DCLM Sincere Milk 19 September 2022 — You are loosed
DCLM Sincere Milk 19 September 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — You are loosed
TOPIC: YOU ARE LOOSED
BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 11:38-45
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.
45Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
KEY VERSE: “And 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” (John 11:44).
MESSAGE:
Have you seen or heard of someone who died? Death is a very sad experience that humans pass through. This is because death brings feelings of loss, sorrow and hopelessness.
Mary and Martha’s only brother was dead. They had buried him and were still crying because nobody was there to help them. Mary, Martha and those who came to mourn with them could only lament and cry; they could not do anything to bring Lazarus back to life.
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But what joy and relief did they feel when the only One who has the power over death came around! Jesus simply instructed that the stone be taken away and commanded the dead to come back to life. There is victory over death only through Jesus.
But, do you know that the power of sin is stronger than death? It was even sin that gave birth to death. Everyone needs to be loosened from the power of sin. The Bible says you are dead, if you live in sinful pleasure. A child who rejects Jesus and continues in his bad ways, though alive physically, is not in a better condition than the one who is dead. It is this same Jesus who has the power to raise the dead that saves from sin. Confess your sins to Him, turn away from them and accept Him as your Saviour and He will give you a new life.
PRAYER: Lord, save me from the power of sin and give me a new life.
FURTHER READING: Romans 6:12-14
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)
