THREE DIMENSIONAL WICKEDNESS
Read: 1st John
2:15, (KJV)
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in
the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Bible in one year: Isaiah
60:1-63:14, Psalms 42
MESSAGE
The
title of today’s devotion invites us to have a three dimensional view of
wickedness as we consider today’s Bible reading and memory verse. If we only
glance at this passage superficially, we will not see what God is showing us or
get a good enough grasp of the message it contains. According to our memory
verse, you will notice that Adam and Eve based their decision squarely on
feelings to the exclusion of the Spirit of God that was resident in them. They
found the forbidden fruit to be good for food and therefore for the nourishment
of the body. Since it was pleasant to the eyes they thought it will satisfy the
longing of the soul, and make one wise, hereby satisfying a human’s egoistic
ambition to be like God. These are indeed the three dimensions of wickedness
that led to the fall. The first human beings abused their God-given freedom by
those rebellions acts against God. The word of God in 2nd
Corinthians 11:3 says; Open Heavens 26 August 2016:- Three Dimensional Wickedness
“But I fear, lest by any means,
as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be
corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
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August 2016 open heavens
The
above passage shows that the fall of Adam and Eve was not out of ignorance, but
due to carelessness and a carefree attitude towards the devil. First, they were
familiar with the devil to the point of having a rapport with him. Secondly,
they were reasoning with the devil on his terms without any recourse for God or
His commandments. Thirdly, they were so relaxed; they didn’t realize they were
being setup for destruction by the devil. Unfortunately, the Church of the 21st
century seems not to have learnt any lesson from this example, as we currently
exhibit worse simplicity and complacency than that which got Adam and Eve into
trouble. Christians now accommodate and even defend those sins that were
specifically condemned in the Bible. Will you dance with the devil or STAND FOR
JESUS?
Prayer Point
Father, I refuse to fall for
any form of three dimensional wickedness, please help me to stand firm in You.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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