DCLM Sincere Milk 3 September 2025 — The Favoured Son

DCLM Sincere Milk 3 September 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Favoured Son

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Topic: The Favoured Son

Key Verse: “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.”Genesis 37:3

Text —Genesis 37:1-5

1And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Message

Joseph was the second youngest of Jacob’s twelve sons. The family had moved back to the land of Canaan where Joseph looked after sheep and goats. Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other sons and gave him a special coat. It was obvious who the favourite in the family was and that made his brothers very jealous. What made Joseph’s brothers hate him even more was that Joseph told his father everything they did wrong.

Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 2 September 2025 – Restitution

One night, Joseph dreamed that while he and his brothers were tying up sheaves of wheat in the field, his sheaf stood up straight, while his brothers’ sheaves made a circle around his and bowed down to it. Then Joseph had another dream in which he saw the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowed down to him. When Joseph told his brothers the dreams they were furious and asked, “Do you think you are going to be king and rule over us?” And they hated Joseph even more.

As friends of Jesus, you are a special and well favoured child. God does not discriminate. He loves every one of us equally. Always see yourself as a special child of God. Also, you are to spread the good news to sinners so that they can come and become favoured children of God.

Further Reading: John 1:12

Prayer for today: Lord, I thank You for making me Your well beloved child.

GOSPEL REALM: STEPS TO SALVATION
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)