Open Heaven 20 July 2020: [Monday] – The Wages of Sin is still Death
Memorise: For the wages of sin is death;
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23
Read: Ezekiel 18:20-24 (KJV)
20 The soul
that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father,
neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the
righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
21 But if the
wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my
statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall
not die.
22 All his
transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in
his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
23 Have I any
pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return
from his ways, and live?
24 But when
the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and
doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he
live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his
trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them
shall he die.
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CLICK to READ >> DAILY DECLARATIONS FOR TODAY 20 JULY 2020
Bible in one year: Hosea 8-14, Hymnal:
Sing hymn 8
Message:
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Through
many people seem to have forgotten, I want to remind you today that the wages
of sin is still death.
Open Heaven 20 July 2020 – The Wages of Sin is still Death
Death is a salary for sinners as stated in Romans 6:23.
The sinner cannot dodge it; you work and you must get paid. Ezekiel 18:20 says:
“The
soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the
father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the
righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the
wicked shall be upon him.”
Open Heaven 20 July 2020: [Monday] – The Wages of Sin is still Death
There
are three categories of death. One is physical death. Sickness is an agent of
physical death. In Mark 2:5, Jesus forgave the sin of the paralysed man before
healing him. If sin does not get out of the way, sickness would remain and
eventually kill the fellow. Jesus told the man at the pool of Bethesda after
healing him that if he went back into sin, a worse illness would come upon him
(John 5:14). Physical death could come through sickness when sin is in the life
of a man.
The
second categories of death is material death. In Deuteronomy 28:15-24, there is
a list of curses for those who will not obey God. If you read that scripture,
you would be amazed at how many of those curses have to do with poverty. Many
people are wallowing in poverty simply because they refuse to let go sin. If
only they could turn a new leaf and live holy, they would enjoy great blessings
they never thought possible.
Open Heaven 20 July 2020 Monday: Key Point
Lastly,
there is spiritual death. This is the most dangerous; it is separation from
God. In Genesis 3:8-10, Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit and the moment
they heard the voice of God, they ran. God wasn’t the one chasing them; It was
their sin. When you commit sin, you automatically run from God; the intimacy
between you and Him is destroyed. Once the devil sees that you and your
protector are now apart, he attacks with all kinds of issues. Spiritual death
leads the sinner to eternity in hell. May you not experience spiritual death in
the mighty name of Jesus.
Key Point
Avoid sin, avoid death.
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 Churches in
the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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