“Save your Nation”
Tuesday, April 16, 2024Key Verse
“If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.” Jeremiah 18:8
Text — Jeremiah 18:6-8
Message
It is the sum total of the actions of everybody in a nation that shows whether the nation is righteous or not. For example, many children of Israel died and the whole nation defeated because of the misconduct of only one person called Achan (Joshua 7:25). On the other hand, the righteous action of Phinehas turned away God’s punishment from all the children of Israel. (Numbers 25:8-11). God is calling every nation, that is, every person within that nation, to turn away from evil.
It is the individual’s repentance and righteousness that can save a whole nation from trouble and suffering. Those who are quick to blame the trouble of their nation on others while they continue in their wickedness are not doing their nation any good. Your righteousness will challenge others to seek to be godly. Do everything you can to turn others to righteousness. This is only possible when you repent from your bad doings, prayerfully preach the love of Jesus to others around you and lead them to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Further Reading
Luke 13:2-5
Prayer for today
Lord, by Your grace I will live a godly life and help others to love You so that our country can be saved from judgment.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
