OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-MONDAY-20/06/2016-PREACH THE WORD -BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
PREACH THE WORD
Memorise
Preach
the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all
long suffering and doctrine. 2nd Timothy 4:2
Read
2nd Timothy 4:1-4,
1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who
shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of
season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For
the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their
own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And
they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto
fables.
KJV
MESSAGE
This is part of the final charge by Apostle
Paul to his spiritual son, Timothy. Timothy needed some courage to fulfil his
calling as an apostle, and Paul reaffirmed to him the fact that if he would be
a useful evangelist in the hands of God, there was no better time than that
moment to make full proof of his calling by preaching the undiluted Word of
God. Divine utterance of the Word of God is a tool anyone who desires to have a
profitable ministry must have. There are many preachers today who have turned
the pulpit to an entertainment platform. You see a lot of sinners feeling very
comfortable in such churches because the Word of God has been watered down. The
21st century Church is no longer interested in reproving and
rebuking her members, the preachers are after saying only what the members want
to hear.
The Word of God is a
hidden truth that is usually beyond human understanding. There are some who
sweat profusely jumping from one point to another in the name of preaching, and
at the end, when you ask the listeners what they gained; you will be amazed at
the kind of response you get, it is the Word of God that we are charged to preach,
not the theologies and philosophies of men. The Word of God alone can liberate
the sinful soul and bring newness of life to those who hear it. It is through
the Word of God alone that those living in sin can be reproved of their sins.
It is the Word that encourages those who are faithful to remain in the faith.
In this time when fake teachers and heretic
preachers abound, there is the need to reaffirm our commitment to preach the
correct doctrines of God. It doesn’t matter how many ‘preachers’ conjure unscriptural
sermons, we have to ensure we counter their heresies with the correct Word of
God. It is the Word of God that determines your place in the scheme of things.
The Word of God is forever settled. It does not grow old and you can never
improve on it. The Word brings back to life everything that is dead in the
lives of people. I want you to embrace the Word like never before, because it
is the Word that delivers the benefits of God to you.
“And that from a
child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise
unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus”
2nd
Timothy 3:15
God’s Word communicates God’s wisdom and
peace into your life. The moment you become a doer of the Word of God, you
become feared and respected by the devil and his demons.
Prayer Point
Father, let Your Word be
active in my life in Jesus name.
Bible in one year
Esther 1-3, Ecclesiastes
9:13-10:7
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