Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today as follows: i. 😀💝🌺🎁🌹🎀 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026. "SOLVING THE BIGGEST MARRIAGE PROBLEM" ‘…What…God hath joined together…’ Matthew 19:6 KJV THE BIGGEST problem in marriage is selfishness. When you’ve spent your life doing things your own way, it’s hard to give up that right and defer to another person. Some days you will do it well, other days poorly, and other days not at all. Paul Tripp writes, ‘When we live for the kingdom of self, our decisions, thoughts, plans, actions and words are directed by personal desire, [and] we seek to surround ourselves with people who will serve our kingdom purposes.’ The trouble is, as Lynn Roush points out: ‘A marriage of two people serving their own kingdoms will eventually end in bloody battle. But when both people submit to God’s kingdom where Christ reigns and where joy and life are found, marriage becomes an “opportunity to exit the small space of the kingdom of self and begin to enjoy the beauty and benefits of the kingdom of God”… Our greatest marital problem is ourselves. We will always rise to our own defence, and be tempted to blame others while believing the best about ourselves. Not surprisingly, God uses marriage to reveal the sin of self-righteousness. A marriage can be transformed when just one person sees this sin and humbly confesses ways they have damaged the relationship.’ It’s only when two people give up their own kingdom and join together as one in living out the principles of God’s kingdom that peace, harmony, love and joy can be found. You say, ‘I didn’t know marriage would be so hard.’ God designed it that way for the purpose of aligning both your hearts with His kingdom - and rescuing you from your own. Bible In A Year: Job 1-4, Luke 16:1-18, Pro 7:24-25. Courtesy: Grace So Amazing Foundation 🌹🎀 *To partner with us, kindly refer to page 9 of the hard copy edition or simply send us a WhatsApp message/call on +2348128000068*🌹🌷🎀💝. ii. BECAUSE YOU SAY SO "Simon answered: 'Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets." - Luke 5:5 One of the greatest principles of the entire universe is obedience to the Word of God. Everything that was created, exists by the Word of God. When the earth was still formless, empty and dark, God said: 'Let there be light' and there was light. On God's Word the water was separated from the land. The sun, moon and stars, the seasons and the years were created. On His Word the law of sowing & reaping came about and the living creatures came into being. Then God said: 'Let Us make man' (Genesis 1:26). The Word of the Living God We think everything is normal and obvious. However, we should not forget that everything was created by the Word of the living God, the Creator of heaven and earth. He is the center of everything - not a person, system, king or government. Kings and presidents come and go according to God's Word. It is so special that Peter, a simple fisherman who let down his nets, said: 'because You say so' or 'at Your word.' 'At Your word' is used like a password by God's servants throughout the Bible. When God told Noah to build an ark, he obeyed the Word of the Lord and did not get disappointed (Genesis 6). God spoke to Abraham, he obeyed the Word and left his country without even knowing where he would go (Genesis 12). Moses stood before the Red Sea with the people of Israel. They could not go any further. However, God said: 'Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water' (Exodus 14:16). Moses obeyed God's Word. Obedience to God's Word is the principle of God nobody should ignore. https://www.theblessingdevotional.com 2. Morning Prayer for today: i. Morning Prayer Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, [and] into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, [and] bless his name. ⏤ Psalm 100:4 True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that - it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth. ⏤ Charles Spurgeon We come into Your presence, O God, this morning, with a song. We do not praise You as we ought or as You deserve. We come to You with our requests, our supplications, our pleadings—and then when our prayers are answered, we too often fail to thank You for the blessings we receive. We take Your gifts from the unseen hand and do not think of the Giver, from whom all our favors come. We get discouraged too easily when shadows creep over us or when fragments of cloud come into our sky, and our hearts fill with fear. We confess all this little faith and all this ingratitude, and we ask You for the grace of thankfulness, that we may suitably remember Your love. Having eyes, may we see Your love in all the manifold blessings that come to us in so many forms and ways. Teach all of us how to sing praise to You. There are always countless reasons for praise. In the darkest day, there is far more light than darkness. Our troubles are always infinitesimally small in comparison with our mercies and blessings. Give us eyes to see the bright things, and hearts to number our comforts. Teach us not to mind the cares and worries but to sing through them all. Teach us to rejoice always, even though we are suffering or enduring discomfort. We thank You for all the mercies we now enjoy. We thank You for the good things of Your providence, and the better things of Your grace—for home and friends, and health and books, and schools and churches, and all Your favors. Give us the spirit of praise. Help us to make this a day of rejoicing in Jesus Christ our Lord. And may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be on us forever. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/66/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.