OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. DATE: SATURDAY 25th APRIL 2015.......

THEME: JESUS THE SAVIOUR
Memorise:
And she shall bring forth a son, and
thou shalt call his name JESUS: for
he shall save his people from their
sins. Matthew 1:21
Read: John 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world; but
that the world through him might be
saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not
condemned: but he that believeth
not is condemned already, because
he hath not believed in the name of
the only begotten Son of God.
Message:
The number-one treasure of the
Church is Jesus Christ. Through Him,
all things consist (Colossians 1:17).
He is the Almighty who no one can
make mightier; He is the richest one
who no one can make richer. The
earth and its fullness belong to Him.
Every bit of what He says is always
in our own best interest. Jesus
teaches that there is nothing more
valuable than the soul of a man
(Mathew 16:26). The salvation of
your soul is worth more than all the
treasures of this world. The devil is
after this salvation because thieves
only go after treasures. The devil
would do anything within his power
to inhibit our relationship with the
Giver of salvation, Jesus the Saviour.
There is nothing as great as
following Jesus.
Following Jesus will cost you a lot of
things, just as it cost God the Father
the price of Jesus His Son to
establish your salvation. Anyone who
will follow Jesus the Saviour must be
ready for a life of discipleship. This
will be measured by the proof of
your willingness to go the extra mile.
You have to set a high bar of self-
denial for yourself. If you want to
follow Jesus, you must not allow
anything to come between you and
your loyalty to him.
The greatest problem of man is
nothing else but the issue of sin.
This problem was what Jesus the
Saviour came to solve. Every benefit
we can derive from Jesus is tied to
salvation. Without salvation, man is
doomed for destruction. When you
accept Jesus, you receive the power
to become great (John 1:12).
Anyone who does not accept this
free gift of God cannot attain their
full potential in life. May you not
leave this world without fully
achieving the plan and purpose of
God for your life in Jesus’ Name.
When you accept Jesus, there will be
an instant change in your life.
Those who knew you before will not
be able to identify you again by
virtue of the transformation that
would have taken place in your life.
Those who were acquainted with
your past life will never be able to
correlate your past with your present
(2nd Corinthians 5:17). One of my
sons used to be an impossible
character. He was so unruly that
during holiday periods, parents
would keep their children under lock
and key the moment they discovered
he was around. This was because he
would go for anything in a skirt.
However, he eventually met with
Jesus the Saviour and surrendered
his life to Him and immediately, his
life was transformed. Those who
knew him before wondered how the
change happened. You too can
experience Jesus the Saviour today
and overcome all sins (Galatians
5:24). As long as you are sincere,
help is very close to you. All you
need to do is ask Him to come into
your life and change your negative
experience to a positive one.
Action point:
List 3 transformations that have
occurred in your life since you met
Jesus the Saviour.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : Judges 10-11
and Mathew 26:26-46

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE.