Daily Devotion Thur. 16/2/2017
LESSON 12 19/2/2017
THE PARABLE OF THE WEDDING CLOTHES
Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 148, 150
Devotional Reading: Lk. 14:15-24
Topic for Adults: Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen.
Topic for Youths: Don’t Refuse God’s Invitation
Topic for Intermediates: Enter Through The Narrow Gate
Scripture Lesson: Matt. 22:1-3; Rev. 21:2,9; Matt. 22:4-8; 23:37; 22:8-13
Memory Verse: “But when the king came to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment’. And he was speechless (Matt. 22:11-12) NKJV
DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING
Thur. 16/2/2017
The Danger of Exclusion from God’s Kingdom
Matt. 21:43
Jesus said to them, “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing the fruit of it.” Some of us are on the verge of becoming modern day Pharisees. Because the Pharisees were caught up in religion, and if we are not careful we can get caught up in religion. Religion is all talk, it’s all about saying the right things and looking like you have got your act together. It is about sounding smart and looking sharp. But being a Christian is about serving God with your heart, your soul and your mind, it’s about having fruits in your life. It is about the saving Power of God reversing every negative in your life and forming you into the best advertisement for God’s love that the world has ever seen. Many of us are gradually turning to the modern day Pharisees. We are getting too familiar with the doctrine and probably have spent quite a long time in the ministry and we have started settling on our dregs. Jesus warned the Pharisees and the teachers of the law of the possible exclusion from the kingdom if they did not bear fruits right for the kingdom of God. They only conform physically but their states of mind are at variance to the faith they profess. We need to check ourselves daily if we are still right with God so that we will not assume too much based on the years we have spent and activity level in church. Thereby neglecting the great salvation made available by the shedding of Jesus’ precious blood.
Point of Emphasis: Religion is all talk, it’s all about saying the right things and looking like you have got your act together.
Prayer Point: Lord Jesus, help me to retrace my steps everywhere I have gone wrong in Jesus’ Name.
