DCLM Higher Everyday 2 January 2024 — Who is This Jesus?
DCLM Higher Everyday 2 January 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Who is This Jesus?
Topic: Who is This Jesus?
Text: Mark 8:27-30
27And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
28And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
29And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
30And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Key Verse: “And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ” (Mark 8:29).
Message
Three blind men were trying to describe an elephant. One called it a mountain because he touched the body. Another said it was a huge hand fan because he had touched its huge ear flap. Yet another touched the long trunk and declared that the elephant was a strong tree branch. Each man described the small part of the elephant that he encountered; in reality, an elephant is more than the picture each man had painted.
Also Read: DCLM Higher Everyday 1 January 2024 – Possess Your Possession
A person or thing that is difficult to understand or figure out is referred to as an enigma. To the ordinary people of His day and, surprisingly, to His disciples, Christ remained an enigma. The crowds that swarmed Him for miracles considered Him to be either Prophet Elijah, Moses or just one of the prophets. Only Peter got it right. The truth is, Jesus is whatsoever you need Him to be in your difficult hour. Are you burdened by sin and guilt? Jesus is the Saviour. Are you sick? Jesus is the Healer. If you are needy and discouraged, Jesus is The All-sufficient Provider. If, however, you fail to accept Him as Saviour today, you will surely meet Him as Judge in eternity.
Quote: Jesus is the All-sufficient Provider
Challenge: Match up Jesus with your felt need right now.
Prayer for today: Dear Lord Jesus, please be my All in all. Amen.
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)
