16/10/2024
*QUA IBOE CHURCH HEAVEN'S DEW DEVOTIONAL*
*WEDNESDAY 16TH OCTOBER, 2024*
*INSTRUMENTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS*
*FURTHER READING: ROM. 6:11-13*
*Text: _Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God_ (Romans 6:13, KJV)*
What are "members"? The imagery here is that of body parts, e.g., hands, feet, ears, eyes, etc. "Members" is used in the Scripture in reference to us individually or as a body of believers. Rom 6:13 above is referring to us individually. The idea, almost like that of a metaphor, is that we should not give our body parts to sin to use as instruments to
carry out its purposes. Sin is personified as a person who can use
our body, just as the Lord Himself.
It is important to note here that what He calls "members" is not just your physical body. It is very clear in the verse above as He says "neither yield ye your members as instruments of
unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God". It is immediately evident that "your members" is the same as "yourselves". He is saying do not allow sin to use your life as an instrument to bring forth unrighteousness. E.g, when we lie, sin has "used our mouth" to produce unrighteousness. Rather, give yourself in yielding and obedience to God.
Your members include all the personal capacities you have authority over as a person, including physical and psychological, such as your thoughts, feelings, words and actions. You have the authority to either yield these members to sin or to God. Choose to yield yourselves to God.
*:PRAYER:*
_Ask the Father to help you be willing always to yield to Him._
*Bible Reading in Order of Events: Day 290 - Matthew 14; Mark 6; Luke 9:1-17*
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HYMN FOR THE DAY: HYMN (236) SSS 566: AMID THE TRIALS THAT I MEET.
1: Amid the trials that I meet,
Amid the thorns that pierce my feet,
One thought remains supremely sweet----
Thou thinkest, Lord, of me !
Thou thinkest, Lord, of me ! . .
Thou thinkest, Lord, of me ! . .
What need I fear when Thou art near,
And thinkest, Lord, of me ?
2: The cares of life come thronging fast,
Upon my soul their shadows cast ;
Their gloom reminds my heart at last----
Thou thinkest, Lord, of me !
3: Let shadows come, let shadows go,
Let life be bright, or dark with woe,
I am content ; for this I know----
Thou thinkest, Lord, of me !
"Thou Thinkest, Lord of Me"Amid the trials which I meet. . .,**Public Domain Hymn**Words and music by Edward S. LorenzHymnal: Praise for the Lord, Wiegand, (...