The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 29 January 2026 – The Righteousness Of The Lord
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TOPIC: The Righteousness Of The Lord
READ: Psalm129:1-8 (KJV)
1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
4 The Lord is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.
THE MESSAGE:
“The Lord is righteous: He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked” is the way the Psalmist presents God’s attributes of righteousness and justice. He complained that in spite of the acts that the enemies of Israel had afflicted her with for a long time, they did not prevail. The Psalmist appealed to the Lord to disgrace Zion’s enemies and render them useless so that no one would pronounce a blessing upon them. It is worthy to note that God’s righteousness is shown in the deliverance He granted His people who were afflicted and kept in slavery by their enemies. Moreover, God’s righteousness is revealed each time wickedness is judged by Him (Isaiah 26:9).
All over the world, we witness lack of love, intolerance, injustice, rape, oppression of the poor, maltreatment of the weak, and dispossession by the strong. However, for God’s people, the wicked shall not prevail against them, no matter how hard they try! It doesn’t matter how long the enemies’ cord of oppression has been on your neck. God’s word to you today is that “He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.” That yoke in your life is broken! Sing a song of praise to God today.
PRAYER: Father, I praise Your righteous name, for breaking the cords of the wicked upon my life.
