DCLM Higher Everyday 18 February 2023 — What is your occupation?-1
DCLM Higher Everyday 18 February 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — What is your occupation?-1
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TOPIC: WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION? – 1
TEXT:GENESIS 47:1-3
1. Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen
2. And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
3. And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
MEMORY VERSE: “And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.”
(GENESIS 47:3)
MESSAGE
In a world that witnesses an increasing rate of global economic recessions, with attendance shrinking White Collar jobs, it has become increasingly important for youths to acquire skills. This skills can be acquired side by side with formal educational programs. Plato said, “No two persons are born exactly alike but each differs from the other in natural endowments: one being suited for one occupation and the other for another. All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality and with greater ease, when each man works at a single occupation in accordance with his natural gifts.”
Acquire at least a skill. Young Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) of multi-million dollar companies have appeared on the business scenes of many countries. What is required is the guidance of God for what to do. The pursuit of academic qualification remains critical for the development of the world, so, acquire education. However, you should develop yourself beyond academic qualification. Paul was a lawyer, yet a tent-maker. Are you a child of God? Seek His face on the occupation you can engage in for a successful career.
QUOTE:
Develop yourself
CHALLENGE:
Many youths have no occupation.
PRAYER Lord, guide me to a good occupation.
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)
