DCLM Sincere Milk 25 January 2024 — Finish Well
DCLM Sincere Milk 25 January 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Finish Well
Topic: Finish Well
Text: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Key Verse: “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.” 1 Corinthians 9:24
Message
An athlete makes it a duty to practise constantly so as to win the prize at the end of the day. One of the ways of winning is by keeping to the rules of the game like, staying in track, not running before the whistle blows and being focused.
The Christian journey is filled with bitter and sweet experiences. The bitter experiences come from Satan the enemy of our soul and his agents. They come seeking to discourage and stop the Christian from finishing well. On the other hand, God is always there to provide sweet testimonies for everyone who will endure all oppositions and persecutions, and run the race to the end. Paul experienced victory because he endured, exercised self-control and self-denial. He was also focused seeing that there was a prize waiting for him. It is only those that finish well that will get the prize.
To get to the kingdom of God and obtain the heavenly crown, you have to run your race with focus and determination. The kingdom of heaven is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. Make up your mind today to run the Christian race to the end and finish well.
Further Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3
Prayer for today: Heavenly Father, my eyes are set on the crown, give me power to run to the end and finish well
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)
