Open Heaven For Teens 11 August 2022 | Thursday Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye And Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye
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TOPIC: Shed The Weight
Read
Mark 4:18-19
- And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
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And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
Memorise
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Hebrews 12:1
Open Heaven For Teens 11 August 2022 Message
Weights are not necessarily sins but distractions that are capable of slowing one down or making one lose focus on the race to Heaven. As a former athlete, I can assure you that the lighter you are, the faster you would run. This is why you can hardly see an obese athlete competing in a race.
In today’s Bible reading, deceitfulness of riches and cares of this world are examples of weights shown to us. You must not allow the love of money take over your heart to a point where you begin to seek it at all cost. The craze for money is increasing every day and has found its way into the Church, too.
Some workers in the Church cannot do anything voluntarily in the house of God anymore. They request to be paid by the Pastor for any service rendered. This was not so in my younger days, when we preferred to spend and be spent for God. We sold our cars, property, left our comfort for the sake of the gospel but the reverse seems to be the case today.
If your sole pursuit in life is to make money, you’re gradually gaining excess weight. If your zeal for evangelism, follow-up and making impact is giving way to greed or wealth acquisition, then you should check yourself. Check your motive for wealth and if it doesnt align with the will of God, drop it.
Action Point
Father, please let nothing derail me from making it to Heaven, in Jesus name.
Bible in One Year
Romans 11:1-36 , Psalms 90:1-17 , Psalms 91:1-16 , Psalms 92:1-15
Open Heaven for Teens 11 August July 2022 Thursday Devotional Guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye & Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical churches in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. Open Heaven for Teens 11 August 2022