OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY MARCH 14TH, 2024.
THEME: THE GREAT COMMISSION
MEMORISE:
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mark 16:15
READ: Matthew 28:19-20
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
MESSAGE
After Jesus' resurrection, He showed Himself to His disciples. He did this for two major reasons. The ‘first was for them to see Him and know that He wasn't dead but alive (1 Corinthians 15:6). The second reason was to give them final instructions before leaving the earth. What instruction was so important that He had to give them before leaving? That instruction is in Mark 16:15-18
Now that He had paid the ultimate sacrifice, Jesus said "Go and tell everyone around the world that they don't have to perish in hell. If they can just believe in Me, they will have power over sicknesses, demons, and poisons and also end up in heaven rather than hell." This is the instruction He gave to His disciples before He left. Are you one of His disciples? If your answer is Yes', have you been obeying this instruction? Have you been preaching the gospel to sinners?
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Romans 10:14
I want you to ponder on the Bible verse above and on the fact that many people will go to hell if no one tells them about the gospel. Ponder on the fact that some of your friends, neighbors, and colleagues may go to hell if you don't tell them about Jesus Christ. A man had a dream where he saw an angel coming from hell with a letter for him. The angel said, "This letter is from somebody who said he knows you." The fellow was his friend. In the letter, he wrote, "l am here because you didn't tell me about the
dangers of this place. In all the years we were together, you did not tell me I was heading for danger." The man woke up, and as soon as it was daybreak, he went to his friend's house to preach the gospel to him. When he knocked on the door, a fellow came to open it and said, "You have heard?" He responded, "Heard what?" The fellow replied, "Your friend passed away in the night." This man could have saved his friend from eternal damnation. Give your friends and colleagues the opportunity to escape eternal damnation; tell them about Jesus Christ. Tell everyone you come in contact with about Jesus Christ.
REFLECTION
How will you feel if any of your friends went to hell because you did not tell them about Jesus Christ and the dangers of hell? Preach to them now!
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 6-8
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 20: STAND UP, STAND UP FOR JESUS
1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus
ye soldiers of the cross;
lift high his royal banner,
it must not suffer loss.
From vict'ry unto vict'ry
his army he shall lead
till ev'ry foe is vanquished
and Christ is Lord indeed.
2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
the trumpet call obey;
forth to the mighty conflict
in this his glorious day.
Ye that are men now serve him
against unnumbered foes;
let courage rise with danger
and strength to strength oppose.
3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
stand in his strength alone;
the arm of flesh will fail you,
ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the gospel armor,
each piece put on with prayer;
where duty calls or danger,
be never wanting there.
4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
the strife will not be long;
this day the noise of battle,
the next, the victor's song.
To him that overcometh
a crown of life shall be;
he with the King of glory
shall reign eternally.
Amen and Amen🙏🙌
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