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Prayer no. 16 · Theme C

I Live Under the Open Heavens

A prayer to start the day well · to receive promised blessings

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Genesis 28:12 (KJV)

Introduction

When heaven opens, the favor of God pours out without limit. Jacob was on the run, alone, with a stone for a pillow, and that is where he saw the ladder and the angels of God ascending and descending. Jesus promised His disciples they would see heaven open: in Him, the way to the Father is open to you. Under that heaven, doors widen, paths straighten, and the light of the Most High shines on every step. Starting today, you can walk in a steady stream of grace.

30 “I Am” Declarations

The first 10 declarations

Read them out loud, slowly.

  1. I am under an open heaven.
  2. I am a child of God, in direct fellowship with the Father.
  3. I am reconciled to God and aligned with His plan for my destiny.
  4. I am standing where heaven touches earth, through Jesus Christ.
  5. I am open to every grace sent from the throne of God.
  6. I am visited by divine favor.
  7. I am placed in heaven’s flow of blessing.
  8. I am wrapped in the light of heaven.
  9. I am free from every closed heaven over my life.
  10. I am delivered from all spiritual dryness.

+ 20 more declarations in the book

The heart of the prayer

Prayer

Father, thank You that in Jesus heaven is open to me. As You did for Jacob at Bethel, open my eyes to recognize Your presence where I did not expect it. Break every heaven of brass over my life, my family, and my work. Send Your rain in its season and bless the work of my hands. May Your angels keep me in all my ways, and may Your Spirit lead me. Make my home a gate of heaven for those around me. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Key Line

I live under an open heaven: what heaven releases, my life displays.