DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 30 August 2022 — The downfall of Dagon
DCLM Higher Everyday 30 August 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The downfall of Dagon
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TOPIC: THE DOWNFALL OF DAGON
TEXT: 1 SAMUEL 5:2-7
3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
MEMORY VERSE: “And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him” (1 SAMUEL 5:4).
MESSAGE:
The hostility ended with the Philistines defeating the Israelites. The Philistines committed a blunder by capturing the ark of the covenant of the LORD and placing it side by side with Dagon, their idol, thus ascribing their victory to Dagon. In the morning, Dagon was “fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD”.
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Perhaps they thought it was accidental, they put it back into its place. The aftermath was disastrous. Their jubilation and funfair was therefore shortlived when they discovered the dismemberment of Dagon the following day. Their dumb idol was degraded. God defended His glory by bringing a painful and dreaded disease, ’emerods’ upon the Philistines of Ashdod.
In like manner, the kingdom of Satan will certainly fall before the Kingdom of Christ, darkness before light, error before truth, and profanity before godliness. The Bible says, “The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day” (Isaiah 2:11). Do not compare anything with Jehovah. Worship Him only.
QUOTE: Do not compare anything with Jehovah.
CHALLENGE: God is sovereign and supreme.
PRAYER: O God, I worship your majesty. Let me not wander away from you.
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)
