Topic: Believe [Teens Open Heavens 22, April 2018]
Memorise: These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. – 1 John 5:13
Read: John 3:14-18 (KJV)
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Bible In One Year: 2 Samuel 4-6, Luke 18:18-43
MESSAGE:
According to our Bible reading today, the key to eternal life is to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. And what does it mean to believe? To believe means to accept or regard something or someone as true, or to accept the truth of what is said by someone or about someone. To believe in Jesus Christ means accepting that everything He says and does is the truth. It also involves accepting Him as the Way, the Truth and the Life, and believing that it is only through Him that man can get to God. Believing that Jesus Christ is the Way means accepting the fact that there is no other way to God except through Him. Believing that Jesus Christ is the Truth means accepting that everything He does and says is the absolute truth. Believing that Jesus Christ is the life means accepting that eternal life can only be given by Him.
Anyone who does not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ is condemned and will definitely perish, because accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour means accepting the Eternal Life into your heart. And if you have the Eternal Life living in you, then you will not perish but have everlasting life!
Action Point: If you haven’t accepted the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart, it means that you don’t believe in Him and so you do not have access to eternal life.
If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Teen Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye’’
Hymn 1:
1. My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Saviour divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away,
Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!
2. May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me,
Oh, may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire !
3. While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.
4. When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll;
Blest Saviour, then in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!
Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.
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