DCLM Sincere Milk 24 April 2026 — A Close Friend
DCLM Sincere Milk 24 April 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — A Close Friend
Topic: A Close Friend
Bible Reading: John 15:13-16 (KJV)
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Duron was a very brilliant boy. His class teacher nicked named him, “No 1.” He has also represented his school in many quiz competitions. He was very hardworking, determined and humble. All other students prayed to be like him. Painfully and gradually, Duron began to drop back. He became very playful, careless and thoughtless. The class teacher cried out and invited Duron’s parents to school to suggest what can be done to help Duron, yet, Duron continued to drift.
It was the case of the first becoming the last. In your class, the first position is always reserved for one person; the one who scores the highest mark. To take the first position however, you must determine to work hard, deny yourself of too much play and sleep. Unfortunately, not many who made first position in one class are able to keep it up in the next class. Similarly, some children who loved Jesus and served Him with their whole hearts before are no more loving Him like in time past.
The Lord frowns at that in our Bible passage. The good thing is that the first should not become the last. Jesus tells us that as many that had chosen to serve Him faithfully from the beginning to the end, shall be first to enter the kingdom of God. Keep on loving Jesus. Let your love for Him be increasing with each new day. Love and obey Him today more than you did yesterday. Serve Him now that you are a child and continue to love Him in your old age until you leave this world to live with Him in heaven.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, help me to serve You faithfully and never draw back from following You.
FURTHER READING
Proverbs 18:24
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)
