DCLM Sincere Milk 15 August 2023 — Personal Grooming

DCLM Sincere Milk  15 August 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Personal Grooming

Topic: Personal Grooming

Text: 2 Samuel 19:24

24And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

Key Verse: “… and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes,” 2 Samuel 19:24a

Message

Personal grooming refers to the cleaning and maintaining each and every part of the body for a pleasing appearance. Personal grooming from the above definition has three parts:
(i) Cleaning – brushing our teeth, thorough bathing, washing of our clothes and underwear.
(il) Maintenance – good haircut, well-made hair, well-trimmed nails.
(ili) Pleasing appearance – well-brushed/combed hair, neat and well-ironed clothing free of bad odours, well kept facial appearance.
As much as God wants our hearts to be holy so that we can dwell with Him at last, He is also interested in our personal cleanliness so that we don’t constitute nuisance to others in school and in the place of worship. In the Old Testament, God instructed Moses to ask the children of Israel to wash their clothes before they came to meet Him on the mount.

Cleanliness they say is next to godliness because how can you preach to others when your mouth smells or you look unkempt? You must attract people to Jesus through your inward and outward cleanliness.

Further Reading: Exodus 19:10-14

Prayer for today: Lord, please help me to maintain inward and outward cleanliness always.

GOSPEL REALM: STEPS TO SALVATION
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)