OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY, AUGUST 04, 2026

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TOPIC: HE WHO THINKS HE STANDS II MEMORISE : Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 READ : Matthew 7:21-23 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. MESSAGE It is one thing to stand for Jesus, and it is another to keep standing for Him until the end. To stand in Christ until the end requires God’s help (Jude 1:24), and you must consistently enquire from Him to know how you are standing. 2 Corinthians 10:18 says: For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the lord commendeth. Many people comme...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. SATAN'S ATTACK OR THE LORD'S CHASTENING? Thursday 19 March 2015

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MEMORISE:
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. HEBREWS 12:6.

READ : HEBREWS 12:4-6.

4. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Message:
Christians are spiritual soldiers. We engage in constant warfare against principalities, powers and wicked spiritual forces that operate in high places. Ephesians 6:12 says that :

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

There is a tendency among Christians to view anything unpleasant that happens to them as emanating from spiritual warfare. When difficult situations arise, many immediately ask God to remove their distress. It is worth nothing that not all problems we face as believers have something to do with the devil or the spiritual warfare we are engaed in. In Galatians 6:7, the scripture says :

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

Some hardship, difficulties and unpleasant happenings arise as a result of sin,disobedience, pride or other shortcomings that call for disciplinary action from our Heavenly Father. Sin frequently attracts purnishment. Sin can be described as transgression or non-conformity to the law of God in our inward or outward conduct of life, whether by omission or commission. The Bible Indicates that sin justly deserves purnishment and that it calls down the righteous judgement of God( Romans 6:23 ). Various kinds of sins are mentioned in the Scriptures. These include presumptuous sin, secret or hidden sin and sin against Holy Ghost.

Presumptuous sins refers to defiant acts of sin. These are sins committed on the basis of assumption. Some people steal, tell lies, commit fornication or adultery, forge documents or engage in other evil acts. When such people are confronted with God's view on their waywardness and its implications, they argue that God Understands. They assume that God is too holy and kind to send a sinner to hell-fire. Presumptuous sin is dangerous. God is God of both Love and judgment. ( 1 john 4:8, Hebrew 10:31 ). King David wisely prayed that God should keep him from presumptuous sins ( Psalm 19:13 ). Secret sins are sins which escape the notice of the soul. Many people commit sin without been conscious of it. These also attract divine judgement and chastisement. What such people need is repentance and deliverance. David also prayed that God should cleanse him from secret sins ( Psalm 19:12 ). last but not the least is the sin against Holy Ghost or what is referred to as " sin unto death" ( Mathew 12:31-32, 1 John 5:16 ). This is a willful rejection of grace. Are you facing unpleasant happenings? Look inward. God's expectation from chastising is repentance.

ACTION POINT:
Examine yourself to see if there is any presumptuous or hidden sin in your life.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : DANIEL 9 - 10 AND MATHEW 4:23-5 : 20.

AUTHOR: Pastor. E.A. ADEBOYE

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