DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 4 February 2022 — Position yourself for promotion
DCLM Higher 4 February 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Position yourself for promotion
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TOPIC: POSITION YOURSELF FOR PROMOTION
TEXT: PSALM 75:4-7
4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
MEMORY VERSE: “For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another”(PSALM 75:6, 7).
MESSAGE:
Everyone desires promotion, but only those who seek it by paying the price will find it. For students, it is in the form of successful completion of their education with good grades; and for those learning a trade (apprenticeship), it is the successful completion of their chosen trade.
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Youths who are desirous of promotion must be diligent, resistant to obstacles or hindrances to success, and severed from addiction to television programmes, electronic games and social media. Besides, those who want promotion must go the extra mile through regular study, and not waiting till the examination timetable is released.
Above all, there is always a God-factor for all excellent and God-glorifying promotions since genuine promotion or good success only comes from God. Therefore, a youth who seeks promotion must be connected to Him through genuine repentance from sin by accepting Jesus as Lord and Saviour, and maintaining a consistent walk with Him.
Take note that youths who attempt to get promotions through examination malpractices or through other sharp practices will surely incur God’s wrath here on earth and in eternity go through anguish, pains and regrets.
QUOTE: Go the extra mile.
CHALLENGE: Be diligent and focused on your pursuit.
PRAYER: Lord, crown my efforts with good success in Jesus Name.
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)
