“I’ll Say Yes, Lord”
Tuesday, August 13, 2024Key Verse
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.”
Text — Matthew 16:24-27
Matthew 16:25
Message
Carl awoke singing the chorus of a song he had learned at church during Sunday school.“I’ll say, Yes, Lord, yes to Your will and to your way.I’ll say, Yes, Lord, yes I will trust You and obey When your Spirit speaks to me, with my whole heart I’ll agree And my answer will be, Yes, Lord, yes”
As he sang, he started wondering if the song is true about his life. Although, he had repented of his sins and stopped sinning, he remembered that his obedience to God is not perfect as he sometimes finds it difficult to fully obey. God demands complete obedience from all of His children. This requires a heart that is totally surrendered and a desire to please God at all times, even when it brings some discomfort or pain.
If you are a friend of Jesus, you must learn to say “Yes” to Him at all times. He helped Moses, Daniel, Paul, Esther and others. They said “Yes” to Him and were greatly rewarded on earth and are now in heaven. Ask God to help
you to say “Yes” to Him all the time.
Further Reading
Romans 12:1-2
Prayer for today
Dear Father, please help me to always say “Yes” to You and obey You all the time.
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.
