DCLM Sincere Milk 18 February 2022 — Making your wrong right
DCLM Sincere Milk 18 February 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — He is coming
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TOPIC: MAKING YOUR WRONG RIGHT
BIBLE TEXT: MATTHEW 5:23,24
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
KEY VERSE: “Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift” (Matthew 5:24).
MESSAGE:
John and James were friends in the same school. They were also in the same class and very good in their academic work. One day, James took John’s pencil home and John did not have anything to use for his assignment. This made John angry at James. When James went to church that day, he learnt about making the wrong right; so, he went back to John the next day and apologized to him for taking his pencil without permission and for also depriving him of using the pencil for his assignment. John accepted the apology, forgave James and their friendship continued.
Pause for a second, is there anyone you have offended, or taken his or her item without permission? God commands you to go back and make your wrongs right so that He can be happy with you. Unsettled wrongs can hinder prayers and make our service unacceptable unto God. Is there anyone you have wronged or who has offended you? Take the necessary step now to go and make your wrong right. As you do that, God will be happy with you and answer when you call upon Him
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to always make my way right with people.
FURTHER READING: Acts 23:1-5
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)
