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The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 31 December 2025 – On A Note Of Thanksgiving

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TOPIC: On A Note Of Thanksgiving

READ: Psalm 124:1-8 (NKJV)

  1. A Song of Ascents. Of David. “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,” Let Israel now say —
  2. “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, When men rose up against us,
  3. Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;
  4. Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul;
  5. Then the swollen waters Would have gone over our soul.”
  6. Blessed [be] the LORD, Who has not given us [as] prey to their teeth.
  7. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
  8. Our help [is] in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

THE MESSAGE:

On this last day of the year, we should pause to thank God and recognize that He has a track record of blessing us, providing for us, and protecting us. David in this psalm, considers what would have happened in the face of great enemy opposition against Israel if the Lord had not been on their side. He acknowledges God as their helper. So, he expresses grateful confidence in God who has provided escape both for him and his people. David concludes that help comes from the Lord, the great Creator.

Beloved, let’s look back to how the year 2025 began. If we are honest, we will reach the same conclusion with David that we would have been overwhelmed in the face of great enemy opposition if God had not been on our side. Let’s express grateful confidence in God who has provided escape from all our foes. Never mind if there are still heart desires of yours God has not attended to. As the year ends, resolve to rejoice in the LORD, the God of your salvation, “Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls….” (Habakkuk 3:17-18). “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4).

PRAYER: Dear Father, thank you for bringing me to the last day of the year: Take my hand now and lead me into a year I will yet overflow with thanksgiving, Amen!

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