Anglican Daily Fountain 17 January 2022 Devotional | Monday Message
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TOPIC: Learn To Put The Needs Of Others Before Yours
TEXT: Amos 6
Anglican Daily Fountain 17 January 2022Â Message
Great cities to the east, north, and west have been destroyed because of pride and selfishness. What happened to them would happen to Israel because Israel’s sin was just as great as theirs. Prophet Amos targets the elite of the capitals of both Judah (Zion, Jerusalem) and Israel (Mount Samaria). Thus, Calneh and Hamath were prosperous cities of Syria, captured by the Assyrians in 738 BC. Amos directed his attack at those living in complacency and luxury in both Israel and Judah.
Great wealth and comfortable lifestyles may make people think they are secure, but God is not pleased if we isolate ourselves from others’ needs. God wants us to care for others as he cares for us. His Kingdom has no place for selfishness or indifference. We must learn to put the needs of others before our wants. Using our wealth to help others is one way to guard against pride and complacency. The people had built luxurious homes to flaunt their achievements but while it is not wrong to live in comfortable houses, we must not let them become sources of inflated pride and self-glorification. God gave our homes to us, and they are to be used for service, not just for show.
Prayer: Dear Lord, please, gives me grace to learn to put the needs of others before mine. Amen.
Anglican Daily Fountain 17 January 2022 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.