DCLM Higher Everyday 18 August 2024 — Evil Through Sinning Youths
DCLM Higher Everyday 18 August 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Evil Through Sinning Youths
Topic: Evil Through Sinning Youths
Text: 1 Samuel 3:11-19
11And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
13For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
14And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
15And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
17And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
18And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
19And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
Key Verse: “For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not” (1 Samuel 3: 13).
Message
Repercussion awaits every evil deed that is being perpetrated by evil doers. Sin always breeds consequence. One’s spiritual life will not grow and thrive when the Spirit of God reveals his or her sin but he or she ignores it. A Christian writer posits that, “The life, vigour and comfort of our spiritual life depend much upon our mortification of sin.” Eli’s sinning youths brought calamity to the entire family because of their uncontrollable quest and practice of abominable sin. Their father knew about it and did not discipline them appropriately. God withdrew the eternal privilege He promised Eli, the priest and he was not spared of the divine judgement.
“Sin is the ruin and misery of the soul, it is destructive in its nature; and if God should leave it without restraint, there would need nothing else to make the soul perfectly miserable”, said Jonathan Edwards. Keep yourself from evil by being born again if you have not done so yet. Follow the footsteps of Jesus to avoid being a sinning youth. Obedience to the word of God brings blessings.
Quote: Avoid being a sinning youth.
Challenge: Avoid sin like a plague!
Prayer for today: Lord, let sin die out in me.
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)
