DCLM Higher Everyday 3 September 2023 — She Let Her Light Shine
DCLM Higher Everyday 3 September 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — She Let Her Light Shine
Topic: She Let Her Light Shine
Text: 2 Kings 5:1-10
2And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
3And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
4And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
5And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
6And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
8And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
Key Verse:“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid” (Matthew 5: 14).
Message
Many Christians hide their identities in their schools and neighbourhood. Though saved and professing to be righteous they are timid and afraid of being ridiculed by their friends for Christ’s sake. Such youths are ignorant because they don’t realize that the preaching of the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Christ emphatically stated that those who deny Him before men shall also be denied before God’s holy angels. Besides, telling people about God’s power to save from sin and heal all manner of sicknesses will lead to the salvation and deliverance of many captives.
The young maid of Naaman’s wife in our text, let her light shine – she shared the testimony of God’s power resident in the prophet in the land of Israel. We are living witnesses to the manifestation of God’s wonderful power in various evangelistic crusades through His servants globally. The dead have been raised, the deaf and dumb healed and captives delivered. We will do well to share with others so that they can connect to Christ even through the social media outlets.
Quote: She shared the testimony of God’s power
Challenge: Your pastor is another Elisha, direct youths to him.
Prayer for today: Lord make me a faithful witness.
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)
