OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SATURDAY DECEMBER 30TH, 2023.
THEME: DON'T BE GREEDY
MEMORISE:
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Proverbs 15:27
READ: Proverbs 1:17-19
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof
MESSAGE:
Proverbs 1:17-19 says he who is greedy of gain laid wait for his own blood. He ambushes his own life. God says you are waiting to destroy your own life when you are greedy.
Proverbs 15:27 says the one who is greedy of gain troubleth his own house. You create a problem for your family when you are greedy. Children can get into trouble because their parents have been greedy.
Several years ago, when we were starting a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Zambia, a native who was supposed to be our first representative was collecting money for the purpose of building the Church, and diverting it to his private use. One day, his daughter was playing with their door - a little one installed to stop goats from gaining entrance into the house while fresh air and illumination can come from the top. Suddenly, the door broke off and a loose nail from it pierced the girl's eye and plucked it out. I prayed for the child, reminding the Lord of her father's service in the church. The Lord said I should ask him certain things. I did, further telling him about what God would do if he lied. With his head down, trembling, he said, "I have not been faithful. I have been misappropriating the money sent to me to build the church".
Those who are greedy may show off their ill-gotten wealth
and parade themselves as smart, but as the word of God
stands sure, their real pain is on its way. Some are already
going through their own pain and are hiding it from the
whole world. Don't get tempted to become like them
because you don't know the sufferings they are hiding in
the background.
Greed is an invitation to take unlawfully what is not yours.
The interesting thing is, that thing you are greedily desiring
can be yours if only you will patiently go through the right
process. Those who allow greed to override contentment
in their lives will eventually lose what they have. The devil
was an archangel but lost it all because he was greedy for
what could never be his. A greedy fellow has no gratitude
for God's blessings in his or her life and believes in
snatching what belongs to others.
Think about all God has done for you this year and express your gratitude to Him so He can do more for you in 2024.
PRAYER POINT
Lord, help me to be happy and content with all you have given me, in Jesus name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 18-19
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 16: PRAISE HIM PRAISE HIM, OUR BLESSED REDEEMER
1 Praise him, praise him! Jesus, our blessed redeemer!
Sing, O earth, his wonderful love proclaim!
Hail him, hail him! Highest archangels in glory!
Strength and honor give to his holy name!
Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard his children.
In his arms he carries them all day long.
Refrain:
Praise him! Praise him! tell of his excellent greatness.
Praise him! Praise him! ever in joyful song.
2 Praise him, praise him! Jesus, our blessed redeemer!
For our sins, he suffered, and bled, and died.
He our rock, our hope of eternal salvation,
hail him, hail him! Jesus, the crucified.
Sound his praises, Jesus who bore our sorrows,
love unbounded, wonderful, deep, and strong.
3 Praise him, praise him! Jesus, our blessed redeemer!
Heav’nly portals loud with hosannas ring!
Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever!
Crown him, crown him! prophet, and priest, and king!
Christ is coming, over the world victorious.
Pow’r and glory unto the Lord belong.
Amen and Amen🙏🙌
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