Open Heaven 3 August 2020: [Monday] – Remember Lot’s Wife I
REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE I – Monday August 3rd
2020
Memorise: Remember Lot’s wife. Luke 17:32
Read: 1st Corinthians 10:1-11 (KJV)
10 Moreover,
brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were
under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that
spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were
overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not
lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written,
The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and
fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and
were destroyed of serpents.
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were
destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are
written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Message:-
It
is popularly said that experience is the best teacher. There are two ways to
learn from experience – either personally or through that of others.
Open Heaven 3 August 2020 – Remember Lot’s Wife I
I prefer to learn from the experience of others because learning from mine can be painful. In Luke 17:32, Jesus told us to remember Lot’s wife. In other words, He said we should learn from her experience. When I was a little boy, I used to see my elder brother as a very strong man. He was muscular and could carry heavy things. One day, he offended our father and he beat that brother of mine so much that he shed tears like a baby. On seeing that, I determined that I would never do anything to offend my father because I didn’t want to get flogged by him. Samuel learnt from Eli. He knew it was because the children of Eli were tampering with the offering and polluting the house of God that they were rejected. Hence, through his life and with the help of his children, he never polluted the altar of God. In 1st Samuel 12:3-4, he said:Open Heaven 3 August 2020: [Monday] – Remember Lot’s Wife I
“Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD,
and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or
whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or of whose hand have I received
any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. And they
said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither has thou taken
ought of any man’s hand.”
Open Heaven 3 August 2020 Monday: Prayer Point
Many
Christians would be living better lives today if only they learnt from the
experience of the Bible Characters they read of. Have you learnt from Samson
that fornication can turn a mighty man to a piece of bread (Proverb 6:26)? Have
you learnt from Gehazi that the love of money can only bring everlasting shame?
Have you learnt from Ananias and Sapphira that lying to the Holy Spirit is
suicidal? Have you learnt from Judas Iscariot that secret sin will lead to
public disgrace? Is there anything you are doing now that has led to the
destruction of someone in the past? For your own good, desist from such and seek
God’s face for forgiveness while you still have the opportunity to do so.
Prayer Point
Father, please help me never to offend You, 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.
2 Comments
these is a wonderful message that we human being need to learnt from
ReplyDeleteHmm, God help us to learn from the bible characters.
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