DCLM Sincere Milk 17 December 2024 — I Must Work – Part 2
DCLM Sincere Milk 17 December 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — I Must Work – Part 2
Topic: I Must Work – Part 2
Text: John 9:1-5
1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
3The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Key Verse: “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” John 9:4
Message
As a child, and a friend of Jesus, there are three areas of work available for you-to-do.
(i) Spiritual work: You are expected to continue the work of preaching the gospel which Jesus Christ left for all His friends. The Lord Jesus Christ expects you to tell your friends about His love for them, and how they need to give their lives to Him. You are also expected to do your daily Bible reading and learn your memory verses.
(ii) As you grow in the family, Home chores:you have some work you must do to make you a responsible member of the family. Friends of Jesus in a family are expected to support their parents by doing such work as sweeping the floor, doing the dishes, helping in the kitchen, running errands for Mummy and Daddy, and doing any other assignments at home according to their abilities.
(iii) As a pupil in School W ork:a school, part of your work is to read your books and do your school assignments every day. As you engage in these works, you will be happy and fulfilled as a responsible friend of Jesus. Run away from laziness and idleness.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 16 December 2024 — I Must Work – Part 1
Be hard working. If you are not born again yet, you must turn away from sin and be born again now.
Further Reading: Proverbs 22:29
Prayer for today: Lord, give me the power to always engage in profitable work.
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)
