DCLM Sincere Milk 27 July 2024 — Do You Love Jesus?
DCLM Sincere Milk 27 July 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Do You Love Jesus?
Topic: Do You Love Jesus?
Text: John 21:15-17
15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Key Verse: “So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.” John 21:15
Message
A popular saying goes thus: “action speaks louder than words”, this is true. A lot of people like saying different things that they end up not doing and God is not happy with such attitude. In our text, Jesus was asking Peter if He Ioved Him and Peter quickly answered, “Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee”, but Jesus knows that men can easily talk and fail to do what they have said. He told Peter to prove that he loved Him by feeding his sheep (sheep there represents His friends).
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 26 June 2024 — What Shall I Render Unto The Lord
Many children often make promises without thinking about it. Have you made a promise to serve God wholeheartedly? Keep to your promise. To show that you truly love the Lord, you must pledge your life to serve Him in holiness and righteousness all the days of your life. Be prayerful, do your quiet time every day, share with the needy, share the love of Jesus with sinners by preaching the gospel to them.
Further Reading: Mark 12:30
Prayer for today: Lord Jesus, I’m sorry for all the times I claimed to love you when I did not, help me to love you truly from my heart in Jesus’ Name.
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)
