DCLM Higher Everyday 7 November 2022 — God’s unfailing guidance
DCLM Higher Everyday 7 November 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — God’s unfailing guidance
TOPIC: GOD’S UNFAILING GUIDANCE
TEXT: PSALM 32:5-11
6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
MEMORY VERSE: “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (PSALM 32:8).
MESSAGE:
Robert Breault wrote, “I identify more with people who ask each day for divine guidance than people equipped with a divine guidance system.” This quote underscores the importance of watching and waiting every day at the post of the divine (Proverbs 8:34) to obtain guidance on every single matter that relates to life and godliness.
This would require persistence in seeking the LORD through all the means of grace – prayer, praise, study, meditation on His Word, as well as fellowshipping with the brethren. Our God, who has promised to provide divine guidance to all who seek Him, will never fail us.
Also Read: DCLM Higher Everyday 6 November 2022 — Fortunes and forgetfulness
Like a wilderness, this world is too vast and uncharted for any human to expect to make it to Heaven without daily reliance on divine guidance. Hence, the hymn writer wrote:
“Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah!
Pilgrim thro’ this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
Hold me with Thy pow’rful hand:
Bread of heaven! (2ce)
Feed me now and ever more.” (2ce)
Wouldn’t you rather depend on God’s unfailing guidance?
QUOTE: Our God… will never fail us.
CHALLENGE: Rely on divine guidance and be roundly victorious.
PRAYER: Father, help me to patiently follow where You lead 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)
