Open Heaven 13 March 2022: [Sunday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – No Going Back
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Open Heaven 13 March 2022
TOPIC: No Going Back
Memorise: And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to
the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke 9:62
Bible Reading: Luke
9:57-62 (KJV)
57. And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said
unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have
nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first
to go and bury my father.
60. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and
preach the kingdom of God.
61. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go
bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
62. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua
21-23
Open Heaven 13 March 2022 Message
Situations in the world
today can make any child of God backslide if he or she is not well-grounded in
His word. Knowing this, Jesus Christ told the disciples in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken unto you, that In me ye
might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer;
I have overcome the world”.
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Just after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, Peter decided to
return to his former trade of fishing along with some other disciples (John 21:3).
Many things could have been responsible for their decision to abandon their
calling in Christ as evangelists to go back to fishing. Peter and the other
disciples that followed him must have felt the future was bleak since their
expectation of Jesus as the political Messiah was dashed at His crucifixion.
They may also have been disappointed over the fact that, upon His
resurrection, Jesus Christ did not restore the sovereignty of Israel as a
nation, as expected.
This made them ask, “..Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the
kingdom to Israel?” (Acts 1:6).
Beloved, what may cause you to contemplate going back into the world? Is it
joblessness, a troublesome spouse, a failed business, yet-to-be-fulfilled
dreams, betrayal from friends or loved ones?.
Take a cue from Paul – an apostle of Christ, when he asked rhetorically:
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?…Nay, in all these
things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. – (Romans 8:35, 37).
Jesus Christ in our memory verse today warns us against going back when He
says that, having decided to work for the Lord, anyone who goes back to the
world is not fit for the kingdom (Luke
9:62).
Therefore beloved, going back because of what you are passing through is
not an option because the Bible says that we should hold fast the profession of
our faith without wavering (Hebrews
10:23).
The good news is that glory is waiting ahead of you if only you can hold on
to Christ and never go back to the world (Colossians
1:27, Psalm 30:5).
Open Heaven 13 March 2022 Key Point
Father, please keep me in Your arms, don’t let me fall away from the faith,
in Jesus’ name.
Open Heaven 13 March 2022 HYMN: MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE
1. My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Saviour divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away;
O let me from this day
Be wholly Thine.
2. May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire;
As Thou hast died for me,
O may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire.
3. While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.
4. When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll, Blest Saviour, then in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul.
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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