The Daily Fountain Devotional Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 21 January 2025 – TOPIC: HOPE FOR RESTORATION:
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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025
TOPIC: HOPE FOR RESTORATION
1:18. ” Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.
1:19. If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;
1:20. But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword”; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
1:21. How the faithful city has become a harlot! It was full of justice; Righteousness lodged in it, But now murderers.
1:22. Your silver has become dross, Your wine mixed with water.
1:23. Your princes [are] rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
1:24. Therefore the Lord says, The LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, And take vengeance on My enemies.
1:25. I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away all your alloy.
1:26. I will restore your judges as at the first, And your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”
1:27. Zion shall be redeemed with justice, And her penitents with righteousness.
1:28. The destruction of transgressors and of sinners [shall be] together, And those who forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
1:29. For they shall be ashamed of the terebinth trees Which you have desired; And you shall be embarrassed because of the gardens Which you have chosen.
1:30. For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades, And as a garden that has no water.
1:31. The strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn together, And no one shall quench [them.]
THE MESSAGE:
One of the attributes of our God is mercy (Psalm 103:8), and He does not wish that any sinner will perish. In the preceding verses of our text, God’s anger burned against the people, but in today’s text, He extends His mercy to them. Prophet Isaiah likened the actions of his people to harlotry. The tragedy was that many participated in this evil practice; even the rulers put on a religious pretence to cover up their crimes. But God promised to take vengeance on them. Isaiah did not stop with the diagnosis of their sin – he gave a prescription for righteousness: if they would cleanse themselves by repenting and turning from their sin, then God would wipe their record clean in response to their faith. Though they were in danger of judgement, God was willing to offer them salvation if they repented. God promised to refine His people the same way metal is purged with lye in a smelting pot.
When we return to the Lord sincerely, He will also restore us (verses 21-27). Sometimes, people find it hard to stop doing the wrong things, but then, we cannotheal ourselves. The restoration we seek can only occur in a relationship with the living God. If we are willing and obedient to His instructions, God will remove the stains of sin from our lives so that we might reflect His image.
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I return to You. Please forgive and restore me, Amen
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