OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SATURDAY 18TH AUGUST 2018
THEME: THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
MEMORISE:
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied
with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with
increase: this is also vanity. Ecclesiastics 5:10
READ: 1 Timothy 6:6-11
6 But godliness with contentment is great
gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and
it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be
therewith content.
9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation
and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful
lusts, which drown men in destruction and
perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all
evil: which while some coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced themselves
through with many sorrows.
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things;
and follow after righteousness, godliness,
faith, love, patience, meekness.
MESSAGE
Love can be very good if it is geared towards
God and the things He approves of. However,
love can be very dangerous if it tends towards
the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye or the
pride of life (1 John 2:15-16). One object we
must never cast our affection on is money. In
1 Timothy 6:10, the Holy Spirit warns us of
the dangers of falling in love with money,
saying:
“For the love of money is the root of all evil:
which while some coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced themselves
through with many surrows.”
He went further to provide the antidote to the
love of money, saying in 1Timothy 6:6-8:
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into this world, and it
is certain we can carry nothing out. And
having food and raiment let us be therewith
content.”
Our memory verse says something very
profound about the love of money. It warns
that if we love silver, it will never satisfy us,
and that it is vanity to be obsessed with
accumulating wealth, such as houses, cars,
landed property, laurels of all kinds,
chieftaincy titles, degrees of all sort, etc.
These are all vanity in the sense that they will
never give satisfaction that our soul craves.
Apart from that, we can also die at any time
and leave everything behind, as seen in the
story of the rich fool in Luke 12:16-20. It is
therefore a great disservice to your peace and
tranquility to love money or wealth. Based on
his personal experience, Solomon spoke on
this in Ecclesiastes 6:1-2, where he said:
“There is an evil which I have seen under the
sun, and it is common among men: A man to
whom God hath given riches, wealth, and
honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his
soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him
not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth
it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.”
Beloved, seek godliness with contentment,
which can only be found in Jesus Christ. I
encourage you to totally surrender your heart
to Him, including that secret lust for money.
The rat race for material things that will all
fade away will only lead to frustration at the
end of the day. However, having Jesus in your
heart is a treasure that will never fade. Have
you lost so much money or have you been
disappointed financially, so much so that you
are contemplating suicide? Please don’t do it!
Jesus offers you abundant life, and it has
provision and contentment in it. Reach out
and receive it from Him today.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, circumcise my heart and cause
contentment to take firm root in it, in Jesus’
Name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalm 27-31
Matthew 22:1-22
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 9: THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
1. On a hill far away stood an old rugged
cross,
The emblem of suff’ring and shame;
And I love that old cross where the Dearest
and Best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
o Refrain:
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.
2. Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by
the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.
3. In that old rugged cross, stained with blood
so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and
died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
4. To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me someday to my home far
away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.
DATE: SATURDAY 18TH AUGUST 2018
THEME: THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
MEMORISE:
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied
with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with
increase: this is also vanity. Ecclesiastics 5:10
READ: 1 Timothy 6:6-11
6 But godliness with contentment is great
gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and
it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be
therewith content.
9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation
and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful
lusts, which drown men in destruction and
perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all
evil: which while some coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced themselves
through with many sorrows.
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things;
and follow after righteousness, godliness,
faith, love, patience, meekness.
MESSAGE
Love can be very good if it is geared towards
God and the things He approves of. However,
love can be very dangerous if it tends towards
the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye or the
pride of life (1 John 2:15-16). One object we
must never cast our affection on is money. In
1 Timothy 6:10, the Holy Spirit warns us of
the dangers of falling in love with money,
saying:
“For the love of money is the root of all evil:
which while some coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced themselves
through with many surrows.”
He went further to provide the antidote to the
love of money, saying in 1Timothy 6:6-8:
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into this world, and it
is certain we can carry nothing out. And
having food and raiment let us be therewith
content.”
Our memory verse says something very
profound about the love of money. It warns
that if we love silver, it will never satisfy us,
and that it is vanity to be obsessed with
accumulating wealth, such as houses, cars,
landed property, laurels of all kinds,
chieftaincy titles, degrees of all sort, etc.
These are all vanity in the sense that they will
never give satisfaction that our soul craves.
Apart from that, we can also die at any time
and leave everything behind, as seen in the
story of the rich fool in Luke 12:16-20. It is
therefore a great disservice to your peace and
tranquility to love money or wealth. Based on
his personal experience, Solomon spoke on
this in Ecclesiastes 6:1-2, where he said:
“There is an evil which I have seen under the
sun, and it is common among men: A man to
whom God hath given riches, wealth, and
honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his
soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him
not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth
it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.”
Beloved, seek godliness with contentment,
which can only be found in Jesus Christ. I
encourage you to totally surrender your heart
to Him, including that secret lust for money.
The rat race for material things that will all
fade away will only lead to frustration at the
end of the day. However, having Jesus in your
heart is a treasure that will never fade. Have
you lost so much money or have you been
disappointed financially, so much so that you
are contemplating suicide? Please don’t do it!
Jesus offers you abundant life, and it has
provision and contentment in it. Reach out
and receive it from Him today.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, circumcise my heart and cause
contentment to take firm root in it, in Jesus’
Name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalm 27-31
Matthew 22:1-22
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 9: THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
1. On a hill far away stood an old rugged
cross,
The emblem of suff’ring and shame;
And I love that old cross where the Dearest
and Best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
o Refrain:
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.
2. Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by
the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.
3. In that old rugged cross, stained with blood
so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and
died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
4. To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me someday to my home far
away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.
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