DCLM Higher Everyday 27 September 2024 — God’s Word Is Dependable
DCLM Higher Everyday 27 September 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — God’s Word Is Dependable
Topic: God’s Word Is Dependable
Text: Isaiah 55:6-11
6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Key Verse: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
Message
God is faithful and His word is infallible. Since God cannot fail, His word too can never fail. Whatever He has said in His word must come to pass. There is no condition in our lives that His word cannot take care of. Lay hold on the word. Grasp His words by faith. It will work for you. The Bible is the solid rock upon which believers stand and it cannot sink. Take God’s word at its face value.
Besides reading the Bible, let it fill your memory and saturate your heart. Ignorance of the word denies us the benefits and blessings therein. Many youths can quote Shakespeare, Plato and Aristotle verbatim but cannot quote any verse of the Bible. Christians should be profound in the knowledge of the Word of God and be able to quote it readily as occasions demand. When you wield the sword of the Spirit “It is written”, the devil and his demons flee. Let the word dwell in you as “a well of water, springing up unto everlasting life.” It will make you grow healthily and happily.
Quote: It will make you grow
Challenge: God’s word is dependable.
Prayer for today: Dear God, help me to trust You more, in Jesus’ name.
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)
