DCLM Sincere Milk 2 June 2024 — Blow The Trumpet – Part 2
DCLM Sincere Milk 2 June 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Blow The Trumpet – Part 2
Topic: Blow The Trumpet – Part 2
Text: Jeremiah 4:1-8
1If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
3For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
4Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
5Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
6Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
7The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
8For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Key Verse: “Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.” Jeremiah 4:5
Message
The trumpet is a wind musical instrument usually with a metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece and a flared bell. It is used to alert, make announcement or give warning of what is about to take place or has happened. Watchmen usually blow it in the olden days to warn of war or an impending danger. It is used both to express joy or sadness.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 1 June 2024 — Covenant Promise
In today’s Bible passage, the trumpet was blown to warn of an impending danger – God’s judgment on idolatrous Israelites for their sinful ways. God is a loving Father Who does not take pleasure in punishing His children.
If you are still doing bad things like stealing, fighting, telling lies and many more of such things God wants you to, repent now, confess the bad things to Jesus and ask Him to forgive and wash you with His precious blood. Invite Him into your life as Saviour and Lord and promise never to go back to sin. Begin to live a new life in Christ. Remember that God loves you. Also, know and prepare for the trumpet’s sound that will signal the end of time. Only friends of Jesus will hear.
Further Reading: Joel 2:1
Prayer for today: God, please help me to listen to Your warning, turn away from my sins and live a new life in Christ Jesus.
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)
