DCLM Sincere Milk 11 September 2025 — The Christian’s Boosts Part 4 – Temperance (Self-Control)
DCLM Sincere Milk 11 September 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Christian’s Boosts Part 4 – Temperance (Self-Control)
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Topic: The Christian’s Boosts Part 4 – Temperance (Self-Control)
Text: 2 Peter 1:5-9
5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
Key Verse: “And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness.” 2 Peter 1:6
Message
Temperance refers to self-control or moderation in all areas of life. It involves having control over one’s desires, emotions, feelings and actions, particularly in situations where it is easy to give in to temptation or excesses. Believers are reminded to cultivate the ability to make wise and balanced choices, ensuring that they do not allow their desires to keep them off God’s path.
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Self-control, like a car’s steering wheel and brakes, guides and regulates your life’s journey. Alongside other virtues, it helps you grow as a Christian. As a friend of Jesus, you must have godly control over what you eat, drink, listen to, watch, places you go, things you wear, the people you keep company with and the thoughts you process in your heart. This can only happen when you allow the Spirit of God to rule and control your life. Strength lies in self-control, as Proverbs 16:32 teaches, “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.”
Further Reading: Proverbs 25:27,28
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to always exercise control in all areas of my life.
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)
