The Daily Fountain Devotional Friday, December 16, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Friday, December 16, 2022
Friday, December 16, 2022
TOPIC: DELIVERANCE AND HOLINESS
TEXT: Obadiah 15-21
15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all
the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head. 16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been. 17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it. 19 And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. 20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. 21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Friday, December 16, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
Two things God promised would be found on Mount Zion are deliverance and holiness (v.17). This is an often-quoted verse among believers, particularly as they battle unpleasant situations; they rightly insist on God's word and demand a change. God's presence has so much to offer a believer. Being with God in fellowship, for example, delivers from unhealthy fear of men. We are told that when the religious leaders of Peter and John's Day saw the boldness with which they spoke, they took notice that they had been with Jesus. Your deliverance from spiritually unpleasant issues and situations does not come by merely quoting Scriptures; it comes from an authority of knowing His abiding presence.
The next thing found in Mount Zion is holiness. Holiness is God's nature that robs off on a person who is in fellowship with Him; it is not an act. You're not holy because you act holy. You are holy because you live and behave in ways consistent with God's ways, not one consistent with the expectations of the world system. God's nature that we carry in Christ is a nature that is uncomfortable with sin; the man born of God does not make practice of sin. If you enjoy sin, it may be an indication that you are not born of God. If you are a child of God, please insist on living like one.
Prayer: Let me continue to grow into Your image, O Lord.