DCLM Sincere Milk 13 September 2024 — Dare To Be a Samuel
DCLM Sincere Milk 13 September 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Dare To Be a Samuel
Topic: Dare To Be a Samuel
Text: 1Samuel 12:1-7
1And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
5And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
6And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
7Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
Key Verse: “Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.” 1 Samuel 12:3
Message
Samuel was a person who had served God from his childhood till adulthood. He served God with all sincerity and had a clear conscience towards God and man. His life of honesty and transparency was so cear that no man could point to an evil that he did all the days of his life. He was in the Old Testament but had a similar testimony like Jesus whom the prince of this world came and found no offence in Him.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 12 September 2024 — Help From God
If you are to stand before your friends and family members, can you boast that you will have the same testimony as Samuel? Or you’re scared to ask people what they think about you because you know that you have been a disobedient child. Repent today and determine to be a Samuel and God will give you the needed grace.
Further Reading: Acts 24:16
Prayer for today: Lord Jesus, help me to have a conscience free of offence towards God and men in Jesus’ Name.
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)
