DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 18 February 2022 — A leader’s sin: A leading sin
DCLM Higher Everyday 18 February 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — A leader’s sin: A leading sin
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TOPIC: A LEADER’S SIN: A LEADING SIN
BIBLE TEXT: EXODUS 32:17-25
17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
25 And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
MEMORY VERSE: “And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?” (EXODUS 32:21).
MESSAGE:
When a leader sins, he is giving a negative example that can bring terrible consequences on those he leads. From our text, Aaron who was supposed to take charge and direct the affairs of the children of Israel while Moses was away, got himself drawn into the sin of idolatry by making a calf from their jewelries, and they worshipped it. Aaron, further gave a frivolous and foolish excuse to justify his sinful act by claiming that the people were determined to have their way in relation to having an idol as their god and that he had to give in to their demands. This led to the death of about 3,000 men of Israel (Exodus 32:21-28). Many years later, King Saul of Israel also yielded to the pressure of his soldiers to disobey God’s command (1 Samuel 15:13-23). He lost the kingdom for it.
Christian youths are to hold fast to God’s word when their faith is challenged by the devil and his agents. You should stand on God’s Word when people try to lure you into sinful practices.
QUOTE: Stand on God’s Word.
CHALLENGE: Stand for the truth always.
PRAYER: Lord, keep me through to the very end.
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)
