Open Heavens 14 May 2026 Thursday – Mind Your Footprints II – Open Heaven For Today, RCCG Devotional

Open Heavens 14 May 2026 Thursday – Mind Your Footprints II

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

READ: Matthew 7:16-20 Open Heavens 14 May 2026

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Open Heavens 14 May 2026

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Chronicles 25-28

MESSAGE: – Open Heavens 14 May 2026 Thursday Daily Devotional

If a fellow constantly takes the wrong steps in life, there is a high tendency that his or her children will do the same. However, if the fellow takes good steps in life by making the right decisions, his or her children will also have a greater chance of taking good steps in life. This is because children naturally follow their parents’ footprints.

For example, in society today, there are many men who, despite hating their fathers for beating their mothers, have become wife-beaters themselves. This is 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.

Years ago, a single mother asked my wife to speak to her daughters to stop engaging in illicit relationships with men. When my wife started speaking to the girls, one of them said, “Please, counsel our mother to also stop bringing all sorts of men to the house.” The daughters were only taking after their mother, and they knew that as long as she continued in that behaviour, it would be difficult for them to stop.

If you want to be a good parent, decide today to leave a good legacy for your children to follow. Don’t become a bad example to them; rather, determine to be the kind of parent they can look up to and emulate. Some parents think they can do certain things in secret without their children knowing, but believe me, children know far more than people think they know. They can sense many things that are going on around them.

Sometimes, children inherit certain traits from their parents even before they are born. For example, in Genesis 20:2, Abraham lied to Abimelech that Sarah was his sister. Several years later, Isaac, who had not yet been born when Abraham lied to Abimelech, repeated the same lie (Genesis 26:7).

Isaac’s son, Jacob, continued the pattern of deception when he stole his brother’s blessing by lying to his father (Genesis 27:1-29), while Jacob’s sons conspired to deceive their father about what happened to Joseph, their brother (Genesis 37:31-33).

Beloved, don’t cultivate unhealthy patterns and habits because your children will be in line to inherit them from you, and unless God intervenes, such negative patterns will continue from generation to generation. Determine today to leave footprints of godliness and righteousness that your children can follow. I pray that the Almighty God will help you as you commit to this, in Jesus’ name.

Reflection – Open Heavens 14 May 2026

What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind for your children?

Open Heavens 14 May 2026 Thursday Hymn

HYMN 24: I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS

1 I want to be like Jesus,

So lowly and so meek;

For no one marked an angry word

That ever heard him speak.

Refrain:

I want to be like Jesus,

God’s well beloved Son;

I want to be like Jesus,

The pure and holy One.

2 I want to be like Jesus,

So frequently in prayer;

Alone upon the mountain top,

He met his Father there.

3 I want to be like Jesus,

Engaged in doing good,

So that of me it may be said,

He hath done what he could.

4 Alas! I’m not like Jesus,

As any one may see;

Thy gentle Spirit, Savior, send,

And make me like to thee.

Prayer Points For Open Heavens 14 May 2026 – Mind Your Footprints II

1. Father, I thank You for the wisdom to understand that the footprints I leave today will affect my children and generations to come. Thank You for the power to break negative cycles, in Jesus’ name.

2. Lord, I ask for mercy for every negative pattern, habit, or sin in my life that I have unknowingly or knowingly passed on to my children, in Jesus’ name.

3. Father, help me to be a good tree that bears good fruit. Let my life produce righteousness, kindness, integrity, and godliness that my children can see and follow, in Jesus’ name.

4. Lord, break every generational curse and negative inheritance in my family line—every pattern of lying, violence, immorality, or any other sin that has been passed down. Let it end with me, in Jesus’ name.

5. Father, give me the grace to leave a lasting inheritance of faith, character, and blessing for my children and my children’s children, not just material wealth, in Jesus’ name.

6. Lord, open my eyes to the ways my children are watching and learning from me, even when I think they do not see. Help me to live transparently and righteously before them, in Jesus’ name.

7. Father, I pray for every parent who is struggling with habits they do not want their children to copy. Deliver them from those habits and set them free, so their children will see a testimony of transformation, in Jesus’ name.

8. Lord, protect my children from inheriting any negative spiritual, emotional, or behavioral patterns from me. Let the blood of Jesus cover them and give them a new heritage in Christ, in Jesus’ name.

9. Father, raise up a generation of parents who will intentionally leave footprints of righteousness. Let our homes be training grounds for godly character, not for sin and compromise, in Jesus’ name.

10. My personal prayer point: (Mention specific negative patterns in your life or family that you want to break, or positive legacies you want to leave for your children).

11. Thank You, Father, for the promise that You visit the iniquity of the fathers but show mercy to thousands who love You. Let mercy triumph over judgment in my family line, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

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