DCLM Sincere Milk 19 July 2026 — The Apostle’s Counsel
Topic: The Apostle’s Counsel
Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7 (KJV)
1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
KEY VERSE: “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.” 1 Thessalonians 4:1
Message
Living to please God should be the desire of all friends of Jesus. Apostle Paul lived his life to please God Who called him. He wrote this epistle to the Thessalonian Christians to encourage them to also please God in all they do. We are reading this letter to the Thessalonians today and receiving the same charge or challenge to please God daily in all we do, say and think. No one can live to please God in his or her power.
Only God, by His grace, enables us to do this. This grace in available to as many as would come to Jesus. A boy or girl who is still living in sin, doing bad things like fighting, telling lies, stealing, moving with bad friends and doing other evil things cannot receive this grace. Such a person must first come out of sin by confessing to Jesus, asking for forgiveness and cleansing through His precious blood and inviting Him to be his or her Saviour and Lord. If you are a friend of Jesus, be conscious of how you live so that you will not displease instead of pleasing God. Ask God daily for His grace to help you please Him. This will open doors of blessings to you
PRAYER FOR TODAY
God, help me to live to please You at all time
FURTHER READING
2 Corinthians 13:11
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)
