The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 12 February 2025 — Wicked Leadership
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TOPIC: Wicked Leadership
READ: Isaiah 10:1-4 (NKJV)
10:1. “Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, [Which] they have prescribed.
10:2. To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That widows may be their prey, And [that] they may rob the fatherless..
10:3. What will you do in the day of punishment, And in the desolation [which] will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your glory?
10:4. Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, And they shall fall among the slain.” For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand [is] stretched out still.
THE MESSAGE:
The scripture intimated us that there is no power but of God; the powers that be were ordained of God (Romans 13:15). Using our God-given position of authority to do evil to our subjects, especially the less-privileged, is evil (verses 1-2). Today, such a lifestyle is very common among our political, communal and even Church leaders. Some Church leaders sometimes join to administer injustice in order to please or find favour from privileged individuals. However, we should also know that these less-privileged ones have a God who hears them when they call (Deuteronomy 15:9; Proverbs 14:31).
Proverbs 22:9 instructs us to be generous and share our food with the poor. When we do this, we shame the wicked in their acts. Remember that the Lord has placed you in charge of the place you find yourself. So, practise a Christianity that is faultless (James 1:27). Be mindful also of the consequences awaiting those who engage in wicked lifestyles (verses 3-4) as the day of reckoning will definitely come. Brighten the corner where you are!
PRAYER: Faithful God, give us Godly men and women into our positions of authority, Amen!
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
TOPIC: WICKED LEADERSHIP
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this day, the forty-third day in year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy
- Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this month, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- 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.
- Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, please, prove to our leaders, that You are the Source of all powers both in heaven and on earth, in Jesus’ name.
- Father Lord, please deliver us from every wicked leader, in Jesus’ name.
- LORD, hear the cry of the less privileged and avenge us from wicked leaders, in Jesus’ name.
- I receive grace to share my food with the poor and shame the wicked in their acts, in Jesus’ name.
- LORD, help me to practise Christianity that is faultless, 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 bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
