Open Heaven 6 September 2020:
[Sunday] – What Can You Do For God?
WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR GOD? – Sunday
September 6th 2020
Memorise: Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your
heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. 1st
Samuel 12:24
Read: Matthew 19:16-22 (KJV)
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good
thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good
but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder,
Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false
witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my
youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that
thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and
come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful:
for he had great possessions.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 35-37, Hymn: Sing hymn 27
Message:-
You know that you have met the black sheep of
a home when you see a person who only cares about what he/she can get from the
family.
Open Heaven 6 September 2020 – What Can You Do For God?
Good children, no matter how wealthy the family is, are more interested
in increasing the family’s wealth.
Black sheep exist in God’s family too. They
only care about what they can get from God and never bother about what they can
give to Him. They show up when the Pastor wants to pray for business growth but
are absent during evangelism. Thankfully, God also has many children who are
committed to giving all to Him, hungry to make Him happy every day. To which
category do you belong?
Open Heaven 6 September 2020: [Sunday] – What Can You Do For God?
Always check to see if God needs anything to
be done. Ask your Pastor how you can be of service to God. Organise seminars,
evangelism's, Bible Study meetings, invite speakers to teach the people more
about the Bible, raise ideas on how the Church can grow. Become obsessed with
doing something for God. Mordecai told Esther:
“…and
who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14
Open Heaven 6 September 2020 Sunday: Action Point
Whatever position you occupy – in the Church
or secularly, always seek an opportunity to do something for God though it.
Whatever it is you have – Professional network, money, influence or physical
strength, let your thoughts always be “How can I use this to advance the
kingdom of God?”
The child who is always thinking about giving
to the family rather than receiving is the one who will enjoy the best the
father of the home has to offer. David was always thinking of what he could do
for God. Even when God told him not to build His temple, he provided all that
was needed for it. God blessed him so much that he had all he ever wanted, and
even more.
If you are constantly thinking of what you
can do for God, He will pour the best blessings upon you. Those who always
offer acceptable service to God never lack any good thing.
Action Point
From now, commit to doing things that would make God happy.
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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