Kingdom Voices

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY MAY 20TH 2023

THEME: SEXUAL IMMORALITY IS FORBIDDEN l

MEMORISE: Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18

READ: Proverbs 5:15 -23

15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

MESSAGE

The phrase' s*xual immorality' covers all improper s*xual conducts and practices like fornication, adultery, ma********on, prostitution, po*******hy, in**st, homos*xuality, r**e, child s*xual abuse, be******ty and so on.

There is a special relationship between these sins and human eye as revealed in 2 Peter 2:14. The eye or face is sometimes used interchangeably in the Bible and both are very important for effective communication. This is why the Bible speaks of having eyes full of adultery.

Adultery and fornication are s*xual practices that are considered immoral and abominable according to the word of God. Having eyes full of s*xual immorality means communicating s*xual attraction or immoral interest with the eyes or face. In extreme cases, it could also mean that a person's mind is always filled with sensual or erotic desire especially towards persons other than their spouses.

The fact however, remains that the allure of a promiscuous person is centered in the eyes or face, as revealed by Proverbs 6:25 that says, "...neither let her take thee with her eyelids", and Isaiah 3:16 that talks about walking around with stretched necks and promiscuous eyes. For this reason, painting the face and eyelids was regarded as a means of amplifying beauty and s*xual attraction; thus promiscuous people have used it as means of seduction since Bible days (like Jezebel in 2 Kings 9:30). Meanwhile, our Lord Jesus Christ equates looking at a member of the opposite s*x lustfully with adultery (Matthew 5:28). This means that those who deliberately makeup and dress to amplify their s*xual attraction are in fact causing others to commit adultery on daily basis.

Since Christians must be careful not to cause others to stumble, according to Romans 14:13 and 1 Corinthians 8:9, we all must ensure that we are modest in our dressing (1 Timothy 2:9-10) and conduct so we do not become stumbling block in the path of others. This is the established will of God.

PRAYER POINT

Father, please don't let me ever be entangle in the web of s*xual immorality, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezra 8-10

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 28: WHAT CAN WASH AWAY MY SIN

1 What can wash away my sin?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

What can make me whole again?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Oh! precious is the flow

That makes me white as snow;

No other fount I know,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

2 For my cleansing this I see—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

For my pardon this my plea—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

3 Nothing can my sin erase

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

Naught of works, ’tis all of grace—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

4 This is all my hope and peace—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

This is all my righteousness—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY MAY 3RD 2023

THEME: CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION 11

MEMORISE: Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 1 Peter 5:6

READ: 1 Kings 19:19 21

19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

2 Kings 2:15

15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

MESSAGE

God usually promotes the most unlikely persons (1 Corinthians 1:26-29), however, once in a while, He also decides to promote someone who has already had some achievements. Before promoting such people though, He would usually first strip them of everything they have achieved then He'll begin to promote them to a level that is far higher than where they were before. Sadly, those who are not ready to go through this process will miss out on the great promotion God has prepared for them.

When God chose Elisha to be the greatest prophet of his time, he was already a successful farmer from a well-to-do family and all of a sudden, he became homeless - an errand boy to a prophet who was in trouble with the king. God took him from his high state to a very low one and he submitted to the process.

When the Lord chose me, l was the acting Head of the Mathematics Department in University of Ilorin. I had already achieved a lot, considering my poor background and now God was saying, "Leave all that" and go become a General Overseer of a Church whose total monthly income at that time was less than my salary. It was a hard decision, especially since l had just broken my family out of poverty, but thank God that l answered the call and submitted to the process. Today, God has graciously lifted me far higher than l could ever have gotten if l had held on to my academic career. Once God sees that you prefer His will to your achievements and your ambition, He will promote you.

The person who has enjoyed the highest promotion from God is Jesus Christ. He was already the Son of God before His earthly ministry. He is the Word and the Bible says that the whole earth was made by Him (John 1:3). He was already big, but when He humbled Himself not only to come to earth in human form, but even to the point of death on the cross, God promoted Him so much that, at the mention of His name, all knees in heaven , on earth and underneath the earth should bow and all tongues confess that He is Lord (Philippians 2:9-10). My advice to you today is: humble yourself before God and He will promote you in due time.

REFLECTION

If God ask you like the rich man in Luke 18:22 to sell all that you have and follow Him, what will be your response?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 13-16

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 7: I AM THINE O LORD

1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

3 O the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!

4 There are depths of love that I yet may know
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere I rest in peace with Thee.

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: THURSDAY APRIL 27TH 2023

THEME: ARE YOU A WITNESS?

MEMORISE: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16

READ: Mark 16:15 -18

15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

MESSAGE

The Lord Jesus Christ said all commandments from God could be summarized into two: One, you must love God with all your heart, soul and mind, and two, love your neighbour as yourself Matthew 22:37-40). It is however easy to say "l love God" with your mouth but what will really show your love for God is your obedience to all His commandments (John 14:15). You also cannot say you love your neighbour without showing it in your actions.

All followers of Christ have been commissioned to preach the gospel to all creatures (Mark 16:15) so, if you truly love God and your neighbours, everything you do will be to tell them about Jesus. We are enjoying Christ now because somebody told us about Him.

We were taught that Jesus is the burden-bearer (Matthew 11:28) Many of us came to Jesus because of our burdens. Nothing could have dragged me to that little building they were calling the headquarters of The Redeemed Christian Church of God but a big problem. Someone invited me to the church and said, "The Lord Jesus will carry your burden". I never would have imagine myself worshipping in a small church built with wood, rather than a cathedral, if not for the burden l had.

Tell your friends that God is the great provider. Philippians 4:19 says, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus". Tell your friends that Jesus Christ is the great enabler. He can help you and grant you all round success because you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you ((Philippians 4:13). As far as God is concerned, there are no two ways. You either love Him or hate Him. If you love Him, you will love your neighbours and tell them all you know about Jesus.

PRAYER POINT

Lord, please grant me the grace and enablement to witness effectively for You at all times, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 King 24-25

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 2: AMAZING GRACE

1 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

2 ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

3 The Lord hath promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

4 When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.