Open Heaven 27 February 2024 – Called To Be Temperate

Open Heaven 27 February 2024 Tuesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Called To Be Temperate

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Open Heaven 27 February 2024 TOPIC: Called To Be Temperate

MEMORISE: "And every man that strives for mastery is temperate in all things. They do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we are incorruptible." – 1 Corinthians 9:25 (KJV)

READ: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (KJV)

24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

25 And every man striving for mastery is temperate in all things. They do it to get a corruptible crown, but we are incorruptible.

26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest I should be a castaway by any means when I have preached to others.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 20-22

Open Heaven 27 February 2024 MESSAGE

To fulfill your calling, you must be in complete control of your body and not allow sin into your life at all. Galatians 5:17 says that the body and spirit are constantly at war. You must be able to keep your body in check so that it does not get you in trouble. When God calls you for an assignment, He will support you all the way so that you can succeed despite the forces that try to stop you. However, Romans 8:31 says, "If God be for you, who can be against you?" The answer is, 'You!' If God is for you, yet you cannot control your body not to work against you, then you may not fulfill His call.

Also Read: Open Heaven 26 February 2024 – Called To Be Grateful

Not only must you stay away from sin, but you must also do everything in moderation. You cannot afford to sleep anytime, eat as you wish, or be intimate with your spouse as often as you want. Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 6:12:

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

You must remain in control such that you cannot be brought under the power of even the necessary things.

In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Apostle Paul said, "I keep my body under." That is the apostle of the same grace that some people claim has taken care of everything and that it is okay no matter how much we sin. Paul said that he kept his body under; in other words, I tell my stomach when it will eat next and my eyes when they will sleep next. People have asked me how I fast for 40 days and nights, and I say, "Simple. The night before I start, I go to an almanac, count 40 days, and mark when the fasting is to end. Then I say to my stomach, 'That date is the next time you will get food.'" The stomach will grumble because it doesn't like that kind of situation. When you drive along the street, every restaurant on the route will seem to be calling you, and you will smell the food in another house from almost a quarter kilometers away. I don't care; I ignore everything the devil tries. After about 3-4 days, when my stomach sees that I am not yielding, it will keep quiet. He who strives for mastery has to be temperate in all things.

Open Heaven 27 February 2024 KEY POINT

If you want to fulfill the call of God over your life, just like Paul, you must be a man or woman with strong self-control.

Open Heaven 27 February 2024 HYMN 19 – Rock Of Ages, Cleft For Me

1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy riven side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save me from its guilt and power.

2 Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All could never be erased,
Thou must save, and save by grace.

3 Nothing in my hands I bring,
Simply to Thy cross, I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress,
Helpless, look to Thee for grace:
Foul, I to the fountain fly,
Wash me, Savior, or I die.

4 While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eyes shall close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.

Open Heavens 2024 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical churches in the world, and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile, and PC. Open Heaven for Today 2024

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