Open Heaven 25 January 2021: [Monday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Like a Child I
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Topic: Like A Child I (Open
Heaven 25 January 2021)
Memorise: He that loveth not
knoweth not God; for God is love. – 1 John 4:8
Read: Matthew 18:1-7 (KJV)
1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is
the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the
midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and
become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name
receiveth me.
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe
in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and
that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
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Open Heaven 25 January 2021 MESSAGE:
In today’s Bible reading, Jesus’ disciples were asking Him “Who
will be the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?” He answered by putting a little
child in front of them. He went on to say that anyone who wants to enter the
kingdom of Heaven at all has to be like a little child. Matthew 18:3 says:
“And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and
become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
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What makes children good models? First, children do not
understand bitterness; they do not keep malice. If you offend a little boy and
he says he will not play with you anymore, five minutes later, you would most
likely see him running all over you again. The heart of a little child is full
of love and that’s exactly what God expects of His children. Jesus says in Matthew 22:37-39:
Open Heaven 25 January 2021 – Like a Child I
“…Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”
If you want to enter Heaven at all, you have to love like a
little child. Little children love irrespective of status, they do not care
whether you are a pauper or the President; they play with everyone the same
way. They do not keep records of wrong doings; if you wrong a child now, few
minutes later, he or she would have forgotten about the matter.
Open Heaven 25 January 2021: [Monday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Like a Child I
Do you love like a child? Do you show love to even those who
offend you? Do you discriminate against the cleaner in your office just because
the fellow is junior to you? How do you speak to your house help? All these
things will show if you are like a child or not. They will determine whether
you will enter the kingdom of Heaven or not. As for me, even if you step on my
toes from now until tomorrow, I will not allow you to send me to hell so I will
continue to show you love. We may not be friends because Jesus didn’t say we
should be friends with everybody, but I will still love you. I will forgive you
even before you offend me. I will not wish you evil or withhold benefits from
you just because you offended me.
If you want to make Heaven, love like a child.
Open Heaven 25 January 2021 Prayer Point:
Father,
please help me to love and forgive like a child.
Open
Heaven 25 January 2021 Hymn 20: Praise To The Lord The Almighty
1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near;
Praise Him in glad adoration.
2. Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen how thy desires e’er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?
3. Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee;
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,
If with His love He befriend thee.
4. Praise to the Lord, who, when tempests their warfare are waging,
Who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,
Biddeth them cease, turneth their fury to peace,
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging.
5. Praise to the Lord, who, when darkness of sin is abounding,
Who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,
Sheddeth His light, chaseth the horrors of night,
Saints with His mercy surrounding.
6. Praise to the Lord, oh, let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him;
Let the Amen sound from His people again,
Gladly for aye we adore Him.
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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