Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional Saturday, January 29, 2022
You are welcome to today's Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional Saturday, January 29, 2022. TOPIC: TREAT GOD'S COVENANT WITH UTMOST HONOUR AND RESPECT.
TOPIC: TREAT GOD'S COVENANT WITH UTMOST HONOUR AND RESPECT
TEXT: Hosea 6:7-11; 7:1-2
BIBLE PASSAGE (NIV)
7 As at Adam, they have broken the covenant;
they were unfaithful to me there.
8 Gilead is a city of evildoers,
stained with footprints of blood.
9 As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,
so do bands of priests;
they murder on the road to Shechem,
carrying out their wicked schemes.
10 I have seen a horrible thing in Israel:
There Ephraim is given to prostitution,
Israel is defiled.
11 “Also for you, Judah,
a harvest is appointed.
“Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people,
the sins of Ephraim are exposed
and the crimes of Samaria revealed.
They practice deceit,
thieves break into houses,
bandits rob in the streets;
2 but they do not realize
that I remember all their evil deeds.
Their sins engulf them;
they are always before me.
Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional Saturday, January 29, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
The spate of wickedness and corruption found among both priests and people (6:8-10) was described by the Lord as horrible. How often has the Lord seen horrible practices in our families, businesses, gatherings, and ceremonies? How often have we infringed the covenant of the blood of His Son with utter disregard and disdain? The Lord, being righteous and just, moved against His own people. Yes, their own doings beset them about (7:2). However, it is important to note that the Lord also bears the attitude of restoration and healing (6:11), for as many as would turn from their evil ways.
He is merciful and abounds in steadfast love if the wicked would forsake his ways and the unrighteous his thoughts (Isa. 55:7). The new covenant of the blood of Jesus is one we should treat with utmost honour and respect; else we move God against us (Heb. 10:29-30). Obedience to the words of the covenant brings blessings, while the opposite brings curses. The choice is always ours.
Prayer: Dear Father, please grant me true humility and obedience in all my endeavors with you. Amen.
