LIVING IN DEATH? – Friday October 6th 2017
Memorise:
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the
brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 1st John 3:14
Read: 1st John 3:11-16 (KJV)
3:11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
3:12 Not
as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And
wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his
brother's righteous.
3:13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
MESSAGE:
Do
you know that it is very possible for one to be alive but living in
death? Any man who does not have the life of God, manifested as new life
in Christ Jesus, is dead even though he or she is physically alive. If
you have received the new life of Christ, you have the nature of God,
and one of the defining characteristics of this nature is love (1st John 4:16).
This is why the Lord Jesus Christ emphasised that there is no greater
commandment than that which is anchored on love for God and love for
fellow men (Matthew 22:37-40).
You cannot claim to love God when you have hatred and bitterness
towards your fellow men. Where there is no love, there will be deceit.
Open Heaven 6 October 2017: Friday daily devotional by Pastor E. A.
Adeboye – Living in Death? There
is a lot of deceit in the interpersonal relationships between people
today. Do you really love, or are you pretending to love? If you live a
life of love, you are living in Christ; but if you are only pretending
to love when deep inside you there is so much hatred and evil-plotting
against your brother, then you are living in death.
The new life in
Christ is a spiritual experience that puts an end to all forms of
bitterness, hatred and un-forgiveness in your heart. Manifesting love
for God and love for others around you showcases the real image of God
in you, which is characterised by purity, holiness and righteousness.
Key point
If you love God, you won’t hate your fellow men.
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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