Anglican Daily Fountain 18th January 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: DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU
2:1. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
2:2. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
2:3. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
2:4. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
2:5. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
2:6. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
2:8. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
2:9. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
2:10. And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Anglican Daily Fountain 11th January 2024 STUDY:
One of the biggest challenges to our faith as Christians is the challenge of obedience. Yet Scriptures have made it very clear that the blessings of the Lord will always be a reward for our obedience. Our passage today tells us of a dicey situation. At this wedding where Jesus, his disciples, and his mother were present on invitation, the wine suddenly ran out. But thank God, Jesus was present! Just imagine the embarrassment if Jesus had not been around to save the day!
If you have Jesus in your life, you are truly covered. When the mother of Jesus solicited for His intervention, she knew He would act. However, the obedience of the servants to Jesus’ instructions was key in bringing a solution to the problem. Thank God these servants fully obeyed Him, even when His methods of meeting the need at hand were quite strange and unexpected.
Many times, God’s instructions to us can be strange, unexpected, hard and even seemingly irrational. Our willingness to trust His love, faithfulness and power and to fully obey whatever He tells us is what will pull us through. Quite often, we hear God’s word and are not willing to obey because it makes us uncomfortable. God’s instructions do not come to make us comfortable, but to bring solutions to our problems!Do whatever He tells you!
PRAYER: Almighty God, please give me grace to always act in total obedience to Your word. Amen.
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