The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 10 August 2026
Daily Fountain Devotional 10 August 2026 TOPIC: Call To Sanctification
SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
TODAY’S DAILY DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE
In our text, Apostle Paul instructed the Thessalonian church on the need to walk and please the Lord in holiness. In view of their union with God, he made them know that it is the will of God that they be sanctified by separating themselves from profane things and being absolutely dedicated to God. They were to abstain from sexual immorality and should know how to control their body in holiness and honour (vv. 3-4).
Beloved, we are called unto a life of holiness, purity and righteousness in Christ. Therefore the need for us to be faithful to God in this age which is filled with compromise, cannot be over-emphasised. Christ is coming for a blameless and spotless church (Eph. 5:27) that will bring Him glory and honour.
As Christians, we must make every effort to do away with habits and lifestyles that are profane. Instead, we must live a life of sanctification, being sold out completely to God. This is the will of God for us. Let us shun every form of unrighteous and ungodly lifestyle and present our life as a living sacrifice unto God.
DAILY PRAYER: Dear Father; I offer my life unto you as a sweet smelling savour; may it bring glory to you and you alone. Amen.