DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 25 DECEMBER 2021 — Freedom for a Fighter
DCLM Higher Everyday 25 DECEMBER 2021 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Freedom for a Fighter
TOPIC: FREEDOM FOR A FIGHTER
BIBLE TEXT: ACTS 9:1-6
1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
MEMORY VERSE: “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” (ROMANS 7:24).
MESSAGE:
Former heavyweight boxing champion, George Foreman, was a heavy drinker. He drank anything from water to spirit. But, as he recounts in his book, God in My Corner, on one of his birthdays, he got so drunk that he could not remember what happened that night. The next day, he ran into his friend who had been badly beaten up, and had a swollen eye with other bruises. He asked to know what happened. “Don’t you remember?” the friend retorted. “You beat me up last night!” That stunned George and shook him so much that he decided to never take another drink of alcohol in his life.
Also, read Victory in caring
Do you have a bad habit which you think is difficult to quit? Yours could be indulgence in examination malpractice, disobedience or insubordination to your parents or school authority, involvement in cultism, drug addiction, careless use of your tongue, pornography, or other forms of immoral practices. And with these practices, you cannot make heaven. But remember that with God, all things are possible. Just pray and yield to Him.
Also, read Bible Doctrine
QUOTE: With God, all things are possible.
CHALLENGE: Do you have a bad habit?
PRAYER: Lord, take away any bad habit from 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)
