Open Heaven 18 January 2022: [Tuesday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Let There Be Light II
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Heaven 18 January 2022 TOPIC: Let There Be Light II
Memorise: Who his own self bare our
sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness: by whose stripes ye were
healed. 1 Peter 2:24
READ: Matthew 9:1-7 (KJV)
1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed:
and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good
cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man
blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your
hearts?
5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of
the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 2-4
Open Heaven 18 January 2022 MESSAGE:
One of the consequences of sin is sickness. When the
darkness of sin disappears, sickness flees with it. The words “Let there be
light could mean “Let there be healing” because sickness is a form of darkness. Jesus Christ is the Light, the Remover of
sin, as well as the Healer.
Read: Open Heavens 17 January 2022 – Let There Be Light I
Our memory verse today says that we are dead to sin and healed by the stripes of Jesus. The story in our Bible
text confirms that sin, more often than not, causes sickness in mankind.
Thus, once the problem of sin is dealt with, sickness is invariably healed as well. When
Jesus saw the man that was sick of the palsy, He knew straightaway that his problem was as a
result of sin.
Instead of engaging in an exercise in futility like
many ministers of God do today, Jesus went straight to the root cause of the
man’s sickness – sin. “Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee” Jesus declared. The result
is found in the next verse in our text for today after Jesus had declared him
forgiven.
Jesus said: But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of
the palsy) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and
departed to his house. – (Matthew 9:6-7).
Open Heaven 18 January 2022 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
Beloved, there are a lot of lessons to learn from today’s reading: One, for
ministers of the gospel, we must not waste our time on praying
for the sick who are not ready to let go of their sins.
Two, for the sick, they must be humble enough to admit their sinful living, confess, forsake and totally
repent of the sins.
Three, Jesus Christ the Healer is the Forgiver of sins; every man must come
to Him for salvation from all calamities, including
the darkness of sickness.
The assurance is that no matter how hopeless
the situation may be, humanly speaking, by His stripes you will be healed.
Just ensure that you have zero tolerance to any spiritual impurity in your
body which is the temple of the Almighty God, according to (1 Corinthians
6:19).
Open Heaven 18 January 2022 PRAYER POINT:
Purge
yourself of all sinful habits so that the light of healing may shine upon you
as from today.
Open Heaven 18 January 2022 HYMN: Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing
power?
1. Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing pow’r?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you tully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
CHORUS
Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless?
Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
2. Are you walking daily by the Saviour’s side?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
3. When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white!
Pure and white in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for His mansions bright,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?
4. Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
There’s a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
O be washed in the blood of the Lamb.
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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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