Open Heaven 23 July 2022 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – SEEING GOD FACE TO FACE
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Open Heavens 2022
Date: 2022-07-23
Topic: SEEING GOD FACE TO FACE
Memory Verse: Revelation 22:4 – And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. Revelation 22:4
Bible Reading: 1 John 3:2-10
Message: One day, one glorious day, I will see God face to face. The word of God confirms this to me (1 John 3:2).
I don’t know about you, but I am eagerly looking forward to that day. According to 1 Timothy 6:16, this God that we are looking forward to seeing dwells in light that no ordinary man can approach. The glory around Him is so great that it is impossible for any ordinary man to come close to Him, yet I want to see Him. How will that be possible? This is why the Bible says in Ephesians 5:27 that the one who will be the bride of Jesus Christ must be without spot, wrinkle or blemish. Believe me honestly, if you have been thinking that you can make it to heaven with those seemingly little occasional sins you permit in your life, you have been deceiving yourself. There will be surprises on that day. Anyone that has just one spot will not be allowed into heaven on that day. This is why the Bible says in 1 John 1:7 that the Blood of Jesus cleanses from ALL sins. Not 99% of sins, but ALL sins.
Also Read: Open Heaven 22 July 2022 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – JUDGING GOD? 8).
In 1 Peter 1:15, we see the standard of holiness that God expects from us:
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
We are to be holy as He is holy. In other words, the standard of your holiness is not to be that of your Pastor or General Overseer because they may think that some things are tolerable. Your standard of holiness must be as God is holy. In Matthew 5:48, Jesus Christ Himself said you must be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect. You are to be so holy that in 1 Thessalonians 5:22, the Bible says that you must avoid even things that just appear evil. Not just what is actually evil, but everything that appears evil must be avoided. God is very serious about you living holy, He doesn’t take it lightly at all. You see, if you are to approach His great glory, you cannot do so with any iota of sin in your life. Ephesians 5:3-4 says you cannot even partake in unholy jokes, so if you find some people jesting and it includes some carnality and impurity, you are not to partake in such jests. Do you really want to see God on that day? If you do, then you must live completely holy.
Hymn: Nearer, My God To Thee
Points: Father, give me the grace to be holy as you are holy, in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year: Psalms 141, Psalms 142, Psalms 143, Psalms 144, Psalms 145
Title: Nearer, My God to Thee.
Chorus: null.
1. 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,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
2. Though, like the wanderer,The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone,
Yet in my dreams I’d be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee
3. There let the way appearSteps unto heaven;
All that Thou send’st to me
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee
4. Then with my waking thoughtsBright with thy praise,
Out of my stony grief
Bethel I’ll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God to thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
5. Or if on joyful wingCleaving thy sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upwards I fly
Still all my songs shall be,
Nearer my God to thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
Open Heavens 2022 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC.
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