Open Heaven 7 August 2020: [Friday] – Play Your Part
Memorise: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7
Read: Matthew 25:1-12 (KJV)
1 Then
shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their
lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom
cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our
lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough
for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that
were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to
us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Message:-
As
Christians, we have a inheritance. God told Abraham that in blessing, He would
bless him and since we are children of Abraham, his blessings are ours.
Open Heaven 7 August 2020 – Play Your Part
However,
the Almighty God who deploys these blessings is holy and very hardworking
Hebrews 11:6 says it is the diligent that God will reward. Thus, if you want to
enjoy any reward from God, you must say goodbye to laziness, and indolent
people. In Proverbs 13:20, the Bible says:
“He that walketh with the wise men shall be wise: but a
companion of fools shall be destroyed.”
Open Heaven 7 August 2020: [Friday] – Play Your Part
Stop
being slothful; drop your lazy friends. Spend every minute productively. Stop
spending countless hours on social media, just lazing around. The extent to
which you will fulfil destiny depends on the quantum of effort you are willing
to put in. The brightness of any fire is determined by the fuel applied. 1st
Corinthians 15:41 tells us:
“There is one glory of sun, and another glory of the
moon, and another glory of the star: for one star differeth from another star
in glory.”
Open Heaven 7 August 2020 Friday: Key Point
You
cannot just keep singing ‘Abraham’s blessings are mine’; you must be ready to
put in the work. Jesus, during His earthly ministry worked so hard that, one day,
in the middle of a storm, He fell asleep. The testimony about His work ethic is
thus:
“But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and
I work.”
John 5:17
Even
though God had said, many years before I joined that the RCCG is a covenant
church that would have parishes all over the world, I as the General Overseer
still work very hard for this prophecy to be fulfilled. Whatever God is
involved in involves hard work because He cannot work with lazy people (Amos
3:3).
Key Point
God’s plan for you can only be fulfilled with your cooperation.
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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