DCLM Sincere Milk 20 January 2023 — Time will tell
DCLM Sincere Milk 20 January 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Time will tell
TOPIC: TIME WILL TELL
TEXT: MATTHEW 24:35-39
35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
MEMORY VERSE: “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” (MATTHEW 24: 37)
MESSAGE:
The phrase “time will tell” means that the truth or correctness of something being argued will soon be known at some time in the future. Majority of the people in Noah’s time lived in sin and disobedience. They seemed to be “enjoying” life. Noah and his family, just eight of them out of the multitude in the world then, seemed to be “foolish” by obeying God’s instruction. But, as time passed, it became clear that they were right by obeying the word of God and those who seemed to be “right” by being disobedient perished and died in the flood.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 19 January 2022 — God knows you
Do not yield to temptations. Don’t give in to pressure, don’t allow the jesting from sinners and even from those who say they are friends of Jesus make you to stop believing and obeying the word of God. In a short while, you would be proven to be right and wise, if you continue to obey the word of God.
Time will tell, that it pays to live in obedience to the word of God and that it is foolishness to reject salvation. In no time from now, it will be clear to all that it pays to serve Jesus. What would your experience be at the end of time? Regret or joy? Make up your mind today to live each day in obedience to God. Pray and ask God to help you.
FURTHER READING: John 8:31-36
PRAYER FOR TODAY: Dear Father, help me to continue to obey and serve You till the end.
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)
