OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-MONDAY-28/03/2016-YOUR KEY TO FREEDOM-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
YOUR KEY TO FREEDOM
Memorise
And ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you free. John 8:32
Read
John 3:16-18
16 For
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For
God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world
through him might be saved.
18 He
that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned
already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of
God.
KJV
MESSAGE
The Old Testament law was not
sufficient to make people flawless before God. So since no man could be adequately
justified by the provision of the law, Jesus had to intervene through His blood
to set man free from the law of sin and death. This is why as true disciples;
obedience to the truth of God is the only way to liberty. The truth of God’s
Word sets one free without any form of condemnation. No legal system or
religious doctrine can ever bring true and complete freedom to people. Freedom
comes only through the truth and grace in God’s Word. Freedom comes to those
who are able to see the truth in God’s Word. You can’t come into the revelation
of God’s Word and remain the same. The moment you have access to the Truth,
bondage is automatically a stranger to your life. There are many people going
to Church, but are still in bondage because they have not got access to the
Truth. Lack of access to the Truth puts you in the same level with those who do
not know God.
When things were no
longer going on well for the prodigal son after wasting all the opportunities
he had been given, the scriptures says “….he came to himself” (Luke 15:17). He
had to come to knowledge of the Truth by saying “enough is enough; I should not
continue to be foolish by allowing rebellion to destroy my life further”. He
realised that it is foolishness to continue in self-government. Have things
been so bad that you have been moving in a circle? Maybe you need to take a
break and ask “why am I going through this?” don’t be deceived into believing
that God is the cause of your predicament. I have noticed this insincerity on
the part of many believers. The prodigal son was sincere. He sat himself down
and reasoned. He compared where he was when he had a relationship with his
father to where he was when he had a relationship with his father to where he
had reached after he attained a pre-mature independence. Even servants in his
father’s house were living like kings. I sometimes wonder when people who come
to our programmes for the first time, return with multiple blessings from the
Almighty God and some of those who are regular attendees have no testimonies.
“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon
the earth.”
Ecclesiastes 10:7
It is important to tell yourself the truth
and refuse to believe the lies of the enemy. It is time to put an end to a life
of falsehood. You cannot serve God in spirit and in truth and still live in
stagnation. Do not believe the lies of the devils that says without cheating
you cannot be successful. Don’t believe that without engaging in fraud, you
cannot be wealthy. Don’t believe that without pulling down others you cannot
rise. Don’t believe that without sleeping around you cannot win the contract.
Don’t believe that without examination malpractices you cannot gain admission.
You need to ask for the grace to be true to yourself. It is the truth you know
that will set you free. Jesus is the Truth. Do you know Jesus or you only claim
to know Him?
Prayer Point
Father, deliver me from the spirit of insincerity
Bible in year
Judges 20-21, Proverbs 1:20-33
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