBLE READING : MATTHEW 25:20-27
20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
MESSAGE:
God delights in using small and seemingly insignificant things and people to show forth His glory. Today’s memory verse admonishes us not to despise our small beginnings. No matter what you set your heart to accomplish in life, start small and trust God for a great outcome. Believe me, one of the attributes that helped many successful people to reach the top is consistency; they might have started small, but they kept taking little steps until they attained success.
When I assumed office as the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, my team and I did menial tasks within the church. We made wooden benches for congregants to sit on, constructed pit latrines for their convenience, cooked with firewood in thatched-roofed kitchens, and fetched water from wells. We started small, but today the story has changed completely, all to the glory of God.
My dear child, God is preparing you for greatness; therefore, do not take your daily activities at home, school, and church with levity. Be committed to small actions, because they will result in a big impact in future.
KEY POINT:
Be diligent and consistent.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Luke 6:1-26 Joshua 21-22
HYMN 74- REVIVE THY WORK, O LORD
1 Revive Thy work, O Lord,
Thy mighty arm make bare;
speak with the voice that wakes the dead,
and make Thy people hear.
Refrain:
Revive Thy work, 0 Lord,
while here to Thee we bow;
descend, O gracious Lord, descend!
O come and bless us now.
2 Revive Thy work, O Lord,
now let us thirst for Thee;
and hung’ring for the bread of life
may all our spirits be.
3 Revive Thy work, O Lord,
exalt Thy precious name;
and, by the Holy Ghost, our love
for Thee and Thine inflame.
4 Revive Thy work, O Lord,
give pow’r unto Thy word;
grant that Thy blessed gospel may
in living faith be heard.
5 Revive Thy work, 0 Lord,
and give refreshing show’rs;
the glory shall be all Thine own,
the blessing, Lord, be ours.
