Open Heavens 20 January 2023: [Friday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Set The Right Example
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Open Heavens 20 January 2023 TOPIC: Set The Right Example
Memorise If a man therefore purge
himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for
the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. 2 Timothy 2:21 (KJV)
READ: 2 Timothy 2:19-21(KJV)
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The
Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let everyone that nameth the name of
Christ depart from iniquity.
20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver,
but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
Open Heavens 20 January 2023 MESSAGE:
Following our discussion which started yesterday, the second question that
you should ask yourself is, “What kind of example am I going to be for those
coming behind me?” You see, God can raise somebody and promote him or her
greatly, but when the fellow makes a mistake and crashes, he or she becomes an
example for others to learn from, so as not to make the same mistake.
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2023 – Learn From Others
If you read 1 Corinthians 10:1-11 carefully, you
would see that verses 1-4 were dedicated to describing the investments that God
had made in the people of Israel, then the rest of the passage goes on to list
how many of them became bad examples for those of us coming after. God is
making investments in you now, He is making sure that you read and hear certain
messages, He is promoting you and doing miracles for you now; what will be the
outcome of all these? Will you be used as a good example later in future or a
bad one?
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in
the wilderness. – 1 Corinthians 10:5
The verse above says God was not pleased with many of them. The truth is
that not many people will end up as good examples; most will end up as bad ones
because only a few will be violent enough to take the Kingdom of God by force (Matthew 11:12). The devil will throw a lot of temptations
your way. Some of them will come as harmless suggestions, but you have to be
fully ready to submit to the Lord and resist the devil so that he would flee (James 4:7).
As we see in our Bible reading of today, purge yourself of all
unrighteousness so you can set the right examples for those coming behind you.
Ask the Holy Spirit for help. You must never get to a point where you feel you
have enough of the Holy Spirit. Only the Holy Spirit can keep you from falling;
embrace Him like your life depends on it, because it actually does.
Open Heaven 20 January 2023 PRAYER POINT
Father, don’t let me end up as a bad example to those coming after me.
Open Heavens 20 January 2023 HYMN 28: What Can Wash Away My Stain?
1 What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Refrain:
O precious is the flow
that makes me white as snow;
no other fount I know;
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
2 For my pardon this I see:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my cleansing this my plea:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
3 Nothing can for sin atone:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Naught of good that I have done:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
4 This is all my hope and peace:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my righteousness:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
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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