DCLM Sincere Milk 30 July 2026 — Avoid Besetting Sin
DCLM Sincere Milk 30 July 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Avoid Besetting Sin
Topic: Avoid Besetting Sin
Bible Reading: Genesis 26:6-11 (KJV)
6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
KEY VERSE: “And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.”Genesis 26:7
Message
Besetting sin is that bad thing you do constantly which makes God unhappy. It could be bad habits, telling lies, living a life of pretense, using abusive words even after you confess to be born again.
Isaac in our Bible passage never knew that his father (Abraham) told the same lies at the same place and this continued in their family lineage unconsciously. Jacob with the support of the mother also told a lie to his father. Your sin will always follow after you, if you do not repent of it. Yours might be anger or hatred towards others.
Jesus wants to remove such sins from your life and family lineage. “And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.” (Deuteronomy 30:6) Tell Jesus to root out the adamic nature of besetting sin and make you pure within and without. He will do it.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Dear Lord, root out every besetting sin and circumcise my heart.
FURTHER READING
Hebrews 12:1-4
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)
