DCLM Higher Everyday 1 December 2024 — Patience Wins The Race
DCLM Higher Everyday 1 December 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Patience Wins The Race
Topic: Patience Wins The Race
Text: James 5:7-11
7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Key Verse: “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain” (James 5:7).
Message
As children of God, trials and tribulations come to test our resolve to follow the Lord. But we must be patient during tribulation. As seen in our text the word patient appears twice in verses 7, 8 and also in its noun form (patience) in verse10. The Christian youth therefore needs the virtue of patience in order to overcome during tribulations. The Scripture prescribes that we be ‘Patient in tribulation’ (Romans 12:12). We must have patience in controlling our soul in time of temptations. In wielding the weapon of patience, we must overcome Satan’s strategy to pull us away from godliness. Sometimes, Satan uses the ridicule and shame during trials to weaken our resolve to wait for God.
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You must be determined to be patient to overcome the pressure of impatience and self-management. Today, as you go out, overcome Satan by choosing to be patient in tribulation and wait patiently for God’s deliverance. Job, Joseph and Ruth are examples of patient saints to emulate. Love God and serve Him with patience as we await the Lord’s coming. Welcome to the last month of the year!
Quote: Resolve to wait for God
Challenge: Say NO to impatience.
Prayer for today: Oh Lord, give me the grace to be patient.
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)
