Topic: Watch Your Company [Teens’ Open Heavens Wednesday 14, March 2018]
Memorise: Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgement: – Exodus 23:2
Read: 1 Corinthians 15:33-34
33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
Bible In One Year: Deuteronomy 23-25, Mark 14:51-72
MESSAGE:
It is great to be God’s firebrand. But a firebrand can lose its heat. This can happen when it is isolated from its source of fire. This means that once you are a fire brand, you should do everything possible to remain connected to your source of power. God is our source of power and our greatest fires originate from Him. If a firebrand is isolated from fire for long, it will lose its flame.
In addition a firebrand may lose its heat and become cold if it keeps the wrong company. If you take a firebrand and drop it inside water, what happens? It loses its heat. 1 Corinthians 15:33 says that no matter how pure you may be, if you start to associate with evil people, it will definitely affect you some day. This is why you cannot afford to be yoked with unbelievers. Who are your friends? When you meet, what do you talk about? Do you talk about soul winning and the Word of God? If you will be a firebrand and sustain it, you must be prepared to review your company. Strictly abide by the instructions given in today’s Bible reading.
Action Point: Carefully examine all your friends and prayerfully determine which to drop, and which to retain.
If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Teen Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye’’
Hymn 5:
1. Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before!
Christ, the Royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See His banners go!
Chorus
Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before!
2. At the Sign of triumph
Satan’s host doth Flee;
On, then, Christian soldiers,
On to victory!
Hell’s foundations quiver
At the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise!
3. Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
Where the saints have trod;
We are not divided;
All one body we
One in hope and doctrine,
One in charity.
4. Onward, then, ye people,
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song;
Glory, laud, and honour,
Unto Christ the King;
This, thro’ countless ages
Men and angels sing.
Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.
