DCLM Daily Manna 26 August 2024 — Chasing Shadows
DCLM Daily Manna 26 August 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Chasing Shadows
TOPIC: Chasing Shadows (DCLM Daily Manna 26 August 2024)
KEY VERSE: “I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?” – Luke 12:49
TEXT: Luke 12:49-50 (KJV)
49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:
Obedience to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ sets men free from the shackles of sin and Satan. It shows us the right thing to do and the steps to take to get to heaven. However, rejecting Christ and His offer of salvation, by substituting righteousness with artificial religious practices can only lead to eternal perdition. Everyone who follows this path will pay a price for their carnal pride and lust. Whoever rejects Christ is likened to someone who abandons the substance in preference for merely chasing shadows.
Also Read: Open Heaven 26 August 2024 – Envy Destroys
In our text, Jesus inferred that judgment was looming on the inhabitants of Jerusalem following their rejection of the Lord. Jesus had indicated that it was imperative for Him to face a gruesome death on the cross so that humanity would be left with no excuse for rejecting His offer of salvation. This He hoped, would pull man back from the vanity of chasing the shadows of religion and philosophies of men.
However, a natural man would reject Christ and His salvation plan. His utmost desire is to be free from every form of control, command and obligation. As the Scripture said about Judah and Samaria, “they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain…” (2 Kings 17:15). Some people, in their blindness, simply reject Christ for wealth, fame, popularity, academic success and power. These are mere shadows that will perish with time.
The Lord also issued a sober warning to unbelievers who have become perpetual rejecters of Christ. Such should turn away from sin, vain pursuits and empty religious practices to escape the fearsome and fiery judgment to come on all who disobey God.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Death lurks in the shadow of the traditions of man.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Habakkuk 1-3
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)
