The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 3 September 2025: Choices And Consequences
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TOPIC: Choices And Consequences
READ: Haggai 1:7-11 (NKJV)
- Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!
- “Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the LORD.
- “[You] looked for much, but indeed [it came to] little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?” says the LORD of hosts. “Because of My house that [is in] ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house.
- “Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.
- “For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of [your] hands.”
THE MESSAGE:
Have you ever been in a position where you kept making efforts and giving your best but did not see the results you desired? Today’s passage from Haggai offers guidance when we find ourselves in such situations. The passage begins with God urging Israel to examine their actions and priorities. After they do this, God instructs them to “Go up into the mountains, bring down timber, and build my house”. God recommended a shift from observation to action because reflection without action can lead to stagnation. The Israelites experienced a lack despite their efforts (verse 9) and God explained this as a consequence of their focus on personal gain while neglecting His house.
This passage describes the drought and hardship the people experienced to be the result of their neglect (verses 10-11). When faced with challenges or a lack of fulfilment, take time to reflect on your actions and priorities. Ask yourself: Am I living by my values and commitments? Reflection should be followed by action. Identify the changes you need to make to align your life with God’s will, and actively pursue them. If you’re unsure where to start, seek guidance from trusted spiritual leaders, mentors, or faith communities.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, please give me the grace to retrace my steps and re-align my priorities, Amen!
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2025
TOPIC: CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new day, the two hundred and forty-sixth day in the year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy.
- Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this new month, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this month. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a good and successful end.
- Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to examine my actions and priorities, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to correct my priorities where necessary and re-align my priorities, in Jesus’ name.
- I receive grace to place more priority on building my relationship with God and service to others, in Jesus’ name.
- Guide me, Holy Spirit, to live a life of fulfilment according to God’s definition of fulfilment, not mine, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to have a deep, flourishing and an unbroken relationship with God, in Jesus’ name
- LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus’ name
- LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
- Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country,
- Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
- This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- Personal and family prayer requests.
- Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and God bless our country, Nigeria – 1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You, Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
