Open Heaven 15
August 2020: [Saturday] – Search the Scriptures
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THE SCRIPTURES – Saturday
August 15th 2020
Memorise:
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2nd Timothy 2:15
Read:
Acts 17:10-12 (KJV)
10 And the
brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming
thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These
were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with
all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things
were so.
12 Therefore
many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men,
not a few.
Bible
in one year: Jeremiah 32-34, Hymn: Sing hymn 20
Message:-
Some people think that being a
Christian is just about attending a Church service every Sunday and some other
programmes from time to time.
Open Heaven 15 August 2020 – Search the Scriptures
Far from it. Being a Christian is having such a
cordial relationship with Christ that you being to behave like Him. How can you
have that cordial relationship with Him when all you know about Him is what you
are told from the pulpit? True Christians do not depend on the Pastor to know
who God is; they study the Scriptures themselves and get the revelation of God
firsthand. Believe me, there is no revelation better than the one given to you
by the Holy Spirit Himself.
Open Heaven 15 August 2020: [Saturday] – Search the Scriptures
Worse still are Christian who get
their knowledge of God from other people’s opinions, without any background
check as to the personality of the person addressing them. Once someone comes
and talks about God to their hearing, quoting Scriptures and interpreting it,
they believe everything the fellow is saying. You know the devil also quotes
Scriptures and interprets it. Get to know God yourself. You cannot understand
the word of God except by the Holy Spirit. Jesus said.
Open Heaven 15 August 2020
“But the
Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he
shall teach you all things, and being all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you.”
John 14:26
When last did you take a topic and
study the Scriptures about it. When last did you ask the Holy Spirit to explain
a particular Scripture to you? After reading this devotional every morning, do
you actually ask the Holy Spirit for more insight into what has been discussed
in it? I encourage you to start searching for the truth by yourself. As
evidently anointed as Paul was, the people of Berea still searched the
Scriptures to confirm what he had told them and they were described as more
noble than the Thessalonians who never searched the Scriptures themselves (Acts
17:11).
Action
Point’
Immerse
yourself in the study of the word of God. Create a Bible study plan and ensure
you stick to it.
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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