Open Heavens Daily Devotional Messages, By Pastor E.A Adeboye.

Open Heavens 13 March 2017:- Conspiracy & fornication

Posted: 11 Mar 2017 04:06 AM PST

CONSPIRACY & FORNICATION – Monday March 13^th 2017

Memorise; Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1^st Corinthians 6:18

Read: Job 5:12-14, 1^st Corinthians 6:18-20 (KJV)

¹²He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

¹³He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

¹⁴They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

1^st Corinthians 6:18-20 (KJV)

¹⁸Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

¹⁹What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

²⁰For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Bible in one year: Exodus 1-3, Isaiah 58:13-59:15, Hymn: Sing hymn 9

MESSAGE:

A conspiracy can be defined as a secret plan by a group of persons to do something unlawful or mischievous. Whenever you agree or partner with one or more persons to do something against God's express word or will, you are guilty of conspiracy. The attitude of the Holy Spirit towards conspiracy is clear from His judgement against Ananias and Sapphira, who conspired to test Him with their lie (Acts 5:1-11). Ahithophel and Absalom also engaged in conspiracy against the Lord's anointed, King David (2^nd Samuel 15:12). They paid for this sin with their lives, and they both died similar deaths through hanging (2^nd Samuel 17:23, 2^nd Samuel 18:9-14). Do you know that many people still conspire to lie to the Holy Spirit today? When auditors are visiting some churches, their pastors will connive with accountants to present doctored records. On arrival, when the auditor asks the accountant if the books presented are the actual financial records, they would affirm that they are. That is conspiring to lie to the Holy Spirit! Those who engage in conspiracy often die together, just like it happened to Ananias and Sapphira, Absalom and Ahithophel, and Korah, Dathan and Abiram (Numbers 26:9-10). This is where married couples need to be extremely cautions. If your spouse is going the way of destruction, never follow him or her. Do all you can to deliver him, but if the fellow refuses, let him or her take the evil step alone. Are you engaged in a conspiracy to defraud your employer or government? It's time to pull out of such schemes and repent.

In like manner, the Holy Spirit hates adultery and fornication. Why? It is because your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. You are His dwelling place. Adultery separates God from His temple. It keeps God outside His throne in your heart. Some people erroneously think that they can fornicate without affecting the presence of the Holy Spirit in them. Open Heavens 13 March 2017:- Conspiracy & fornication. No way! How can you expect the Holy Spirit, whose personality is defined by holiness, to dwell in a body yielded to filthiness? The Bible in James 4:4 says,

"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."

Fornication strips the glory of God away from you and clothes you in rags and shame. There is nothing glorious about sexual sin. It never adds anything to you; rather, it always takes away your prized possessions. Repent and flee fornication daily! Whatever separates God from you is something to resist by all means!

Action Point

Confess and repent of any form of conspiracy of sexual sins you are involved in. Break away from every form of relationship that facilitates these.

Open Heaven Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye,

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.

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Open Heavens 12 March 2017:- He lifts material burdens

Posted: 11 Mar 2017 03:49 AM PST

HE LIFTS MATERIAL BURDENS – Sunday March 12^th 2017

Memorise: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Read: Luke 13:10-17 (KJV)

¹⁰And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

¹¹And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

¹²And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

¹³And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

¹⁵The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

¹⁶And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

¹⁷And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

Bible in one year: Genesis 48-50, Isaiah 58:1-12, Hymn: Sing hymn 4

MESSAGE:

Burdens are loads imposed on a person by the wicked forces of this world or by circumstances of life. They come under certain categories, one of those being physical burdens. Physical burdens are exemplified by the case of Naaman who had an incurable disease (2^nd Kings 5:1). Also, the woman with a spirit of infirmity, who could not straighten herself for years, is another case in point (Luke 13:11). No matter how much she tried, everywhere she went, she remained bent. Similarly, the man who had been at the pool of Bethesda for 38 years had a physical burden (John 5:2-9). Do you have a physical burden? Are you physically handicapped? Jesus Christ will lift your physical burdens today! You shall experience a turnaround in Jesus' Name.

Burden could also be material in nature. The widow of Zarephath was carrying a material burden (1^st Kings 17:8-16). Things used to be good for her, but her situation deteriorated to the point where she had only one meal to her credit. Open Heavens 12 March 2017:- He lifts material burdens. In addition, the heavily indebted widow of 2^nd Kings 4:1-7 was plagued by the debts left by her late husband. The creditors came calling and threatened to enslave her sons. Thank God she knew the right place to run to. She cried to the prophet, who was connected to the Burden Bearer, and the tide turned for her and her children. What about the wedding feast in John 2:1-11? They thought they had everything in place, but midway through the celebration, they ran out of wine. They called on the Burden Bearer and He supplied what was lacking.

A very wealthy man with a fleet of 14 cars once picked a quarrel with his wife, and she threatened that by the time she was done with him, he would be trekking about the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. The man laughed it off, not knowing the kind of woman he had as a wife. Not long after, his business began to nose-dive, and things became so bad that a point, he had only one car left with 50 Kobo in his pocket. Then he reasoned with himself, "If I buy petrol with this money, I will starve, and if I spend the money on food, then I would have to trek in fulfilment of my wife's evil decree." That was when he decided to run to Jesus Christ for help, and the Lord turned things around for him. By the time he was sharing this testimony, he was dedicating two new houses on the same day. What material burdens are you carrying presently? If you run to Jesus, He will help you carry it. Through Him all material burdens can be lifted.

Key Point

Over the ages, Jesus Christ has borne the burden of many. If you can fully come to Him, he will readily help you carry the load that you cannot bear.

Open Heaven Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye,