OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. DATE: TUESDAY 28th APRIL 2015

 

THEME: CHOOSE TO BE SANCTIFIED
Memorise:
And such were some of you: but ye
are washed, but ye are sanctified,
but ye are justified in the name of
the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of
our God. 1 Corinthians 6:11
Read: 1 Thessalonians 5:22-24
22 Abstain from all appearance of
evil.
23 And the very God of peace
sanctify you wholly; and I pray God
your whole spirit and soul and body
be preserved blameless unto the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you,
who also will do it.
Message:
It is the express will of God that
every believer is sanctified ( 1
Thessalonians 4:3 ). For us to
become vessels unto honour, fit for
the Master's use, we have to be fully
sanctified ( 1 Timothy 2:21). To be
sanctified is to be separated unto
the process of becoming like Jesus
Christ ( 2 Corinthians 3:18 ).
Sanctification helps the believer to
live a holy life. Right from creation,
God has always been in search of
vessels to glorify. The Lord will find
you worthy for His glorious use in
Jesus' Name. Today, He is still
looking for men to honour by using
them. One thing you must know is
that the scarcity of men is not the
issue; it is the scarcity of sanctified
vessels. A holy God cannot fill
unholy vessels. A vessel that God
will use for doing great exploits in
life must be clean always. All those
who are still finding it difficult to
deal with the lust of the flesh, the
lust of the eyes and the pride of life
cannot be used of God for
honourable purposes.
It is a great privilege for God to use
a person. God will never play your
role even though He wants to
honour you. You must be made pure
through and through the blood of
Jesus. You must be willing to resist
ungodly thoughts and every other
thing that has the potential of
defiling you physically and
spiritually. Sin makes a vessel
impure. The choice is yours to make.
The one who wants to be used and
honoured by God must refuse
compromise by following the norm
( Daniel 1:8 ). You cannot go far if
you are not sanctified. You cannot
be an oracle of God if you are not
ready to deny yourself of the present
in order to buy the future. God's
vessels are not democratically
elected. His choices are made based
on what He deems fit for His
purpose ( Hebrews 2:4 ). The
moment He picks you and you are
willing to leave your life in His
hands, you will not regret that you
did.
The call to sanctification is a clarion
call to all. It is a call of privilege to
become vessel of honour fit for the
Master's use. If you accept and
allow God to perfect His good works
concerning you, you will become a
wonder to yourself. You must be
willing to let go and let God work on
your weaknesses. You must be ready
to decrease so that Christ may
increase in you. Give attention to
the study of the word of God.
Memorise it and do all that it
commands. Do not love the world or
the things that are in it. Beware of
pride, rebellion, envy, strife,
ungodliness and uncontrollable
desire for wealth. Watch and pray.
Do not allow anything to stain your
glorious garments. Get back to God
and remain connected to Him in all
that you do.
Prayer Point:
Father, sanctify me wholly from every
besetting sin by the Blood of Jesus
shed on the cross.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges
16:23-18:31 and Mathew 27:15-44
AUTHOR: Pst E. A ADEBOYE.