Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: No man can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24
Read: Matthew 6:22-24
God demands full commitment from all His children. If you
say you are born again, then never stand in God’s way. Some years ago, I was
invited by the Anglican Church to preach on any topic I was led to speak on. I
decided to speak on salvation, sanctification and baptism in the Holy Spirit.
One of the members came and asked: “If the wind wants to blow and somebody is
blocking it, what will happen?” I replied, “Whoever is blocking the way will be
uprooted”. Our God is sitting in Heaven and saying to you, “this is the deal”.
Agree with Him and receive the benefit or reject the offer and be prepared for
destruction. Psalms 33:8-11 says the whole world should fear Him because
whatever He says stands.
In the Kingdom, there is no room for partial commitment. In
Matthew 6:24, Jesus says it is impossible to serve two masters. Are you
outwardly asking God for something but secretly trying other fetish powers?
Repent and come out of such because God cannot be mocked. If God were grant
that request, you would go and give thanks to the devil. God does not share His
glory with anyone. What got Ananias and Sapphira into trouble was because they
wanted to serve God half –heartedly (Acts 5:1-11). Even the Israelites were
told in the wilderness to either go and possess the land or die in the
wilderness (Numbers 14:20-32). The strength of the Roman Empire could be traced
to their level of commitment. If while at the battle front any soldier
displayed any sign of weakness, such a soldier was instantly killed by fellow
soldiers. As a result, they conquered every nation they went to. What is your
level of commitment to the King of kings? Are you one leg in, one leg out? Is
your commitment dependent on how committed others are? To what extent have you
obeyed the Lord’s commands? Is your spouse, child, parent, work or school
making you decrease your commitment to God? Ask the Lord to help you. Beef up
your commitment today. Put back the firewood you took off the altar of
sacrifice and consecrate yourself afresh to the Lord and to His work.
KEY POINT:
The one who partially committed to God remains on a spot as
long as the commitment is partial
Bible in one year: 1 Samuel 4-7
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