DCLM Sincere Milk 9 March 2023 — Lift up your eyes to God
DCLM Sincere Milk 9 March 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Lift up your eyes to God
TOPIC: LIFT UP YOUR EYES TO GOD
TEXT: PSALM 121:1-7
1(A Song of degrees.) I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
KEY VERSE: “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.” (PSALM 121:1)
MESSAGE:
Man cannot help himself to go through the challenges of life – he needs God. If a man cannot help himself, will he be able to help another? He cannot. That is what the Psalmist realized that made him declare that he would look up to the hills (to God in heaven) who alone is able to help him. Generation after generation of men have trusted God for their lives and have not been disappointed. It is your own time now – will you look up to Him? A life that looks up to Jesus is a life of joy, peace, love, abundance, health, and many more good things. Jesus knows everything about you and is willing and ready to take you through every stage of your life.
Have you been depending on what man gives you or has promised to give you? Turn your attention to Jesus, He will meet your spiritual, financial, physical, and emotional needs.
You cannot trust in God and be put to shame – He is a present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1). You do not need to book an appointment to see Him, He is right beside you and can be reached anytime. Take a step closer to God today and you will be glad as He will embrace you.
FURTHER READING: Micah 7:7
PRAYER FOR TODAY: Lord, I look up to You, help me not to shift my gaze, for You are all I need.
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)
