Open Heaven 14 January 2024 Sunday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – It Shall Be Well (6)
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Open Heaven 14 January 2024 TOPIC: It Shall Be Well (6)
MEMORISE: “Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.” – John 5:14 (KJV)
READ: John 5:1-14 (KJV)
1 After this, there was a feast for the Jews, and Jesus went to Jerusalem.
2 There is a pool at Jerusalem by the sheep market called Bethesda in the Hebrew tongue, which has five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a particular season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a confident man was there, with an infirmity of thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
10 The Jews, therefore, said unto him that he was cured. It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
14 Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 44-46
Open Heaven 14 January 2024 MESSAGE
Continuing the discussion about God’s declaration that it shall be well with the righteous (Isaiah 3:10), one must note that a person’s health is another indicator of the fellow’s wellness. An individual who is always in and out of the hospital because of health challenges cannot say that it is genuinely well with him or her. I declare in the mighty name of Jesus that you will begin to live in sound health from today onward.
The story in our Bible reading for today reveals our Lord Jesus Christ’s healing power and shows that sin can be a source of sickness. This is the reason the Holy Spirit, through the writer of Acts 10:38, said:
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with him.
Also Read: Open Heaven 13 January 2024 – It Shall Be Well (5)
To live a sickness-free life in this new year, you must desist from any sin that might exist in your life. Confess them to God, ask for His forgiveness, and genuinely repent from them. If you do not genuinely repent of any sin that exists in your life, you are setting yourself up for great torment by the devil, as Jesus told the sick fellow in our memory verse for today.
Jesus gave a parable about putting new wine into old wine bottles in Luke 5:36-38. You cannot receive a miracle from God and remain sinful; it is like putting new wine in an old bottle. As Jesus warned in His parable, such a person will be destroyed.
In our Bible reading today, Jesus pronounced healing on the sick fellow and, after a while, upon seeing him again, gave him a warning that he should not commit sin again. A lesson here is that it is not enough for a fellow to receive healing or any other miracle and commit sin afterward. Such a fellow will definitely lose the healing or miracle. As I have pronounced healing and sound health upon you today, may the Lord keep you away from sin so that you will not lose your miracles to it, in Jesus’ name.
Open Heaven 14 January 2024 KEY POINT
Sin exposes someone to the demons of infirmity. Repent and be healed. Live holy so that you may not lose your healing and miracles.
Open Heaven 14 January 2024 HYMN 15 – Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry,
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
Refrain:
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Refrain from passing me by.
2 Let me at a throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief.
3 Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.
4 Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heaven but Thee?
Also Read: RCCG Sunday School Teacher Manual 14 January 2024: The Blame Game
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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, especially for 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.
