Open Heaven 16
August 2020: [Sunday] – Focus on Eternity
FOCUS
ON ETERNITY – Sunday August 16 2020
Memorise:
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but
rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. Luke 10:20
Read:
Luke 10:17-22 (KJV)
17 And the
seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto
us through thy name.
18 And he
said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I
give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power
of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding
in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice,
because your names are written in heaven.
21 In that
hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven
and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast
revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
22 All things
are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the
Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal
him.
Bible
in one year: Jeremiah 35-37, Hymn: Sing hymn 18
Message:-
Jesus, aware that His disciples would
be empowered with authority over demons, warmed them not to fall into the
temptation of glorying in their abilities, but rather to rejoice because their
names were registered as citizens of heaven (Luke 10:20)
Open Heaven 16 August 2020 – Focus on Eternity
We too have a tendency to forget what
is truly important. Heaven has been built and decorated for us – God’s people.
It will be hard to fall for Satan’s lies when your mind is filled with thoughts
of eternity. How could the devil win any war against an army marching towards
its reward in the hereafter? It is amazing how quickly your prospective changes
when your heart and mind are set on eternity.
Open Heaven 16 August 2020: [Sunday] – Focus on Eternity
Jesus pointed His disciples towards an
eternal perspective when they returned from a successful ministry trip. While
sharing in their elation, He however pointedly noted that as awesome as their
testimonies were, they were to rejoice even more that their names were written
in heaven. What a lesson to popular conference speakers and miracle-working
evangelist and pastors!
Open Heaven 16 August 2020 Sunday:Prayer Point
“And I saw
the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and
another book was opened which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out
of those things which were written in the books, according to their works… And
whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of
fire.”
Revelation
20:12, 15
Beloved, God is telling us today that
in whatever we do, we must ensure that our names are written in the book of
life. To do this is simple: Give your life to Jesus Christ in genuine
repentance of your sins. And, if you have given your life to Jesus, leave it
with Him. Then and only then can you be sure that your name is duly registered
in heaven.
Prayer
Point
Father,
do not allow me to do what would erase my name from the Book of life in the
mighty name of Jesus.
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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