OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SATURDAY-16/07/2016-OUR CROSS BEARER-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
OUR CROSS BEARER
Memorise
The
soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the
father; neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the
righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the
wicked shall be upon him. Ezekiel 18:20
Read
Ezekiel 18:1-4,
1The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying,
2 What
mean ye that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, the
fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
3 As I
live, saith the Lord God, ye shall
not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the
father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall
die.
KJV
MESSAGE
The
righteousness of God demands that the soul that commits sin will die (Genesis 2:16-17). The
first man and woman disobeyed God and then became sinners doomed for
prediction. When Jesus Christ was sent to come and die for mankind, He made a
demand on man to carry his cross and follow Him. The cross being referred to
isn’t just two pieces of wood put together. Rather, it may be the consequence
of the sins someone has committed. This is why Jesus came to help us with the
cross of sin. He said:
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is
easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
When we
answer this call of Jesus Christ, He exchanges His light burden with our heavy
load of sin. The Bible says that the reason Jesus Christ came to this world is
that He may bear our burden of sin for us.
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our
sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he
was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:4-5
Beloved, come to Jesus Christ today and He will carry
your burden of sin for you. As a matter of fact, the cross He carried during
His earthy ministry was for you and me. All you need to do is to confess your
sin and accept Him as your Saviour and Lord. The Bible says if we say we have
no sin, we deceive ourselves and there is no truth in us. We deny ourselves the
privilege of the Cross bearer if we refuse to come to Him and make Him as the
Lord of our lives. He must not just be a Saviour; He should also be the Lord.
My prayer is that whatever heavy burden you are carrying will be lifted in
Jesus’ name.
Prayer point
Father, I bring my burden to
you today in genuine repentance, please forgive me and help me lift this
burden.
Bible in one year
1st Corinthians
14:26-16:24, Psalms 10:12-11:7
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