The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 20 March 2022 – Jesus Never Fails
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TOPIC: Jesus Never Fails
READ: Matthew 1:18-25 (NKJV)
- Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
- Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man,] and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.
- But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
- “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”
- So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:
- “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
- Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife,
- and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.
THE MESSAGE:
When Jesus heard of the death of Lazarus, He deliberately did not leave immediately to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, Mary and Martha. It had now been four days when Jesus finally arrived to see the crowd who had come to comfort the sisters of Lazarus. Martha ran to Jesus, exclaiming hope that if He had been around, her brother would not have died, but she still believed that God would give Him whatever he asked. However, her thought was for the final resurrection. Jesus assured her that the resurrection could be a present reality, because He is the “Resurrection and the Life.”
Many times, we feel that we love Jesus so much that we can order Him around. Jesus can never be late in any matter, even if we do not seem to see His actions in a predetermined way. Whatever Jesus allows to happen in a given situation is for a purpose and in the best interest of the believer. There may be times we get desperate for help from Jesus and we make up our minds on the way He should respond. Let us learn to trust Jesus wholly and like Martha, believe that even when He seems to delay, His intervention will never be late.
PRAYER: Lord God, give me grace to accept Your will with my whole heart and trust in You in all situations.
