DCLM Higher Everyday 14 June 2025 — Zest For The Zenith – Part 1
DCLM Higher Everyday 14 June 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Zest For The Zenith – Part 1
Topic: Zest For The Zenith – Part 1
Text: 2 Kings 21:1-8
1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzibah.
3For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
4And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
7And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
8Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
Memory Verse: “Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem…” (2 Kings 21:1).
Message
Apparently talking to young people, Israelmore Ayivor encourages: “Flow wherever you go. You can’t be limited. Dare to rise above all limitations and become better than you were. Strive to arrive at the top.” In our text, we learn that Manasseh became King of Judah when he was twelve years old and reigned for fifty-five years. It is only zeal or zest that can propel a young man to such a pinnacle or zenith of life.
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Zest refers to a lifestyle full of a sense of excitement, anticipation, and energy. It is an essential element that nurtures your soul, vivifies your spirit, and makes you human. Zest is a dynamic strength directly related to our physical and psychological wellness. As a young person determined to reach your zenith of life, always develop zest for divine things, while embracing the six virtues that make up human strength – wisdom and knowledge, virtue and courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence. Don’t be like Manasseh who reached his zenith but “wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger” (2 Kings 21:6).
QUOTE: Always develop zest for divine things.
PRAYER: Father, keep me ever closer to You even at my zenith.
CHALLENGE: Don’t provoke God to anger.
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)
