DCLM Sincere Milk 9 January 2023 — Do not add or subtract
DCLM Sincere Milk 9 January 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Do not add or subtract
TOPIC: DO NOT ADD OR SUBTRACT
TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 4:1-4
2Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
3Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
4But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
KEY VERSE: “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you” (Deuteronomy 4:2).
MESSAGE:
Ken’s mother was afraid because he had become very sick and weak. She decided to take him to see the doctor. The doctor examined Ken and observed that he was very sick. He gave Ken some drugs and warned him and the mother that he must take the drugs as instructed.
Ken hates taking drugs. After the first two days, he decided to take the drugs any time he liked. Ken forgot that taking the drugs as the doctor prescribed was for his own good. The condition of his health grew worse and he had to be admitted in the hospital.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 29 December 2022 — The Happy Child
The only way God could bless Israel was in their obedience to His commandments. *The commandments of God are like “medicine”, and when taken as instructed, will give us both physical and spiritual health. Keeping God’s commandment as it is and obeying all His instructions without adding or removing from it, is for our own good.
We do ourselves a great harm when we disobey God’s word. It is God’s unchanging word, we must take it as prescribed. Doing exactly what the Lord commands brings blessings of peace, provision, protection in this life and everlasting life in heaven.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, please help me to love Your Word and do always exactly as You command.
FURTHER READING: Psalm 19:7-11
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)
