DCLM Higher Everyday 2 March 2024 — Let Your Hands Be Strong – Part 2
Topic: Let Your Hands Be Strong – Part 2
Text: Zechariah 8:13-17
13And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
15So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
16These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
17And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
Key Verse: “And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong” (Zechariah 8:13).
Message
Walt Disney, was a young cartoonist who was rejected by Newspaper editors. They did not see any talent in him. He was poor and discouraged, but providence smiled on him when a church minister engaged him to draw some cartoons. His work place was in a poor mouse infested shed beside the church. There he saw a mouse which inspired him to start the famous Mickey Mouse business. There is also a breakthrough for you if you do not bury your talents because of challenges. Only let your hands be strong – be diligent.
You too can make it in your chosen career by God’s grace. Our text vividly describes what God demands from sinners and backsliders in order to recover their lost favour from God. They are;
i. Speaking truth to one another
ii. Doing justice in judgment
iii. Purged heart without evil thought against other persons
iv. Hating lies and falsehood.
These are things that God hates.
Turn away from evil and make Jesus your Lord and Saviour. You will have access to God’s blessings through hard and smart work.
Quote: Blessings through hard and smart work
Challenge: Stand on the side of God at all times.
Prayer for today: Heavenly Father, help me to do your will always, 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)
