Open Heavens 28 January 2018: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Evil communication

Open Heavens 28 January 2018: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Evil communication

EVIL COMMUNICATION – Sunday January 28^th 2018

Memorise: Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 1^st Corinthians 15:33

Read: Proverbs 1:10-19 (KJV)

^1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

^1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

^1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

^1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

^1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

^1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

^1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

^1:17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

^1:18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

^1:19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Bible in one year: Exodus 11-12, Romans 3:9-31, Hymnal: Sing hymn 12

Message

In today’s memory verse, the wisdom of God warns us that evil communication corrupts good manners. A wise person would take this divine warning seriously in order to escape the corrupting influence that associating with evil people will have on his or her good manners. Open heavens 26 January 2018. Some people have allowed overconfidence to destroy their lives through careless and even deadly associations. Open Heaven for today. Some young people with bright and promising futures, sent to school to prepare them for fulfilled adult lives, have been derailed through evil associating with destiny destroyers like secret cults. Sex-for-hire rings, partying and clubbing friends, drinking, smoking and gambling pals. open heaven devotional 2018. Our Bible text warns us against the enticement of sinners. The revelation here is that sinners are capable of enticing us; we must therefore be careful not to fall prey to their enticing antics. One bait sinners use in luring good souls into their fold is the promise of material gain and comfort. In Proverbs 1:13-14, the Holy Spirit warns that sinners will say sweet words like these to entice you:

“We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:”

But it’s all a lie; the target is your soul.

There are many channels of evil communication. One avenue is through business partnership. Children of God should be careful of the type of people they partner with in business. Someone who pays his or her tithe regularly may begin to default after forming a business alliance with someone who does not believe in giving God a tenth of his or her income. Gradually, such children or God would begin to rob God, and consequently, the blessing of Abraham they claim as their portion will begin to elude them until they lose it all. Another channel of evil communication is marriage. In Deuteronomy 7:3-4, the Lord gave the children of Israel this injunction on marriage with those who did not share their faith.

“Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.”

This principle also applies to the Body of Christ today. Those who disobey this injunction never have a good story to tell down the line (1^st Kings 11:4). I pray that you will not be a victim of evil communication in Jesus’ Name.

Action Point

Examine the lives of those you associate with, determine those who are a negative influence on you and break off from them.

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.

hymn 12

12       TAKE MY LIFE, AND LET

IT BE

1.          Take my life, and let it be

            Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;

            Take my moments and my days,

            Let them flow in ceaseless praise,

            Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

2.          Take my hands, and let them

move

            At the impulse of Thy love;

            Take my feet and let them be

            Swift and beautiful for Thee,

            Swift and beautiful for Thee.

3.          Take my voice, and let me sing

            Always, only, for my King;

            Take my lips, and let them be

          Filled with messages from Thee,

            Filled with messages from Thee.

4.         Take my sliver and my gold;

            Not a mite would I withhold;

            Take my intellect, and use

            Every power as Thou shalt choose

            Every power as Thou shalt choose.

5.          Take my will, and make it Thine;

            It shall be no longer mine.

            Take my heart; it is Thine own;         

            It shall be Thy royal throne,

            It shall be Thy royal throne.

6.         Take my love; my Lord, I pour

            At Thy feet its treasure-store.

            Take myself, and I will be

            Ever, only, all for Thee,

            Ever, only, all for thee