DCLM Higher Everyday 10 July 2024 — Loos Him and Let Him Go
DCLM Higher Everyday 10 July 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Loos Him and Let Him Go
Topic: Loos Him and Let Him Go
Text: John 11:34-44
34And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
36Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
37And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Key Verse: “And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, loose him, and let him go” (John 11:44).
Message
It was Moliere who stated that, “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” In our text, the situation of Lazarus was indeed hopeless. He was dead for four days and stinking. This was the warning from Martha, Lazarus’ sister, seeming to make the problem tougher for Christ to handle. To her, the situation was beyond redemption. But Jesus was not focusing on the obstacle, for He had visualized the positive end result. In fact, he told her earlier, “Thy brother shall rise again.” Jesus had the bystanders remove the grave stone and went ahead commanding the dead Lazarus to come out of the grave. He did, even in his grave clothes, with which he was bound, hand and foot.
Bound! This is the picture of many today who have been incapacitated and demobilized by the problems of life, ranging from bereavement, failure, long time sickness, poverty, persecution, to sinful lifestyle. Nevertheless, there is assurance of freedom, victory and eternal life from Jesus. He has the power to set you free from every bondage, just as He set Lazarus free.
Quote: There is assurance of freedom
Challenge: Jesus can set you free.
Prayer for today: Dear God, set me free from all shackles, in Jesus’ name.
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)
