DCLM Daily Manna 19 July 2022 — Safe and secure in Christ
DCLM Daily Manna 19 July 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Safe and secure in Christ
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TOPIC: SAFE AND SECURE IN CHRIST
TEXT: Colossians 3:1-3
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
KEY VERSE:
“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” – (Colossians 3:3)
MESSAGE:
Between November 2019 to August 2020, Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic took the world by storm, leaving many deaths in its trail. This disease episode exposed the vulnerability of man, world governments and big corporations to the fact that we are limited beings in time, knowledge and space. The global lockdown that lasted for months showed how insecure we are.
Our passage of reflection shows us where true safety and security can be found. God, in His wisdom, has always provided man with an ‘ark of salvation’ in every dispensation. For Noah and his generation, God provided a physical ark; for Moses and his people, He provided them the law and commandments including the ark of covenant. For the Church age, He has provided us His only begotten Son who is our Paschal Lamb.
However, man’s greatest problem and threat is sin. This was masterfully and summarily defeated and purged by Christ Jesus through His vicarious blood shed on the cross. Faith in this divine work secures for the believer, the temporary and eternal safety and security he needs.
The fact that we are dead to sin and our lives hid with Christ in God should be heart-warming to every committed and steadfast believer. We must compel and counsel those who are not yet convinced or somewhat ignorant of this truth to turn to the Master, appreciate and cherish this glorious provision. This is the only way to become safe and secured in this world.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Our security in time and eternity is in Christ alone.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Exodus 8-11
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
