THE LIVING WATER (January-December, 2023)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
DATE: Sunday, August 20, 2023
TOPIC: THE LAW OF NEMESIS
MEMORISE
Now it happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?' So he answered, "What peace, as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are so many?" (2 Kings 9:22).
READ:
2 Kings 9:17-26
[17]. Now a watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a company of men.” And Joram said, “Get a horseman and send him to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’”
[18]. So the horseman went to meet him, and said, “Thus says the king: ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu said, “What have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me.” So the watchman reported, saying, “The messenger went to them, but is not coming back.”
[19]. Then he sent out a second horseman who came to them, and said, “Thus says the king: ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu answered, “What have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me.”
[20]. So the watchman reported, saying, “He went up to them and is not coming back; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously!”
[21]. Then Joram said, “Make ready.” And his chariot was made ready. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot; and they went out to meet Jehu, and met him on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.
[22]. Now it happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” So he answered, “What peace, as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are so many?”
[23]. Then Joram turned around and fled, and said to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”
[24]. Now Jehu drew his bow with full strength and shot Jehoram between his arms; and the arrow came out at his heart, and he sank down in his chariot.
[25]. Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, “Pick him up, and throw him into the tract of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when you and I were riding together behind Ahab his father, that the Lord laid this burden upon him:
[26]. ‘Surely I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will repay you in this plot,’ says the Lord. Now therefore, take and throw him on the plot of ground, according to the word of the Lord.”
EXPOSITION
God is the righteous Judge. Oftentimes, when God acts, one marvels. He is the beginning and the end. When people commit atrocities, they think that God is either not ready, or doesn't have power to deal with them; so, they have their field day. They feel elated thinking that they are the most eligible, cleverest-clever but not clean; smart but not sincere. It is either they are ignorant of, or are trying to draw under carpet, the reality of nemesis-punishment that is deserved, especially when it results in somebody's downfall"; or "a person or force that inflicts punishment or revenge" (Microsoft Encarta). When the repercussions come, people tend to ask why God would deal with them in such ways.
God has spoken about Ahab's family, that dog would lick their blood at the very ground they shed Naboth's blood, the owner of the vineyard, which Ahab and Jezebel forcefully and unlawfully occupied. Ahab's 70 sons were wasted in just a day. Then came Joram, Ahab's son, as king after him. He too didn't escape the curse (vv. 22-24). The law of nemesis caught up with him (vv. 25,26). Therefore, imbibe godly manners. Any evil you do will surely boomerang, because God is the righteous Judge. The repercussions can even affect your generations to come. Be warned!
SUGGESTED HYMN FOR TODAY:
CAC GHB 223
1. O what else should Jesus do
Other than to die for thee?
He hath shed His blood for thee
Unto thee to reconcile
Why should ye deny Jesus?
Why should ye want to perish?
He draws thee nigh with His blood,
Will it be in vain for thee?
2. Sinners turn, why will ye die?
God resolv'd it so to be,
And He will make thee to live
All people will He receive
If He desires thy death,
Will He then call thee to live?
Listen to His voice which says,
Sinners, why should ye perish?
3. Sinners turn, why will ye die?
The Lord is nigh unto thee
Behold thy Saviour standing
Stretch the hand of peace to thee
Wilt thou not come unto me?
Giver of life now calls thee
Ne'er think that I love thee not
Sinners, why should ye perish?
4. Wilt thou still be doubtful of
The love of thy God today?
Wilt thou be unbeliever
To His promise and His word
See thy Saviour who suffered
In faith to His affliction,
Hark the calling of His blood
Saying, why should ye perish?
Amen.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord Jesus, don't let me embark on evil acts that can destroy me and my family/lineage, or invoke Your wrath on us.
2. Lord Jesus, cleanse and sanctify me from all generational and territorial curses.
3. Lord, cause all corrupt/wicked leaders at all levels to learn from history, even the nemesis that have caught up with such leaders in the past.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY:
Isaiah 55:1-60:9
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Remain blessed
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