Open Heaven 4 May 2020: [Monday] – Time to
Change
TIME TO CHANGE – Monday May 4th
2020
Memorise: If my people, which
are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and
turn from their wicked ways; them will I hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin, and will heal their land. 2nd Chronicles 7:14
Read: Matthew 3:5-12
5 Then
went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about
Jordan,
6 And were baptized of
him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many
of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O
generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore
fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say
within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God
is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 And now also the axe
is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you
with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I,
whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost,
and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his
hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the
garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Open Heaven 4 May 2020 – Time to Change |
Bible in one year: Psalm 1-2,
15, 22-24, 47, 68, Hymn: Sing hymn 27
Message:-
Many
years ago, during a retreat at the Redemption Camp of the RCCG, a preacher
said: When God sends down spiritual revival, even the most pious of men would
repent!
Open Heaven 4 May 2020 – Time to Change
A person seeking repentance may not necessarily have left the faith;
such a one may just have stopped doing the good things he/she used to, which
according to the Bible is tantamount to sin. No wonder James 4:17 says:
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do
good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
So,
why is this the time to change and what exactly are you supposed to change?
Open Heaven 4 May 2020: [Monday] – Time to Change
To
start with, eternity can begin at any time for anyone of us. Hebrews 9:27 says it is appointed unto men once to die, but
after this the judgment. Therefore,
choosing to wait until tomorrow may be too dangerous. Also, God wants you to
change from being cold or lukewarm. He wants you to become committed to doing
His will.
Open Heaven 4 May 2020 Monday: Action Point
The
whole body of Christ needs a revival – whether you are a member, worker or even
a pastor. We have to return to our first love, and doing the deeds of
righteousness: fasting, praying, in depth study of God’s word, regular
fellowship with the brethren, sacrificial giving, faithful tithing and others.
Then, God will send His fire to our lives. Can you recall our memory verse?
If we
will be refreshed, we must surrender ourselves to God and commit to working on
our shortcomings in evangelism, missions and separation from the world. In
today’s Bible reading, John confronted the religious leaders of his time with a
message of change so they could enjoy the new testament’s spiritual blessings.
Beloved
don’t get so familiar with God’s word that you stop doing the essentials of the
faith. We must preach the gospel of Christ to everyone, so that as we have
change, sinners, backsliders, and persecutors can do the same.
Action Point
Using the Bible as a mirror,
check to see where you have fallen short of God’s expectations and begin to
effect a change.
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