Anglican Daily Fountain 1 January 2022 | Daily Devotional for Saturday
TOPIC: His Name is Jesus
TEXT: Luke 2:15 – 21
15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Anglican Daily Fountain 1 January 2022 Daily Devotional Message
Happy New Year! God has graciously and purposefully brought us thus far – He is good and faithful indeed. We thank Him also for Jesus’ birth, which is arrival of peace on earth. The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem while his parents were trying to fulfil their civic duty to the government of the day symbolises something special. It is special in the sense that Jesus came as the face of salvation in human form. In order to carry along the humans for whom He came, the Angel of the Lord came upon some shepherds who were keeping watch over their flock by night and announced to them that God had conquered fear.
With the strong belief and acceptance of this good news, these shepherds who were supposed to be looking after their flocks, left everything they ought to be doing to step out of their comfort zone, simply as an act of conquering fear bearing in mind that the information from the angel was far too more important than every other thing. Their statement of faith in the good news is found in their confirmation of the angel’s shared information. Note that these shepherds became the first evangelists who went about sharing what they heard and saw about the newly born Jesus. Jesus’ mother, Mary, on the other hand, like most mothers, kept faith with what transpired between her and the angel of the Lord concerning Jesus’ name, which came before His birth.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, we believe you can take care of our cares. Help us to build stronger faith in you this year in Jesus’ name.
Anglican Daily Fountain 1 January 2022 Daily Devotional Message. 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.