Anglican Daily Fountain 21 September 2023 (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: GOD HAS NOT GIVEN UP ON YOU
TEXT: Matthew 9:9-13(KJV)
9:9. And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
9:10. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
9:11. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
9:12. But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
9:13. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Anglican Daily Fountain 21 September 2023 STUDY:
Note that Jesus’ mission on earth was to save sinners and He will go to any length to do this. He waited under the heat of the sun to convert the Samaritan woman. God has the ability to turn a sinner to a saint. This was the case of Matthew. Matthew, before he was called by Jesus, had an occupation, which was to collect taxes for the government. The business of tax-collecting wasn’t a sin, but the manner in which the tax collectors exerted much force and usury made them hated and designated ‘sinners.’ God will not give up on anyone!
In our text, Matthew was converted and later made an apostle by Jesus Christ. Despite his past dubious trade, Jesus did not reject him but accepted him. God is reminding us that we need to return to the call to fish for lost souls and in doing this, resist the temptation of tagging some people ‘too lost’ to be saved. In fact, it seems that those who were ‘too lost’ become ‘too saved’ and show much love to the Master. Now, if you are ‘too lost’, definitely you can be ‘too saved’ by Jesus Christ. Hear His call as He called Matthew. Leave all and follow Him as Matthew did and you will never regret it.
PRAYER: Merciful father, please save my soul and restore my heart to seek the lost. Amen.
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