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OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOCAL POINTS

Date: *FRIDAY 27TH OCTOBER*
Theme: *THE ESSENCE OF SPIRITUAL OFFICE*
Text: *Ephesians 4:8-11*
Memorise: *Ephesians 4:11*
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*POINTS*
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• When God calls a person into a spiritual office, it is because there are roles he wants such a person to play in the scheme of things as regards God’s agenda for man on earth.
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• Spiritual offices are not just for the purpose of accumulating titles or occupying position. If you are called into a spiritual office, you are called to serve God, and to be a blessing to lives.
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• God is the giver of all spiritual gifts through His Holy Spirit. However, it so obvious today that some people are not using the spiritual offices they occupy for God’s original purpose.
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• Today, there are many sheep wandering away, because they are not being properly guided by the shepherds the Good Shepherd has set over them.
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• There are members of the Body of Christ who cannot identify their left from their right, and for this reason the Holy Spirit in *( 2 Timothy 4:2)*, gave this mandate to those He has set over them as pastors:


✔ Are you an evangelist? You are a preacher and messenger of the true gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. As an evangelist, you are to declare the entire counsel of God wherever you are.
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• The word of the Lord should not be watered down because of the presence of certain people in your audience *(Jeremiah 1:8).* You are to constantly remind your hearer of the genuine word of God and avoid messages that will not bring people to the knowledge of Christ and His saving works.
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✔ If you are a teacher of the word, you have been gifted by the Holy Spirit to explain God’s word in order to build and equip the church. You are to communicate biblical truths effectively to the understanding of your hearers.
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✔ Are you occupying the office of a prophet? If you are, you have been authorized by God to speak on His behalf.
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• There are lots of problems in the Body of Christ today because people are not using these spiritual offices for the purpose for which they were given by the Lord Jesus Christ.
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• Grace has been given to everyone according to the measure of the gift of Christ; hence, it is important that people disengage from causing divisions within the Body of Christ.
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√ The offices are meant to complement one another for the perfecting of the saints and to edify the Body of Christ.
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√ The offices are to be used together for the unity of the church, so that God’s people can come into the full knowledge of Him.
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*Prayer Point*

• Father, may Your grace upon my life not be in vain.

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#OpenHeaven
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#GodBlessYou
#Shalom

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*OHDD Focal Point*
© OCTOBER 2017

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