OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH 2016-ARE YOU OVERCOMING?

MEMEORISE: Nay, in all things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Romans 8:37
READ: John 16: 31-33
31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
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.

AS REVEALED BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE IN TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL

1. God, in His Word, states that everyone who will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. The experience of persecution is part of our heritage as believers in Christ Jesus. The world will treat you in cruel manner simply because of your faith. They will do many things to hurt you simply because you have chosen to live righteous. There are a lot of prices to pay for being a disciple of Jesus Christ, however , the benefits of following Christ far outweighs its cost. If you truly serve God the way you should the world will persecute you. That is why I pity those people who live amiably

2. If you are genuine believer and the world speaks so well of you and loves you so much, you have to be careful

3. People may say all kind of evil against you. They may hate you. They may decide not to involve you in any beneficial thing, just to put you off. Do not fret, because you will laugh last.

4. Preaching the truth will always attract persecution, but you can be sure that the blood of those you told the truth will not be demanded from you.

5 Nobody who is really devoted to serving the Lord will escape the kind of persecutions that people like David, Jeremiah, Daniel, Shedrach, Meshach and Abednego went through

6. Following the footsteps of Jesus may involve sufferings of all kinds. There are many people who say they are called into ministry, and they want to start the ministry by having all the comforts of life. they want offices that are fully air-conditioned; they want official cars, a place where needs can be regularly guaranteed. Of course, there is absolutely nothing wrong with having all these, but it should not become a condition for our response to the calling of God upon our lives.

SHORT REFLECTION BY THE LIGHT POINTERS
We encounter challenges in our Christian journey however, there is assurance of victory by the almighty God. As the bible say “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all” hence we are indeed more than conqueror.
PRAYER POINTS
Father, please, strengthen me that i may never bow to the pressures of life.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Genesis 1-3, Psalm 97

HYMN 9

1 My faith has found a resting place,
Not in device nor creed;
I trust the Ever-living One,
His wounds for me shall plead.
Refrain:
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea,
It is enough that Jesus died,
And that He died for me.
2 Enough for me that Jesus saves,
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I come to Him,
He’ll never cast me out. [Refrain]
3 My heart is leaning on the Word,
The written Word of God,
Salvation by my Savior’s name,
Salvation through His blood. [Refrain]
4 My great Physician heals the sick,
The lost He came to save;
For me His precious blood He shed,
For me His life He gave. [Refrain]

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