The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 14 March 2025 — Believers As Salt And Light Of The Earth
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TOPIC: Believers As Salt And Light Of The Earth
READ: Matthew 5:13-16 (NKJV)
- ” You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
- “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
- “Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all [who are] in the house.
- “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
THE MESSAGE:
Jesus taught his disciples that they are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Today, the world is filled with wickedness, brutality, immorality, corruption and disasters, and this has made the world tasteless and full of darkness. At one time or the other, we must experience these works of the devil and feel distressed. However, we must remember that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil, so He has invested His nature and power in believers to salvage this evil world. This is why salt and light are used as metaphors to describe how believers are expected to live in the world. While salt serves as a flavour, enhancer and preservative, light on the other hand gives direction and exposes danger points to be avoided.
In the same manner, believers must showcase God’s glory in their little corners. We should give flavour to and preserve the world by our character so that life generally will be meaningful. We must also help to bring out the good flavour in the life of others. As light, we must give direction and expose ungodly behaviour. When we do not produce godly effect on the world, we become like salt that has lost its flavour and has become good for nothing (verse 13). Let us therefore be challenged to be salt and light to the world in need.
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PRAYER: Father; I need Your grace to serve as salt and light to the world. Amen!
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025
TOPIC: BELIEVERS AS SALT AND LIGHT OF THE EARTH
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new day, the seventy-third day in year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy
- Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this month, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this year. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a good and successful end.
- Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, let my light shine above every wickedness in the world, in Jesus’ name.
- Use me Lord, to salvage this evil world and restore God’s will, in Jesus’ name.
- I receive grace to showcase God’s glory and give direction as light, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to give flavour to and preserve the world by my character so that life generally will be meaningful, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to have a deep, flourishing and an unbroken relationship with God, in Jesus name
- LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus name
- LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
- Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country,
- Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
- This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- Personal and family prayer requests.
- Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
