Monday May 29
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 1: 1 - 10
Topic: Do The Right Thing
Anything in life that
takes one away from God invariably brings the person closer to the devil.
We are at the greatest
risk when we allow sin or evil practices to separate us from God.
King Ahaziah set a very
bad example in today's reading. He neglected the God of Israel and went to
consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron for his health challenges. God did not take
this act of unbelief and stubborn idolatory lightly and sent Elijah to deliver
His message to the King. Through Elijah, God told him that what he feared would
come upon him, he would not recover from his illness, instead of repenting and
asking for God's help, he became confrontational and by so doing brought doom
to his messengers.
Today, many of us are like
Ahaziah, consulting different types of gods in times of challenges.
Some even build altars for
these strange gods, yet they still claim to belong to the body of Christ.
Innocent people suffer and
die because of our indiscretion.
Watch your commitment
closely. God may not allow you to continue with that deceit.
You can never deceive God.
God is really watching
your actions, especially your secret life.
Prayer
Cast me not away from Your
Presence oh Lord, restore my joy of
salvation and renew Your Spirit within me, Amen.
Memory Verse 2 Kings 1: 10
"And Elijah answered
and said to the Captain of the fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come
down from heaven and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from
heaven, and consumed him and his fifty"
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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