OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY.
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The Topic of Open Heavens for 12th
September 2023 Is “ The Works of Grace VII ”
MEMORISE: 1
Corinthians 10:23
All
things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are
lawful for me, but all things edify not.
READ: 1 Corinthians 6:11-12
11 And
such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are
justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
12 All
things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are
lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL
FOR TODAY
Over
the past six days we learnt that God first draws you to Him and if you yield,
He saves you by cleansing you with His blood. Sanctification and baptism in the
Holy Spirit then follows, after which you receive the gifts and fruits of the
Holy Spirit. We will round off this study today by looking at how the Lord
brings His children to perfection. Our Lord Jesus said in Matthew 5:48, “Be ye
therefore perfect,even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
In
this context, perfection can be easily understood as when you only do things
that edify. There are some things that may not be regarded as sin in themselves
but then, they are not edifying. The place of perfection is when you avoid such
things. This is when you begin to see some things that, though lawful, are not
expedient for you to do (1 Corinthians 10:23).
For example, gossip may not be viewed as a sin, but does it
edify you? Only a few people get to this stage in their walk with Christ –
where they have gone beyond just what is sin and what is not, engaging only in
things that edify them while avoiding things that don’t. One of the signs that
a person is experiencing this work of grace is that the fellow will pay
attention to doctrine.
2
Timothy 3:16-17 tells us that all Scripture is given by the inspiration of God
and is therefore profitable, amongst other things, for doctrine which will lead
you to perfection. Thus, even when you have been performing miracles, signs and
wonders, you still need to pay attention to doctrine because “Forever O Lord,
thy word is settled” (Psalm 119:89).
God
is therefore saying to you, whatever level you are in now, “Come up higher”.
Don’t just stay on the level of being cleansed of all your sins, move to being
sanctified. Don’t think that the moment you can speak in tongues, then you have
arrived; go on to receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit and then ensure you
also produce the fruit thereof, so that the gifts don’t destroy you.
And
lastly, be amongst the rare set of people who are made perfect (Matthew 5:48).
You have to keep going higher until you become perfect, such that people would
look at you and say that you are a true child of God.
Hymn 10 In
Christ Alone
Bible in one year: Daniel 6-8
