Open Heaven 15 January 2020 Wednesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Mourners
Topic: The Mourners (Open Heaven 15 January 2020)
Memorise: “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4
Read: Amos 6:1 (KJV)
1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
Bible in One Year: Job 40-42
Open Heaven 15 January 2020 Wednesday MESSAGE:
To mourn is to be grieved by an occurrence. It means to be so concerned about something that deeply affects your emotions. Jesus in our memory verse today is saying that mourners are blessed. Are you a mourner? Are you grieved by the state of things in this world or are you indifferent? Sin is becoming normal in our world today and it is unthinkable that anyone will not mourn about this. Even the Church is now striving hard to be like the world. Didn’t the Bible say “Be ye separate” (2 Corinthians 6:17)? Do you mourn for the next generation? Social Media has exposed our children to all sorts of perversion these days and even teenagers are now well versed in sexual activities. Do you mourn that thousands are dying due to religious wars, and even little children are now being used as suicide bombers? Do you mourn for the state of things in this world? Psalm 34:18 has this to say: