DCLM Sincere Milk 6 February 2023 — My loving sister
DCLM Sincere Milk 6 February 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — My loving sister
TOPIC: MY LOVING SISTER
TEXT: Exodus 2:1-9
1And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
2And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
3And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.
4And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
5And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
6And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
7Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
8And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
9And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
Memory Verse: “And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.” Exodus 2:4
MESSAGE
Miriam was a faithful, caring and loving sister of Mose. God used her to save the life of her brother.
It was not only in the days of Moses, even in our time there are many caring sisters who are still saving their siblings from danger. A story was told of a little girl called Martha.
Martha was four years old when it all happened. Her mother had placed her three months old brother neatly wrapped with a blanket in the baby bed.
The baby woke up and started playing using his little hand to remove the covering.
Martha was always there beside her brother’s bed watching or playing with him. Suddenly she observed the baby had covered his face with the blanket and was struggling, crying and gasping for air. She cried out to her mother who rushed in and saved the baby from being choked.
The mother was grateful to Martha and always tell the story of how his sister saved his life to Dan when he grew up.
What should you do to your brothers and sisters? Play with them.
Pray for them. Love and care for them. Protect them from evil and preach the love of Jesus to them. You should show them the way to heaven. That is the great good you can do to them.
Further Reading: Proverbs 17:17
Prayer: I promise I will do all I can to be helpful to my siblings and other children around me. Help me, Lord
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)
