Good mor8ning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY. THURSDAY MARCH 12, 2026. "THE BIBLE IS GOD SPEAKING TO YOU (1)" ‘…The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.’ John 6:63 KJV DID YOU know that the longest telegraphic message ever dispatched was in May, 1881? It carried 188,000 words. It was printed in full that day in the Chicago Times. One of the nation’s leading newspapers gave space for four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans. ‘A triumph of publicity’, was the verdict of the nation’s press. All this was done because the Revised Version of the New Testament in English was on sale that day. In New York City, 33,000 copies were sold within 24 hours, setting a new sales record for any book. Why does the Bible remain the world’s most widely read book? For one simple reason: you read every other book - the Bible reads you! You say, ‘But I don’t get a lot out of the Bible when I read it.’ You are not alone; many people say the same thing. But it doesn’t have to be that way. F. B. Meyer, one of history’s great Bible teachers, writes, ‘Read the Bible not as a newspaper, but as a love letter. If a cluster of heavenly fruit hangs within your reach, gather it. If a promise lies upon the page as a blank cheque, cash it. If a prayer is recorded, launch it as a feathered arrow from the bow of your desire.’ Why do we keep going back to the Bible? Because in a world where trust is in short supply, ‘…Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave…’ (1 Kings 8:56 NIV). Bible In A Year: Job 5-7, Luke 16:19-31, Pro 7:26-27. 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. THE CHALLENGE OF WORLD EVANGELISM "When I say to a wicked person: 'You will surely die' and you do not warn them… that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood." - Ezekiel 3:18 God loved man when he created the world. In John 3:16, Jesus says: 'For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.' God gave His Son for the mankind. God wants us, the Church, to have the same vision. A different vision Many Christians, also spiritual leaders, have a local vision. They do not look further than the boundaries of their community. Some have a larger vision and are interested in their city. However, that is too limited. Others go a step further and go beyond the boundaries of their city and envisioning a future of the province or state. However, this is also very local. Then there are Christians who have a vision for their nation. They dare to organize activities to spread the gospel in their country. Praise the Lord for such people and leaders! Some go even further and have a vision for their continent and organize campaigns in many countries. A vision for the world However, there are only a few church leaders who have a world vision, who see the world as God sees it: 'The field is the world' (Matthew 13:38). They want to go into all the world. You belong to this group of people with a global view if you support the vision of the Johan Maasbach World Mission. Many people do not understand that there are hundreds of millions of people in the world who have never heard the great gospel yet. These people are also entitled to hear the message. Should we only think of ourselves? Would God be more interested in us than in those millions who are still unreached? It is my prayer that God will give you a vision for the world through His Holy Spirit. https://www.theblessingdevotional.com 2. Morning Prayer for today. i. Morning Prayer Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. ⏤ Psalm 119:105 The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is to pray. ⏤ S.D. Gordon Our Father in Heaven, we, Your earthly children, worship You. We thank You for Your word, which we can read at the opening of the day, taking it as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. May it be to us indeed a light this day, shining for us and showing us the way of holiness. We always need a divine lamp, for the earth is dark. Sin has made it perilous to travel on these treacherous ways without a lamp. No human friend can guide us infallibly. We cannot guide ourselves. We would never find the way home were it not for the light of truth which You have given, which makes every smallest part of the path through this world clear and plain if we will walk in the light. Let us not try to walk in the light of our own understanding, stumbling and falling. We put our hands in Yours this morning, and we would be led by You all day. We do not know where our paths will take us. It may be that darkness lies before us, or hard and rough ways, or that we must enter some Gethsemane. Lead us, O Jesus, where You will, and give us grace to follow submissively. We seek Your blessing upon all the work of this day. Show us what You would have us do. May we find the tasks You have in Your plan and purpose for us, and then do them faithfully. Let us never resist Your gracious leading. Enable us always to do Your will, as it is done in Heaven. Bless us . . . In our home life, In our friendships, In our social life, In our play and work, In our praying and serving, In our toil and struggle, In our joy and sorrow. We ask all in the name of Jesus our Savior. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/67/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion. Good evening, brethren. 1. Evening devotion for today. i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST* (COCIN DEVOTIONAL) *DATE:* WEDNESDAY, 11TH MARCH, 2026. *SUB-THEME:* THE GRACE OF GOD IN DIFFICULT TIMES. *TOPIC:* REJECTION. *TEXT:* GENESIS 37:18-28. 18 Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. [Mat 21:38] [Mar 12:7] [Luk 20:14] 19 “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. 20 “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!” 21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said. Gen 42:22 22 “Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father. 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing— 24 and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it. 25 And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. [Jer 8:22] 26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed. 28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt. Psa 105:17 Act 7:9 [Gen 39:1] [Gen 45:4] *TOPIC:* REJECTION. *THE MESSAGE:* Rejection occurs when someone or a group is dismissed, refused, or turned down by someone. Rejection can lead to feelings of sadness, low self-esteem, and depression. Joseph was rejected and sold into slavery by his brothers. His brothers' jealousy and resentment of their father's favouritism towards him made them abandon him to strangers. Imagine the emotional pain of Joseph, separated from his loved ones and forced to adapt to a new and challenging environment. Despite all these, Joseph remained resolute in his faith and extended grace to his brothers (Gen. 50:20). This story teaches redemption, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Can you see God in your situation today? Fall back on this story and learn, my brothers and sisters. God is faithful. *REFLECTION:* God's presence and care are always guaranteed. *PRAYER:* Oh, God, thank You for not rejecting me. Amen. *MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:* ROMANS 8:28. And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. *TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:* JUDGES 9-12. ii. Skip to content Dalily Devotional by Elizabeth Haworth Posted onMarch 11, 2026 by Editor Bread of Life Christian Applications Store:: Christian devotional App Store; Explore Recommended Christian Books and Devotionals Jesus said, ” I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. John 6:51 Jesus said, “I am come that they might have life.. John 10:10 Jesus said, “Abide in ME.. John 15:4 Jesus said, “Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while..” Food for the Human Heart No bread that is grown on earth will furnish food for the human heart. No nourishment for the body can suffice the deep need of the believer’s soul. Jesus alone can satisfy the longings and desires of the hungry man, for He is the Bread of LIFE. Worldly strivings and fleshly ambitions may briefly sustain an earthly body, while the inner man dies of hunger, for lack of spiritual food that is eternal. The Bread from Heaven The Manna that fed the Israelites was food for bodies – not for the spirit. The Bread that truly came down from heaven – satisfies man’s deepest need. Spiritual bread is no bland wafer or tasteless slice of food. It tastes of mercy and forgiveness, grace and divine love. It is the living God that satisfies the gaping emptiness of the hungry soul. “I Am that Bread of Life” said Jesus, “come to Me and you will never hunger.” How is Christ the Bread of Life? What in the soul corresponds to the desperate cravings of a starving man? Man’s Desperate Cravings The deepest and most intense craving of the stained sinner is FORGIVENESS. The world has no power to still the troubled conscience of the scarlet sinner, but the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world bore our sins: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18. He alone forgives our sins – He forgave ALL our sins at Calvary’s Cross, and day by day he continues to forgive and forgive and forgive… If as a blood-bought believer we confess our sin.. in thought, word, deed and motive.. in what we have done and what we have left undone – He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1John 1:9 Man’s Deep Need Another deep craving of the believer is HOLINESS. There is no art or make-up that can restore the human soul to moral beauty. No restoration can restore to original nobleness, a soul ravaged by the fires of life: there is none righteous, no, not one. Rom.3:8 – yet through His Spirit, Christ satisfies the hungry heart that aches for holiness. He fragments the proud “Self” – so as to pour in the healing oil of gladness. He empties the resident “Ego”- and fills up the aching void with Himself. He melts the arrogant “Me” – and gently warms the soul with His Beloved Son. He builds up anew with holiness and beauty the loveliness that sin destroyed. Man’s Need of Acceptance Satan has robbed many believers of their full ASSURANCE of eternal salvation, and many crave for reassurance of spiritual life here and eternal life to come. Many seek through good works and spiritual activity to confirm their acceptance.. but Jesus is the Life and the Way and the Truth and He alone can suffice. Jesus has given those who believe Life – and Life more abundantly. He has gone before to open a door – to prepare a home. How to Know Christ Are you longing after God – desirous of His presence? Do you seek to be filled with His Spirit and overwhelmed by His Love? Do you yearn for forgiveness and holiness and assurance? Do you call out with Paul “That I may know Christ – that I may know Him? Hungering and Thirsting Then be reassured Christian – for this is the sign of a healthy spiritual state. He who hungers and thirsts after righteousness will be filled – and that’s a promise. Hungering for more of the Bread of Life is a most blessed thing. Thirsting for the Water of Life is a favoured state, and both will be satisfied. Those who seek Me shall find me when you seek Me with all your heart. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. Remember! Time is short : Jesus is coming again soon. Take time with Him : Embrace the moment. Delight in your lonely solitude : That I may know Him : Take time with Him : Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while.. Remember! JESUS is all you need: I Am the bread of life I Am the living bread I Am the light of the world I Am the door of the sheepfold I Am the good shepherd I Am the resurrection, and the life I Am the way, the truth, and the life I Am the vine and ye are the branches I Am Alpha and Omega, I Am the beginning and the end I Am the first and the last. I Am the root and the offspring of David, I Am the bright and morning star REST IN ME : ABIDE IN ME : FEED ON ME Post navigation Previous Post Previous Best Friends Proudly powered by WordPress. 2. Evening Prayer for today. i. Evening Prayer To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. ⏤ Psalm 46:1 Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work. ⏤ A.B. Simpson We thank You, our Father, for the privilege of trusting You and abiding in Your love. We thank You that in this great world of peril, You are accessible everywhere, that wherever we are, we can find You—and, finding You, be safe. You are a very present help in times of trouble. You are our refuge and our rock, our high tower, our deliverer, and our shield. We are glad that we are Your redeemed children and that You care for us with infinite tenderness. We rejoice in the privilege of having You as our hearts' home. We are Yours, O God, for You have made and redeemed us. We confess ourselves Yours and would consecrate ourselves to You. We have tried to serve You today and to be faithful to You. Where we have failed, may You forgive us. We bring the broken things of our obedience and service now to Your feet—we have nothing but broken things to bring. Accept them in Jesus' precious name, and use them in Your service. We have many interests that are dear to our hearts, on which we would ask Your blessing at the close of the day. Bless our common tasks. It is not easy. Much of it is wearisome—the same rounds day after day. May the very routine do us good, teaching us to be patient and diligent, prompt and energetic, earnest and faithful. May these tasks all be part of the Father's business, and may we do all of them in the name of Jesus, and thus find joy and delight in them. We pray also for all our spiritual interests, the things that concern our souls. Let nothing harm us. May all things work together for good to us. Receive us now to rest in Your care, we ask in Jesus' precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/66/evening #taptapstudio #youdevotion.