DCLM Higher Everyday 28 July 2023 — Christ In You, The Hope Of Glory
DCLM Higher Everyday 28 July 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Christ In You, The Hope Of Glory
Topic: Christ In You, The Hope Of Glory
Text: Colossians 1:27-29
28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
Key Verse: “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27).
Message
One of the ancient men, Job, who suffered greatly, said, “Man, that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not” (Job 14:1). Since the fall of man, he lost the glory of God. His days were cut short from a millennium to a century. How could a man lose God, lose Paradise, and have his days cut short and yet have hope? The Bible states, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
However, the case is different for a youth who has Christ in him or her, the hope of glory. God reveals to us the riches of His eternal glory. There is the glory of His holiness, of His presence and of His power which are revealed through deep fellowship with the Father, the Holy Spirit and our Lord Jesus. Sinners have no hope of this glory unless they repent through Jesus Christ. Have you repented?
Quote: Sinners have no hope.
Challenge: God’s glory can be regained in Christ.
Prayer for today: Dear Lord, make known to me your glory.
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)
