OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD 2017- DIVINE ORDER

Memorise; Let all things be done decently and in order. 1st Corinthians 14:40
Read: 2nd Thessalonians 3:6-12
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
8 Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicles 5-6, Ezekiel 34:25-35:15

1. Through the Lord’s Prayer, we understand that everything that happens in Heaven is nothing short of God’s will. Matthew 6:10 says, “Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
2. This implies that Heaven is not a place where you go and sin, disobey or do anything that God does not approve of.
3. Heaven is not for haters of God but for those who truly love Him. For this reason, anyone who cannot fit into God’s will on earth would not be allowed to pass through the gates of Heaven. (Revelation 22:15).
4. To enter into God’s place of abode, God expects you to start living the life of Heaven right here on earth. It is possible to achieve this when you give your life to Jesus Christ and allow Him to live His life through you (Galatians 2:20).
5. Therefore, if there is one thing you must do in order to make Heaven, it is to fit into God’s plan for your life and pursue nothing short of His will, just as Jesus Christ did (John 4:34).
6. If you cannot walk in His will throughout your lifetime on earth, there is no way for you to get into Heaven.
7. In the same vein, it is very important to do things in order.
8. God is a God of order.
9. To do things in order means to follow the format, principles and protocols laid down by a higher authority. There is order and protocol in Heaven.
10. To do well in your race to Heaven, you need to understand and follow this divine order and protocol (1st Chronicles 15:12-13). Although the Bible says there is only one God, it further reveals that this God is in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
11. In John 10:30, Jesus declared that He and His Father are one, and yet while referring to the persons of the Trinity, in Matthew 28:19, He followed a certain order; He said: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”
12. When we therefore baptize believers in Christ, it must be done following the order declared by the Lord Himself. We do not say because Jesus Christ has a Name that is above every other name, that the order should be changed to read: God the Son, God the Holy Spirit and God the Father.
13. When you violate the law of order, you violate the will of God. Nothing is done just for fun in Heaven; everything there is done to reflect God’s will, law or order.
14. There is a divine arrangement in place in Heaven: God is on His throne, the four living beings come next, and then the 24 elders (Revelation 4:2-6). That is divine order.
15. In serving God, you must do everything decently and in order. How compliant are you in this?

God is the God of order and everyone who wants to journey with Him must follow suit. Living by the principles of God is a must for every believer that wants to make Heaven. If your destination is Heaven, its better to start practicing orderliness here on earth. Brethren, let us be cautious of every of His command and know that exhibiting the will of the Father while here on earth is not optional, as the bible says thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Matt 6 10. I pray for such Grace that will enable me to abide by God’s principles in Jesus name. We bless God for Pastor E.A Adeboye and pray that God will equip him for greater works in Jesus name.

Prayer Point
Father, grant me grace to live by Your principles in this world and to follow Your guidelines in all that I do.
HYMN
1 Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.
2 Take my hands and let them move
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.
3 Take my voice and let me sing
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.
4 Take my silver and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
every power as thou shalt choose,
every power as thou shalt choose.
5 Take my will and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne,
it shall be thy royal throne.
6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee,
ever, only, all for thee. 
 

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