Anglican Daily Fountain 7th January 2024 (Devotional Today)

TOPIC: MEETING THE CONDITIONS

TEXT: Psalm 89: 19-30(KJV)
89:19. Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
89:20. I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
89:21. With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
89:22. The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
89:23. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

89:24. But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
89:25. I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
89:26. He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
89:27. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
89:28. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
89:29. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
89:30. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

Anglican Daily Fountain 7th January 2024 STUDY:

One thing I find common is our habit of quoting and claiming scriptural verses and applying them to our situations. While this is not wrong in itself, a vital omission is that we do this many times without applying the entire passage in its right context. Sometimes, we omit the condition(s)for the passage and we may be tempted to do the same in today’s reading. God spoke a promise concerning David that the enemy shall not outwit or defeat him (v.22). The NLT translation says clearly: “His enemies will not defeat him, nor will the wicked overpower him.” This is a promise worth claiming.

However, it is important to note clearly that earlier (in verse 20), there was an important identification of David as God’s servant. A servant is usually under his master; he is one who is under control and cannot do things as he pleases. A true servant does not talk back at his master and is not willfully disobedient. Are you truly a servant of God? A servant of God is not necessarily a preacher on the pulpit, but one who lives his or her life obeying the dictates of our Master, Jesus. Such a person deliberately yields under the controlling hand of the Holy Spirit. For such, God’s firm words stand: His enemies will not defeat him. Before you ‘claim’ a promise next time, check if you meet the condition(s).

PRAYER: Lord, please make me Your true servant indeed!

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