OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-DEMANDS OF A CHRISTIAN LIFE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DEMANDS OF A CHRISTIAN LIFE

29^TH JANUARY, 2022

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 36:1-38, EXODUS 37:1-29

READ: MATTHEW 28:19-20

19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever | have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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MEMORISE:

“Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples." -2 John 15:8

THE MESSAGE:

There are a lot of blessings accrued to genuine Christian living, but these do not come without some obligations on the part of the Christian.

For example, the peace of God that passes all understanding is one of the benefits of Christian living, just like divine healing or divine health, according to Deuteronomy 7:15 and 1 Peter 2:24.

However, we must meet certain demands before we can access these blessings. One of such demands is fruit-bearing. The lifestyle of a genuine Christian must show that the fellow has truly repented and forsaken his or her sins.

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John the Baptist, in Luke 3:7-8, told those who claim to have repented to bear fruit that confirmed repentance: “Then said he to the multitude that came forth to

be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance”.

This fruit-bearing also includes soul-winning, as Jesus stated in John 15:8: Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear many fruits; so shall ye be my disciples. To bear fruit through soul-winning requires preaching the gospel according to our Bible reading today.

A Christian worthy of his or her calling must make soul-winning a priority. As a matter of fact, the proof that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ is to harvest the

souls He came to die for.

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A Christian will not allow the passion and the death of Jesus Christ to be in vain. We must also praise Him as the Bible says: “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;1 Peter 2:9,”. The most important demand upon a Christian is holiness. Once we have become Christians, we must separate ourselves from all ungodly activities and relationships. The Bible says, Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you (2 Corinthians 6:17).

Matthew 5:48 says we should be perfect even as our Lord is. May the Lord grant you the grace to be perfect, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINT

Father, please help me to meet the demands of a Christian life, in Jesus name.

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

©2022 OPEN HEAVENS IS a daily devotional by PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE (General Overseer, THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD )