DCLM Sincere Milk 12 November 2026 — The Great Price
DCLM Sincere Milk 12 November 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Great Price
Topic: The Great Price
Bible Reading: Galatians 1:1-4 (KJV)
1Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
2And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
KEY VERSE: “Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:” Galatians 1:4
Message
What determines the price of a thing is its value. The value is also determined by how easy or difficult it is to get it. For example, sand is cheaper than gold. The process of getting gold is hard and very tedious but we can get sand almost everywhere. Getting gold starts with discovering that gold exists in a place. The second stage is digging or mining to extract the gold. Then comes the extraction process which involves crushing, grinding, flotation to separate the gold particles from other minerals and leaching which dissolves the gold particles in a solution. The last stage is the refining process which is very tough. It involves heating the gold-bearing materials to high temperature to separate the gold from other impurities. That means gold must pass through fire to refine it. By the time all these processes are complete, gold becomes so pure, glittering, precious and very expensive. This makes gold to be different from sand which can be picked by the road side.
Every boy or girl has a very precious soul whose price is more costly than that of gold. Our Lord Jesus gave an illustration that if it were possible for one person to possess all the material things that are in this world, the price of them all is not up to the price of a single soul. You are more expensive than all the material things in the world put together. That is why Jesus Christ did not buy us with money; He bought us with His precious blood which is beyond any price. Do not sell yourself cheap to sin and the devil either in the secret or in the open. You are precious in the sight of God and Jesus loves you.
Lord Jesus, help me to always remember the great price You paid for me through Your blood, and to always seek to please You in all things.
FURTHER READING
1 Peter 1:14-19
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)
