Open Heaven 23 November 2023 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Topic: KILL THAT WEAKNESS II
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Open Heavens 2023
Date: 2023-11-23
Topic: KILL THAT WEAKNESS II
Memory Verse: Hebrews 12:1 – Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is net before us,
Bible Reading: Numbers 20:7-12
Message:
I would like to give a clear illustration of what we I discussed yesterday with the story of Moses. Numbers 12:3 describes Moses as the meekest man on earth, but he had the problem of anger. The devil discovered it in Exodus 2:11-12. Moses saw an Egyptian beating up an Israelite and because he couldn’t control his temper, Moses killed the man. Many years later, while leading the children of Israel to the Promised Land, the devil started hitting on this weak spot. In Exodus 14-15, we see the children of Israel complaining about different things; this was the devil throwing blows at Moses to get him angry, but he dodged all of them. However, in Exodus 17:1-7, when there was no water to drink and they turned to Moses to complain again, he said in verse 2, “Why are you chiding with me?” The devil said, “Good, blow number 1 has landed, he is now beginning to respond”. In Exodus 32:15-20, Moses had gone to collect the 10 commandments from God; by the time he returned, the children of Israel were already worshipping an idol. When he came and saw them worshipping the idol, the temper in him rose and he took the two tablets of commandments that God gave him and smashed them. At that point, the devil knew his punches were now landing.
In Numbers 11:10-15, when the children of Israel were complaining that they wanted meat, Moses turned to God and said, “God, why are you doing this to me? Am I the father of these people?” The devil said, “Good, now I have turned you against your supporter”. By the time we get to Numbers 20:2-13, the people murmured again about water, but this time, instead of speaking to the rock as God commanded, Moses was so angry that he hit it twice. God asked him to speak to the rock, but He decided to strike it. That was disobedience. At that point, the Almighty God said, “Moses, you will not reach the Promised Land”.
The meek Moses – with only one little contamination called anger, had become, after forty years of ministry, a failure.
Beloved, kill that little weakness in your life before it kills you.
Points: Kill that little weakness in your life before it kills you.
Bible in one year: Acts 27, Acts 28
Hymn Title: I Need Thee Every Hour
Chorus: I need Thee, Oh, I need Thee;
Ev’ry hour I need Thee!
Oh, bless me now my Saviour;
I come to thee!.
1. I need Thee every hourMost gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
2. I need thee every hour,Stay thou near by;
Temptations lose their power
When thou art nigh.
3. I need thee every hourIn joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide
Or life is vain.
4. I need Thee every hour Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill.
5. I need Thee every hour, Most Holy one;
Oh, make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son!
Open Heavens 2023 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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