OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY OCTOBER 17TH 2024

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TOPIC: YOUR SPIRITUAL FATHER MEMORISE:  For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus ! have begotten you through the gospel. 1 Corinthians 4:15 READ : 1 Kings 19:19-21  19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? 21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. MESSAGE Many people do not take the issue of who their spiritual father is seriously. Some people say that they have multiple fath
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9TH 2024

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TOPIC: THE MEANING OF LIFE

MEMORISE: 
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believe th on me shall never thirst. John 6:35

READ: John 10:9-10

9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

MESSAGE
Many people have sought to find out the real meaning and essence of life. I have discovered that the only thing that gives life meaning is a relationship with Jesus Christ. Without Christ, life has no meaning. Without Christ, a man is like a boat, rocked back and forth by the waves of this world. He may pursue a variety of personal objectives, amass wealth, achieve success in one field or the other, or gain pleasure in one thing or another, but soon he will discover that they are all momentary and unsatisfying without Christ. No matter how rich you become, Ecclesiastes 5:10 says that money doesn't satisfy. In Christ, you have everything you need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).

In Ephesians 2:1, Apostle Paul referred to those without Christ as being 'dead in trespasses and sins'. He said in verse 3 that they fulfil the desires of the flesh, and if anyone has lived long enough, he or she would have discovered that the desires of the flesh do not bring satisfaction. At the end of the day, what people need to gain the joy that they seek is to satisfy the burning desire to connect with their Maker, the Lord Jesus Christ. Until that is done, they will always feel empty. Cars, awards, titles, and all the money in this world can never fill that void in their hearts. Until they have a relationship with Christ, their lives will remain meaningless. This is why when people become born again, all of a sudden, they feel this inner peace that cannot be explained. What follows after is joy. Life now suddenly has a meaning-

Beloved, make Christ your top priority. Don't trade Him for money or anything else because it will profit you nothing if you gain the whole world and lose your soul (Matthew 16:26). People who do not have Christ will not only live a life of depression and chaos on earth, but they will also suffer for eternity in hell. The worst thing about hell is not the unquenchable fire and undying worms that will torture its occupants (Mark 9:48); it is the eternal separation from God and the regret of choosing to continue in sin despite hearing several messages of God's salvation. Save yourself from that torment by giving your life to Christ now if you haven't done so, and ensure you live holy henceforth.

NOTE: If you are born again, you can make this message into a tract. Put the contact details of any RCCG parish at the back of the tract so that people who read it can have a minister of God to call for counselling and prayers. Use it to win souls to Christ.

KEY POINT
A life without Christ is empty.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 23-24

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
HYMN 10: IN CHRIST ALONE
1. In Christ alone my hope is found 
He is my light, my strength, my song 
This cornerstone, this solid ground 
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm 
What heights of love, what depths of peace 
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease 
My comforter, my all in all 
Here in the love of Christ I stand  

2. In Christ alone who took on flesh 
Fullness of God in helpless babe 
This gift of love and righteousness 
Scorned by the ones He came to save 
Till on that cross as Jesus died 
The wrath of God was satisfied 
For every sin on Him was laid 
Here in the death of Christ I live  
There in the ground His body lay 

3. Light of the world by darkness slain 
Then bursting forth in glorious day 
Up from the grave He rose again 
And as He stands in victory 
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me 
For I am His and He is mine 
Bought with the precious blood of Christ  

4. No guilt in life, no fear in death 
This is the power of Christ in me 
 life's first cry to final breath 
Jesus commands my destiny 
No power of hell, no scheme of man 
Can ever pluck me from His hand 
Till He returns or calls me home 
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

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