OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE : WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL 2016

THEME : KNOW YOUR ENEMY 2

Memorise :

O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Romans 7:24

Read : Romans 7:18-25

18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

Message

The flesh is another deadly enemy of man. The flesh attacks the soul through its poisonous activities. These are listed in Galatians 5:19-21:

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

The above listed activities of the flesh are deadly, primarily because they prevent a man from inheriting the kingdom of God. An enemy is not a serious one of it can only kill you, but cannot prevent you from making it to heaven. Jesus Christ said:

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him which is able to destroy both and body in hell. Mathew 10:28

Consequently, the flesh and its activities are very dangerous, but Christians have become so complacent that they sit back and allow these activities drag them off the track to heaven. The Bible says :

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? So he that goeth into his neighbours wife; whosoever touched her shall not be innocent...But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Proverbs 6:28,32

The works of the flesh can be destroyed through only one means and that means is Jesus Christ. Beloved, I encourage you to give your life totally today, and do away with all works of the flesh.

Action Point :

Read Colossians 3:5 and pray with it.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 1 Kings 7:1-8:21 and Proverbs 16:6-19

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 9: MY FAITH HAS FOUND A PLACE

My faith has found a resting place,
Not in device or creed;
I trust the ever living One,
His wounds for me shall plead.

Chorus:
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea,
It is enough that Jesus died,
And that He died for me.

Enough for me that Jesus saves,
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I come to Him,
He'll never cast me out.

Chorus:

My heart is leaning on the Word,
The living Word of God,
Salvation by my Savior's Name,
Salvation through His blood.

Chorus:

My great Physician heals the sick,
The lost He came to save;
For me His precious blood He shed,
For me His life He gave.

Chorus.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens ( -Wednesday April 27th 2016) - KNOW YOUR ENEMY 2
Colossians 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
1.Thank you Father, for your love and mercy over my life.
2.Thank you Father for all the battles you have fought and won on my behalf.
3.Father, in anyway l have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy upon me and forgive me.
4.Father, fill me afresh to the brim with the power of your Holy Ghost.
5.Father, grant unto me the grace to walk in the spirit, that l may not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
6.Father, let all the activities of the flesh in my life be paralysed.
7.Father, release upon my life, the power and the grace to live above sin and the flesh.
8.Father, deliver me from the influence and control of demonic powers and spirits, in Jesus' name.
9.Father, let every work of flesh and hell, in my life be destroyed by your fire.
10.Father, let every spirit of lukewarmness and complacency, in my life be consumed by your fire.
11.Father, count me worthy to reign with you in your kingdom.
12.Your Personal petitions. ( Phil 4:6)
13.In Jesus' name I pray.
(Jn 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thes 5:18).