10/11/2019
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL (FOR TEENS)
DATE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2019.
*THEME: TELL THE TRUTH*
MEMORISE: These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
A proud look, a lying tongue, Proverbs 6:16-17a
Read: Acts 5:1-10
1. But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2. And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
3. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4. Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5. And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6. And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
7. And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
10. Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
MESSAGE:
People call certain lies 'white lies'. In other words, the lie does not harm anyone. Every lie, no matter how white or black, harms the fellow telling the lie. If you don't believe me ask Ananias and Sapphira. The lie they told in Acts 5 was not harmful to anyone. After all, they did not steal the property that they sold, but they dropped dead for telling that lie. From their story, we see that the Holy Spirit hates lies.
*" and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:"*
Revelation 21:8b
The above passage puts liars in the same category as fornicators. It did not separate the black liars from the white liars, it says "ALL liars". It is for your own good that always tell the truth rather than tell lies.
KEY POINT:
There are no white lies, all lies are sins to God.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Jeremiah 51-52, Hebrews 6
Hymn 7.
1. I am Thine 0 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. Oh, 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 cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.
AUTHORS:
Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye.