DCLM Sincere Milk 12 July 2024 — What Do You Tell Others?
DCLM Sincere Milk 12 July 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — What Do You Tell Others?
Topic: What Do You Tell Others?
Text: 2 Samuel 3:23-27
23When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
25Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
26And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
Key Verse: “When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.” 2 Samuel 3:23
Message
Our Bible passage tells a very sad story of revenge that ought not to happen. The matter made the king of Israel sad and tearful. God too, would not have been happy with these people. Joab would not have known that Abner came to see David. Abner would have gone in peace and Joab may not have shed blood in this case, but for the saying of the people. Joab deceitfully brought Abner back and killed him. Most quarrels and fights have happened as a result of what people say.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 11 June 2024 — Connect And Conquer
What do you tell others, your father, mother, teachers and friends? What you tell others can either cause them to act right or wrong. What you say can remind others of what they should rather forget and make them to do what they ought not to have done. You will bear the punishment if what you tell others cause them to hurt other people. Today, keep your mouth shut. If you must talk, allow the Spirit of God to direct you to speak words that will bring peace and love among others. Pray and commit your tongue to the Lord.
Further Reading: Proverbs 12:17-19
Prayer for today: Spirit of the Living God, speak through me words that will bri ng peace and encouragement to all I will meet today.
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)
