OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL - WEDNESDAY - 25/12/2013 - YOU CAN BE HIS WITNESS BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

YOU CAN BE HIS WITNESS

MEMORY VERSE

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power

 1 Corinthians 2:4

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1 Corinthians 2:1-5

1 Corinthians 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

1 Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

1 Corinthians 2:3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

1 Corinthians 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

MESSAGE

As a bona fide member of the Kingdom of God, you must be a proof of His power to save. Matthew 1:21 says Jesus shall save His people from sin. 1 John 1:7 says His blood cleanses us from all sins. If the power to save was demonstrated in the life of anybody at all, it was in the life of Paul. In 1 Timothy 1:15 he says,

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

He could say this because he realised how far he had gone before Jesus saved him. What about your life? Can you say you have not observed changes in your life from the time you received Jesus into your life? If you have, share it with others. The testimonies of salvation I hear these days are too shallow: when you hear some people talk, you would think they were saints all along. Let your life prove that He can transform lives. Where are the evidences of a changed life?

However, you need the power of the Spirit to produce the proof. Power simply means the ability to do work. Philippians 4:13 says I can do all things by the power of Jesus Christ. God wants to use you to heal the sick so that you can truly say Jesus has the power to heal. He wants to use you to cast out demons and bring joy, peace and freedom to the captives so that you can be His witness in all these areas. When the devil takes over a life, he can do things that are negatively incredible e.g. the mad man of Gadara. On the positive side, if you are full of the Holy Ghost, God will use you to do great things that will baffle you. A politician came to the Redemption Camp during one of our congresses and said that he cannot understand what is going on. He said when they are holding political rallies; they have to pay people to attend, but that in our own case, the people come en masse and give their money as offering without being paid. I told him the people are not coming to meet me but the Holy Ghost. Are you ready for God to use you these last days? Draw closer to the Holy Spirit as never before.

ACTION POINT

 Win at least one soul to the Lord today.