Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 2 March 2026: Lending to the Lord

The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 1 March 2026

Daily Fountain Devotional 2 March 2026 TOPIC: Lending to the Lord

SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 5:1-11

1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

² And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

³ And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

⁴ Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

⁵ And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

⁶ And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

⁷ And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

⁸ When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

⁹ For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

¹⁰ And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

¹¹ And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

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TODAY’S MESSAGE

Lending refers to giving to another, for temporary use. When lending a gift to someone or God, the Christian lender expects no return (Luke 6:34,35;1 Sam. 1:28,2:20). And God recognises (Deut. 28:12, 44), remembers (Psa. 112.5,6) and rewards whoever lends to Him (Psa. 37:25, 26). In today’s reading, Peter willingly offered his boat to be used by Jesus Christ to preach the Gospel around the Lake of Gennesaret. Our grateful Lord and Saviour rewarded Peter, and his crew with fishes, to overflowing.

Today, God is asking for our hearts (Prov. 23:26), a room in your house (Philemon 1:22), a portion of your food and water (1 Kings 17:10,11), etc. Please, lend to Him without delay. Beloved, there are numerous blessings that are tied to lending to the Lord. Have you discovered this kingdom truth? Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and evermore (Heb. 13:8). Hannah did it, the Widow of Zarephath did it, Peter did it. And the Lord did not forget in each case. Give to Him today!

PRAYER: LORD, I give my Life, time, intellect and resources for your use todayandalways. Amen.