OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2015.
THEME : THE REAL FIX YOU NEED!
MEMORISE : Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am
God, and there is none else. ISAIAH 45 : 22.
READ : ISAIAH 45 : 20 – 25.
20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of
the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven
image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath
declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I
the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is
none beside me.
22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and
there is none else.
23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness,
and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall
swear.
24 Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to
him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
25 In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EXODUS 35 – 36 AND ROMANS 16.
MESSAGE
In an attempt to fill the void created by the absence of God in some people’s
lives, they find themselves using mind-bending substances. This is very
rampant in societies that have replaced God with government. In admission of
their failure to achieve this folly in the lives of men, some of them now allow
the free use of these substances. What they fail to realise is that without
Jesus Christ, you can never be complete ( Colossians 2 : 10 ). Nothing else can
take His place. The effects of mind-bending drugs such as marijuana or
cocaine can never fill His space in the heart. If you take any of these, it will
only take you “high” into a world of hallucination: an unreal world that Satan
creates for you while the effects of these drugs last, but afterwards, he drops
you far below where he took you from, leaving you feeling deeply depressed,
dissatisfied, empty and naked.
Any person who uses mind-bending substances will always want to experience
the “high” feeling again and again in a vicious cycle. It is ironic that there is
never a feeling of satisfaction derived from the use of these substances.
Rather, one wrap becomes too small and the fellow moves on to two, three,
four or even five in order to experience the effect that used to be derived
from just a single wrap or shot. It gets to a stage where they now live for
hard drugs. At this point, nothing else matters to them but another wrap or
shot All along, each use of those substances lead the user into madness.
No hard drug satisfies, but Jesus Christ does. He is the “hard drug” that can
fix your life once and for all. Take one shot of Jesus Christ and He will take you
truly high and keep you there. One wrap of Jesus will give you a bit of the
heavenly experience that will increase every passing day as you fellowship with
Him. Have you received Jesus into your life? Are you a drug addict? Do you need
a fix every now and then? All you need is Jesus! He satisfies. He will quench
your thirst for inordinate things. Receive Him into your heart and it shall be
well with you. Your life will receive the transformation you need. Are you
addicted to drugs and other mind-bending substances? Have you made effort to
stop their use but could not stop? In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
you are set free today! That habit holding you bound is broken now! I command
every demon of addiction to release you now! You are liberated from their grip
in Jesus’ Name. Submit yourself to the environment of accountability in a
church to strengthen your resolve never to go back.
ACTION POINT :
Reach out to drug addicts for Christ or lend a helping hand to ministers
dedicated to their salvation and rehabilitation.
# AUTHOR_Pst_E_A_ADEBOYE .
God, and there is none else. ISAIAH 45 : 22.
READ : ISAIAH 45 : 20 – 25.
20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of
the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven
image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath
declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I
the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is
none beside me.
22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and
there is none else.
23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness,
and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall
swear.
24 Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to
him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
25 In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EXODUS 35 – 36 AND ROMANS 16.
MESSAGE
In an attempt to fill the void created by the absence of God in some people’s
lives, they find themselves using mind-bending substances. This is very
rampant in societies that have replaced God with government. In admission of
their failure to achieve this folly in the lives of men, some of them now allow
the free use of these substances. What they fail to realise is that without
Jesus Christ, you can never be complete ( Colossians 2 : 10 ). Nothing else can
take His place. The effects of mind-bending drugs such as marijuana or
cocaine can never fill His space in the heart. If you take any of these, it will
only take you “high” into a world of hallucination: an unreal world that Satan
creates for you while the effects of these drugs last, but afterwards, he drops
you far below where he took you from, leaving you feeling deeply depressed,
dissatisfied, empty and naked.
Any person who uses mind-bending substances will always want to experience
the “high” feeling again and again in a vicious cycle. It is ironic that there is
never a feeling of satisfaction derived from the use of these substances.
Rather, one wrap becomes too small and the fellow moves on to two, three,
four or even five in order to experience the effect that used to be derived
from just a single wrap or shot. It gets to a stage where they now live for
hard drugs. At this point, nothing else matters to them but another wrap or
shot All along, each use of those substances lead the user into madness.
No hard drug satisfies, but Jesus Christ does. He is the “hard drug” that can
fix your life once and for all. Take one shot of Jesus Christ and He will take you
truly high and keep you there. One wrap of Jesus will give you a bit of the
heavenly experience that will increase every passing day as you fellowship with
Him. Have you received Jesus into your life? Are you a drug addict? Do you need
a fix every now and then? All you need is Jesus! He satisfies. He will quench
your thirst for inordinate things. Receive Him into your heart and it shall be
well with you. Your life will receive the transformation you need. Are you
addicted to drugs and other mind-bending substances? Have you made effort to
stop their use but could not stop? In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
you are set free today! That habit holding you bound is broken now! I command
every demon of addiction to release you now! You are liberated from their grip
in Jesus’ Name. Submit yourself to the environment of accountability in a
church to strengthen your resolve never to go back.
ACTION POINT :
Reach out to drug addicts for Christ or lend a helping hand to ministers
dedicated to their salvation and rehabilitation.
# AUTHOR_Pst_E_A_ADEBOYE .
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