Open Heaven 7 February 2024 Wednesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Whose Child Are You?
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Open Heaven 7 February 2024 TOPIC: Whose Child Are You?
MEMORISE: “Wherefore by their fruits, ye shall know them.” – Matthew 7:20 (KJV)
READ: Matthew 7:20 (KJV)
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17, Even so, every good tree bringeth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 1-2
Open Heaven 7 February 2024 MESSAGE
John 1:12 says:
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe in his name:
If you have received Christ into your heart and believe in His name, not just in word, but in deeds such that everyone around you can see from your lifestyle that you believe in Christ, then you qualify to be called a child of God.
On the other hand, the Bible says that the devil has his own children, too. Jesus Christ was addressing the Pharisees, and He said to them in John 8:44:
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar and the father of it.
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The question then is, how do we tell a child of God apart from a child of the devil? The Bible answers this question aptly. For example, the Bible says that people who love the world do not have the love of God in them (1 John 2:15-16). This implies that such people cannot be described as God’s children. When you see someone who loves material things more than God, that fellow does not have God’s love and hence cannot be His child if he or she remains in that state.
On the other hand, a child of God is born of the Spirit and focuses on spiritual things rather than worldly things. John 3:3-7 says that anyone who wants to enter the kingdom of God must be taken of the Spirit, and of course, only the children of God can enter His kingdom. This is why you must be born again.
Beloved, when you are born again, you are born of the Spirit and truly become a child of God. When you are born of the Spirit, you will begin to live by the Spirit and be led by Him. You will start to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit as written in Galatians 5:22-23. Remember, the kind of fruit you produce will determine who your father truly is.
Open Heaven 7 February 2024 REFLECTION
Check your character. Who does it mirror, that of the Holy Spirit or the devil?
Open Heaven 7 February 2024 HYMN 13 – Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
1 Jesus loves me, this I know,
for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong;
they are weak, but he is strong.
Refrain:
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
2 Jesus loves me, he who died
heaven’s gate to open wide.
He will wash away my sin; let his little child come in. [Refrain]
3 Jesus loves me, this I know,
as he loved so long ago,
taking children on his knees,
saying, “Let them come to me.”
Open Heavens 2024 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical churches in the world, and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile, and PC. Open Heaven for Today 2024
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Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart. You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You, Lord, for keeping me, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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