DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 22 April 2022 — Look and Live
DCLM Higher Everyday 22 April 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Look and Live
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TOPIC: LOOK AND LIVE
TEXT: NUMBERS 21:1-9
1 And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
MEMORY VERSE: “And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live” (NUMBERS 21:8).
MESSAGE:
Our Lord Jesus Christ succinctly declared, “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:14, 15). “Lifted up” was a phrase used in Jesus’ day to mean crucifixion. It also connotes or points to our Lord Jesus’ ascension to glory.
The ultimate and unavoidable consequence of our sin is death and judgment before God. We look at the crucified Christ because He has paid the penalty of our sin on the cross of Calvary. He died to set us free from sin. Our salvation emanates from a Saviour who was willing to bear death and judgment for us.
Are you still struggling with sin, self and Satan? Look up to Jesus for deliverance and liberation. No matter the trouble or negative circumstances that bother your mind, a gaze upon Jesus will proffer permanent solution to them. Even that difficult subject will be very simple, as you keep looking unto Jesus. Jesus is the final solution to all your problems.
QUOTE: Jesus is the final solution.
CHALLENGE: Jesus is the solution to all problems.
PRAYER: Merciful God, help me to keep looking unto Jesus.
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)
