OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Wednesday
October 19th 2016
TOPIC: I KNOW YOUR WORKS IV
Memorize: This is a true
saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A
bishop then must be blameless… 1st Timothy 3:1-2a
Read: Revelations 2:18-24,
18 And unto
the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God,
who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
19 I know thy
works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works;
and the last to be more than the first.
20 Notwithstanding
I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel,
which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to
commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave
her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I
will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great
tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will
kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he
which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you
according to your works.
24 But unto
you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine,
and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon
you none other burden.
Bible in one year: Hosea
11-14, Psalms 81
MESSAGE
It is amazing and at the same
time fearful to realise that the Almighty God takes note of the so-called minor
misses of the Church as seen in today’s Bible reading. God is mindful of
those who occupy His altar and He will hold in contempt, not only those who
climb the altar with profanity but also those who allow them to climb.
In Revelation 2:20, God said:
“Notwithstanding I have a few
things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth
herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication,
and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.”
The first lesson to be learnt
from today’s reading is in verse 18. The One that is assessing the Church
in Thyatira has eyes like unto a flame of fire! In other words, He sees
everything done in secret and in public. Absolutely nothing is hidden from Him. Psalms
139:11-12 says:
“If I say, Surely the darkness
shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness
hideth not from thee; but the light shineth as the day; the darkness and the
light are both alike to thee.”
As we have mentioned over and
over, the Almighty God knows the details of our service. This should always be
a consolation to us, especially when it seems our services in the Church are
not being appreciated. Know this, your Father in heaven who sees in secret will
always reward you in the open. If you are a Deacon and you labour for the
church like the General Overseer, it will amaze you that the reward of a
General Overseer will pursue, overtake and stay with you. David was fighting
like the commander-in-chief of the hosts of Israel and God rewarded him
handsomely in many respects even before he was crowned. The greatest lesson
with a strong warning is that your service is not perfect when it is laden with
immorality and any form of evil. A Church is in danger when she allows
profanity to take over the sanctuary. The Lord is warning someone using this
devotional that has been using service to cover up his or her immorality and
greed. Please, repent today and stop polluting the sanctuary of the Lord. The consequences
of your defiant attitude to this warning are severe as seen in Revelation
2:22-23.
May the Almighty God have mercy in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, wherever I have been
missing it in my service to You, please help me make amends.
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