Open Heaven 24 November 2023 – When God Purifies 1

 

Open Heaven 24 November 2023 Friday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – When God Purifies 1

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Open Heaven 24 November 2023 TOPIC: When God Purifies 1

MEMORISE: “And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.” – Malachi 3:3 (KJV)

READ: Ezekiel 36:24-26 (KJV)

24 For I will take you from among the heathen, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.

25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

26 A new heart will also give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: I will take the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Romans 1-3

Open Heaven 24 November 2023 MESSAGE

When gold is found, it is in its raw state. It is undesirable and filled with impurities. Raw gold must first be purified with fire before it reaches its full potential and becomes useful. Our Bible reading for today says that after God has taken you out of the heathen, He will pass you through the purification process. When you met Christ, you were in your raw state. God cannot leave you in that contaminated state because you can only be helpful to Him after you’ve been purified. To purify you, He will need to introduce fire. There are two types of fire God usually uses to purify. The first one is the fire of the Holy Ghost.

Also Read: Open Heaven 23 November 2023 – Kill That Weakness 2

Peter was one of the first people called by the Lord Jesus Christ in Mark 3:13-19, but he had one little problem: he was always afraid, and the devil discovered this weakness. That is why, on the day Jesus was arrested, the devil brought three people to test Peter, knowing that he would be too afraid to identify openly with Jesus. Indeed, Peter denied Jesus three times. The devil was happy that he had gotten Peter, but thankfully, Jesus had prayed for him, so he repented and found his way back to God. If Peter would apply to God, Jesus needed to do something about the fear contaminating his heart, so He purified him by fire. On the day of Pentecost, when the fire fell on all the disciples, Jesus cleansed them to make them useful. Immediately, that fire sat on Peter's head; it consumed his fear (Acts 2:1-47). The man who used to be afraid suddenly became very bold. The contamination was removed by the fire of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Ghost Baptism is a refining fire that takes away impurities in the life of a believer. If you are genuinely baptized – that is, after sanctification (setting oneself apart for God), that fire will burn off all impurities in you. Note that a person may speak in tongues, but if he is not yet fully surrendered to Christ, he cannot be purified if his heart is still after the things of this world. Sanctification must happen first before the fellow can be filtered by the fire of the Holy Ghost.

Open Heaven 24 November 2023 PRAYER POINT:

Father, please purify me with Your fire today.

Open Heaven 24 November 2023 HYMN 23 – Take My Life, And Let It Be

1 Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

2 Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee,
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

3 Take my voice and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee,
Filled with messages from Thee.

4 Take my silver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose,
Every muscle as Thou shalt choose.

5 Take my will and make it Thine,
It shall be no longer mine:
Take my heart; it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne,
It shall be Thy royal throne.

6 Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take me, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee,
Ever, only, all for Thee.

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Ambydennis Notice Board: We trust you have been blessed by the devotional. Accepting Jesus as your Lord and personal savior is one of the best decisions one can take, especially you; imagine having Christ in your life; what a fantastic experience it will be. It starts here as you proclaim: Dear Father, I humbly come to you in sincere repentance, claiming you as my Lord and personal Saviour. Cleanse me from all unrighteousness, be the center of my life, and let my life revolve around you as I partake in the eternal life you gave us in Jesus' Name. Congratulations, you are now Born again. God bless you.