Daily Fountain Devotional 28th April 2023
Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 28th April 2023, Friday Message
TOPIC: Vertical And Horizontal Relationship
TEXT: Ephesians4: 26-5: 22(NKJV)
MESSAGE: Christians should maintain a good vertical relationship with God and cordial horizontal relationships with other people. Vertically, Christians should not grieve the Holy Spirit by whom they were sealed for the day of redemption. They should be imitators of God as His dear children, walking in love as Christ has loved us and understanding the will of God. They should be filled with the Holy Spirit, and sing melodiously to the Lord, giving Him thanks always for all things.
With respect to horizontal relations, Christians are to avoid bitterness, wrath, immorality, idolatry, covetousness, jesting, drunkenness, anger, malice, stealing. They should be kind, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, walking as children of light, exposing evil works, walking as wise, redeeming the time, singing psalms and hymns, and submitting to one another in the fear of God.
Having a good relationship with God is critical to our Christian life, worship and blessings. Therefore, ensure that you are fulfilling the conditions for maintaining your vertical relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This you can do by studying, meditating and obeying His word(Josh.1: 8)coupled with prayer.. Relating well with fellow Christians and radiating godly character to the world are also vital to the horizontal relationship. How have you fared with the outlined Biblical injunctions in this regard? Ask for grace to excel.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to work on my vertical and horizontal relationships to your glory in Jesus name. Amen.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: My Spirit will lead you into all truth and show you what is to come. John 16:12-13
Daily Fountain Devotional 28th April 2023. The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptized membership, after the Church of England.
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