ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.
Monday 4th December, 2023.
Topic: Becoming Like Jesus.
Memory Verse: Colossians 3:15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-14. Key Verse: v13.
Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
For bearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man quarrel with any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
The call to follow Jesus Christ is a call to be like him. Through the word, we can know who he is and what it takes to be just like himself. All that we see here in verse 12 are the attributes of a Spirit-controlled life. Jesus Christ is a merciful God or God revealed in mercy. Because of his mercy, he can forgive our sins and his grace becomes real to us or in our individual lives. Through the platform of grace, the benefits of sonship are made available to us. Because he is rich in kindness, he keeps blessing us daily. In humility, he is our role model. Though he is God, he humbled himself and came to the earth in the form of a man, was born in a humble environment and into a humble home where he grew up like every other child and submitted himself to be killed like a common criminal to save mankind.
Like Jesus, we must die to the world and our flesh to be able to live by his Spirit. No man can walk in meekness or be very patient with others, even in the midst of offense or provocation without the help of the Holy Spirit at work in him. This is all about a life of sacrifices here and there for the sake of others and the kingdom. We are to forgive others just the way Jesus Christ forgave us as his children. All this can only be practicable in our lives when we have a hunger for things that are above and seek them with all our hearts. The level of hunger you have for anything in life will determine the kind of price you will be willing to pay to have it. “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.”
Colossians 3:2-4.
Walking in love just like Christ himself is key to a life of peace and joy. Love is a very important dimension in Christianity because that is where the real nature of God is revealed for all to see. In his love, he takes care of all he care of all he created without discriminating, even when some of us rebel against his commands. “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” 1 John 4:7-9,11.
Prayer :Thank you Father God for giving me Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus I appreciate your love for me and all you did for me. Help me by your Spirit to be like you in practical life. Let my life be such that can really project you in Jesus precious name…. Amen 🙏🏿.
Yearly Bible Reading : Philippians 3:1-21.
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