Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 12 August 2026: The Day of the Lord

The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 12 August 2026

Daily Fountain Devotional 12 August 2026 TOPIC: The Day of the Lord

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

² For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

³ For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

⁴ But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

⁵ Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

⁶ Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

⁷ For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

⁸ But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

⁹ For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁰ Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

¹¹ Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

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TODAY’S DAILY DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE

The time and date of our Lord’s (Jesus) Second Coming is known only by the Father Himself (Matt. 24:16). But mark this, it will come like a thief in the night. Thieves operate in concealment which calls for watchfulness and readiness. Anyone that walks in darkness is vulnerable to being attacked by anything.

While waiting and watching, we need to do the following: (i). Walk in the light of the Word of God (Psa. 119:105) to enable us to be awake so that His coming will not take us by surprise. We must “study to show yourself approved, a workman that needs not to be ashamed… (2Tim. 2:15). (ii) We need to be sober-minded and love others, without which we shall just be noise makers (1 Cor. 13:1). (iii) Guard jealously our prized salvation. We should put on the helmet of salvation to protect both the head and the body. When the head is destroyed, the body is of no effect. (iv) We need to inculcate the habit of encouraging one another as we fellowship together (Heb. 10:25b).

Discouragement is a veritable tool in the hand of the devil and he has used it on many, to the point of making them believe that Christianity is a scam. (v) Be prayerful always (1 Thess. 5:17; Luke 18:1). We must also watch and pray so that we do not enter into temptation (Matt. 26:41).

PRAYER: Lord, give me the grace to live by the light of your word in readiness of your coming.