Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
MEMORIZE: “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father
which is in heaven.” (Matt. 7:21).
READ: Matthew 7:21-23
In Revelation 2:16, the Lord told the church in Pergamos
that He was going to fight against the Nicolaitanes in their midst – people who
tolerate sexual immorality. This attitude of God is consistent with His past
dealings with His children. For instance, after God delivered the Israelites
from Egypt, most of them still perished in the wilderness without getting to
the Promised Land. Not everyone who becomes born again will make it to Heaven
in the end. If after being saved, one gets to a point of believing (like the
Libertines and Nicolaitanes) that fornication and adultery are not as bad as
people say they are, and that, after all, God knows we are weak beings, then it
is obvious such a fellow will end up in Hell. After receiving Christ as your
Lord and Saviour, you would still be required to decide your eternal
destination. Not every member of your church will get to Heaven. Not all
ministers or workers will get to Heaven, unless they live a consistently holy
life. By God’s grace, my number one goal in life is to make it to Heaven. Where
do you want to end?
Some people erroneously think it is enough to be saved. It
is not! If you are saved but do not protect your salvation to the end, you
might loose it. It is not enough to serve God. A growing number of people today
are serving God, or working for God without any personal relationship with Him.
If you are working for God but not working with Him, you have no assurance of
Heaven. Some people also believe that yesterday’s testimonies, achievements and
accomplishments are enough. No, they are not! God does not want you to live in
the history of your past but in the reality of your present. If you had a great
past but have a horrible present, the latter can erode the goodies of the
former. What is Heaven saying about your present reality? If you have nothing
to say of God’s dealing with you at the moment, then you have been overtaken by
history. Anyone overtaken by history is not sure of making Heaven. Miracles are
not also enough to take you to Heaven. A good number of hell’s eternal
occupants will be those who count several miracles God did through them.
Without holiness no man shall see God. To what extent do you do His will daily?
KEY POINT:
It is a choice to be saved. It is another choice to make
heaven. Both should be upheld.
Bible in One year: 2 Sam. 19-21
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