DCLM Higher Everyday 3 December 2023 — Let Us Live The Risen Life
Topic: Let Us Live The Risen Life
Text: Colossians 3:1-7
1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
Key Verse: “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1).
Message
In stanza 4 of the hymn, ‘Let others see Jesus in You,’ B. B. McKinney wrote, “Then live for Christ both day and night, Be faithful, be brave and true, And lead the lost to life and light; Let others see Jesus in you.” Some Christian youths have problem with their Christian lives. After thesubmissive to her guardian, Mordecai both as his ward and as the first lady in Shushan the Palace. Submission to elders is a sign of good home training. It signifies a well-groomed and cultured lifestyle. And above all, it is a sign of submission and obedience to scriptural principles.
Here are ways to demonstrate submission to elders: (i) When with elders, be ready to listen rather than speak. (ii) Be polite to them. (iii) Covet the advice of elders. (iv) Visit the elderly in your neighbourhood or fellowship. (v) Give them preference; for instance, allow them to have the seat on a bus. (vi) Ask after their welfare. (vii) Appreciate them for their favours. (viii) Run errands for them, give a helping hand. If you desire submission from your juniors, learn to respect your elders. Respect is reciprocal.
Quote: Respect is reciprocal.
Challenge: Submission to elders is a sign of good upbringing.
Prayer for today: God, give me the humility to be submissive.
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)
