MFM Daily Devotional 19 January 2025

TOPIC: The Man Called Uriah (II)

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Gen 39:1-41:16; Matthew 12:46-13:23; Ps 17:1-15; Pr 3:33-35

FIRE SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 11:6-19

MEMORY VERSE
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Proverbs 20:28

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: Integrity is the foundation upon which all other values are built. Loyalty is the cement that holds them together.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: God will give you the handsome rewards He has in store for his honest and

MFM Daily Devotional 19 January 2025 Message

Beloved, we will continue our discourse on Uriah today. It is quite interesting how some seemingly insignificant characters in the Bible can shine through and loom large through commendable characters or heroic deeds. Uriah falls into this category.

Uriah was a dedicated and patriotic soldier who forsook all to be on the battlefield. King David, on the other hand, lost compassion and consideration for others. He was at home enjoying the pleasure of sin at a time when kings like him were at war.

What a wrong time to do the wrong thing! Uriah was more thoughtful than the king, who was revered and honoured above all. God was angry with David. To him, it was a hidden sin before man, but not before God who saw it all. No wonder, God sent Nathan the prophet to him in 2 Samuel 12, and the divine verdict was delivered to David. The consequences of his sin went down to his children.

READ MFM Daily Devotional 18 Jan 2025 – The Man Called Uriah

Looking at Uriah, demonstrated some unique character traits that many men would not do for the sake of the fear of the king. Yes, he feared and honoured the king, but above all, he honoured the Lord God of Israel and remained loyal till death. Uriah did not have a favourable ending but he stood for a just cause.

He paid with his life for refusing to yield to what is wrong. He was a man who would do the right thing at the right time and not at the wrong time. He was a disciplined man, not ready for a compromise, even at the instruction of the king. He must have suspected a kind of punishment for his failure to do the wish of the king, but wouldn’t know it would mean death.

Either way, the unflinching loyalty of Uriah is worthy of emulation. He was a man of integrity and stood for righteousness in the face of human condemnation or judgment. He died a silent hero. Though unsung, yet not forgotten! No one wants to die the death of Uriah, but let us learn to stand for what is right despite all odds as he did. It is a mark of loyalty and integrity. God cherishes and rewards men for such acts.

MFM DAILY PRAYER POINTS 19 JANUARY 2025 

MORNING
1. I shall not be a victim but a victor in the name of Jesus.
2. Powers assigned to take what belongs to me and kill me, you shall not prosper, fail and die in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, give me undivided loyalty to Your service in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. O God arise and deliver me from powers that cheat and kill, In the name of Jesus.
5. I shall not suffer unjustly in the name of Jesus.
6. Father, defend my cause and deliver me from killers of potential, in the name of Jesus.
7. Father Lord, help me to remain a man/woman of integrity without compromise, in the name of Jesus.