Open Heaven 9 August 2020: [Sunday] – Listen to the Spirit
LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT – Sunday August 9th
2020
Memorise: If we live in the Spirit, let us also
walk in the spirit. Galatians 5:25
Read: 1st Samuel 15:22-23 (KJV)
22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as
great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of
the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than
the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as
iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath
also rejected thee from being king.
Message:-
Many
times, the Spirit is speaking to us, but the only those who are sensitive and
obey. If the Holy Spirit dwells within you, He would keep communicating with
you through whispers.
Open Heaven 9 August 2020 – Listen to the Spirit
You may feel it was just your mind, but believe me, it is
the Holy Spirit, so listen. As a Christian, you need to get accustomed to the
voice of God and recognize when He is nudging you in a particular direction.
Knowing this can save you a lot of trouble. Job 32:8 says:
Open Heaven 9 August 2020: [Sunday] – Listen to the Spirit
“But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the
Almighty giveth them understanding.”
If
the Spirit of God is urging you to pray, do so immediately. You don’t know what
He wants you to command in the Spirit or how urgent it may be. It may also be
that He is bringing something your way and you have to be in the mood of
prayers to receive it. Imagine if Peter had gone to the restroom when the
Spirit came down on the day of Pentecost. The cloven fire fell on those present
in the room.
Open Heaven 9 August 2020 Sunday: Action Point
God
could ask you to take a particular route to your destination. He could ask you
to ware a particular garment or shoe. Listen and obey immediately. A former
cultist gave his life to Christ on campus. One day, returning to his room in
the middle of the night after studying, he prepared to sleep, but the Spirit
kept nudging him to pray, so tired as he was, he got up from his bed and began
to pray. After only few minutes of prayer, a huge demon walked through the wall
into the room. Immediately he saw the demon, his eyes opened wide and he began
to cast it. The demon started going backwards, brushing against the leg of the
brother’s roommate who was sleeping on his own bed.
When
he told me the story, I asked if he was sure it wasn’t a dream. He said he
would have thought so, except that, in the morning, his roommate’s leg had
swollen to almost five times its normal size. Thank God he listened to the Holy Spirit; imagine what would have
happened if that demon had met him sleeping and touched his head.
Action Point
Learn to recognise the voice of the Holy Spirit
and obey it immediately.
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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