DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 10 March 2022 — Works and the lot of the wicked
DCLM Higher Everyday 10 March 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Works and the lot of the wicked
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TOPIC: WORKS AND THE LOT OF THE WICKED
TEXT:PROVERBS 3:25-33
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
MEMORY VERSE: “The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just” (PROVERBS 3:33).
MESSAGE
The Book of Proverbs typically deals in contrasts: contrast between two categories of people – the wise and the foolish, the humble and the haughty, the diligent and the lazy, the righteous and the wicked. It also contrasts two different outcomes – wealth and poverty, promotion and demotion, life and death, blessings and curses.
Our text today presents two of such contrasts – the wicked and the just. It also presents their end – curses and blessings. In dealing with mankind, God promises either blessings or curses, depending on one’s attitude and disposition towards the commandment of God.
The wicked are identified by their works. According to our text, they are selfish, oppressive, inconsiderate and mischievous. The curse of God simply means a divine judgment against sin. It means God’s displeasure, disapproval and discontent. It has physical, spiritual and eternal implications.
All sinners are living under the curse of God. The proper response to the judgment of God is repentance and restitution. In Christ, all curses are revoked and the sinner is justified through faith. The just is qualified to receive the blessings of God.
QUOTE: In Christ, all curses are revoked.
CHALLENGE: The proper response to God’s judgment is repentance.
PRAYER: Help me, Lord, to live for You.
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)
