DCLM Sincere Milk 21 November 2023 — Enriched Through God’s Riches
DCLM Sincere Milk 21 November 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Enriched Through God’s Riches
Topic: Enriched Through God’s Riches
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:4-8
4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
5That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
6Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
8Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Key Verse: “That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;” 1 Corinthians 1:5
Message
Enrichment means to add value to one’s life. Everyone needs that in his or her life – though many people do not end up adding value to their lives. This is because they are not connected to the right source – Jesus Christ. A minister of the gospel spoke to a congregation of African Christians in the town of Mombasa in Kenya (East Africa). The people sat on benches made of logs of wood inside their church built with bamboo and palm branches. Testifying of their riches in Christ, one after the other, they said of the new life they were living (no more stealing, fighting, telling lies, etc) after embracing Christ as Saviour and Lord. They did not count their riches in terms of their earthly, physical possessions. Their joy was in their freedom from cheating or oppressing other people.
A little boy told a different story. He was always at the bottom of the class before he became a Christian. Since Christ came into his life, he was intellectually awakened and became the best in his class (James 1:5). Nothing and no one enriches like Christ. He is faithful to give as you ask.
Further Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7-9
Prayer for today: O Lord, let the riches of Your grace touch and enrich every area of my life as I surrender my life to You.
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)
