Open Heaven 19 June 2021: [Saturday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A
Adeboye – Fruitlessness is Disastrous
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HEAVEN 19 June 2021 TOPIC: Fruitlessness Is
Disastrous
MEMORISE: Every branch in me that
beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he
purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. – John 15:2
READ: Luke 13:6-7. (KJV)
6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree
planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 25-27
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Heaven 19 June 2021 MESSAGE:
Jesus told a parable about an unproductive, but well nurtured
fig tree in today’s Bible reading. The reaction of the person tending this
tree, in Luke 13:7, is our concern in today’s devotional. The farmer in this
parable had been expecting pleasant fruits based on his efforts; unfortunately,
he got nothing. Like this farmer in Luke 3:9, John the Baptist told the Jewish
religious leaders of his days:
“And now also the axe is laid
unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”
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HEAVEN 18 JUNE 2021 – HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS
Beloved, according to 1 Corinthians 3:9, we are God’s husbandry.
In other words, God is the husbandman, we are the lively trees, nurtured since
the day of our birth and particularly since we gave our lives to Christ. There
is no doubt that we have been nourished graciously by the Almighty through His
Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The fact that you are alive to see this day is a
pointer to how we have received both physical and spiritual nourishment. The
question now is: Are you bearing fruits? The husbandman in our study today
ordered that the unproductive fig tree be cut down. This is serious. May we not
be cut down in Jesus’ name. The practical “Amen” to this prayer is to simply
turn away from a life of fruitlessness.
OPEN HEAVEN 18 JUNE 2021 – OPEN HEAVENS FOR TODAY
If you are yet to be born again, Matthew 3:8 says you must first
bring forth fruits meet for repentance, if you are already God’s child by His
grace, Jesus is saying to you in John 15:4:
“Abide in me, and I in you. As
the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more
can ye, except ye abide in me.”
You must give yourself completely to the Lordship of Jesus. you
must go the ‘extra mile’ for Him and you will surely get your reward.
Apart from not being cut down and thrown into fire, Jesus
promised in John 15:16 that the Father will grant all the requests you make in
His name. Once you begin to bear fruit, the Lord will also continue to purge
you from all impurities so that you may bear even more. Please mediate on
Galatians 5:22-26.
Open Heaven 19 June 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Father,
please destroy the power of doubt and intimidation in my life, in the mighty
name of Jesus.
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Heaven 19 June 2021 HYMN 8: Ho, My Comrades! See The Signal
1.
Ho, my comrades, see the signal, waving in the sky!
Reinforcements now appearing, victory is nigh.
Refrain:
“Hold the fort, for I am coming,” Jesus signals still;
Wave the answer back to Heaven, “By Thy grace we will.”
2.
See the mighty host advancing, Satan leading on;
Mighty ones around us falling, courage almost gone!
3.
See the glorious banner waving! Hear the trumpet blow!
In our Leader’s Name we triumph over every foe.
4.
Fierce and long the battle rages, but our help is near;
Onward comes our great Commander, cheer, my comrades, cheer!
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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