DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 21 April 2022 — Behold the lamb of God
DCLM Higher Everyday 21 April 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Behold the lamb of God
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TOPIC: BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD
TEXT: JOHN 1:29-36
30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
MEMORY VERSE: “And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!” (JOHN 1:36).
MESSAGE
The word, “behold” entails to see or look upon. In the context of the text, it goes beyond just merely seeing or looking upon with the physical eyes. To “behold” is to put your faith and trust in Jesus; that is, to own Him as your Saviour.
“Jesus, the Lamb of God, was our once and for all sacrifice that fulfilled God’s need for blood offering. He was the perfect sacrifice of love that brought the possibility of salvation to the world. The reference to Christ being the ‘Lamb’ of God is because Jesus was a perfect offering of purity and cleanliness. He did nothing outside of the Father and was sinless despite being a man,” affirmed a Christian writer.
Whatever sin, sickness, difficulty, problems or challenges that ensnares your life, look up to Jesus and you will be delivered. Many youths are entangled with all kinds of immoral lifestyles such as fornication, masturbation, homosexuality, lesbianism and other social vices that damn the soul. To free yourself from these, go to the Lamb of God for total cleansing.
QUOTE: Trust in Jesus.
CHALLENGE: Look up to Jesus and be delivered.
PRAYER: Father, I look up to the Lamb for cleansing.
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)
