THE DIVIDE - ABOVE VERSUS BENEATH

SOLEMN WHISPER DEVOTIONAL

Thursday, 28th May, 2020

THE DIVIDE - ABOVE VERSUS BENEATH

(John 8:21-25; 3:31)

MEMORY VERSE: "He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. (John 3:31 - KJV)

There is a reason for obtaining a means of identification in any organization, it is to differentiate staffs from non staffs. No military man goes to war without wearing a military uniform. You would slap an army officer in Innocence, but wouldn't try that when he is fully kit in his uniform.

The above illustration is to emphasize that in everything there is always a "Divide"; a line of separation between the accepted and the rejected ones. You are either of the above or below.

How do I know if I belong to "the below"? Those who are from below are of this world. People of this world are those who doesn't believe that Jesus is the Savior, those who doesn't acknowledge the saving grace of our Lord Jesus. "I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins" (Jn 8:24). ".........but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God" (John 3:18). Salvation is not by assumption, it is by conviction. It is not by service (working for) it is by fellowship (working with). Examine yourself, are you of the above or beneath?

It is possible to once be of the above, and end up with the below. That is, If we don't consistently take heed less we fall. No man can reign with the Father above if he is not clearly of the above. You can't serve two masters.

In conclusion, no one is without a partner. It is either you are in partnership with God or the devil. The difference is this: you enter into partnership with God consciously, while you can enter into partnership with the devil unconsciously.

PRAYER: Father, in the name of Jesus, help men to be counted among the choosen. In Jesus' name Amen.

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Foluke Damilola Oluwasegun