Open Heavens Devotional 📖📖📖 By Pastor E.A. ADEBOYE Date:- Saturday, June 27, 2015. Topic:- HAUNTED BY YOUR PAST?


📖📖📖 Open Heavens Devotional 📖📖📖
By Pastor E.A. ADEBOYE

Date:- Saturday, June 27, 2015.

Topic:- HAUNTED  BY YOUR  PAST?

Memorise:
And such were some of  you: but ye are washed,  but ye are sanctified,  but ye are justified in  the name of the Lord  Jesus, and by the Spirit  of our God.  . .1Corinthians 6:11

Read: Romans 8:1-3
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

Message:
Some Christians allow their past to haunt them so badly  that they have no confidence in their heritage as children  of God. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, is an example of
someone who did not allow his past to haunt him or prevent  him from fulfilling his destiny. He gave the following  testimony about himself in Galatians 1 :15-17:

"But when it pleased God, who separated me  from my mother's womb, and called me by his  grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might  preach him among the heathen; immediately  I conferred not with flesh and blood. Neither  went I up to Jerusalem to them which were  apostles before me; but I went into Arabia,  and returned again unto Damascus"

One noticeable reason why the past haunts some children of  God is their lack of knowledge and understanding of the word  of God. It is necessary for every child of God to possess very  sound knowledge of who they are in Christ through Gods  word. As revealed in our Bible reading, any individual who is  born-again is free from every form of condemnation of past  sins. The past should therefore not torment you if the reality of  this scripture has been received in your spirit. Let us look at  this passage very closely and learn one or two truths about our  new life in Christ.

Before you can escape the evils of your past life, the first thing  you should ascertain is whether or not you are indeed in  Christ, because some people are in Church but not in Christ.  The evidence of a life in Christ is outlined in 2 Corinthians  5:17:

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a  new creature: old things are passed away;  behold, all things are become new"

This new life is not by our power but by the power in the  Blood and Spirit of Jesus Christ. The Bible says the Spirit  bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God  (Romans 8:16). Part of the cardinal truths distinguishing  the Christian faith from all other faiths is the grace which  brings salvation to us without imputing our past sins, and  the power given to us to live above those past sins,  Beloved, if you are still struggling with your past life of  sin, you need to check your background. Are you  genuinely born-again? If yes, are you still living your past  life? If not, your past will not haunt you again. Demolish  the bridge that links you with the past and be free.

Action point:
Cut away from activities,  friends and habits of the  past, so that you can be free indeed.

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