Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 27th January 2023 Friday Daily Devotional Reading
Read Friday Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 27th January 2023 Message
TOPIC: Beware of Favouritism
TEXT: Genesis 37(NKJV)
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In today bible passage, we see how Jacob showed open favouritism to Joseph among his brothers. This favouritism evoked envy and jealousy against Joseph from his brothers who hated him. In addition, Joseph from time to time, brought to his father bad reports about his brothers. This made his brothers to hate him more, and eventually, conspired and sold him to the Midianites. In fact, they would have killed Joseph if not for the intervention of Reuben. The Midianites later sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar.
In this new year, we must reject jealousy and envy out of our lives. We must decide to forgive everybody who offends us even our enemy and be nice to them (Rom. 12:20-21). Also, we learn a simple wisdom from our text today – even if we have a reason to love any of our children, staff or servants more than the others, let us not make it so obvious as to exasperate the others. We must exercise restraint in the way we praise, admire and give gifts to our favourite person so as not to endanger their lives and future.
PRAYER
Help me Lord to forgive my enemies. I receive the grace to do good to all men, especially to those in the household of faith. Amen
DAILY FOUNTAIN QUOTE OF THE DAY: I will guard those who have a childlike heart. Psalm 116:6
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