Open Heaven 6 May 2020: [Wednesday] – Test and
Temptations of Life
TEST AND TEMPTATIONS OF
LIFE – Wednesday
May 6th 2020
Memorise: And Ruth said, in
treat me not to leave from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will
go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and
thy God my God: Ruth 1:16
Read: 1st Ruth
1:8-16 (KJV)
8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go,
return each to her mother's house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the
dead, and with me.
9 The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of
her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy
people.
11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me?
are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an
husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to
night, and should also bear sons;
13 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for
them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your
sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.
14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed
her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her
people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from
following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou
lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
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Bible in one year: 2nd
Samuel 7, 1st Chronicles 17, Hymn: Sing hymn 30
Message:-
Tests
from God are designed to prove our faith in Him (Genesis 22:1-18) while
temptations come from the devil and our flesh to draw us into sin (Mathew 4:1,
James 1:13).
Open Heaven 6 May 2020 – Test and Temptations of Life
Our response to tests and temptations will determine what will
become of us and our generation. Adam and Eve succumbed to the enemy’s
temptation (Genesis 3:1-13) and almost ruined the original purpose of God for
mankind. However, Jesus’ victory during His series of temptation in Luke 4:1-13
marked the beginning of redemption for the human race. In today’s Bible reading,
Ruth excelled in her test; this earned her a position in the family line of
Jesus Christ (Luke 3:32). Test are not punishments but stepping stones to
promotion. They prove our faith and show our true character.
Open Heaven 6 May 2020: [Wednesday] – Test and Temptations of Life
The
following are often tested in life:
v Commitment: One’s
faithfulness to God could be questioned (Daniel 6)
v Foundation: Our strength
could also be tested once in a while. Proverbs 24:10)
v Appetite: Your longings
for food, the opposite sex and material possessions could also be examined
(Genesis 25:29-34; Philippians 3:18-19).
God will
however, not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can surmount and He will
provide an escape route for you.
Open Heaven 6 May 2020 Wednesday: Prayer Point
“There hath no temptation taken you but
such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be
tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to
escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”
1st
Corinthians 10:13
Jesus
overcame all the temptations by the word of God. God is calling us today to do
the same and we shall have good success (Joshua 1:8) in the mighty name of
Jesus.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me the
spiritual capacity and moral longsuffering needed to pass the tests and
temptation of life.
1 Comments
Amen,to this .Lord Jesus Christ help us to carry our cross and follow you till the end of time
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