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GLORY AND SACRIFICE Wednesday 5 September

Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Memorise: Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasure of sin for a season; Hebrews 11:25

Read: Hebrews 11:24-27

The one who has not fully made up his mind about his relationship with God, might be tempted to compromise the Gospel message or the specific errand he or she is asked to deliver to the affluent in society when given the opportunity to stand before them. When compromise sets in, the glory departs.  Compromise is a great deflector of God’s glory. When you stand before kings to tell them the truth, even when they do not like to hear the truth, God increases His glory upon your life. There are several children of God who stood before kings in Bible days and they never compromised: Young David, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, Daniel and Paul, all stood before kings without compromising. In fact, Daniel was very outstanding. He remained in the corridors of power for a very long time. Successive kings found him so invaluable that they retained him so as to give credibility and add value to their kingdoms. There is a user of this Devotional who will soon stand before kings. God is giving you the opportunity to stand before kings. But when this comes to pass, do not be intimidated, and do not change your message. Speak the truth and God will uphold you.

Can God send you to a place of pleasure or a dangerous zone without you compromising? If money or self gratification is uppermost in your heart, you will surely forget your main reason for going. It was dangerous for Moses to accept God’s call to go and meet Pharaoh. That errand could have cost him his life, yet he went. He made a choice that could hurt him. What were gains to him, he counted as loss, just like Paul. It was a great honour to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter – a prince, yet he told people to stop calling him that. In other words, he despised the title that would have opened doors to him everywhere he went in Egypt, but rather chose to suffer with endangered species (the Israelites). He preferred the reproaches of Christ greater treasures compared to the sinful pleasures of Egypt. No wonder he carried God’s glory to the extent that people could not look at his shinning face. What sacrifice have you made to earn the glory of God you are asking for? Paul gave up his academic achievements just to be a carrier of higher levels of glory. Without sacrifice, you can never climb high on the glory ladder.

ACTION POINT:
It is faithfulness that keeps you uncompromising in the midst of pressures. Ask for grace to remain faithful wherever you are.
 
Bible in one year: Daniel 4-6

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  1. God help me to stand uncompromising in the midst of intimidation and pleasure of this world IJN

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  2. Lord help M̶̲̥̅Ƹ †Φ be uncompromising i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ †ђξ midst O̶̷̩̥̊͡Ƒ pleasure,pressure Ąπϑ let Ūя̲̅ grace be sufficient fƠ͡я̲̅ M̶̲̥̅Ƹ IJN Amen!

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  3. God make me diligent to stand before kings and not mean mean and grant me the grace not to compromise your standards.w

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  4. To you be the glory, honor and adoration oh lord now and forever more. Amen

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  5. God give me the Grace not to compromise your message for this Generation for a portion on the table of the rich and influential. The Grace to be resolute in the face of temptation, Father give to me IJN. Good morning people of Christ.

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  6. Help me God never to compromise you whereeveer I go or stand. Amen

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  7. give me the grace to know you more and never to compromise.

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  8. The grace and the zealousness to work for you is all I ask for O!lord

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  9. Bless me O Lord with unwavering faith!

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  10. God help me to sacrifice what I have to sacrifice to attain ur heavenly glory

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  11. The present sufferings cant be compared with d glory ahead. Father, give me d grace 2 be resolute n not do anything against d truth but 4 d truth. I confess I will not comprise IJN, name. Thank you Lord 4 d answer.

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