DCLM Sincere Milk 18 September 2022 — The work that must be done now
DCLM Sincere Milk 18 September 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The work that must be done now
TOPIC: THE WORK THAT MUST BE DONE NOW
BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 9:1-7
1And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
KEY VERSE: “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work” (John 9:4)
MESSAGE:
“Tick says the clock, tick, tick,
What you have to do, do quick.”
This is a common rhyme with a message that we use to sing in the nursery school. The message of this rhyme is that time waits for no one. So, there is no need to delay what we have to do now till another time.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 17 September 2022 — Caution that tongue 2
This was the attitude Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Master, showed in the healing of the man that was blind from his birth. Without delay, He performed the miracle. Jesus demonstrated in words and deed to His friends the urgency of doing the work of saving sinners and healing those who are sick. He said to us, “As long as I am in this world, I am the light of the world.”
As a friend of Jesus, this must also be your desire and action as you daily go everywhere without delay; shining the light of the gospel in this dark and evil world of sin, be earnest to do the work. As you go out today like the Master, seek and preach to save the sinners around you. Many out there are blind and helpless and under the affliction of Satan, desperately in need of Jesus that can save them.
PRAYER: Lord! Help me to be earnest in doing Your work, shining Your light and preaching Your love to sinners.
FURTHER READING: John 4:34-38
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)
