DCLM Higher Everyday 16 December 2022 — People who rob parents
DCLM Higher Everyday 16 December 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — People who rob parents
TOPIC: PEOPLE WHO ROB PARENTS
TEXT: PROVERBS 28:22-28
22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
MEMORY VERSE: “Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer” (PROVERBS 28:24).
MESSAGE:
There are youths who take it for granted that what belongs to their parents automatically belongs to them. As such, they steal money that belongs to their parents, commandeer some valuables and swindle their parents. Some take their family’s properties and auction them to satisfy some unprofitable desires. Such youths are called destroyers by God. They are robbers.
Robbery is a sin whether against individuals, groups of people, church or parents. If you have stolen from your parents or guardians, either subtly or by force, you have committed a sin and you are guilty. Repent, confess your sins and make necessary restitutions. Failure to do so brings you under the fiery judgment of God. Be careful not to grieve your parents because obedience to them determines your long life.
God, our heavenly Father, demands in His Word that believers are to give tithes and offerings. Those who fail to do so are robbing Him. Defaulters bring themselves under the curse of the Lord. “Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.” Obedience is the only way out.
QUOTE: Robbery is a sin.
CHALLENGE: No robber will enter the kingdom of God.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to keep away from every form of sin.
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)
