DCLM Sincere Milk 28 January 2024 — An Open Invitation
DCLM Sincere Milk 28 January 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — An Open Invitation
Topic: An Open Invitation
Text: Matthew 11:28-30
28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Key Verse: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
Message
An open invitation is a request to attend an event or to visit a place at any time. If the president of your country gives you an open invitation to the government house for breakfast, you will be glad and expectant. In fact, you will not be able to sleep because it will sound unbelievable until you get to the presidential villa and you are let in. According to our Bible passage, the Lord is giving an open invitation to sinners who are laden with loads of sin in their lives. If you come unto Christ, you will have rest. Do not say, “my sins are too big or too much for God to accept me, or say I am still too young to repent or am afraid of what my friends will say”. Come to Jesus as there is mercy and forgiveness flowing in His kingdom.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 27 January 2024 — My Counsellor
No matter how far you have gone in sin, Jesus is ready to forgive you and restore you unto Himself. What you need to do is to open up your heart and accept His invitation. Seize the opportunity to accept the open invitation of God while you are still alive because tomorrow is not guaranteed, death or rapture can come at any time. Tell Jesus to cleanse your heart with His blood, and you shall be free.
Further Reading: Isaiah 1:18,19
Prayer for today: I accept God’s open invitation to repent and become a friend of Jesus. I promise to abide in Him totally.
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)
