DCLM Higher Everyday 24 April 2023 — Result of his Resolution
DCLM Higher Everyday 24 April 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Result of his Resolution
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TOPIC: Result Of His Resolution.
Text — Luke 15:14-24
16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
21And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Key Verse: “I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee” (Luke 15:18).
Message
During a Global Crusade outreach in the commercial city of Lagos, Nigeria, a youth who had wandered away from his parents and had joined drug addicts attended the program and got born again under the electrifying ministration of the global evangelist. Now he lives a brand new life of peace and real fellowship with his parents, siblings, and Christian believers.
Many youths desire freedom from parental control. There is a great danger inherent in such freedom in this evil world. Life is not all about eating and drinking. You must also prepare for eternity. The young man in the scripture text today pictures the sinner who rejects God’s control over his life.
He wandered into the waiting hands of Satan who steals, kills, and destroys. However, the prodigal son resolved to return to his father when all he cherished slipped away from him. He was restored to an undeserved lavished reception. Have you gone into sin and its consequences? The God that is rich in love and mercy is waiting for your return.
Quote: He was restored
Challenge: The world allures the careless into self-destruction.
Prayer for today: Heavenly father, I return to you through Jesus Christ.
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)
