Open Heavens 5 January 2018: Friday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Spiritual Separation
SPIRITUAL SEPARATION – Friday January 5th
2018
Memorise: But the fearful, and
unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and
sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelations
21:8
Read: John 15:4-6 (KJV)
15:4 Abide in me, and I in
you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no
more can ye, except ye abide in me.
15:5 I am the vine, ye are
the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much
fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
15:6 If a man abide not in
me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and
cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
Bible in one year: Genesis
11-13, Revelation 4, Hymnal: Sing hymn 5
“And about the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Matthew 27:46
The
above verse of scripture vividly captures what spiritual separation is and the
agony that accompanies it. Open Heavens January 4 2018. The Lord Jesus Christ experienced it on the cross of
Calvary on behalf all mankind, when He carried the sins of the entire world
upon Himself, and the Father turned His face away from Him for the first and
only time. My prayer for everyone who is spiritually separated from God is that
their eyes of understanding will be opened to see their pitiable state, and
that they will realise the agony that awaits them in eternity if they do not
reconcile with God.
Sin
is the root cause of spiritual separation. The reason is that the Almighty God
cannot look at or interact with sin (Habakkuk 1:13). If you are living a life of
sin, you are spiritually separated from Him. Genesis chapter 3 narrates to us
how the first man and woman experienced spiritual separation. After they
sinned, they became empty and naked. They felt so worthless that even when God
tried to reach out to them, they were too ashamed to show up. A sense of guilt
and self-condemnation overwhelmed their hearts. We thank God that today there
is a remedy for spiritual separation: the Blood of Jesus (Colossians 1:19-22). However,
there is an eternal spiritual separation that is coming for which there is no
remedy; the Bible refers to this as the second death. Today’s memory verse
tells us some of those who will partake in this terrible experience, and the
first of these is the fearful. Proverbs 29:25 says,
“The fear of man bringeth a
snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.”
Action Point
Examine your life. Whatever
brings about separation between you and God should be done away with. Also ask
for forgiveness and cleansing in 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 Church in the
world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
Sing hymn 5
5
I
HAVE DECIDED TO
FOLLOW JESUS
1. I have decide to follow Jesus;
I have decided
to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.
2. The world behind me, the cross
Before me;
The world behind me, the cross
before me;
The world behind me, the cross
Before me;
No turning back, no turning back.
3.
Through none go with me, still I
Will follow;
Through none go with me, still I
Will follow;
Through none go with me, still I
Will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.
4. My cross 1’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross 1’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross 1’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.
5. Will you decide now to follow
Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow
Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow
Jesus?
No turning back, no turning back.
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