LYING AGAINST GOD- Open heavens devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ps 91 -93
LYING AGAINST GOD? Sunday, October 31, 2010
MEMORIZE: “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves,  but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord” (Rom. 12:19) READ: Acts 5:1-5 The prodigal son returned to his father and said, “... Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son” (Luke 15:21). The first lesson here is that every sin committed by believers and unbelievers is primarily against God, and secondarily against fellow men because it violates the law of God (Isaiah 33:22). Each time you tell a lie, you violate God’s law. In Psalm 105:15, God commanded: “Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm”. Inspite of king Saul’s backsliding, he was still God’s anointed; hence, David’s heart did not allow him to rest after cutting off a part of Saul’s robe. This is why I am amazed to hear ministers freely discussing and debasing men of God. That is not part of your ministerial duties. Be very careful when dealing with genuine men of God. Leave God to judge the erring ones. According to Acts 5:1-5, when a couple lied to their pastor, Peter said they lied to God. Falsifying church records is a lie to God. Setting up parishes on paper with no physical presence is a lie to God. Pledging but failing to redeem the pledge is a lie to God. When intending couples cook up stories of how they saw a vision about their spouses when that only existed in their imagination, is a lie to God. When ministers or workers hide under the guise of heavy traffic to absent themselves from weekly meetings in church, it would be recorded by Heaven as a lie to God. In what ways are you lying to God thinking you are deceiving your pastor? Repent before it is too late! As a bonafide child of God, you do not need to fight for yourself. Exodus 14:14 says, “The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace”. If you read that scripture from the rear, it reads: ‘If you hold your peace, the Lord will fight for you’. Quiet, gentle and unassuming people can be the most dangerous people to offend. The gentleness that fellow is exhibiting may be as a result of his understanding of Romans 12:19. Do not always take gentleness for weakness. When you sin against God, He would want somebody else to whip you, as doing it Himself could be very devastating. This is why you must welcome discipline from your leader. ACTION POINT: Restitute on your lies to avoid receiving God’s cane.  N.B Here is your opportunity to be a blessing to somebody visit www.10millionexercisebooks.com today.