DCLM Higher Everyday 9 December 2024 — Condescend And Consecrate
DCLM Higher Everyday 9 December 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Condescend And Consecrate
Topic: Condescend And Consecrate
Text: Romans 12:9-18
9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Key Verse: “Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits” (Romans 12:16).
Message
In the mode of entire consecration, David Livingstone, a medical doctor, who was a missionary to South Africa prayed, “God send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to yours.” He preached the gospel in South Africa for many years and won souls to Christ. He finally died of fever, praying on his knees. Jesus declared, “He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it” (Matthew 10:39).
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Condescension means to be willing to serve people considered to be lower than your class or social rank. It includes a readiness to work in those areas of need that are considered to be of little or no prestige. Many youths are high-minded, not willing to associate with whoever they consider to be below their class. Such an attitude is not Christ-like. Christian youths must not wait for “big” opportunities before they consecrate to serve and be a blessing to the Church and humanity.
Quote: Many youths are high-minded
Challenge: Be willing to stoop low and serve.
Prayer for today: Heavenly Father, give me the mind of Christ to condescend.
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)
