Open Heaven 22 March 2021: [Monday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Sign of Backsliding I
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OPEN HEAVEN 22 MARCH 2021 TOPIC: Signs Of Backsliding I
MEMORISE: Restore unto me the joy
of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. – Psalm 51:12
READ: 2 Corinthians 13:5-8
(KJV)
5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own
selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye
be reprobates?
6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear
approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as
reprobates.
8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Romans 8-10
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Heaven 22 March 2021 MESSAGE:
It is possible that even after being born again for a number of
years, a person could backslide and not even notice. There are many people who
attend Church regularly but actually belong in the camp of the devil. The devil
does not hinder this category of people from going to Church because he knows
that if he does, the brethren will follow them up and snatch them from him.
Hence, this set of people would appear to still be standing in faith, whereas
they had long fallen. What are some of the signs that would show if you are
already backsliding?
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THE WORD
The
first sign of backsliding is the sudden realization that the joy of salvation
you once had is gone. If you can remember those early days when you just became
born again, how you used to bubble with joy, and somehow, that joy is no longer
there, check your faith. David said in Psalm 51:12:
“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; an uphold me with thy
free spirit.”
David had clearly lost the joy he once felt when he was still
standing. If you go back to the sins you’ve forsaken, you would lose the joy of
your salvation and sorrow will come. Have you lost the joy of your salvation?
Do you still sing and radiate the same joy you once felt when you got born
again? Hebrews 1:9 says:
“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God,
even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”
There is a link between righteousness and joy. The moment
iniquity comes into your life, joy leaves and sorrow takes over. If you have
noticed the absence of joy in your life, check your salvation.
Open Heaven 22 March 2021 – Sign of Backsliding I
Another sign of backsliding is the departure of peace from the
life of a believer. One of the first things people experience when they give
their lives to Christ is peace. Philippians 4:7 calls it the peace of God that
passes all understanding. Even if the sea roars, the storm rages and the people
around you are trembling, you will have peace like a river as long as you
remain connected to the Prince of peace. However, the moment you begin to
backslide, this divine peace departs even when everything looks aright around
you.
Remember, there is no peace for the wicked (Isaiah 48:22).
Open Heaven 22 March 2021 ACTION POINT:
Do
you still feel the same peace and joy you did when you became born again? If
not, cry to God for restoration now.
Open
Heaven 22 March 2021 HYMN 2: Amazing Grace, How Sweet The Sound
1.
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
2.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
4. The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
5. Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
6. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
7. When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
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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