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The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 27 February 2025 — That The Scripture Should Be Fulfilled

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TOPIC: That The Scripture Should Be Fulfilled

READ: John 19:25-37 (NKJV)

  1. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the [wife] of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
  2. When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!”
  3. Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own [home.]
  4. After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”
  5. Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put [it] on hyssop, and put [it] to His mouth.
  6. So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
  7. Therefore, because it was the Preparation [Day,] that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken away.
  8. Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him.
  9. But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
  10. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
  11. And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.
  12. For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not [one] of His bones shall be broken.”
  13. And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

THE MESSAGE:

The passage of today contains three of the seven words of Christ on the Cross which the Church usually commemorates as a three-hour service on Good Friday. These are: the 3rd word, “Woman, behold your son”, “behold your mother” (verses 26-27); the 5th word, “I thirst” (verse 28), and the 6th word, “It is finished” (verse 30). These words of Christ on the cross are of great lessons to every believer because the word of Christ is the Scripture, for Christ is the Word of God made flesh. In this, our first lesson is the lessons of love and care for one another. The second is that we all should be thirsty for God’s word and His righteousness, while the third is that the price for our salvation has been fully paid for and its work finished. Christ paid the debt He didn’t owe that we may be free from the debt we owe. This is the greatest blessing.

Christ’s life, sufferings and death for the salvation of mankind is the fulfilment of Scripture and following in the steps of Christ, our lives as believers should also be patterned to fulfill the Scripture which involves doing the will and purposes of God. We must say no to any thought, word or action that is against the fulfilment of Scripture.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, may Your Spirit direct my life to fulfil the Scripture daily, Amen!

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025
TOPIC: THAT THE SCRIPTURE SHOULD BE FULFILLED

  1. Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this day, the fifty-eighth day in year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy
  2. Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this month, but they couldn’t.
  3. Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
  4. Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this year. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a good and successful end.
  5. Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name.
  6. Help us Lord, to love and care for one another, in Jesus’ name.
  7. Holy Spirit, help me to be thirsty for God’s word and His righteousness, in Jesus’ name.
  8. Lord, please set me free from every debt and bondage that I put myself, in Jesus’ name.
  9. Holy Spirit, help me to pattern my life to fulfill the Scripture by doing the will and purposes of God, in Jesus’ name.
  10. I receive grace to say no to any thought, word or action that is against the fulfilment of Scripture, in Jesus name
  11. LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus name
  12. LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
  13. Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country,
  14. Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
  15. This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
  16. Personal and family prayer requests.
  17. Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
  18. Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
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