Open Heaven 1 November 2021: [Monday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Victory Over Temptations I
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Heaven 1 November 2021 TOPIC: Victory Over Temptations I
MEMORISE: Blessed is the man that
endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life,
which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. James 1:12
READ: Proverbs 1:11-15 (KJV)
11. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait
for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
12. Let us swallow them up alive as the grave;
and whole, as those that go down into the pit;
14. Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have
one purse;
15. My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path;
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: Ecclesiastes 10:1-20, Ecclesiastes 11:1-10,
Ecclesiastes 12:1-14
Open Heaven 1 November 2021 MESSAGE:
The irony of life in the spiritual realm is
that the devil is the prosecutor. The Bible says in Revelation 12:9-10: “And the
great dragon was cast out that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were
cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come
salvation and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his
Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which
our God day and night.”
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Mighty
Despite the Scripture above, there are
blessings attached to overcoming temptations.
Revelations
2:26
says ”And he that overcometh, and keepeth
my works unto the end, to him I give power over the nations”.
It takes genuine love for God to be able to
overcome temptation. Joseph in Egypt was able to overcome the temptation of
sleeping with his master’s wife because of the love he had for God (Genesis 39:9).
Today’s text gives us some
insight as to how we can overcome temptations – we are to avoid the company of
sinners and reject their ways.
Open Heaven 1 November 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
There would always be
temptations as long as we are alive. Temptation in itself is not a sin, but
falling into it is the sin. The sinful thoughts that the devil flashes at you
do not become sins until you begin to entertain and act on them. It is our
resistance that makes us overcomers.
Hebrews 12:4 says: “Ye have not yet
resisted unto blood, striving sin.”
We must also avoid doing
anything that could bring about temptations. For example, why would you carry a
member of the opposite sex that is not your spouse in your lap? Remember you
are still flesh and blood.
Let us learn from Joseph who
fled Potiphar’s wife’s seduction so as not to sin against God (Genesis 39:7-12). God has promised to
always provide for us a way of escape from every temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Joseph used the route God
provided and the enemy was unable to destroy the glory ahead of him. I pray you
will always overcome every temptation from now, in Jesus’ name.
Open Heaven 1 November 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Father,
‘…Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil…'(Mathew 6:13)
Open Heaven 1 November
2021 HYMN 11: I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR
1. I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
REFRAIN:
I need Thee, Oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee!
Oh, bless me now, my Saviour,
I come to Thee.
2. I need Thee every hour,
Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their power
When Thou art nigh.
3. I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly, and abide
Or life is vain.
4. I need Thee every hour,
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill.
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