MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022
TEXT: Isaiah
3:16-26
16. The
Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched
necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling
with their feet;
17. the
Lord will afflict with scabs the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord
will lay bare their secret parts.
18. In
the day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and
the crescents;
19. the
pendants, the bracelets, and the scarfs;
20. the
headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets;
21. the
signet rings and nose ring;
22. the
festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;
23. the
garments of gauze, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.
24.
Instead of perfume there will be a stench; and instead of a sash, a rope; and
instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a binding of
sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
25.
Your men shall fall by the sword and your warriors in battle.
26. And
her gates shall lament and mourn; ravaged, she shall sit upon the ground.
(New
Revised Standard Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC: BE
A SOURCE OF BLESSING TO OTHERS
Ajuchi is concerned about
the rate of employment in her country, and particularly in her community. So she
goes out to scout for jobs for her people to be gainfully employed.
Here, Isaiah informs us that
the daughters of Zion preferred to flaunt God’s gifts and use them to please
themselves rather than God. There are so many people in the Church today who
are well blessed but instead of using their possessions to help others,
particularly the less-privileged, they rather display their affluence in order
to earn the praise of men rather than God’s.
Where the likes of Ajuchi in
the Church today? How many people have you assisted?
QUESTION:
Does your lifestyle encourage others around you?
PRAYER: Lord,
by Your grace and power, help me to be a source of blessing to others, Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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