DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 18 DECEMBER 2021 — Work! Work!! Work!!!
DCLM Higher Everyday 18 DECEMBER 2021 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi —Work! Work!! Work!!!
TOPIC: WORK! WORK!! WORK!!!
TEXT: PROVERBS 6:6-11
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
MEMORY VERSE: “In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury” (PROVERBS 14:23).
MESSAGE:
Most people would have avoided work if it was not a necessity. Labouring on the farm, carrying out scientific researches, or working in factories and offices may not give pleasure. However, Otto Von Bismark wrote, “To youth, I have but three words of counsel – work, work, work.”
Read Higher Everyday Bring him your Burden
Many youths fail in their academic pursuits or in their entrepreneurial efforts, not because of lack of ability but because they simply will not work hard. The inspirational writer, Kevin Durant, captures this succinctly, “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.”
Remove distractions and concentrate on your goal. Avoid “friends” and anything that would hinder you from hard work for success.
Also Read Bible Doctrines
You may be a star among your peers because you can talk, but that will not get your work done. Always remember that no excuse for failure is good enough. Work hard and obey God’s Word.
Also Read Open Heaven Devotionals
If you are not yet born-again, whisper a prayer of repentance and invite Jesus into your heart. He will help you to succeed as you do your part by working hard.
Read DCLM DAILY MANNA
QUOTE: No excuse for failure is good enough.
CHALLENGE: Laziness leads to failure and disappointment.
PRAYER: Father, may You grant me the grace of hard work.
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)
