DCLM Higher Everyday 5 January 2024 — Bended Knees For The Lost
DCLM Higher Everyday 5 January 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Bended Knees For The Lost
Topic: Bended Knees For The Lost
Text: Matthew 9:35-38
35And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
37Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Key Verse: “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest” (Matthew 9:38).
Message
There have been some remarkable prayers in Church history. Take for example, John Knox’s, “Give me Scotland, or I die,” or George Whitefield’s prayer, “Give me souls, or take my soul.” These prayers flowed out of hearts filled with a deep, Christ-like love for souls lost in sin. Such intense passion for souls is required in those who will be effective in winning souls to Christ. History confirms that is the case; both Knox and Whitefield were incredibly successful soul winners.
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Effective evangelism stands on two legs: prayer and preaching; either leg cannot stand alone. The Lord Jesus taught His disciples to pray unto God for soul harvesters. Then, in the very next chapter, He made them the answer to their own prayer by sending them out to preach. God needs youths who will be passionate enough to intercede for this generation of young people and then promptly go out to preach the gospel to them. Like John Knox and George Whitefield, you can become God’s instrument to win the lost if only you would be willing.
Quote: Become God’s instrument to win the lost
Challenge: How much time will you dedicate to praying for souls today?
Prayer for today: Lord, fill me passion and power to win sinners unto 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)
