DCLM Higher Everyday 23 September 2023 — Time To Enter The Ark Is Now
DCLM Higher Everyday 23 September 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Time To Enter The Ark Is Now
Topic: Time To Enter The Ark Is Now
Text: Genesis 7:12-24
12And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
13In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
14They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
15And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
16And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
17And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
21And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
22All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
23And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
24And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
Key Verse: “For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2).
Message
Some years ago, some young men came to a crusade ground and heard the word of God on the need for them to decide to accept Christ as Lord. One of them surrendered his life to Christ while others left in annoyance. Not long after they drove away, they had a fatal accident and they all died. When the boy who surrendered his life to Christ got to the car, he observed that he would have died with his sinful friends because where he ought to have sat in car was totally destroyed.
The unimaginable wickedness that characterized the life of people during the time of Noah made God to decide to destroy them. As a way of escape, God told Noah to prepare an Ark that would save as many as would enter in because of an impending flood. Alas, only eight people entered the ark: the rest perished forever. Judgment is coming on the world. Jesus is the Ark of salvation. Enter now! Do not allow the pleasure of sin, fear of man, unbelief, and pressures from peers to hinder you.
Quote: Jesus is the Ark of Salvation
Challenge: Tomorrow may be too late!
Prayer for today: Jesus, be the Ark of my salvation
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)
