DCLM Sincere Milk 26 December 2022 — Heavenly Treasure
DCLM Higher Everyday 26 December 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Heavenly Treasure
TOPIC: HEAVENLY TREASURE
TEXT: 1 PETER 1:1-5
2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
MEMORY VERSE: “To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you” (1 PETER 1:4).
MESSAGE:
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote his book, Treasure Island in 1881. It tells of a group of sea pirates who took to sea in search of some treasures hidden on a remote island. They endured considerable danger to life and limbs; some died, others were injured. At last, they arrived at the treasure cache, but alas, it had been emptied. For all their troubles they got only a rubble.
Stevenson’s story is a fitting illustration of the vanity of earthly pursuits. Tell me, young friend, what’s your joy? Is it that you are blessed with a sharp brain, or born into a privileged family, or live in a great country? But, earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away.
Heaven is the eternal home of all who repent of sin and put their faith in Christ as Lord and Saviour. And, heaven is a really beautiful place! It has to be, considering the fact that God is its Builder and Maker.
Heaven’s beauty, radiance and treasures are eternal; they neither fade nor get stolen. You can be a partaker if you repent and seek the Lord today.
QUOTE: Heaven is a really beautiful place.
CHALLENGE: The fool takes much trouble to get mere rubble.
PRAYER: Lord, fix my eyes on eternal treasures.
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)
