The Daily Fountain Daily Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 3 January 2024 – TOPIC: BE SINCERE WITH GOD
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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 03, 2024
TOPIC: BE SINCERE WITH GOD
10:1. Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? [Why] do You hide in times of trouble?
10:2. The wicked in [his] pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
10:3. For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy [and] renounces the LORD.
10:4. The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek [God;] God [is] in none of his thoughts.
10:5. His ways are always prospering; Your judgments [are] far above, out of his sight; [As for] all his enemies, he sneers at them.
10:6. He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”
10:7. His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue [is] trouble and iniquity.
10:8. He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
10:9. He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
10:10. So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength.
10:11. He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.”
10:12. Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.
10:13. Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require [an account.”]
10:14. But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay [it] by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
10:15. Break the arm of the wicked and the evil [man;] Seek out his wickedness [until] You find none.
10:16. The LORD [is] King forever and ever; The nations have perished out of His land.
10:17. LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,
10:18. To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.
THE MESSAGE:
When Jeremiah said to God: “O LORD, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and you have prevailed, I have become a laughingstock all the day; everyone mocks me” (Jeremiah 20:7), I thought he had gone too far. And I was surprised that God did not kill him, though He eventually corrected him. Throughout Scripture, saints that have gone before us found times and occasions to be very sincere with God. The Psalmist was troubled that God seemed to be standing far away from him; he could not understand why God would ‘hide’ Himself in his time of trouble. At one point or the other, we may be in situations where it seems God is so far away, particularly in great troubling times or time of extreme lack or sickness. At such points, it may seem God does not care. But it is never true; God never abandons His own.
Whenever you’re in such situation, remember the answer for the Psalmist in verse 14, “But you do see.” God sees; He hears. He is never unaware of your real situation; He is never uncaring about what you are going through. His timings are not necessarily ours, so it would sometimes seem He is late. But He is never late. Again, we learn from the same verse that He is the helper of the fatherless. He is ever willing to aid you, ever willing to help you, even willing to carry you when your own strength fails. You can sincerely tell Him how you feel and watch Him come through for you.
PRAYER: Today, ask the Lord to help you
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