DCLM Sincere Milk 21 August 2025 — The Only Way
DCLM Sincere Milk 21 August 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Only Way
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Topic: The Only Way
Text: Mark 8:34-38
34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Key Verse: “Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” Mark 8:34b
Message
Carmella had planned to eat the cookies she took to school during break time. Just about the time to eat the snacks, the Spirit of God asked her to share them with Kamsy who had yet to have any meal that day because her family was going through a difficult time financially. Although she would have loved to eat everything alone, she obeyed God.
Submission to God is the only way to please Him. Submitting ourselves to God means that we obey and follow Him wherever He leads, choosing to give up our desires and will for His own. God demands submission from you. He wants you to submit to your parents and teachers as well, if doing so would not go against His word.
Submission begins when the sinner truly repents of all sins and accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. It continues with daily denial of self in preference for God’s will and instructions, as shown by Jesus Christ, our perfect Example. Submission makes our lives beautiful. With a submissive heart, God is able to work without restraint, beautify our lives and give us a joy that can only be enjoyed by the submissive one.
Further Reading: James 4:6-8
Prayer for today: Dear Father, help me to daily deny self and submit to You in all things.
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)
