OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SATURDAY-02/04/2016-ETERNAL DAMNATION-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
ETERNAL
DAMNATION
Memorise
He that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved; but He that
believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16
Read
Mark 16:15-18,
15 And
he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature.
16 He
that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall
be damned.
17 And
these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out
devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 .They
shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt
them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
KJV
MESSAGE
Eternal
damnation is the worst thing that can happen to anyone, it is damnation for a
lifetime here on earth and in eternity. Our Lord Jesus Christ said:
“And I say unto you my friends, be not afraid
of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I
will forewarn whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath
power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.”
Luke 12:4-5
Jesus Christ in the above passage is taking
about eternal damnation for sinners and the ungodly. Many people choose eternal
damnation indirectly by escaping the cost that godly living possess to them. In
the midst of trials and tribulations, some children of God deny their Lord.
Jesus Christ in Matthew 6:25-34 said we should not be anxious for what to eat
or drink because our Father in heaven knows we will need them and so will
provide them for us. We should not bow to the enticement of the devil. Rather,
we should heed the Words of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, even if this
exposes us to some challenges that are, as a matter of fact, temporary. This is
the reason Jesus admonished His disciples saying:
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in
me ye might have peace in the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good
cheer; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33
To
escape eternal damnation, therefore, we must accept the gospel of Jesus Christ
wholeheartedly. It is unfortunate that there are many people in the Church
today who do not believe the gospel. Some see the gospel as outdated; they
believe that Christ came to redeem man from eternal damnation but they refused
to keep to the terms and conditions of salvation. According to the text of our
reading for today, accepting the gospel entails accepting the Lordship of Jesus
Christ over our lives. We cannot do what pleases us anymore; we cannot afford
to follow the whims and caprices of the world anymore (1st John
2:15-17). Moreover, we must learn His ways and imbibe His ideals (Matthew
11:28-30). Failure to keep to these principles of Christian living makes our
profession of Christianity a mere exercise. Jesus Christ asked His audience:
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not
the things which I say?”
Luke 6:46
May
the Lord give us hearing ears and obedient hearts to do according to His
perfect will.
Prayer Point
Father, drench me with new anointing, and remove
every hindrance to its flow in my life in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
1st Samuel 6:1-8:18, Proverbs 3:28-4:9
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