The Daily Fountain Daily Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 18 June 2024 – TOPIC: APPRECIATE YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2024
TOPIC: APPRECIATE YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
5:1. This is the book of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.
5:2. He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created.
5:3. And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot [a son] in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
5:4. After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters.
5:5. So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
5:6. Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.
5:7. After he begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters.
5:8. So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
5:9. Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan.
5:10. After he begot Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters.
5:11. So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.
5:12. Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel.
5:13. After he begot Mahalalel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters.
5:14. So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
5:15. Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared.
5:16. After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters.
5:17. So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.
5:18. Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch.
5:19. After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters.
5:20. So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.
5:21. Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah.
5:22. After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters.
5:23. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
5:24. And Enoch walked with God; and he [was] not, for God took him.
5:25. Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech.
5:26. After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters.
5:27. So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.
5:28. Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and had a son.
5:29. And he called his name Noah, saying, “This [one] will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.”
5:30. After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters.
5:31. So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died.
5:32. And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
THE MESSAGE:
History is to a people what memory is to an individual. It is a good thing to have the knowledge of the past so that the future could be given a proper shape. Our passage today speaks of the history of man right from Adam to Noah. It shows how man had grown in leaps and bounds over several centuries, starting with the first man. We are made to see how long people lived in the earlier part of man’s existence. More importantly, it is clear that man did not develop from apes as postulated by Charles Darwin.
Knowing our family history is very important. On many occasions, many people, especially in Africa, are not able to correctly trace their lineage, while some hold distorted views of their descent. Every individual Christian should appreciate where he or she came from. Some children do not know their grandparents physically because they have not been taken home. It is painful to realise that some Christians deny their uneducated parents just because they are now civilised. It shall not be so with you. God brought you forth through that family and lineage for a purpose. Appreciate your family and the history of your lineage today!
PRAYER: Dear Lord, give me grace to appreciate my family background and history. Amen
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