PAUL WAS TRULY YOKED - Thursday December 14th 2017
Memorise: “Then
Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am
ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of
the Lord Jesus.” Acts 21:13
Read: Acts 21:7-14 (KJV)
21:7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
21:8 And
the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto
Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which
was one of the seven; and abode with him.
21:9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
21:10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
21:11 And
when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own
hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews
at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him
into the hands of the Gentiles.
21:12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
21:13 Then
Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am
ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of
the Lord Jesus.
21:14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
MESSAGE:
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest upon your souls” Matthew 11:29
In
the above scripture, Jesus mentions two profound things that will give
rest to our souls, one of which is that we should take on His easy yoke.
What is His yoke? It is that cross of self-denial we are required to
carry as we follow Him. This refers to works such as these, which are
integral to the Christian life: making sacrifices, giving, service,
investment of time to pray and study God’s word, and soul-winning. One
person who carried the yoke of Jesus was Paul. He understood what it
means to be ‘made by Him and for Him’ (Colossians 1:16).
When he met Christ on his way to Damascus and he surrendered of Him,
from then onwards, he never turned back. He joyfully sacrificed all his
earthly achievements and recognition so as to pursue on goal in life: to
know Jesus (Philippians 3:8)!
He worked like no one else did. He travelled extensively across the
globe just to serve his Saviour, risking his life over and again in the
process. When it was revealed that he would be bound and afflicted if he
went to Jerusalem, with the brethren passionately pleading that he
should not go, he responded with these words in Acts 21:13:
“…what
mean ye to weep and break mine heart? For I am ready not to be bound
only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus”
Have you taken on the yoke of Christ to the extent that you can go anywhere, do anything and give up anything for Him?
Key Point:
Those
who went before us have left a great legacy for us; what legacy are we
leaving behind for our children regarding the Christian faith?
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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Hymn 14
HYMN 14 – TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE
Verse 1:
Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
Let them flow in endless praise.
Verse 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.
At the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for thee.
Verse 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.
Always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.
Verse 4:
Take my silver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose.
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose.
Verse 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 no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne.
Verse 6:
Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.
At Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.
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