DCLM Sincere Milk 20 April 2022 — His footsteps
DCLM Sincere Milk 20 April 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — His footsteps
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TOPIC: HIS FOOTSTEPS
TEXT: 1 PETER 2:21-25
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Key Verse: “For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps” (1 Peter 2:21).
MESSAGE:
In the ancient times, the best way to track the movement of an animal or a person is by following the footprints left by the footsteps. To follow Jesus, we must follow His footsteps.
This does not mean we should go to Jerusalem and begin to look for the footprints of Jesus. What it means is to look at the commandments and practices that Christ left behind for His disciples which has been passed to us from generation to generation. The interesting part is that all the commandments and directions given by Jesus to us are written in the Bible.
All we need do as children who want to follow after the footsteps of Jesus is to read and obey all that is written in the Bible. Jesus Himself said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”. No one can get to the Father (God) without Jesus.
Follow Jesus’ footsteps in obedience, holiness, humility, honesty, suffering for righteousness and selfless service to God and man.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, give me the desire to always walk in Your steps.
Further Reading: Psalm 85:13
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)
