DCLM Sincere Milk 14 December 2022 — The Roll-Call
DCLM Sincere Milk 14 December 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Roll-Call
TOPIC: THE ROLL-CALL
TEXT: REVELATION 20:11-15
12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Key Verse: “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15).
MESSAGE:
The students of Victory College had just returned from an excursion to the zoo. Back in school, the teacher wanted to be sure that none of them was missing. So, he called out their names from his register.
“Derek, Samson, Dan, Brook, Florence, Grace, Ezekiel, Timothy, Dave”. Then, when he called out Tom’s name, there was no response. “Tom, T-o-o-m,” he shouted, then the response came from a distance, “I am here”. Now the teacher was happy because none of his students was missing. He dismissed them to go home in peace. This exercise that the teacher did with his students is known as roll-call.
The roll-call is like a checklist used to determine the number of people in a particular setting. Do you know that there is going to be a final roll-call of all human beings at the end of the world? God has His registers known as “Books and The Book of Life”. The Books contain the records of the works and actions of everyone while on earth. On the other hand, The Book of Life contains the names of the Redeemed.
On the last day, the angels will take the roll-call, and whoever is not found written in The Book of Life shall be cast into the Lake of Fire. Where is your name? Be sure you are born-again and live a holy life. This is the sure path to having your name written in The Book of Life.
Prayer: When the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
Further Reading: Revelation 3:3-6
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)
