Open Heaven For Teens 5 November 2022 | Saturday Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye And Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye
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TOPIC: Delay Gratification
Read: Matthew 16:25-26
25. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
26. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Memorise: Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2
Open Heaven For Teens 5 November 2022 Message
Gratification means pleasure. To delay gratification means to deny ones self of pleasure that brings immediate satisfaction. It also means to be disciplined enough not to indulge in things that would satisfy one
for a moment but hinder one from achieving greatness. Esau is an example of one who didnt delay gratification. He lived in the moment and never thought of the future.
When he killed any animal, he ate it all that day. No wonder it was easy for Jacob to rob him of his blessings. While he was still in the bush, Jacob had taken from the animals nearby, killed, prepared and served it to his father.You must delay the pleasure of sex until you get married – whether as a boy or a girl.
There is better glory in getting married as a virgin. You must deny the pleasures of sin on this earth so that you can enjoy the glory in Heaven when Christ comes. If Jesus could leave His glory above, endure the pain on the cross for a greater name and is now set at the right hand of God, so can yo
Action Point
Think of the glory of tomorrow before you indulge in sin today.
Open Heaven for Teens 5 November 2022 Saturday 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.