DCLM Daily Manna 16 February 2025 — Lessons From Epaphras
DCLM Daily Manna 16 February 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Lessons From Epaphras
TOPIC: Lessons From Epaphras (DCLM Daily Manna 16 February 2025)
KEY VERSE: “As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ” (Colossians 1:7).
TEXT: Colossians 1:7-8 (KJV)
7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:
“Give of your best to the Master; Give of the strength of your youth; Throw your soul’s fresh glowing ardor; Into the battle for truth. Jesus has set the example, Dauntless was He, young and brave; Give Him your loyal devotion; Give Him the best that you have…” These lines, written in 1902 by Howard Benjamin Grose, a Baptist minister, educator, and hymn writer, have to date, continued to stir the hearts of Christian believers to unreserved consecration.
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Although Epaphras did not enjoy a prominent mention in the Bible, the little we read about him suggests that he embodied the appeal of Grose’s hymn. He gave his best and the strength of his youth to the Master. Apostle Paul with whom he had closely worked referred to him as “a faithful minister of Christ.” Epaphras was a resident of Colosse, a city located in Asia Minor (modern Turkey), and was a minister in the church there. He visited Paul in Rome to bring him a report about the state of the church back in Colosse, and to seek his intervention concerning the false teaching that was creeping in among the brethren.
In Epaphras, we see the quality of faithfulness which has always been rare among men. It is not for naught that the Bible says, “Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?” (Proverbs 20:6). Sadly, many people who profess to be Christians and even ministers of the gospel exhibit attitudes and behaviours that portray them as untrustworthy. Epaphras was not only a faithful minister but also a servant leader. Like Christ, he had the heart of a servant and was not driven by selfishness, ego, or quest for fame. His passion for truth made him labour fervently and selflessly to ensure that the Colossian church stood “perfect and complete in all the will of God” (Colossians 4:12).
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It will be useful for us to pause and reflect on where we stand in God’s rating in terms of commitment to the truth, faithfulness, quality of service to Christ and His church as well as passion for evangelism. Like Epaphras, let’s show our passion through actions.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
You may depend on the Lord, but can He depend on you?
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Luke 1-2
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)
