The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 7 March 2025 — Beware Of Satan’s Half Truth
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TOPIC: Beware Of Satan’s Half Truth
READ: Matthew 4:5-7 (NKJV)
- Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,
- and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In [their] hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ “
- Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’ “
THE MESSAGE:
In our text today, we see the tempter – the devil – coming with another temptation. He quoted the Scripture to Jesus Christ, but out of context. He told Jesus to display His Sonship by throwing Himself down from a pinnacle because the scriptures said that angels were given charge to protect Him. Jesus rejected his temptation because He did not come to show off and God did not promise protection to people who tempt Him by acting foolishly.
When Scriptures are quoted out of context, they become half-truth and poison to the receiver. This is similar to what happens when wrongly prescribed drugs are given to patients. Sometimes, we see people quoting “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God,” when they want to strengthen their position regarding idol worship. Many false teachers and prophets today are sending many simple-hearted believers to hell because of erroneous teachings on salvation, prosperity, Christianity without holiness and persecution etc., (Romans 16:17-18). It is possible for one to have a head knowledge of the Scripture and not know God. The only way to avoid counterfeit is to be very familiar with the genuine. We should be thoroughly equipped in the word of God like our Master Jesus to gain victory over temptations.
PRAYER: Deliver me, Lord, from false teachers and help me to be more committed to the diligent study of Your word in Jesus’ name, Amen.
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 07, 2025
TOPIC: BEWARE OF SATAN’S HALF TRUTH
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new month and, the sixty-sixth 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.
- I receive power and divine wisdom to overcome every satanic temptation, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to be more grounded and rooted in the word of God than devil the tempter, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to know more about God daily through the Scripture, in Jesus’ name.
- Deliver me Lord from false teachers of the Gospel and help me to be more committed to the diligent study of Your word, 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 Universalu Church, and bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
