DCLM Sincere Milk 7 February 2023 — Learn Christ
DCLM Sincere Milk 7 February 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Learn Christ
TOPIC: LEARN CHRIST
TEXT: Ephesians 4:20-24.
20But ye have not so learned Christ;
21If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Memory Verse: “But ye have not so learned Christ:” Ephesians 4:20
MESSAGE:
Everything everybody knows comes through learning. The strange thing about learning is that we can never stop it. There are millions of institutions of learning all over the world. Aside the secular learning places, people are learning so much from the environments they live in.
Technology has helped so much in our learning process. We can now learn the way of life of people far away from us just by pressing buttons. People often say “ignorance is more expensive than learning” That means someone who refuses to learn will hurt himself for his lack of knowledge.
However, some of the things we learn can be very harmful to our physical and spiritual wellbeing. For instance, it is very dangerous to learn sinful habits from an ungodly person. Our text tells us who we should learn from – He is Jesus Christ. Those sinful conducts of lying, stealing, cheating, fighting, having immoral friends and watching bad film are not from Christ.
Whatsoever and whosoever does not encourage you to be righteous, holy and loving like Christ must be strongly resisted and rejected. You can learn from Christ through diligent study and meditating on God’s word.
Further Reading: Psalm 25:8-10
Prayer: Lord Jesus, bless me with a willing heart ready always to learn from You.
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)
