“A Leopard Cannot Change His Spot.”
Friday, May 2, 2025Key Verse
“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.” Jeremiah 13:23
Text — Jeremiah 13:23-27
Message
A leopard is a large wild cat known for its unique spotted skin pattern. Those spots are like a special design that never change, no matter what. Just like a leopard can’t change its spots, it is hard for people who are used to doing wrong to change. Even with progress in education and technology, the nature of sin is still the same in human beings.
Dan often teased his classmates and made fun of them during break. Even when his friends talked to him about how hurtful it was, he did not take it seriously, thinking he could change. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not stop teasing others and kept falling back into his old habits.
Just like Dan, people cannot change their sinful ways without God’s help. They have to admit they cannot change on their own, confess their sins to God, and ask Him to make them into the kind, loving people He wants them to be.
Further Reading
Romans 7:18-25
Prayer for today
Lord, help me overcome sinful nature so as to serve You acceptably.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
