Open Heaven 8 August 2022 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – LETTER TO THE EPHESUS CHURCH I
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Open Heavens 2022
Date: 2022-08-08
Topic: LETTER TO THE EPHESUS CHURCH I
Memory Verse: 2 Corinthians 6:14 – Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14
Bible Reading: Revelation 2:1-3
Message: The first thing Jesus said to the Ephesus Church after introducing Himself to them is:
I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: Revelation 2:2
God is watching us closely. He can see it all! He said that members of the Ephesus Church did not tolerate sinners They were separate (2 Corinthians 6:17). Are you comfortable amongst sinners? The Bible asks “What had light got to do with darkness?” If you choose a business partner who is not born again, he could be brandishing a charm under the table where no one can see him. You would then be wondering why God is not answering your prayers, without knowing that evil spirits have been invited into the business.
Jesus also commended this Church for trying the people who came to them claiming to be apostles, and finding the fake ones to be liars. When Paul was about to leave the Ephesians, he said:
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Acts 20:29-30
Paul warned them of false prophets and they immediately started trying whoever claimed to be sent by God to them. This tells us that the members of this Church were not just hearers of the word but doers also. If these people had not acted on Paul’s admonition to them, only God knows the kinds of doctrines that would have entered the Church. It is because of this admonition that Jesus said they hated the Nicolaitans. The Nicolaitans are those who preach that once you are saved, you are forever saved – the false grace preachers. The Ephesus Church never believed their lies because they tested spirits before even listening to any preacher. You will only fall for false doctrines if you don’t test all spirits.
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Hymn: Deeper, Deeper In The Love Of Jesus
Points: Father, give me the gift of the discerning of spirits so that I don’t fall prey to wrong doctrines.
Bible in one year: Isaiah 1, Isaiah 2, Isaiah 3, Isaiah 4, Isaiah 5
Title: Deeper, Deeper in the Love of Jesus.
Chorus: O deeper yet I pray,
And higher ev’ry day,
And wiser, blessed, Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word..
1. Deeper, deeper in the love of JesusDaily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.
2. Deeper, deeper! blessed Holy Spirit,Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus
And His perfect will.
3. Deeper, deeper! tho' it cost hard trials,Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.
4. Deeper, higher ev'ry day in Jesus,Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqueror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.
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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