The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 4 August 2025
Daily Fountain Devotional 4 August 2025 TOPIC: So Grateful Lord!
SCRIPTURE READING: 2 Samuel 7:18-29(NKJV)
7:18. Then King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said: “Who [am] I, O Lord GOD? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
7:19. “And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord GOD; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. [Is] this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
7:20. “Now what more can David say to You? For You, Lord GOD, know Your servant.
7:21. “For Your word’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know [them.]
7:22. “Therefore You are great, O Lord GOD. For [there is] none like You, nor [is there any] God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
7:23. “And who [is] like Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name — and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land — before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods?
7:24. “For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, LORD, have become their God.
7:25. “Now, O LORD God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish [it] forever and do as You have said.
7:26. “So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of hosts [is] the God over Israel.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You.
7:27. “For You, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed [this] to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You.
7:28. “And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
7:29. “Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O Lord GOD, have spoken [it,] and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”
Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 4 August 2025 MESSAGE
David went to the Lord with his heart full of thanksgiving and praise, and in his praise to the Lord, he asked “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house that you have brought me thus far?” Beloved, when we consider all the Lord has done, we must look at ourselves and just wonder to the Lord about who we are to deserve God’s favors.
When we consider the offer of eternity to rebellious sinners like us, we must ask: Who are we that the Lord has done this? Humility begins by looking at what the Lord has done. And this was exactly what David did. He looked at the promises of God and exclaimed, ““Who am I, O Lord God!” He realized that his family did not have the power or reputation to have brought him to where he was.
Beloved, pause and look at where you were and where you are currently and you will realize that God has brought you this far. That is the goodness of God. Hence, God expects us to humble ourselves in giving him praise, just as King David did.
PRAYER: Oh Lord, teach me to remember that I am nothing without you, Amen.
MEDITATION: God says “The heavens declare My glory and reveal My handiwork. Psalm 19:1”