DCLM Daily Manna 13 December 2024 — Ready To Go!
DCLM Daily Manna 13 December 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Ready To Go!
TOPIC: Ready To Go! (DCLM Daily Manna 13 December 2024)
KEY VERSE: “For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand” (2 Timothy 4:6).
TEXT: 2 Timothy 4:6-8 (KJV)
6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:
What should be the state of mind of a faithful Christian on the threshold of death, either by natural causes or through persecution? As personal as this poser may be, the Scriptures and contemporary history show a rare serenity that such people possess, and which only heaven can give. Unperturbed and without any shiver or agitation, such a believer envisions only the unspeakable joy and reward awaiting him on the other side of eternity.
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After serving the Lord for many years, Apostle Paul was about to pay the supreme price for his unwavering and selfless loyalty to Christ. The Holy Spirit bore witness in him that he had “fought a good fight (and)…kept the faith.” He must now step forward for the prized crown promised by the Lord to all who served Him faithfully.
What Paul tells Timothy, a younger companion in the faith, is also meant for all saved believers. It is a reiteration of the Lord’s oft-stated charge that only those who run the race to the end will be saved. Heaven’s laurels will not be for those who fall by the wayside or for those who buckle under sin when grave challenges surfaced during life pilgrimage. The princely garlands are for those who work tirelessly for Christ and His church, and “love His appearing.”
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Paul’s testimony before his translation to glory as he faced his Roman executioners is the virtue expected of true followers of the Lord. We must always remember that the faithful Lord has said He will neither leave nor forsake us if we remain devoted to Him. We must, therefore, not cease to ask for His grace to continue to the end, regardless of the trials and tribulations the world throws at us on the way.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Death holds no pangs for the prepared Christian.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Isaiah 46-50
Deeper Life Daily Manna For Today 2024 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)
