OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SATURDAY-04/06/2016-VESSEL UNTO HONOUR?-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
VESSEL UNTO HONOUR?
Memorise
Dearly
beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from freshly lusts which war against the soul; 1st Peter 2:11
Read
1st Peter 2:5-11,
5 Ye
also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to
offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6 Wherefore
also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner
stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7 Unto
you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient,
the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the
corner,
8 And a
stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the
word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9 But
ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvelous light:
10 Which
in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not
obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 Dearly
beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts,
which war against the soul;
KJV
MESSAGE
When we
realise the extent to which God can go to cleanse humanity from the pollution
of the devil, then we will realise that God is not interested in quantity but
in spiritual quality. During the time of Noah, God wiped off the people from
the earth because of their sins, but spared Noah and his family. Hence,
salvation is a personal thing and if you are going to be a vessel unto honour,
you must be ready to stand alone and do that which is right in the sight of
God. Sodom and Gomorrah did not escape the righteous judgement of God because
they had fallen far beyond the point where they could turn back from their evil
ways, they had no desire whatsoever to turn from their evil ways and return to
their Maker.
Those who are
vessels unto honour will always live because Christ is alive in them. They have
a living hope because the Living Word dwells in them. As vessels unto honour,
you must not allow the nature of rebellion to find expression in you because
you are the Lord’s own. You have direct access to God, because you have been
separated from this world and unto Him.
This is why we must always focus our
attention on Jesus for direction in every aspect of our lives, so that we can
be effective weapons in His hand. We must continue to spread the love of Jesus
in our communities and beyond. We must awaken people to their spiritual needs
because we have been called out of darkness into the light of God. God gives
every one of us the opportunity to be useful in His plans on earth. The
responsibilities are on us to determine the extent to which we will do exploits
for the Lord. We must immediately respond to the prompting and instructions of
the Lord before it is too late.
As
we see all challenges confronting our world on a daily basis, there is the need
for all Christians to come into a higher level of uncompromising commitment to
the Shepherd of our souls. There is the need to connect with God in intimacy,
so that we can have access to revelations of things to come. All those things
which can easily distract us from reaching the ultimate height of God for our
lives must be prevented.
“Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and sin which doth
easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us”
Hebrews 12:1
As vessels
unto honour, you must be ready to pay the price to be true disciples of Jesus.
Others can, but you cannot, because you have been separated unto God for good
works.
Prayer point
Father, help me to abide in you
thought out my lifetime in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
2nd Chronicles
20:24-23:15, Ecclesiastes 2:9-17
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