DCLM Sincere Milk 24 December 2022 — No Cheating
DCLM Sincere Milk 24 December 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — No Cheating
TOPIC: NO CHEATING
TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 25:13-16
13Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
14Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
15But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
16For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Key Verse: “For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God” (Deuteronomy 25:16).
MESSAGE:
Cheating is an act of deception or fraud. It is a sinful and wicked act that God hates. The world today is filled with deception and fraud so much that those who choose to stand for the truth are being persecuted. The people of the world have made cheating to become a normal thing to do in every day business.
Traders cheat their customers, government and private employees cheat their employers. Children are not left out; many boys and girls cheat their parents by deceiving them when asking for school fees and other things. Students are also engaged in cheating in examination and other fraudulent acts in order to obtain certificates.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 23 December 2022 — Miracle at the red sea
Cheating is a bad habit that should not be found in the life of a Christian. Cheating and stealing belong to the same family. The Bible clearly commands that we should not be involved with unjust weight (cheating). Those who do such are abomination unto God. We are encouraged to live uprightly so as to live long.
Therefore, in your little corner, try to treat others fairly and conduct yourself with integrity and honesty. Do not cheat your siblings, parents, teachers, peers and neighbours. Do not cheat in your academic pursuits. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Then you can be an agent to bring about positive change in our society.
Prayer: Lord, give me the courage and boldness to stand for what is right.
Further Reading: Proverbs 11:1
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)
