DCLM Higher Everyday 10 May 2023 — Wonders For Those Waiting
DCLM Higher Everyday 10 May 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Wonders For Those Waiting
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Topic: Wonders For Those Waiting
Text: Isaiah 40:27-31
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Key Verse: “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31).
Message
The electric car is a new technology. Whereas petrol or diesel cars fuel up within minutes, a typical electric car takes 8 hours to attain full charge. What the electric car loses in time waiting for power it gives back in a cleaner, greener environment; it is noiseless and smokeless. Like the e-vehicle, the Christian needs to wait upon the Lord, drawing strength from Him daily for the journey.
We live in an impatient world; everyone is in a hurry. In our haste, we miss out on the most important things in life – prayer, meditation, and fellowship with God. Worse still, many youths rush headlong into taking decisions of life without waiting to hear from God. Sometimes, they end up with lifelong regrets. The world cannot understand the wonder of supernatural strength for those who wait upon the Lord. They move about with hasty self-managing notions without involving God in their affairs. The secret of wonders is to draw strength from the Almighty God in prayer to enable you go forth. Fail to wait and wither.
Quote: Fail to wait and wither
Challenge: I will wait and win with the Lord.
Prayer for today: Teach me Lord, to exchange my weakness for your strength.
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)
