DCLM Sincere Milk 23 April 2024 — Value of Good Name
DCLM Sincere Milk 23 April 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Value of Good Name
Topic: Value of Good Name
Text: Proverbs 22:1-7
1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Key Verse: “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1
Message
A name is a means of identification of people, places or things. Parents give their children names that reflect who or what they stand for or where they come from. Some parents give names from the Bible to their children because they want them to have godly character like the person whose name they bear. A child’s name is important because it can influence his/her characters in life.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 22 April 2024 — Obey God Always
Though our names were given to us by our parents, God knows them and places a high value on them. God told Joseph that Virgin Mary his wife would bring forth a Son and His name shall be called JESUS. That Name has turned out to be the most valuable name, in fact the only Name through which mankind can be saved from sin. Do you appreciate and value that Name? Have you called on Him for the salvation of your soul? He is willing to save you now. You also have a name to keep, cherish and protect – child of God. Do not allow the negative influence of the world destroy the value of the good name Jesus has given you. Live for Him, stand for Him and let your character show the value of the good name you have.
Further Reading: Philippians 2:9-11
Prayer for today: Father, help me not to drag the good name You have given me in the mud.
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)
