DCLM Daily Manna 3 September 2024 — Don’t Go Back
DCLM Daily Manna 3 September 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Don’t Go Back
TOPIC: Don’t Go Back (DCLM Daily Manna 3 September 2024)
KEY VERSE: “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise” (Proverbs 6:6).
Text: John 6:60-71
60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
64But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
65And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
66From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
67Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
71He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
Key Verse: “Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life” (John 6:68).
Message
One night in the early 1790s after another defeat in his 10-year battle against the slave trade in England, William Wilberforce became discouraged. Tired and frustrated, he opened his Bible and began to leaf through it. A small piece of paper fell out and fluttered to the floor. It was a letter from John Wesley shortly before his death. Wilberforce read it again: “Unless the divine power has raised you up… I see not how you can go through your glorious enterprise in opposing that (abominable practice of slavery), which is the scandal of religion, of England, and of human nature. Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out…”
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As Jesus revealed more of the requirements for eternal life, many of His disciples left and walked no more with Him. Instead of persuading those who left to come back, He turned to the twelve and asked, “Will ye also go away?” Peter responded on their behalf that they were resolved to keep following Him because He is the Christ, the Son of the living God who has the words of eternal life.
Following Christ becomes more challenging when persecution comes and discouragement sets in. It was easier with the multitudes when Christ multiplied bread and fish to feed them. They were glad too with the healings and miracles. Soon, the journey towards the cross began, the pressure mounted, and the multitudes melted away. Only a few, genuine and determined disciples remained with Him. After the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, only 120 believers made it to the prayer retreat in the upper room.
The cross represents the crossroads where our resolve to follow Christ is challenged with alternative options before us. It is the clearinghouse where counterfeit believers are detected and the means of confirmation of the genuineness of our faith. Now where do you stand? Will you bear your cross and follow the Lord; or will you turn and go back?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The true test of faith is the cross.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Leviticus 8-11
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)
