The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 20 February 2026
Daily Fountain Devotional 20 February 2026 TOPIC: The Second Temptation of Jesus
SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 4:5-8
5Â And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6Â And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
7Â If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
8Â And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
TODAY’S MESSAGE
After suffering defeat in his first attempt to trap Jesus, the devil then took Him up to a high mountain, and showed Him the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. HHe then presented a proposal to give Jesus all the authority and glory of the kingdoms since they belonged to him. However, he also presented a condition that Jesus shouId fulfil in order to get the kingdoms. The condition required Jesus to bow down and worship him. Jesus resorted to the Word of God and told the devil to get behind Him since it is written that “You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve”(Deut.6:13;10:20)
Christians need to be mindful that the devil does not give up easily when defeated. Rather, he would employ another tactic to tempt the believer to sin. Jesus has shown us that using the word of God against the plans of the devil, will always work. How often do you study the word of God? You can resolve to begin today to study the Bible everyday so as to be prepared for temptations when they come(Josh.1:8).
PRAYER: O Lord my Father, help me to be a student of the Word inJesus’Name. Amen.