January 4, 2021 CAC Living Water Devotional : Topic – THE EYES THAT MUST BE PLUCKED

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January 4, 2021 CAC Living Water Devotional : Topic – THE EYES THAT MUST BE PLUCKED

 

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Monday, January 4, 2021 – World Braille Day

THE EYES THAT MUST BE PLUCKED

Read:  Matthew 5:29-30

Matthew 5:29-30 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

MEMORISE: To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. (1 Corinthians 5:5)

EXPOSITION

On this august occasion of this year’s World Braille Day, it is not out of place to talk on matters that have to do with our eyes, most especially, in the spiritual dimension. Nearly all men have an eye to be arrogance, anger, wrath, malice, etc. We are talking about the eyes of sin that will eventually lead to eternity in hell. The eyes that love the world than the things of God should be plucked. Such eyes must be destroyed before they turn around to destroy their owners.

Had Gahazi plucked the eyes of covetousness, he would have inherited the double portion of power from Elisha. Wouldn’t that have meant a quadruple portion of Elijah’s? Wow! Gouge this type of eyes and throw it away now. It is for your good. It is better to get to heaven with one eye than to be condemned to hell because of the godless eye that one refused to  remove, here and now. Get rid of the old man in you.

Our spiritual condition is far more important than the physical. Whoever looks at a woman to list after her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart (Matt. 5:28). Sin starts from the heart through sinful  thought. So, clear your heart (Psa. 51:10). Have a change of heart; it is from where every sin comes (1 Cor. 5:5). Repentance means change in our thought and actions. Brethren, cut off evil friends who lure you to sin. Sin must be removed and consistently  discovered and dealt with.

Though, the eye may appear non-defective, if it makes you go against God and all He represents, gouge  it out. Tolerated sin and unchecked lust lead to eternity in hell.

Plucking the defective eye is not to destroy the body, but to bring us to God by mortifying the nature of sin in as, so as to maintain the Christian standard. It is in doing this that our services and fellowship would be acceptable to God, yielded the expected results, and immediately and ultimately.

PRAYER POINTS

1. Lord, help me pluck out of my life every sin that can hinder me from from reigning with You in Your Kingdom.

2. Lord, help me to do away with all ungodly relationships that I am into.

3. Pray that there will be revival of repentance in our churches and in the world at large.

EXTRA READING FOR Gen:9-10:21; Matt. 4:2-4:23

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