DCLM Higher Everyday 10 October 2023 — Surely The Lord Is With You
DCLM Higher Everyday 10 October 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Surely The Lord Is With You
Topic: Surely The Lord Is With You
Text: Judges 6:11-24
12And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
13And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
14And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
15And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
16And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
17And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
18Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
19And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
20And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
21Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
Key Verse: “And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour” (Judges 6:12).
Message
So many Christian youths live in ignorance of the reality of what God has purposed and prepared them to be. This is basically because their lives’ experiences, societal acceptance and personal challenges do not seem to be in line with God’s promises. That was the case with Gideon and Israel. The situations around them did not look like God was in any way for him and his people. They could not resist the enemies that came to plunder the fruits of their labour, rather, they ate their fruits in fear and in secret. They felt God had forgotten them.
However, God’s Word is ever valid, times and situations notwithstanding. God’s word says: “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee…” (Isaiah 43:2). For Gideon, it took faith in God’s promises, obedience at every step, courage, and consistent communion with God to see the manifestation of God’s wonder. God has not changed. The same God is alive today to give you the needed victory in your peculiar challenge. Cheer up!
Quote: God has not changed
Challenge: Endeavour to take God at His word.
Prayer for today: Dear God, help me to experience your presence.
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)
