The Daily Fountain Devotional Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 20 January  2025 – TOPIC: A CALL TO REPENTANCE

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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN

DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)

DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2025

TOPIC: A CALL TO REPENTANCE

READ: ISAIAH 1: 1-17 (NKJV)

1:1. The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

1:2. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the LORD has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me;

1:3. The ox knows its owner And the donkey its master’s crib; [But] Israel does not know, My people do not consider.”

1:4. Alas, sinful nation, A people laden with iniquity, A brood of evildoers, Children who are corrupters! They have forsaken the LORD, They have provoked to anger The Holy One of Israel, They have turned away backward.

1:5. Why should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints.

1:6. From the sole of the foot even to the head, [There is] no soundness in it, [But] wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; They have not been closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment.

1:7. Your country [is] desolate, Your cities [are] burned with fire; Strangers devour your land in your presence; And [it is] desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

1:8. So the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, As a hut in a garden of cucumbers, As a besieged city.

1:9. Unless the LORD of hosts Had left to us a very small remnant, We would have become like Sodom, We would have been made like Gomorrah.

1:10. Hear the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the law of our God, You people of Gomorrah:

1:11. “To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the LORD. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats.

1:12. “When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this from your hand, To trample My courts?

1:13. Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies — I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.

1:14. Your New Moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates; They are a trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing [them.]

1:15. When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

1:16. “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil,

1:17. Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.

THE MESSAGE:

The Lord described Judah as a sinful nation, covered in iniquity. He called their sacrifices, offerings, and religious gatherings meaningless because of their sinful lifestyles. God disregarded their offerings and prayers due to their rebellion. Though they were expected to exercise justice for the poor and oppressed, they rather took advantage of them, thereby making the rich richer and the poor poorer. God called them to repent, or they would face physical destruction by enemy invaders.

Today, the Lord calls us to repent and experience restoration. Nigeria is considered one of the most religious countries in the world, but it would seem that God has deemed our religious gatherings meaningless. There is no justice and equity in our land because of corruption. We must acknowledge that we have sinned. In verse 17, the prophets call on Judah to “do well, seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, and plead for the widow.” We must acknowledge that turning around in sincere repentance is the only pathway to genuine restoration. How long should the desolation continue? Today, the Lord calls us to repentance; do not harden your heart.

PRAYER: Dear Father; forgive our sins, heal our land, and restore us, Amen

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