Anglican Daily Fountain 21st December 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: YOUR ALLEGIANCE
TEXT: Isaiah 45:15-25(KJV)
45:15. Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
45:16. They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
45:17. But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
45:18. For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
45:19. I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
45:20. Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
45:21. Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
45:22. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
45:23. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
45:24. Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
45:25. In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
Anglican Daily Fountain 21st December 2023 STUDY:
Isaiah, like us today, lived at a time and in a context where idolatry thrived. Many gods attracted the loyalty of people at that time. The gods were carved out of wood, rocks, metal, or out of clay. But whatever was the nature and popularity of those gods, it was very clear that they were all human creations, created by those who worshipped them. Such gods cannot save (v.20); they cannot see into the future (v.21); they cannot walk, they cannot talk and they cannot deliver those who trust in them (Psalm 115:5; Psalm 135:16; Deut. 4:28). Those who trust in such gods will be disgraced both here and in the hereafter.
Unfortunately, many of us worship such gods even today, sometimes in a slightly different form: Money, certificates, career, position and possessions. As good as these things are in meeting the needs of life, none of them, however, can bring salvation or deliverance. From our passage, among many other attributes, our God is a living God, He saves (v.17); He speaks (v.19); He sees, knows and controls the future (v.21); He is full of integrity (v.23); He is the only Creator and ruler of all (v. 18). God is the only true God, and your allegiance must be to Him alone, because when the going gets to some point, all other gods you trust in will crumble and fail.
Action: Acknowledge the Lord as the only true God, and dedicate your entire life to him alone.
PRAYER: O Lord, give me the heart that will please you.
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