DCLM Sincere Milk 2 February 2025 — The Book In Your Mouth
DCLM Sincere Milk 2 February 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Book In Your Mouth
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Topic: The Book In Your Mouth
Text: Joshua 1:6-9
6Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Key Verse: “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth;” Joshua 1:8
Message
God gave a strong warning to Joshua that he should not fail to carry the Book of the law of God in his mouth wherever he went. That was the only way he would prosper and succeed in God’s assignment. It is said “The world is ruled actually by the mouth not by the hand.” A person who fears God and speaks godly words will surely make a good and peaceful leader. God knew that Joshua, the new leader of Israel, would only succeed if the words of his mouth were godly and divine. Joshua’s victory or defeat would depend on what he said with his mouth.
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God took time to explain to him what it meant to keep the law in his mouth: (1) He should take time to read, study, and meditate or think on God’s laws. ‘Meditate’ is a spiritual word that seems to have the same meaning as the biological word, ‘digest’. If you eat the most balanced diets, but your stomach does not digest them, then those meals will not nourish your body. (2) Obedience or doing the law of God was the next action that would bring good success, courage and strength to Joshua, Israel and even to us today.
We always carry our Bibles in our hands or sometimes put them under our pillows while sleeping. Yet, the Book is only effective and powerful when we speak and believe it. We should not merely carry the Bible about in our hands, but memorize its promises and commandments and speak to our conditions and fears. The word of God you speak or sing with your mouth has power over sin, sickness, Satan and his servants. Carry the Book of the law, the Bible, in your mouth. Read it daily, obey it always, speak it to your problems and preach it to those around you
Further Reading: Psalm 1:1-3
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to carry Your book in my mouth where ever I go; speak it, preach it and obey it 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)
