OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TEENS MONDAY 29TH JANUARY 2018: LITTLE BY LITTLE
MEMORISE: As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou
knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
Ecclesiastes 11:5
Please read: 1st Corinthians 10:11-13
MESSAGE:
It is good to know the weapons with which to engage the enemy, but this is not enough. It is
important to also know the techniques of the
enemy so that you will be guided on how to apply the weapons you have.
The more I study
the devil, the more I know that he is a good boxer.
In boxing, there are three major types of
blows: the jab, the hook and the uppercut. The
average boxer aims at hitting the head of his opponent, but he may not start there. He starts
with jabs at the head, while the opponent is
dodging these jabs, his stomach is exposed and
the boxer capitalizes on this to give the hook on
the stomach. Open Heaven 29 January 2018
If he succeeds in hitting the core of the opponent’s stomach, the opponents tilts
forward and the boxer gives the uppercut because the head is closer and most likely not
protected.
This tells us something about Satan’s mode of
operation. His major goal is to separate you from God, but he uses little, seemingly inconsequential
sins to take you out little by little.
Strongly say no to little sins, never give room to secret sins.
Sin will always separate you from God.
ACTION POINT:
People fall little by little and rise little by little. If you don’t want a negative surprise, watch little
developments that are taking place in your life.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Exodus 19-21
Matthew 20:1-16
Hymn 7.
1. I am Thine 0 Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
3. Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!
4. There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.
