Open Heavens 18 September 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Restitution: Evidence of Salvation II
Open Heavens 18 September 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Restitution: Evidence of Salvation II, Open Heavens, Open heaven, Open heavens 2017, Rccg Open heavens 2017, Open heavens today
RESTITUTION: EVIDENCE OF SALVATION II – Monday September 18th 2017
Memorise: Then said Paul, I
wist not, brethren, that he was the high prisest: for it is written, Thou shalt
not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. Act 23:5
Read: Acts 23:1-5 (KJV)
23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council,
said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until
this day.
23:3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou
whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to
be smitten contrary to the law?
23:4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high
priest?
23:5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the
high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy
people.
MESSAGE:
A
sign that confirms whether or not you have experienced genuine salvation is
your willingness to make restitution with your fellow men. When you are
genuinely saved, the Spirit of Jesus Christ in you will motivate you to right
your wrongs and undo your evil deeds. An elderly judge once attended one of our
meetings at the Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja (Lagos), and he gave his life to Christ.
On his way home after the programme, he just could not contain himself. There
was a person he quarrelled with several years before, and he had a burning urge
to resolve the dispute; so right from the venue of our programme, he went
straight to the house of the person in order to settle the matter. Did you say
you are saved, but you still hold grudges, have bitterness and manifest an
unforgiving spirit? Please examine yourself to be sure you are truly in Christ.
Similarly, there was a particular king in Ogun State, Nigeria. For several months, I went to preach to him and he would tell me “Before your mother married your father, I have been going to church.” He would show me a Bible that Queen Victoria gave to his grandfather. Repeatedly, I said to him, “Your royal highness, that is not what I am talking about. I am asking you to repent of your sins and surrender your life to Jesus Christ.” Then one day, he yielded and gave his life to Jesus. By that time, he had not seen his wife for years, due to a disagreement they had. Within days of giving his life to Christ, he promptly contacted her, and they resolved their differences. You cannot be genuinely saved and refuse to restitute. Open heavens 18 September 2017,Open Heavens, Open heaven, Open heavens 2017, Rccg Open heavens 2017, Open heavens today
In
what areas would you need to make restitution today? If you stole anything from
anybody, return it or pay for its replacement if it’s lost. If you bore false
witness against somebody, go and uncover the truth. Have you fraudulently
acquired your academic certificate? Go and restitute. If you have stolen
another person’s passport and impersonated the fellow, using the passport to
move around, go and restitute. Are you a second or third wife to a man, or have
you as a man married two or more wives? You are living in adultery. Make
restitution! Have you received payment for a contract which you did not
execute? Go and return the money! Have you been falsifying records and stealing
money through that? Go and restitute. If you have tough cases, seek counselling
from a pastor in a true Bible-believing church. Also, ask God to help you. If
you really want to obey God, He will definitely make a way for you.
Key Point
Salvation straightens your
crooked paths with God, while restitution strengthens your crooked paths with
men.
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