DCLM Sincere Milk 18 October 2023 — God of our salvation
DCLM Sincere Milk 18 October 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — God of our salvation
Topic: God of our salvation
Text: Psalm 79: 8-10
9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
10Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
Key Verse: “Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.” Psalm 79:9
Message
The Bible reveals that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) Sin separates man from the Holy God. To come back to a loving relationship with God, the sinner needs salvation. What does salvation mean? The dictionary defines salvation as “The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of being saved; the process of being rid of the old poor-quality conditions and becoming improved.”
God is interested in the salvation of every sinner. This was the reason He sent Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son to die and shed His blood. All a sinner needs to do is to sincerely take the steps to salvation thus: (i) Acknowledge that he is a sinner (ii) Repent and confess all his sins to God (iii) Ask God for pardon and cleansing in the blood of Jesus (iv) Turn away from all sins (V) Ask Jesus to come into his heart to be his personal Saviour and Lord. God is still saving sinners today, come to Him and He will save and set you free.
Further Reading: Acts 4:12
Prayer for today: Lord God, thank You for saving me. Give me the grace to do what is right before You always.
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)
