DCLM Sincere Milk 5 May 2022 — Reconnect again
DCLM Sincere Milk 5 May 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Reconnect again
TOPIC: RECONNECT AGAIN
BIBLE TEXT: PSALM 51:8-13
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
KEY VERSE: “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit” (Psalm 51:12).
MESSAGE:
The telephone is a wonderful tool of communication. Everyone, including children, desire to be connected to loved ones through the telephone. However, there are times when the telephone line will develop fault and become disconnected. At such a time, the customer will seek every means possible to reconnect. This is because he knows the importance of having free access on a regular basis. Our connection to Christ is more important than the connection to people through the telephone lines.
King David was a man after God’s heart. He loved the Lord and always sought to do His will. One day, David fell into sin as a result of carelessness. Instead of praying and seeking for God’s mercy, he devised a means to cover up his bad deed.
God who sees all that we do in secret and in open, sent a prophet to correct him. David became sorry for his wrong doings. He realized that he had disappointed God and needed to reconnect back to his “Friend”. He sincerely repented and cried unto God for mercy and pardon. On the basis of his repentance, God accepted David’s prayer.
Children of God who have stopped loving Jesus and have gone into a “far county” like the prodigal son, must return, reconnect, so as to be restored to a state of perfect spiritual wellness or wholeness. Examine yourself today.
Is your friendship with Christ still intact? Have you wandered away from the presence of God? Check it and reconnect if you have lost connection. Get to know more of God by daily studying His word, delighting in seeking His face in prayers, doing the things that pleases Him at all times, and preaching the gospel to sinners around you.
PRAYER: Help me O Lord, to remain with You and never to disconnect.
FURTHER READING: John 15:1-8
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)
