Open Heaven 10 February 2018: NOW THAT YOU ARE SAVED IV

Memorise: And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity. 1stCorinthians 13:13

Read: Romans 12:9-10 (KJV)

9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Bible in one year: Exodus 37-38, Romans 13:8-14:12, Hymnal: Sing hymn 15

Open Heaven 10 February 2018 Daily Devotional Message by Pastor E A Adeboye

In conclusion of our series on what is expected of you now that you are saved, today we shall be reflecting on brotherly kindness and charity as key ingredients of the Christian life (2nd Peter 1:7). What is brotherly kindness?

Brotherly kindness is benevolence that springs forth from the heart of a Christian, whose nature has been translated from the darkness of sin and is now conformed to the nature of the Lord Jesus Christ. Read: Open Heaven 11 February 2018

Brotherly kindness is sincere and does not attach any satanic strings to its gesture. This is the type of kindness our Lord Jesus Christ demonstrated when He was here on earth.

It was brotherly kindness that made Him teach the word of God to people who were without purpose in life and feed them with bread when He was done teaching (Mark 6:34-37). Read: DAY 31 SATURDAY 10TH FEBRUARY 2018 Rccg FASTING -PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF JERUSALEM

This type of kindness made him acquit the woman caught in the sin of adultery (John 8:1-11). Not only did He acquit her, He also liberated her from the hold of sin by declaring over her life: “Go and sin no more.”

Similarly to brotherly kindness is charity. Charity is love: God’s type of love. It is pure, untainted and without ulterior motives. This love is void of partiality. Here is how the Holy Spirit describes it in 1stCorinthians 13:4-7:

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Read: OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TEENS SATURDAY 10TH FEBRUARY 2018: GODLINESS AND CLEANLINESS

Considering this special type of love, one would agree that it is indeed the greatest of all ingredients required to build the Christian life. Read: Great Tips on Marriage 2018

There is one aspect of charity that is worthy of note in 1st Corinthians 13:4, which is that it “rejoiceth not in iniquity”. Many misinterpret charity as being tolerant of sin. Read: Open Heaven 13 February 2018

Open Heaven 10 February 2018

It should not be so. Believers, especially those put in charge of the flock of the Great Shepherd, should not mistake discipline for wickedness. As a matter of fact, disciplining a member of the flock who errs is a demonstration of God’s love. Read: What If My Worst Fears Come True?

This is the type of love God demonstrated to Adam and Eve by sending them out of the Garden of Eden so that their redemption and that of their descendants would not become impossible (Genesis 3:22-24). Open Heaven 9 February 2018

Mankind would have lived for ever without the remedy of salvation but for God proactively blocking them from eating from the tree of life, which would have perpetuated their state under the curse of sin eventually. I pray that you will not find yourself in an environment where you will not be corrected in the name of love. Read: How to stop masturbating

Open Heaven 10 February 2018 Prayer Point:
Reflect on all we have discuss in the past four days and work on every area where you do not yet measure up to the stature of the fullness of Christ. Read: Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Friday, February 9th, 2018) – NOW THAT YOU ARE SAVED 4

Open Heaven 10 February 2018: Hymn Singing; NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee;
E’ en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee

 
Though, like a wanderer
The sun gone down,
Darkness comes over me,
My rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I’d be
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee.
 

There let me see the sight,
An open heaven;
All that thou sendest me,
In mercy given;
Angles to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee
 

Then, with my walking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I’ll raise,
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee

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