DCLM Higher Everyday 31 August 2023 — Repent, Yield To The Redeemer
DCLM Higher Everyday 31 August 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Repent, Yield To The Redeemer
Topic: Repent, Yield To The Redeemer
Text: Matthew 21:28-32
29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Key Verse: “Repent ye therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the time of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19).
Message
A Sunday school teacher asked a class what the word “Repentance” means? A little boy put up his hand and said, “It is being sorry enough to quit.”
The little boy was right. Repentance goes beyond just being sorry about wrongdoing. When a penitent sinner comes to the Lord and desires forgiveness for his sins, he is expected to confess and forsake them, as a mark of submission to God (Proverbs 28:13). Continuing in sin after supposed repentance is self-deception. Judas Iscariot was sorry after betraying his Master for just thirty pieces of silver but did not submit himself to the will of God. Though he returned the money he collected from the Sanhedrins, he committed suicide contrary to the will of God. Peter, on the other hand, denied Christ thrice but he repented and was restored to fellowship with the Saviour. When we repent we don’t go back to sin. Recipients of God’s grace are free from sin and condemnation. They submit to His will, make necessary restitutions and keep themselves from all kinds of defilement (Romans 8:1-2).
Quote: Don’t go back to sin
Challenge: Repent and don’t go back to sin.
Prayer for today: Lord, keep me free from sin.
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)
