DCLM Higher Everyday 22 September 2023 — Time For Quick Action
DCLM Higher Everyday 22 September 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Time For Quick Action
Topic: Time For Quick Action
Text: Joshua 10: 5-11
6And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
7So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.
8And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
9Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
10And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
Key Verse: “And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us” (Joshua 10: 6).
Message
Quick action entails “acting quickly or in the shortest possible time,” declares The Century Dictionary. It is pertinent and wise for one to cry for help when one needs it. Do not delay seeking or asking for help and advice when you are at a crossroads. To get quick action and early positive results, always tell God first before seeking human help, if necessary. If you discover that you are lagging behind in your academic work, ask for help early from your teacher or meet a class mate who understands the subject better than you do for assistance. Never die in silence by carrying your burden all alone. Remember Nicodemus? He consulted Jesus about his spiritual life and he was saved (John 3:1-16).Tell Jesus and help will come.
The Gibeonites, from our text, did not keep quiet at their distress moment. They sought for help promptly and they got it. God fought for them and gave them victory. If you seek God early for help in your life’s battles, you will surely triumph. Are you lost in sin? Cry unto God now for salvation.
Quote: Tell Jesus and help will come
Challenge: Ask for help to get the victory.
Prayer for today: Fight for me, O God!
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)
