Open Heaven 26 February 2026: The Thorny Ground
MEMORISE: Psalm 34:17
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
READ: John 6:5-13
5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
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In 2 Kings 5:9-14, when Naaman went to Elisha, desiring to get healed of his leprosy, he expected the prophet to come out and lay his hands on him. He had an expectation of how the prophet would attend to him, but God had something else in mind, and if he had not followed Elisha’s instructions, he would have remained a leper.
Likewise, in today’s Bible reading, Jesus looked up and saw the crowd that had come to Him to listen to His teachings. He knew they must have been hungry, so He called His disciples and asked where they could get food for them. As He asked them, the Bible says that He already knew what He would do.
Beloved, I have good news for you: God already knows how He will solve any problems you might be encountering. One of my sons once said, “Before your problem started, God already had a solution.
He created the solution even before the problem showed up.” God has a solution for every problem, even before they start. I pray that God will show you the solution to every mountain that might be challenging you and your family, in Jesus’ name.
The Lord knows what to do to meet all your needs. In our Bible reading, He fed more than five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two small fishes, and there were twelve baskets of leftovers remaining.
Somebody may ask, “Where did all that bread come from?” My answer is that it came from Him because He is the bread of life. He just kept creating more bread as the disciples were distributing the five loaves He broke at the beginning. In the name of the One who called me, you will have more than is sufficient before this year runs out.
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Psalm 90:1-2
The Scripture above tells us that the Almighty God has been in existence from generation to generation, ever before the mountains were brought forth. He knows the foundation of all mountains; therefore, He can move any mountain.
God knows exactly what to do to solve all problems, so call on Him to help you surmount whatever problem you might be facing. Trust in the One who is all-knowing and all-powerful, and you will surely overcome.
KEY POINT:
God knows how to solve all problems. Put your complete trust in Him.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Deuteronomy 16-19
Open Heaven 26 FEBRUARY 2026
