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AMONG THE DEAD? Sunday 26 August


Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Memorise:  The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. Proverbs 21:16

Read: Ephesians 2:1-3

Knowing your spiritual standing is very important at any point in time. But one challenge is how to judge where you are, whether you are dead, sleeping, sitting, standing, running or flying. Who is a dead fellow? A dead man is one that has no feelings. If your conscience is hardened, you are spiritually dead. There are some pastors who are dead. No matter what they hear like: stop stealing, falsifying church records, committing adultery, etc. they will say, Amen; but when they return to their parishes, they will continue with their evil deeds. This they do because they are dead spiritually. Ephesians 2:1-3 speaks of those who are dead in sins and trespasses. The dead are those who sin and take pleasure in it. They enjoy living in sin which makes them no different from unbelievers.

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. Proverbs 10:23.     

The pastor who verbally runs down his senior pastor and sees nothing wrong with it, is dead. It is a dead fellow who will witch-hunt other believers with the motive of replacing them. There is a growing congregation of the dead in the church today. If you want to stay alive, you must avoid them like a plague. Avoid any group in your church that promotes rebellion, gossiping, backbiting, segregation and any other evil. The day God’s wrath will fall on them, if you are with them, you will not be excluded.

If you have no feeling for your brother or sister, your conscience is dead. If you sin or do wrong and you do not feel anything, you are probably not only dead but buried in sin. If you oppress others, particularly your brethren that you were asked to do good to, it is because your conscience is dead or seared with a hot iron. Jesus says let the dead bury their dead. If you are dead, it is people like yourself that will finally nail your spiritual coffin- that is, they will ensure you never rise up again spiritually. This means, if you are part of the congregation of the dead, in order not to be buried by them, run back to Jesus today. Cry out to God to change your heart. Ask for a heart of flesh and make all necessary restitutions. Are you dead? The Lord says to you arise and He will heal your backsliding (Jeremiah 3:22).

PRAYER POINT:
Father, in any way I have become insensitive to your pricks, cause me to arise today.
 
Bible in one year: Amos 7-9

Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 26, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    lord any way i may have been a prick,in ur church congregation my education and my future. lord pls have mercy upon me.father pls say to my edution situation oh lord.

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  2. logmayorAugust 26, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    LORD I RUN TO YOU TODAY, CHANGE MY HEART AND FORGIVE ME OF MY SINS THAT LEFT ME DEAD TO YOU.HELP ME TO LIVE A VICTORIOUS LIFE EACH DAY AND GUIDE ME IN ALL DEALINGS. CAUSE ME TO ARISE AND COME UP HIGH.....IJN AMEN

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  3. NkaytcheeAugust 26, 2012 at 8:20 AM

    Lord I need u right now, my soul is burdened wt a whole lot and I fEel so helpless... Save me lord, I feel myself sinking beneath it all.

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  4. temidajoyAugust 26, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Change heart º°˚ lord and remove me from among the dead

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  5. AnonymousAugust 26, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    Praise God! There is a way out. The Bible says in Ephesians 5:14...."Wake up, you who are sleeping! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you" Verse 15 added, "So be very careful how you live. Live wisely, not like fools".

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  6. AnonymousAugust 26, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    I arise in Jesus name. No more sleeping or being lazy for God, no more walking like a fool.

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