Open Heaven 6 March 2021: [Saturday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Be content I
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HEAVEN 6 MARCH 2021 TOPIC: Be Content I
MEMORISE: Let your conversation be without covetousness;
and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never
leave thee, nor forsake thee.” – (Hebrews 13:5)
READ: 1st Timothy 6:6-10 (KJV)
6. But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we
can carry nothing out.
8. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
9. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare,
and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and
perdition.
10. For the love of money is the root of all evil; which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 17-19
Open
Heaven 6 March 2021 MESSAGE:
Contentment is one major trait that you need
in order to live a good life and finish the heavenly race successfully. The
treasures of this world are a major tool in the hands of the devil to make
Christians fall. Even though the devil knew that Jesus Christ was well aware of
the mansions waiting for Him in heaven, he still tried to tempt Him with the
glories of this world (Luke 4:5-7). That is the same way he tempts Christians
even today. He will show you your neighbour’s new car and tell you that if you
just steal a little money or cheat a client, then you can also buy that car.
Your response should be that of Jesus in Luke 4:8:
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
The only people who will fall into this trap of the devil are
those who are not content with what they have. It is fine to want more, but be
grateful to God for the little that you have now as you ask Him for more. Don’t
put your attention on what you don’t have, rather, put it on what you do have.
Don’t put your attention on what God has not given you, put it on what He has
given you.
Also See: OPEN HEAVEN 5 MARCH 2021 – THE PRAYER OF AGREEMENT
Open Heaven 6 March 2021: [Saturday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Be content I
I have come to discover that when a person puts his attention so
much on riches, they may eventually come, but at the expense of the fellow’s
stand with God. David said in Psalm 37:4 that your delight should not be in the
things of this world but in the Lord. Only then will He give you all that you
desire.
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the
desires of thine heart. – Psalm 37:4
What is it that delights you? Is it having
more money, buying new cars, travelling on vacation or is it the Lord? If your
delight is in worldly things, the devil will present them to you in return for
some compromises of your faith. Don’t compromise to get rich, it is not worth
it. Matthew 16:26 says if you gain the entire world and lose your soul, you are
at a loss. Proverbs 16:8 says:
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
God wants you to prosper (3 John 2), so you don’t have to
compromise your faith to be rich. It is better to be poor knowing that you are
on your way to heaven than to be rich but on your way to hell.
Open Heaven 6 March 2021 KEY POINT:
When
you are content with what God has given you and are grateful to Him, He will
give you more.
Open Heaven 6 March 2021 HYMN 26: TO GOD BE THE GLORY, GREAT
THINGS HE HAS DONE!
1. To God be the glory, great things He has done!
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life an atonement for sin,
And opened the life gate that all may go in.
REFRAIN:
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son;
And give Him the glory! great things, He hath done!
2. O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood!
To every believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.
3. Great things He hath taught us, great things He has done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer, and higher, and greater will be,
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.
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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