The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 3 January 2026 – Prayers Birth Lasting Revival
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TOPIC: Prayers Birth Lasting Revival
READ: Psalm 126:1-6 (KJV)
1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south.
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
THE MESSAGE:
The Psalmist recalls that it seemed like a dream that God brought the Israelites back from captivity. The people were happy and other nations testified of what God had done for His people. People who work hard in tears, will someday, reap the harvest in joy. People who sow seeds in tears will surely carry home the mature crops with rejoicing. The expression “We were like those who dream” connotes an unexpected and unprecedented deliverance. It was a deliverance that was almost too good to be true. Even the heathens were forced to recognise that God had done great things for Israel.
Prayer is an essential ingredient in every revival and deliverance we experience. Prayer is very essential also if we must enjoy the fullness of God’s promises. It is to this end that they cried, “Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south” (verse 4). It was a cry for more than a return from captivity but a cry for full restoration of lost glory. God is eager to send revival but He is also in need of men who would move His hands through passionate prayers. Do you need revival in your life, family, Church, village, society, or country? Pray for God to send it!
PRAYER: Father, I beseech You to turn again our captivity.
