Open Heaven 10 July 2021: [Saturday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – The Ministry of Care
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OPEN
HEAVEN 10 JULY 2021 TOPIC: The Ministry of Care
MEMORISE: As we have therefore
opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the
household of faith. - Galatians 6:10
READ: Romans 15:23-29 (KJV)
23 But now having no more
place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto
you;
24 Whensoever I take my
journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey,
and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled
with your company.
25 But now I go unto
Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
26 For it hath pleased them
of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints
which are at Jerusalem.
27 It hath pleased them
verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made
partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them
in carnal things.
28 When therefore I have
performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into
Spain.
29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: Psalm 60-62
Open
Heaven 10 July 2021 MESSAGE:
In today’s Scriptural passage, Apostle Paul teaches us one
missing ingredient of true discipleship in today’s contemporary Church: the
ministry of care. Despite the great anointing with which Apostle Paul was
ministering to the Jews and Gentiles alike, he was still particular about the
ministry of care.
Jesus Christ taught on the importance of hospitality when He
said: For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because
ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. – Mark
9:41 In Matthew
25:35-40 He says: …For I was an hungry, and ye
gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink I was a stranger, and ye took
me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in
prison, and ye came unto me.
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HEAVEN 9 JULY 2021 – A TIMELY OFFERING?
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we
thee an hungred, and fed thee? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink? …And the King
shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done
it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
The Bible reinforces this in James 2:15-16 If a
brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say
unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give
them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit.
Children of God must engage in the ministry of care along with any other that
we may have been called into. This makes our calling a complete and perfect
one.
The needy among us should be given consideration at all times,
even as we preach the gospel to them James 2:15-16. Indeed, many have
testified that taking care of the needy has provided opportunities for
effective soul-winning. As a Christian, are you socially responsible as
directed in Isaiah 58:6-7?
Open Heaven 10 July 2021 ACTION POINT:
Commit a part of your income to
meeting the needs of those who lack one thing or the other, in your community
or Church.
Open Heaven 10 July 2021 HYMN 15: Must I Go And Empty
Handed
1. “Must I go, and empty-handed,”
Thus my dear Redeemer meet?
Not one day of service give Him,
Lay no trophy at His feet?
Refrain:
“Must I go, and empty-handed?”
Must I meet my Savior so?
Not one soul with which to greet Him,
Must I empty-handed go?
2. Not at death I shrink or falter,
For my Savior saves me now;
But to meet Him empty-handed,
Thought of that now clouds my brow.
3. Oh, the years in sinning wasted,
Could I but recall them now,
I would give them to my Savior,
To His will I’d gladly bow.
4. Oh, ye saints, arouse, be earnest,
Up and work while yet ’tis day;
Ere the night of death o’ertake thee,
Strive for souls while still you may.
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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