Open Heaven 28 October 2021: [Thursday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – The Yoke of Jesus
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Open Heaven Devotional
Open Heaven 28 October 2021
TOPIC: The Yoke of
Jesus
MEMORISE: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made
conformable unto his death; – Philippians 3:10
READ: Luke 14:26-27 (KJV)
26 If
any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and
children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be
my disciple.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Chronicles 27:1-9, 2 Chronicles 28:1-27, 2 Chronicles 29:1-36, 2 Chronicles 30:1-27
Open Heaven 28 October 2021 MESSAGE:
It takes unfailing
determination to go through life with Jesus Christ. Accepting Jesus as the Lord
and Saviour includes accepting Him with His yoke in other words, submitting
totally to His will. Indeed, to become a true disciple of Jesus, a person must subject his or her will to Him in totality.
The Bible says in Mark 8:34: “And when he had
called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them,
Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me.”
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Read: Open Heaven 27 October 2021 – Ungodly Sorrows
Leads to Damnation
Identifying
with Jesus requires the belief in His standards and the commitment to live by
them. This however also brings the knowledge of truth and genuine freedom (John
8:31-32).
Submitting
to the Lordship of Jesus Christ however, would also bring about persecution from the world.
Our
Lord Jesus Christ told us in John
15:18-19 that the world
will hate us merely because He chose us to become His disciples.
Many
so-called born-again Christians and even some leaders in the Church
today want to follow Jesus but would not accept any doctrine that preaches
Suffering for the sake of Christ.
One
wonders whether such people are serving the same God as Apostle Paul who prayed
to know the fellowship of Jesus suffering. (Philippians 3:10).
Joseph
of Arimathaea and Nicodemus came forward to claim the body of Jesus for burial
in spite of the fact that he was condemned and killed like a criminal.
Open Heaven 28 October 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
This is noteworthy because they were important personalities but that did not deter them from identifying with Jesus, even in death (John 19:38-42).
Beloved,
let us take the yoke of Jesus Christ upon ourselves. We have to deny ourselves
and carry our cross daily. His yoke is however easy and light (Matthew
11:29-30).
Those
that are not in Christ are under the grievous yoke of the kingdom of darkness
that would ultimately lead to eternal damnation.
Surrender all to Jesus
Christ today and He will give you rest.
Open Heaven 28 October 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Decide
to follow Jesus all the way in spite of the hostility of the world around you.
Open Heaven 28
October 2021 HYMN: Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior
1.
Pass me not, O
gentle Savior;
hear my humble cry;
while on others thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
CHORUS
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
1. Let me at thy throne of mercy
find a sweet relief;
kneeling there in deep contrition,
help my unbelief.
2.
Trusting only
in thy merit,
would I seek thy face;
heal my wounded, broken spirit,
save me by thy grace.
3.
Thou the spring
of all my comfort,
more than life to me,
whom have I on earth beside thee?
Whom in heaven but thee?
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