GOD’S WATCHMAN – Friday October 13th 2017
Memorise: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15
33:1 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
33:2 Son
of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I
bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of
their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
33:3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
33:5 He
heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall
be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
33:6 But
if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the
people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among
them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at
the watchman's hand.
MESSAGE:
Humanity
is perishing every day because of sin. So many people are unaware of
the truth of God’s word about the consequences of sin, and some who know
this truth are drawing back from it.
Due to the pervasiveness of
iniquity in the world today, those who used to be very hot for the Lord
are now cooling off in the flesh, while some have even departed from the
faith completely. Open Heaven 13 October 2017: Friday daily devotional
by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – God’s watchman. The
irony of it all is that the Church is behaving as if all is well. The
world is blind and needs to know about God. As God’s watchman, you are
the light of the world. You are a city set on a hill, and you are the
salt of the earth. However, are you measuring up to God’s expectation in
the area of your responsibilities towards the great commission? How
many sinners have you spoken to about the consequences of their actions?
How many souls have you followed up this year? Many believers who are
supposed to be God’s watchmen are now complacent; they are no longer
aware of what the Spirit is saying. Today, there is so much religion
without the visible demonstration of the power of the Holy Ghost. It is
only through salvation in Jesus that there can be restoration of life to
those dying in sin. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is for the purpose of
going into all parts of the world to effect the deliverance of all
those held captive by Satan (Acts 1:8)
As God’s watchman, you cannot afford to remain empty spiritually. You must be fruitful (John 15:16).
We need to wake up and start bearing fruit if we do not want to be
condemned. Most of the things happening around us today that have become
a threat to the Body of Christ are happening because we are not doing
what God expects of us. If we preach the true gospel as handed over to
us by the apostles of old, the Church of God today will be more vibrant,
healthier and spiritually active. If you will be equipped for the great
assignment of the great commission, you need to avoid falling into the
sin of covetousness, pride, self-centeredness, love of money, and
ambition for power. We need to go to God in prayer and ask for His fire
to be released upon our hearts, so that we can recover lost grounds. To
God’s watchmen, He is saying return to the great commission. To the
great commission is God’s ultimate assignment and it entails
transforming people from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of
light, through the power of Holy Ghost. Let the gospel be preached to
all people in all places. If there are places you can’t go yourself,
make arrangements to send other there to do the work. The gospel of
reconciliation is a message of universal concern, and we can all make a
difference as we pray our part.
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to play my role in Your Kingdom agenda.
Open
Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of
Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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