DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 29 August 2022 — Spiders in king’s palaces
DCLM Higher Everyday 29 August 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Spiders in king’s palaces
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TOPIC: SPIDERS IN KING’S PALACES
TEXT: PROVERBS 30:25-28
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
MEMORY VERSE: “The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces” (PROVERBS 30:28).
MESSAGE:
Someone does not have to go too far to locate spiders. Spiders are not only in poor men’s huts, but they also live in kings’ palaces. They are found almost everywhere – in the bush, in the corner of the room, on the ceiling, on the wall, and in caves. They make their webs everywhere. Spiders are very industrious. The ingenuity with which they spin their web with dispatch is astonishing.
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Human beings constantly destroy the spider’s ‘house’. The moment it’s web is swept away, the spider begins to construct a new one immediately. Spiders are examples of diligence. “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men”.
Some youths who would have been shining stars have gone into oblivion because of sinful acts, indolence, idleness and procrastination. Christian youths who will mind their business and not be deterred by difficulties, mocking, intimidation or harassment will soon find themselves in kings’ palaces. A child of God is destined for places of honour. Do not settle for anything lesser.
QUOTE: Spiders are very industrious.
CHALLENGE: A lazy person will be a servant to the diligent.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to be up and doing always.
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)
