The Daily Fountain Devotional Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
TOPIC: PART TIME, FULL TIME
TEXT: Joel 3:1-2,9-17
1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
Joel 3:9-7
9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 10 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord. 12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. 13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 16 The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 17 So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Wednesday, December 14, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
The teenager sat down watching his friends
enjoy fellowship with God. They had played together, now it was time to pray. He couldn't join them because he was 'of the other faith.' As they sang, danced and worshipped, the teacher quietly asked: Do you enjoy God like this in your faith?' 'No', he said. That was all. Early the next morning, he came banging the door, ready to receive Christ. "I want to enjoy God like my friends" was his firm stand. It is amazing how 'so little' can bring someone to Christ. As my friend narrated this, I couldn't help agreeing with the Scripture; indeed, all we need to do is to put in the sickle for the harvest is ripe (v. 13).
All the happenings of this age point to the fact that we're in the last days, in fact, we are in the last days of the last days. The return of our Master is very near. What are you personally doing about those who have not received Him? Are you concerned that there are "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision"? (v.14). The only reason we're alive as Christians is to bear witness to Christ. Our secular engagements are only 'platforms' to do this; our different placements in life are only part time so we can fulfil the full-time work of bearing witness for Christ. Are you so engrossed in the part time work while leaving the full-time work?
Action: Witness to someone today.