OPEN HEAVENS 11 NOVEMBER 2017: SATURDAY DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE –WOUNDS LEAVE THEIR SCARS
OPEN HEAVENS 11 NOVEMBER 2017:
SATURDAY DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE –WOUNDS LEAVE THEIR SCARS
Open Heavens 11 November 2017: Saturday daily
devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye –Wounds leave their scars
WOUNDS LEAVE THEIR SCARS – SATURDAY NOVEMBER
11TH 2017
Memorise: If
any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God
is holy, which temple ye are. 1st Corinthians 3:17
Read: 1st Corinthians 3:16-17
(KJV)
3:17 If any man defile the temple of God,
him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Bible in one year: Job 21-24, Amos 1:1-2:3,
Hymn: Sing hymn 11
MESSAGE:
God is both the God of love and a consuming fire (1st John
4:8, Hebrews 12:29). He is extreme in His love for mankind, and
He can also be extreme in His judgment. This is why you must never take Him for
granted. All over the world, there is resurgence in the doctrine of eternal
security. This doctrine says that once you are saved, no matter what you do,
your salvation is forever intact. This is one of the deceptive pills that the
devil uses to drown souls forever in Hell in these last days. Open Heaven
11 November 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye –Wounds
leave their scars. You shall not fall a victim of this in
Jesus’ Name! Today, many people are not taking the totality of God’s word into
consideration while interpreting scriptures that talk about God’s grace. Such
people believe that grace is devoid of responsibility. Ephesians 2:8 says
we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and I am in total agreement
with this. Also, 1st Corinthians 15:10 says
that whatever we are and whatever we become is by the grace of God, and I also
totally agree with this. But beyond these, some people further believe that
works are not necessary any more or else it won’t be grace. This is a
lie! Philippians 2:12 says after being saved by grace, you
must work out your salvationwith fear and trembling. Did 2nd Timothy
2:22 not command us to flee from youthful lust? In fact, 1st Corinthians
3:17 says,
“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall
God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”
In other words, after being saved, you become a holy
temple for God to dwell in. if you then go back into sin, God will bring His
judgement on you. This too was written by the apostle of grace.
Beloved, never play with sin! Don’t joke with
backsliding! Wounds can heal but the scars would remain as a reminder. The
scarred flesh is never like the original. A scar is a dent on the body. It
disfigures and distorts the fine form and beauty of the body. If you have a
scar somewhere on your body and somebody looks at you there, the scar will be
the very first thing they will see. When the prodigal son returned home, he was
well received, and a feast was held in his honour, but he had lost his
inheritance! He returned as a disenchanted son. After David sinned with
Bathsheba and killed her husband, he later realised his evil, confessed it and
was forgiven and restored to full fellowship with God; yet, the sword never
departed from his house ever since! You can avoid scars! Live right before God
and obey Him in all you do, and he will guide you to avoid the pits the devil has
dug to orchestrate your fall.
Prayer Point:
Foolish people bring avoidable and unnecessary
sufferings on themselves. Father, please give me a wise heart to avoid
pitfalls.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by
Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of
God, one of the largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President
of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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hymn 11
Verse 1:
I have
decided to follow Jesus;
I have
decided to follow Jesus;
I have
decided to follow Jesus;
No turning
back, no turning back.
Verse 2:
Though none
go with me,
I still will
follow;
Though none
go with me,
I still will
follow;
Though none
go with me,
I still will
follow;
No turning
back, no turning back.
Verse 3:
My cross
I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross
I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross
I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
No turning
back, no turning back.
Verse 4:
The world
behind me,
The cross
before me;
The world
behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind
me,
The cross
before me;
No turning
back, no turning back.
