Anglican Daily Fountain 17th March 2024 (Devotional Today)
Welcome to Today’s Daily Fountain Devotional of the Anglican Church of Nigeria. Daily Fountain is a daily reading devotional for all Anglicans and Non-Anglicans to read, study, share and discuss the Word of God on a daily basis.
TOPIC: GOVERNOR FOR ALL NATIONS: HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED
TEXT: Psalm 22: 23-29(KJV)
22:23. Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
22:24. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
22:25. My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
22:26. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
22:27. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
22:28. For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations.
22:29. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
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Our text reveals the hope for the afflicted by stating that God does not despise their affliction neither does He hide his face from them, but his ear is attentive whenever they cried unto him for help. For this reason, the Psalmist declared that his praise shall be of the LORD who alone can listen to the afflicted and also deliver him from all his affliction. In order to solidify the hope of the afflicted in God, he also stated that the kingdom of the earth belongs to God, and He is the governor of the nation and as a result of this, God can deliver all the afflicted.
Whatever affliction you may be going through now, there is hope for you. If only you will cry unto God, the LORD will deliver you from all your affliction. That God is the ‘governor among the nations’ tells of His sufficient power to deliver those who will diligently take time to call unto him for help. As ‘governor’, God has everything under his control; principalities and powers are subject unto him, and once He arises to save, no power can stop or hinder him.
PRAYER: Dear LORD, I acknowledge you as the governor among the nations. Please intervene in my afflictions, Amen.
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