Open Heaven 23 March 2021: [Tuesday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Sign of Backsliding II
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OPEN HEAVEN 23 MARCH 2021 TOPIC: Signs Of Backsliding II
MEMORISE: Blessed are the pure in
heart: for they shall see God. – Matthew 5:8
READ: Matthew 7:17-18 (KJV)
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Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth
forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Romans 11-13
Open Heaven 23 March 2021 MESSAGE:
A major sign of backsliding is when you discover that your mind
is constantly filled with immoral thoughts. A backsliding believer would have
all manner of sinful thoughts flow through his or her mind. When David
backslide, he cried to God for restoration, saying:
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit
within me.” – Psalm 51:10
Also See: OPEN HEAVEN 22 MARCH 2021 – SIGNS OF
BACKSLIDING I
His
heart had become dirty. He discovered that immoral thoughts now filled his
heart. When you begin to harbour immoral thoughts or suddenly become
comfortable in revealing clothes, it is a sign that your heart is far from God.
In the past, nobody would need to point out a harlot or a thug, they would be
easily identified from their dressing. These days, we have professing
Christians who dress like harlots and thugs.
When a person backslides, all of a sudden, God seems to be very
far from the fellow. Don’t blame Him; His word says:
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your
hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, Ye double minded.” – James 4:8
When you are no longer intimate with God, what do you expect Him
to do? David cried in Psalm 51:11:
“Cast me not away from thy
presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.”
When Jesus bore the sins of the world on the cross, He had to
cry out: “…My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?”– Mark 15:34
Open Heaven 23 March 2021 – Sign of Backsliding II
God
moved away because He cannot behold sin (Habakkuk 1:13) and He would also
depart from any believer who harbours iniquity.
The
Holy Spirit cannot stay with someone who is frolicking with sin; He is the Holy
Spirit, not an unholy spirit. When you stop reading your Bible daily, you stop
praying, you stop witnessing, you reduce your attendance of fellowships, you
are drawing far from God. This is the beginning of backsliding and it won’t be
long before sin creeps in.
Are
any of these signs of backsliding evident in your life? Address them today.
Open Heaven 23 March 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Father,
whatever is drawing me far from You, please remove it from my life today. If I
am holding on to it too much, remove it by force, in the Mighty name of Jesus.
Open
Heaven 23 March 2021 HYMN 4: Conquerors And Overcomers Now Are We
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Conquerors and overcomers now are we,
Thro’ the precious blood of Christ we’ve victory,
If the Lord be for us, we can never fail;
Nothing ‘gainst his mighty pow’r can e’er prevail.
Refrain:
Conquerors are we, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood;
God will give us victory, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood,
Thro’ the Lamb for sinners slain,
Yet who lives and reigns again,
More than conquerors are we,
More than conquerors are we.
2 In
the name of Israel’s God we’ll onward press,
Overcoming sin and all unrighteousness;
Not to us, but unto him the praise shall be,
For salvation and for blood-bought victory.
3
Unto him that overcometh shall be giv’n
Here to eat of hidden manna sent from heav’n;
Over yonder he the victor’s palm shall bear,
And a robe of white, and golden crown shall wear.
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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