The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 29 January 2025 — Called And Equipped For Fruitfulness
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TOPIC: Called And Equipped For Fruitfulness
TEXT: Isaiah 5:1-15 (NKJV)
- Now let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill.
- He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected [it] to bring forth [good] grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.
- ” And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard.
- What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected [it] to bring forth [good] grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes?
- And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; [And] break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.
- I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug, But there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds That they rain no rain on it.”
- For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry [for help.]
- Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Till [there is] no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!
- In my hearing the LORD of hosts [said,] “Truly, many houses shall be desolate, Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.
- For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, And a homer of seed shall yield one ephah.”
- Woe to those who rise early in the morning, [That] they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, [till] wine inflames them!
- The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the LORD, Nor consider the operation of His hands.
- Therefore my people have gone into captivity, Because [they have] no knowledge; Their honorable men [are] famished, And their multitude dried up with thirst.
- Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.
- People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
THE MESSAGE:
God sent Isaiah to His people with a message of judgement presented as a song. Revealing the significance of this metaphor, Isaiah explains that the house of Israel and the people of Judah were the vineyard. Instead of yielding fruits of righteousness and justice, they yielded fruits of wickedness and injustice. The prophet bemoans the apostasy and fruitlessness of Israel. He likened them to a well-watered vineyard that could not yield good grapes despite all the investments made in it. The image is one of wasted effort, and that is why the vine dresser promised to remove the hedge and break down the walls of the vineyard.
The purpose of the vine is to bring forth good fruit. Can you sincerely account for all the kingdom investments that the Lord has made in your life over the years? God has created several opportunities through programmes, crusades, Bible studies, seminars, conferences, Church services, and so on, to enable you to produce good fruits for Him. Remember that the axe is laid upon the tree, and every tree that does not bear good fruits will be cut down (Matthew 3:10).
PRAYER: Lord, I receive Your grace to be a fruitful vine. Amen!
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025
TOPIC: CALLED AND EQUIPPED FOR FRUITFULNESS
- Father, in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this day, the twenty-nine 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 year, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this new 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, equip and use me for Your glory, in Jesus’ name.
- Father Lord, destroy every fruit of wickedness and injustice in our land, in Jesus’ name.
- Help me, Holy Spirit, to yield fruits of righteousness and justice, in Jesus’ name.
- LORD, may Your investments upon my life not be a wasted effort, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, I receive Your grace to be a fruitful vine, that I may give a good account of Your kingdom investment in my life, 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.
