OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-FRIDAY-26/08/2016-THREE DIMENSIONAL WICKEDNESS-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
THREE DIMENSIONAL WICKEDNESS
Memorise
And when
the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the
eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof,
and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Genesis
3:6
Read
Read
1st
John 2:15,
15 Love
not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the
world, the love of the Father is not in him.
KJV
MESSAGE
The
title of today’s devotion invites us to have a three dimensional view of
wickedness as we consider today’s Bible reading and memory verse. If we only
glance at this passage superficially, we will not see what God is showing us or
get a good enough grasp of the message it contains. According to our memory
verse, you will notice that Adam and Eve based their decision squarely on
feelings to the exclusion of the Spirit of God that was resident in them. They
found the forbidden fruit to be good for food and therefore for the nourishment
of the body. Since it was pleasant to the eyes they thought it will satisfy the
longing of the soul, and make one wise, hereby satisfying a human’s egoistic
ambition to be like God. These are indeed the three dimensions of wickedness
that led to the fall. The first human beings abused their God-given freedom by
those rebellions acts against God. The word of God in 2nd
Corinthians 11:3 says;
“But I fear, lest by
any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds
should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
The above passage shows that the fall of
Adam and Eve was not out of ignorance, but due to carelessness and a carefree
attitude towards the devil. First, they were familiar with the devil to the
point of having a rapport with him. Secondly, they were reasoning with the
devil on his terms without any recourse for God or His commandments. Thirdly,
they were so relaxed; they didn’t realize they were being setup for destruction
by the devil. Unfortunately, the Church of the 21st century seems
not to have learnt any lesson from this example, as we currently exhibit worse
simplicity and complacency than that which got Adam and Eve into trouble.
Christians now accommodate and even defend those sins that were specifically
condemned in the Bible. Will you dance with the devil or STAND FOR JESUS?
Prayer Point
Father, I refuse to
fall for any form of three dimensional wickedness, please help me to stand firm
in you.
Bible in one year
Isaiah 60:1-63:14,
Psalms 42
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