The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 18 September 2025: I Will Draw All Men Unto Myself
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TOPIC: I Will Draw All Men Unto Myself
Read: John 12:31-36 (NKJV)
- “Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
- “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all [peoples] to Myself.”
- This He said, signifying by what death He would die.
- The people answered Him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how [can] You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
- Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
- “While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
THE MESSAGE:
Imagine this scene: Jesus, surrounded by a crowd, speaks boldly about His upcoming death. The world sees the crucifixion of Jesus as a defeat but Jesus saw it as a means of victory. Instead of lamenting His fate, He declares with confidence “If I be lifted up, I will draw all men to myself.” Christ’s lifting here is not of the humiliating death on the cross but of a deeper meaning, symbolizing Jesus’ purpose – to offer Himself as a sacrifice for the salvation of mankind. This reveals the heart of God’s love and redemption plan.
Jesus didn’t shy away from His crucifixion, He saw it as the transformative power of sacrifice, and not humiliation. In the earlier Chapter (8:12), Jesus described Himself as “The light of the world,” without which anyone who walks, is in darkness. Phos is a Greek word for light, meaning anything that produces brightness. Light is anything that reveals things or makes them manifest (Ephesians 5:13b); it is the absence of darkness. According to John Piper, “The light of Christ is the brightness of God shining on the retina of the human soul.”
He is the light to both the Jews and the Gentiles. Isaiah describes the desperate and hopeless state of a man without Jesus, the Light (Isaiah 59:10-15). Beloved, will you be drawn to this wonderful love? Have you tasted Calvary? Today is the day, tomorrow may be too late!
PRAYER: Father, I submit to Your love take my heart let it be Thine own.
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
TOPIC: I WILL DRAW ALL MEN UNTO MYSELF
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new day, the two hundred and sixty-first 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.
- Father Lord, convert my defeat to victory, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, draw me to the Cross where my salvation is fully paid for, in Jesus’ name
- Father, I submit to Your love: take my heart let it be Thine own, in Jesus’ name.
- I receive grace to share the light of Christ to others, 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.
