Open Heaven 8 November 2021: [Monday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – The Blameless Vessel
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Heaven 8 November 2021 TOPIC: The Blameless Vessel
MEMORISE: “Depart ye,
depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the
midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. Isaiah 52:11
READ: 1 Timothy
3:1-7 (KJV)
1. This is a true saying, If a
man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2. A bishop then must be
blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given
to hospitality, apt to teach;
3. Not given to wine, no striker,
not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4. One that ruleth well his own
house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5. (For if a man know not how to
rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6. Not a novice, lest being
lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 18:22
Open Heaven 8 November 2021 MESSAGE:
One thing a man
or woman that God would use should bear in mind is that he or she must be
blameless. This is the prerequisite for a child of God who wants to serve God
as a worker or minister, at any level. The Bible says:
This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a
bishop, he desireth a good work. A Bishop then must be blameless… (1
Timothy 3:1-2)
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November 2021 – Ye Shall Decree A Thing
When a person
volunteers to serve the Lord, it is dangerous if the fellow is not clean in and
out because the holiness of God could kill such a person. The Bible says that
Isaiah admitted his sinful state and God purified and cleansed him of his
iniquity so that he could qualify as a true prophet. After this, the angel of
the Lord came and touched him with a live coal from heaven and he was purged of
his iniquity (Isaiah 6:5-7). Here we
see the mercy of God upon the vessel He decided to use for His glory.
However, there
is a lesson we must learn from this Scripture. The prophet admitted his sinful
state and God came to his aid for cleansing. How often do we seek the Lord for
cleansing? In addition, for a fellow to be used by God, the life of such a
person must glorify the Lord. God must be honoured in the life of such a
fellow. The Lord will show off such a fellow among His holy angels, then
ultimately prosper and protect him or her eternally.
Open Heaven 8 November 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
And the Lord said unto Satan, Has thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? – (Job 1:8).
Though Job suffered many trials, the latter part of his life was much better
than the former. Job 42:12 says “So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job
more than his beginning…” Job had exactly double of the possessions he had
lost to the attack of the devil.
God also gave him seven sons and
three daughters, as before, but this time, his daughters were the most
beautiful women in the land Job 42:15.
Job experienced this promotion because he remained blameless before God Job 1:22. Do you want divine promotion?
Do you want to be used for the glory of God? Begin to walk blamelessly before
Him Genesis 17:1 from today and He
will not only use you for His glory, He will also promote you beyond your
expectations.
Open Heaven 8 November 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Father, please
help me to live a life of complete obedience to Your word, in the mighty name
of Jesus.
Open
Heaven 8 November 2021 HYMN 18: PASS ME NOT, O
GENTLE SAVIOUR
1. Pass me not, O gentle
Saviour,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
REFRAIN:
Saviour, Saviour,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
2. Let me, at Thy throne of
mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief.
3. Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.
4. Thou, the spring of all my
comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heaven but Thee?
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 kleinanzeigen in the world and
also the President of Christ the Redeemer's
Ministries.
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