DCLM Higher Everyday 13 November 2025 — Life Beyond The Grave
DCLM Higher Everyday 13 November 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Life Beyond The Grave
Topic: Life Beyond The Grave
Text: Luke 16:19-31
19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Key Verse: “And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried” (Luke 16: 22).
Message
A declaration by John Bunyan states that, “Death is but a passage out of a prison into a palace.” The story told in our text by our Lord Jesus attests to the reality of life beyond the grave. The grave is only meant to take back the dust that all humans are made of, but the soul and the spirit return to God. The text further provides insight to the fact that there is life after death. The two characters in the passage lift the curtain for us to see clearly into the life beyond the grave. While the rich man went to a place of eternal torment because of his Christ-less life, the poor Lazarus on the other hand was carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom because he was godly.
Also Read: DCLM Higher Everyday 12 November 2025 – The “I CAN” Confession
The kind of life you are living now points to where you will find yourself after here, either in paradise or in torment. Friend, decide today your eternal destiny beyond the grave. Repent of all your sins, and accept Christ as Saviour and Lord to qualify for eternal bliss.
Quote: Decide today your eternal destiny
Challenge: Where will you spend Eternity?
Prayer for today: Oh Lord, prepare me for eternal abode with 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)
