DCLM Sincere Milk 3 November 2023 — Forget Not The Covenant
DCLM Sincere Milk 3 November 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Forget Not The Covenant
Topic: Forget Not The Covenant
Text: 2 King’s 17:38-41
38And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
39But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
40Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
41So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
Key Verse: “And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.” 2 King’s 17:38
Message
A covenant is an agreement between two or more people. The biblical meaning explains God’s promise to the children of Israel and their commitment to worship Him alone. The children of Israel were God’s special people that He had chosen because of His promise to Abraham, their great-grand-father. They were expected to keep to the terms of God’s covenant with them. However, it was not so. They kept on doing things that made God unhappy with them. They were covenant breakers. This led to God’s judgment upon them on many occasions.
Today, Jesus is calling all sinful children to come to Him. He wants to take you as His special friend. As you take the step of faith to repent and accept Christ as your personal Saviour and Lord, you will come into a covenant relationship with Him. The covenant contains precious promises for those who will remain with Jesus till the end. As you come into this covenant relationship with God, be determined to obey His word. Obedience will open the way to God’s treasure house. At the end, He will take you to heaven to enjoy everlasting rewards. You must not forget the covenant.
Further Reading: Proverbs 3:1-6
Prayer for today: Please Lord, help me not to forget Your love for 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)
