THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: SUNDAY 20, 2017 (TRINITY 10)
TOPIC: CHOOSE ETERNAL LIFE!
READ: MATTHEW 25: 31-46
MESSAGE:
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, the sheep will be separated from the goats, the righteous from the unrighteous (v. 32). Other terms used for the same separation include the separation of the saints from the sinners, or the wheat from the tares (see Matt. 13: 30; Rev. 22: 14-15). From v. 46, we see that the righteous will be rewarded with eternal life, while the unrighteous will face the grim reality of eternal punishment! From vs. 40 & 45, we understand that a person is regarded as ''righteous'' or ''unrighteous'' based on what he did or failed to do while alive. Indeed, John 3: 36 declares: ''whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him''.
While we cannot choose where to be born on earth, we have the opportunity now to choose where to spend eternity. We also have opportunities daily to show acts of kindness to the “brothers and sisters” of the Son of Man as we interact with them in every area of life, including those in need (vs. 35-36). Choose eternal life today!
Prayer:
O! When the saints, go marching in
When the saints go marching in
Lord I want to be in their number
When the saints go marching in
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