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DELAYED OBEDIENCE IS DANGEROUS Friday 7 September

Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Memorise: Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12

Read: Hebrews 5:8-9

One major undoing of the church in Laodicea was pride. Lucifer was created perfect in beauty and also had position and power from God. But the day he became proud of what he had (as if they came from him) and began to rub shoulders with God, God simply pushed aside all His investments in Lucifer and began to deal with him based on his pride. If you are carrying out exploits for God but you are proud, don’t be surprised if you make it to Heaven, and you are told there is no record of your achievements there. Do away with pride now before it completely erodes all your gains! Everyone who is proud is indirectly saying he or she is self-sufficient and does not need God for anything. A proud person sees God not as God but as a mate. A proud person cannot show God respect. It takes humility for you to respect God. Are you proud?

Another problem with this church was lukewarmness. They were indifferent to whatever God asked them to do. They were neither hot nor cold. The Lord hates lukewarmness with passion! Earlier, Paul wrote to the Bishop of this church named Archippus to take heed to the ministry so as to fulfil it but he simply paid deaf ears to it (Colossians 4:16-17). Down the line, the Lord could not see anything good in the church he was overseeing any more. From this we learn that we should do things at the appropriate time. If you fail to take correction concerning a particular area, and you think things will remain the way they are, they won’t; things will only get worse. The longer you leave a restitution undone, the more difficult it becomes to do the same later. If you were uneducated in the 60’s, how will it be some 30 or 40 years later? You may think it is still the same level of ignorance only to discover that the very little you knew had become so obsolete that you have totally gone out of relevance. Make those little corrections in your life, family and ministry today before they get worse. Obey the Lord’s warnings now before they get out of hand. Carry out those little restitutions today before they become issues in your life and permanently keep you from Heaven.

KEY POINT:
The right time for obedience is now.
 
Bible in one year: Daniel 10-12

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 5:15 AM

    Thank you Father this morning for your word. Every area of my life that reuires restitution,father I confess so I can be forgiven today IJN. Every form of pride in my life,Father take it away IJN.Daddy G.O,Father continue to strengthen him and let your annointing oil never run dry on him,the grace to finish well grant it unto him IJN.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 7, 2012 at 7:43 AM

    Pride goes before destruction. Father, let any trace of pride in my life be uprooted by fire. Help me o Lord 2 obey u totally n let ur grace keep me frm falling IJN, amen. Father, keep ur servant n let him finish strong IJN, amen.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    Dear Lord, take away my pride and lack of love, i confess regret and forsake my sins. Let me receive the power to make corrections where necessary.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    May the Lord continue to strengthen you sir and i pray that all pride in my life will be erased and every restitution needed to be done in my life God help me Amen.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    THIS IS A GOOD WORD!!!!!!!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    I thank God 4 this word that is coming at a time like this when I need it d most: God help me to be humble and be zealous 2 do ur work n will. Every spirit of pride in me be subdue in Jesus Name. I rededicate my life 2 u, help me Lord n strenghten me. IJN

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