DCLM Sincere Milk 25 June 2023 — Is It God’s Will?
DCLM Sincere Milk 25 June 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Is It God’s Will?
Topic: Is It God’s Will?
Text: Numbers 32:4-8
5Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
6And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
7And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
Key Verse: “Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.” Numbers 32:5
Message
Samson was a promised child; the prophecy about his birth, name and duty was given by an angel before he was conceived. The whole nation of Israel looked up to him as their deliverer. God blessed Samson with all that it takes for him to deliver the children of Israel from the hands of the Philistines. But Samson went to marry a wife without the permission and approval of God and his parents. He lost his life to his disobedience. Lot was another man, who, out of greediness, settled outside the will of God. The choice he made brought a great loss to him. Even his wife died in the process. The greatest danger for a Christian is to settle down or to choose to act outside God’s will.
In our Bible passage, the children of Reuben and Gad made a selfish request. Like Eve they ‘saw and desired’ the land; but the Promised Land was over Jordan. Yet they did not want to be brought over there. They looked at the number of their cattle and felt God would not be able to take care of them in Canaan. History tells us that they were the first among the children of Israel to be taken away captive; as they were the first to reject God and served the idols of the land. Be careful of the choices you make; friends you keep, places you visit, videos you watch or sites you visit. Be prepared to get to heavenly Canaan by your desire and determination to stay in God’s will.
Further Reading: Romans 12:1,2
Prayer for today: Lord, please help me to ask for and obey your will in all I do.
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)
