OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Thursday
November 3rd 2016
TOPIC: MATRIMONIAL ROBBER?
Memorize: And why wilt thou,
my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Proverbs 5:20
Read: Malachi 2:14-16,
14 Yet ye say,
Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the
wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy
companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
15 And did not
he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he
might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal
treacherously against the wife of his youth.
16 For the Lord,
the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence
with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to
your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
Bible in one year: Revelation
8:11, Psalms 93
MESSAGE
There are some people who
never knew what sickness, failure, poverty or stagnation was until they
committed fornication or adultery. Fornication/adultery is a sin that attracts
the automatic wrath of God because it involves your Body, Soul and Spirit.
Those who secretly engage in the sin of adultery end up being reduced to a
piece of bread. Some think that as long as their sins are not found out, they
are safe. Ask King David, he will tell you that your sins will always find you
out. Fornication and adultery will reduce you to a state of nothingness. Every
precious thing in you will shut down permanently, the grace of God upon your
life will be automatically removed and you will immediately become exposed to
all forms of satanic attack. The cover of the Almighty God is removed and shame
and reproach will become a daily occurrence to such a person. It doesn’t matter
how long you may have spent in building your life, it begins to crush the
moment you invite destruction.
A righteous person will be
wise enough to avoid the dangers that come with the act of immorality. Joseph
understood this and preferred that his garment be torn in the hands of Mrs
Potiphar than that his destiny and colourful future be destroyed by a few minutes
of pleasure. All those who give excuses about the negative sides of their
spouses as an excuse for sleeping around are only being foolish. There is
nothing outside that is not already given to you by God through your wife or
husband. Don’t allow your life to end in shame and disgrace, because that is
always the end of those who continue in extra-marital affairs. Stay with the
spouse that God has given you and receive your emotional nourishment from that
spouse. If you can’t find contentment in your marriage, then you can be sure
you will never really find it anywhere else.
The plan and purpose of God
for marriage is – one man to one woman. There is no perfect man or woman
anywhere, you have to work with what/who you have, make lemonade out of your lemons.
You must stay far away from
those people who can cause you to sin. This was the case with Samson in the
book of Judges. Everywhere Samson went; his focus was always on woman, and he
lost his life and all he had through a woman. You have to examine yourself to
find out if there is any possible channel through which you can become a victim
of fornication or adultery. Disconnect yourself from that man or that woman
that wants to disconnect you from the place of grace. God is not just holy; He
wants us to be partakers of His holiness. It is the holiness of God that
secures the grace of God in our lives.
Action Point
A righteous man is identified
by how much he loves righteousness and hates sin.
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