Teens Open Heavens Daily Devotional Monday 2 July 2018 by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Topic: Acting On The Word
Memorise: But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 1:25
Read: James 1:22-25 (KJV)
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Bible In One Year: Job 23-25, Acts 10:24-48
MESSAGE:
In Samuel 23:14-17, King David made a very expensive request. He asked for water which could cost the lives of his men. Yet they risked their lives and got it for him. How the value of that water soared! In like manner, the Kings of kings is thirsty, not just for ordinary water but for a specific, costly water. To meet His request, you may have to make a sacrifice that could cost you all you have.
A look at the lives of the mighty men of King David in 2 Samuel 23 reveals that those who will satisfy Christ’s deepest longings must be people of action. Some hundreds of people heard David express his desire for special water, yet only three moved into action. There are many hearers, but very few doers. When there is an opportunity to give or render your service in church, do you just hear or do you act? Do you act on the Word of God?
Key Point: If you find it difficult to obey God’s word, you will find it impossible to satisfy the deepest needs of the Kings of kings.
Hymn 2
1. When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Chorus:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
2. Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
3. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.
4.But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.
5. Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.
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