DCLM Daily Manna 2 February 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Topic: Requirements For Eternal Life
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“Requirements For Eternal Life”
Sunday, February 2, 2025
“Requirements For Eternal Life”
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Key Verse
“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14).TEXT — Hebrews 12:14-17
Message
Once a Polish Rabbi had a memorable discussion with visitors as to his sparsely-furnished home. The visitor wondered why the Rabbi had only a bench and a table with many books all around. He asked what happened to the Rabbi’s furniture to which the Rabbi equally asked where was the visitor’s furniture. The visitor reminded the Rabbi that he was a visitor who was merely passing through; to which the Rabbi replied: “So am I”. The moral of this exchange is that we are all visitors to earth. Soon, we will all return to our eternal home.
Our text harps on the need to embrace uprightness and purity of heart as prerequisites for residing in God’s holy and eternal abode. The Psalmist also gives a good perspective on this. In Psalm 24, he asked the all-important question on everyone’s lips, and by divine inspiration rendered the only perfect answer. The question is, who will make it to heaven? What pathway can one walk and be sure of arriving there? The psalmist has a heaven-inspired answer: upright walk, righteous works, and truth-speaking. The lifestyle assured of passage to heaven belongs to those who do not backbite, do evil or bring no reproach to God and their neighbours. He overlooks evil and is a lover of right standing before God.
James Packer, in his classical daily insights for knowing God, Your Father Loves You (Harrold Shaw Publishers, 1996), quoted a theologian who described heaven as “an unknown region with a well-known inhabitant.” Yes, no one here on earth has previously lived in heaven except Jesus Christ and those to whom God gave revelations. While heaven is truly unknown to man, we can safely say, according to the words of the Scripture, that no one gets there without the prerequisite of the divine triad of peace, purity and power obtainable here on earth. We must establish a peaceful relationship with God by repenting of our sins and accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. Thereafter, we maintain peaceful relationship with others, followed by the pursuit of holiness. These are requirements that will guarantee anyone who desires to get to heaven at the end of life.
Thought for the day
It takes purity of heart to walk on the highway to heaven
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