The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 25 June 2026
Daily Fountain Devotional 25 June 2026 TOPIC: A Call To Repentance
SCRIPTURE READING: Zephaniah 2:1-7
1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord‘s anger come upon you.
3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord‘s anger.
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
TODAY’S MESSAGE
God asked the people of Judah to ‘gather together’ to prepare themselves ahead of the coming judgment. It was a call to awaken them to understand the extent to which their unrighteousness had provoked God and the destruction that would soon come upon them. It was a call to take a wise and timely decision before God’s fierce fury would fall on them when His anger began.
God called Judah a ‘shameless nation.’ Though the ruler at the time, King Josiah, was a righteous king, his righteousness could not stop the impending doom that was the result of the iniquity of the people. God told him through Prophetess Huldah, “I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died (2 kings 22:20). Nevertheless, despite Judah’s shamelessness, God appeals to His people to repent.
Beloved, nothing is more precious to God than a life that is directed to His pleasure. You must humbly reflect over your life to see if it is a living sacrifice to God (Rom. 12:1). Judgment is coming upon everyone who is unrighteous and unbothered about seeking eternal life through godly living. The Lord is full of mercy and desires that all men will be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. 2:4).
God has created a way of escape from the coming judgment for everyone who will come to Christ and abide in Him (Matt. 11:28; John 15:4). Do not allow the devil deceive you. Repent today and follow the Lord. No one regrets following the Lord in sincerity and truth.
PRAYER FOR TODAY: Heavenly Father, give me the grace to seek you in righteousness and humility. Amen