Monday Open Heavens Devotional - Why He Was Given

MEMORISE: And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:3.

READ: John 14:1-3.
1.Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2.In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3.And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

MESSAGE
What is life? In simplistic terms, we can define life as the opposite of death. When you travel to a far country, say for a period of three months, you will experience a temporary separation between you and the people, things and locations you are familiar with. But when death occurs, it permanently separates you from the things you love, from your loved ones and from the places you are familiar with. God gave Jesus to us to give us life, and to destroy the one  who had the power of death - the devil (Hebrews 2:14). For this reason, wherever the process of death has been activated, Jesus can terminate it and restore life fully. In John 11:25, He declared Himself to be the Resurrection and the Life. God's gift to us in the person of Jesus shows how much God loves us - to the point of giving us the gift of life (John 3:16). With Jesus, death cannot permanently take hold of you (1 Corinthians 15:54).
Also, Jesus came so that we would not die financially. To be financially dead is to be financially bankrupt. Have you experienced this in your business? The Lord will bring your finances back to life. Jesus became poor so that you can be financially free (2 Corinthians 8:9). Because of the price Jesus has paid, financial freedom is yours from today! Jesus is our Shepherd so that we would not lack anything good (Psalm 23:1). In addition, Jesus was given so that we might not die mentally. A mentally dead fellow is one who has lost control of his or her mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 says: "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." Even for the mentally sick, Jesus can restore the intellect. You can regain your mental wholeness. Whatever is wrong with you mentally, the Lord will put right today in Jesus' Name. Moreover, Jesus was given to us so that we can have a permanent relationship with the Almighty God for the rest of our lives.
Through Jesus, you have access to your heavenly mansion after your sojourn on earth. This is one reason why you must not break the relationship between the Lord and yourself. Nothing on earth is worth separating you from Christ. Never allow anything, no matter how alluring, to break you off from the love of Christ. He was given generally for everyone but specifically for you. Ensure you respond positively to God's love so that you can maximally enjoy the benefits of knowing Him. It is well with you.

PRAYER POINT: Father, grant me grace to remain in Your love till Your Son returns to take me home.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: DEUTERONOMY 32:48-34:12 AND 1 THESSALONIANS 1:1-2:16.