DCLM Higher Everyday 5 February 2023 — I shall not die
DCLM Higher Everyday 5 February 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — I shall not die
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TOPIC: CONFESS IT: “I SHALL NOT DIE”
TEXT: PSALM 118:10-17.
10All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
12They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
13Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
14The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
16The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
MEMORY VERSE: “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD” (PSALMS 118:17).
MESSAGE:
To confess is to acknowledge, declare or proclaim one’s commitment to God’s Word. In our text, the Psalmist proclaimed his faith in God amidst challenges that threatened his life. He boldly confessed, “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD” (Psalms 118:17). What a proclamation of faith! Are you presently experiencing situations that threaten your health, finance, education and relationships? God wants you to trust Him no matter the gravity of your situation. Can you, like the Psalmist, trust God amidst challenges of life?
Dear friend, be confident in God and His faithfulness. Nothing is impossible with Him. God is well able to heal you of any disease, and rescue you from every problem. Don’t magnify your problems and minimize God. Like the Psalmist, don’t only exercise your faith and trust in God, but also confess it, I shall not die, I shall succeed, I shall be happy, and I shall prosper. As God honours your faith, remember to declare His Works to other youths, thus pointing them to Christ.
QUOTE: God is well able to heal
CHALLENGE: In times of trouble, I will confess my faith in God.
PRAYER FOR TODAY: O God, in times of trouble increase my faith, 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)
