OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-TUESDAY-04/10/2016-ENDURE TILL THE END-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
Memorise
And ye
shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the
end, the same shall be saved. Mark 13:13
Read
Mark 13:3-13;
3 And
as he sat upon the Mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and
John and Andrew asked him privately,
4 Tell
us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these
things shall be fulfilled?
5 And
Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
6 For
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
7 And
when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such
things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
8 For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall
be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these
are the beginnings of sorrows.
9 But
take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the
synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings
for my sake, for a testimony against them.
10 And
the gospel must first be published among all nations.
11 But
when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what
ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in
that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
12 Now
the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and
children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to
death.
13 And
ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto
the end, the same shall be saved.
KJV
MESSAGE
The Christian
race is not a short one but a marathon; you know there is a finish line but you
can’t see it. Our Lord Jesus Christ did not hide this truth from us when He
said:
“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the
angles of heaven, but my Father only.”
Matthew 24:36
To endure
suggests that one would have to live with some things that are not compatible
with our nature. This is a truth that some 21st century believers
are not ready to live with. Our Lord Jesus Christ said that we should come and
learn of Him. In the process of learning from Him, we must take His yoke upon
us. The burden of our Lord Jesus Christ is justice, righteousness; love for God
and acceptable service of humanity, particularly those in the household of
faith. Open Heavens 4 October 2016:-Endure Till The End. The Bible says:
“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto
all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
Galatians 6:10
What calls
for endurance in Christian walk and why should we endure? Jesus Christ
confronted the people of old about the fact that they hated Him, because He
stood for the truth which His Father sent Him to tell the world.
“… If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the
works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the
truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham … If God were your
Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came
I of myself, but he sent me.”
John 8:39-40, 42
Against this
background, our Lord Jesus Christ told His disciples and us by extension, that
He was sending us forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, and that we should be
as wise as serpents, and as harmless as doves. He went further to tell us what
was to come:
“And ye shall be hated of all men of my name’s sake:
but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”
Mathew 10:22
Beloved, as
we journey through the wilderness of this world towards our heavenly home,
don’t let us forget that this way is a narrow one. It takes a lot of discipline
and self-denial to scale through successfully. Straight is the gate and narrow
is the way according to the Words of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us forge ahead
and the Lord will see us through to the heavenly Canaan in Jesus’ name.
Whatever situation that may warrant your backsliding shall be destroyed this
day in the mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Go into the world today and obtain your
victory in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, please see me
through the journey of life and don’t let me perish with the world.
Bible in one year
Ezekiel 33:34, Psalms 73:18-28
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