September 6, 2019 Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional : TOPIC - WATCH YOUR PRAYERS
13. O Lord , the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. “Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the Lord , The fountain of living waters.”
14. Heal me, O Lord , and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.
15. Indeed they say to me, “Where is the word of the Lord ? Let it come now!”
16. As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You.
17. Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of doom.
18. Let them be ashamed who persecute me, But do not let me be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, But do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of doom, And destroy them with double destruction!
19. Thus the Lord said to me: “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
20. and say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Lord , you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates.
21. Thus says the Lord : “Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
22. nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
23. But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
TOPIC - WATCH YOUR PRAYERS
READ: JEREMIAH 17:11-23 (NKJV)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
TOPIC - WATCH YOUR PRAYERS
READ: JEREMIAH 17:11-23 (NKJV)
11. “ As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool.”
12. A glorious high throne from the beginning Is the place of our sanctuary.
12. A glorious high throne from the beginning Is the place of our sanctuary.
13. O Lord , the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. “Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the Lord , The fountain of living waters.”
14. Heal me, O Lord , and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.
15. Indeed they say to me, “Where is the word of the Lord ? Let it come now!”
16. As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You.
17. Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of doom.
18. Let them be ashamed who persecute me, But do not let me be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, But do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of doom, And destroy them with double destruction!
19. Thus the Lord said to me: “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
20. and say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Lord , you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates.
21. Thus says the Lord : “Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
22. nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
23. But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
THE MESSAGE:
The people were accusing Jeremiah and lying against him for what he never said. They even dared God to do His worse (verse 15). The people were also warned not to bring in their crops and wares on the Sabbath Day. They refused to obey. Jeremiah pleaded with God to bring disgrace on those who persecuted him; to bring disaster on them and break them to pieces (verse 18; GNB). He asked God to spare him while doing so.
It is true that Jeremiah was being unjustly oppressed and was justified to ask God for vindication but presently, we live in a new dispensation. We may be passing through rough times in the hands of people; we may even perceive them as enemies. However, God can use them as vehicles for our promotion. Only the devil is our enemy. He uses men to fulfill his purpose. God expects us to see our enemies in another light.
In Matthew 5:44, Jesus charged us to love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. This looks like a very tall order, but that is exactly what God expects of us. However, we cannot achieve that in the flesh except we allow the Holy Spirit to control and direct our lives.
PRAYER: My Lord, help me to forgive those I may perceive as my enemies and pray for them.
September 6, 2019 Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional : TOPIC - WATCH YOUR PRAYERS
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