Open heaven devotional – Saturday May 30th 2015........

Theme:A CONSCIENCE VOID OF OFFENCE
Memorise: And herein do I exercise myself,
to have always a conscience void of offence
toward God, and toward men. Acts 24:16
Read: Romans 14:16-21, 
Message:
The Church of Jesus Christ on earth will be
healthy and pleasant if Christians would live
with conscience void of offence. Unfortunately,
offences often arise here and there in the Body
of Christ today. This is caused by misuse of
opportunities, wealth and other material
possessions. For this to be uprooted from the
Church, we need to apply the spiritual
principles that Apostle Paul laid down in 1st
Timothy 6:17-18:
“Charge them that are rich in this world,
that they be not high-minded, nor trust in
uncertain riches, but in the living God, who
giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they
do good, that they be rich in good works,
ready to distribute, willing to
communicate;”
A good numbered of Christians are still living
under the bondage of a conscience filled with
guilt. Why? It is because they have not being
totally cut off from their terrible past. For
instance, some of them are still living in houses
they stole money to build or buy. Some find it
difficult to serve their relationship with their
old satanic clubs. These and many other
entanglements are the reasons why they are
not totally free. Some of these Christians put
their pastors in tight corners, because their
problems just refuse to go away. It then
appears as if the pastor does not have enough
anointing to deal with such problems. They
then move from church to church without
finding rest for their souls. The abuse of wealth
and position, particularly those that are ill-
gotten, robs you of a free conscience. This is
why the expected life of peace, joy and
contentment, which is our greatest gain and
which makes us peculiar as children of God, has
eluded some.
A common saying among Christians guilty of
the abuse of wealth and position is “My
conscience does not condemn me.” The
question is: which conscience are you talking
about? Is it the dead one that has become
reprobate? Some of them even say “As many as
are led by the spirit are the children of God.”
Which spirit are you talking about? Can the
spirit of God, who inspired the writing of the
scripture, turn around to tell you that what He
inspired men to write was a mistake? Beloved,
let us not deceive ourselves any further. Let us
live a Christian life devoid of offence against
God and men, particularly those of the
household of faith.
Prayer Point
Father, with the Blood of Jesus, please
purge my conscience of all dead works that
bring offence, in Jesus’ Name.