Good evening, brethren. 1. Evening devotion for today. ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST* (COCIN DEVOTIONAL) *DATE:* WEDNESDAY 13TH MAY, 2026. *SUB-THEME:* RESPONSE TO GRACE. *TOPIC:* TRUTHFULNESS. *TEXT:* EPHESIANS 4:22-25. 22 Regarding your former way of life, you were taught to strip off your old nature, which is being ruined by its deceptive desires, Col 3:9 Heb 12:1 1Pe 2:1 [Col 3:5] [Col 3:8] 23 to be renewed in your mental attitude, [Rom 6:4] [1Pe 2:1] 24 and to clothe yourselves with the new nature, which was created according to God’s image in righteousness and true holiness. Rom 6:4 Col 3:10 1Pe 4:2 [Gen 1:27] [Eph 2:10] 25 Therefore, stripping off falsehood, “let each of us speak the truth to his neighbor,” for we belong to one another. Zec 8:16 [Col 3:9] *TOPIC:* TRUTHFULNESS. *THE MESSAGE:* The life of a born-again child of God shows. He seldom does the things he used to do. He conducts himself differently. His desires and attitudes of believers to put off falsehood and speak the truth have changed for the better. Paul charges believers to put off falsehood and speak the truth to one another. Lying to each other disrupts the unity of the body of Christ. It tears down relationships, destroys trust, and creates conflict within the body of Christ. The body of Christ can only function properly when we tell the truth no matter the situation. Thence shall we know where it hurts-to soothe, broken-to mend, and sick-to heal. Remember, lying is the language of Satan, so avoid it in the body of Christ. Always be truthful in your dealings. *REFLECTION:* Graciously speak the truth always! *PRAYER:* Father, help me to be truthful always, in Jesus' name. Amen. *MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:* TITUS 2:12. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age. *TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:* ESTHER 3-4. ED.ii. Skip to content Dalily Devotional by Elizabeth Haworth Posted onMay 13, 2026 by Editor What Faith ? Christian Applications Store:: Christian devotional App Store; Explore Recommended Christian Books and Devotionals Word of God What an astonishing few years the twelve disciples had as they walked with Christ. Twelve men, chosen of God to walk the path to the cross – with God incarnate. God Who at sundry times and in diverse manners spoke through the prophets. For three and a half years spoke through His own human voice – God spoke through the Man Christ Jesus. Son of God God in His justice cannot look upon sin – for the wages of sin is death. God in His love discovered a way to have those sins forgiven, forever. God is His wisdom sent His only begotten Son that we could have life – His Life. Son of Man God – the invisible God, can not look upon sin and hid His pure face from sinful man. God in the His mercy, sought to manifest Himself fully in the last days, through Christ, God in His grace towards us opened our understanding of Himself, through Jesus. All the fullness of the knowledge of God is only and exclusively – through Christ, All the secret things of God – the mystery of Godliness was summed up in Him, And in the fullness of time God sent His Son, born of a woman to walk this earth. In Christ Jesus All God ‘s works were performed through the Word – the Word Who became flesh. All God’s blessings and healings – flow through faith in the Man, Christ Jesus, for in Him all things were made and by Him all things hold together. All the blessings of God are poured through the cleansing blood of the Saviour.. so that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and on earth—in Him.” Ephesians 1:10 Knowing Jesus What an astonishing few years the twelve disciples had as they walked with Jesus. They thought they knew their Lord as they walked with Him and listened to Him.. yet only hours before his death He had to ask, “have I been with you so long – and yet you have not known Me, Philip?” John 14:9 Revelation of God We are told that no one knows the Son, save the Father. All that the Son was and is and is to be – was locked up in the heart of God, and yet- it was in the heart of the Father to give revelation of His truth.. For without God’s revelation we cannot know Him.. for no one knows the Father except the Son – and the ones to whom the Son will reveal Him. Matthew 11:27 Yet He was despised – rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Faith in Jesus For 3½ years the very revelation of God walked this earth, but He was not accepted. He came unto His own creation and His own people did not receive Him, but as many as did receive Him to them He gave the power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on Him name. Romans 8:14 God has made His position very clear, yet very few truly receive His truth. There is one way and one way alone to come to the Father, and that is through faith – Faith in what? Faith in the Son. Faith in God His own people believed in God – the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Many more believe in a distant creator God, Who rules from the heavens.. but belief in God, faith in God, trust in God…. must be translated into faith in Christ Jesus the Lord. In his own home-town – the little Jewish town of Nazareth, they believed in God, Neighbours travelled to Jerusalem thrice yearly to worship God as the law instructed, Blessing of God Yet they didn’t receive the blessing of God… like the blessing given to the leper… the blessing given to the blind… blessing given to the lame – the blessing given to woman with an issue of blood…”For he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” Mark 6:5 Offended in Christ It was not their unbelief in God. It was not their unbelief in the coming expected Messiah. They believed in God and they believed in the expected Messiah, but they were offended in Him –in Jesus –in God’s revelation of Himself. Access Through Christ For it is only through the faith in the Son of God, Who loves me … that I live : Faith in the Son of Man – Who gave Himself for me…. that I am forgiven : Faith in the Servant King – Who broke the power of sin and death in me – that I have access to the throne room of the Father, and I am permitted to call Him Abba, Father. Romans 8:15 God Incarnate What an astonishing few years the twelve disciples had as they walked with Jesus. Twelve men chosen by God to walk the path to the cross, with God incarnate, yet even after His resurrection some did not believe – some of His own hand-picked apostles doubted Him. In The Faith Do you trust in the Lord, Christ Jesus and in Him alone…? Do you have faith in the Son of God – the Son of Man… God incarnate ? “According to your faith (in the One Revelation of God Himself) be it unto you.” “According to your faith (in the Lord Jesus Christ) let it be to you.” “Be of good cheer, your faith (in the Son of Man) has made you well.” “Go your way; your faith (in the Son of God) has made you whole.” “Great is thy faith (in Me) …Be it unto thee even as thou wilt”. Let us examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith (in Christ alone) Post navigation Previous Post Previous Satan’s Main Scheme Proudly powered by WordPress. 2. Evening prayer for today. EP.i. Evening Prayer I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. ⏤ Psalm 4:8 A quiet heart is content with what God gives. ⏤ Elisabeth Elliot Our waiting eyes are on You, O Lord, this evening. The close of each day adds to our debt of gratitude for Your mercies and favors. We are not worthy of even the least of all Your goodness and loving-kindness, for we have sinned against You. Yet we hope in Your mercy and cast ourselves on Your grace. We thank You for the protection You have given us this day. We have gone out and come in, and You have kept us safe. You have blessed our home life, keeping us from harm, providing for our needs, and giving us strength for duty. You have blessed us in our work, giving us some measure of success and enabling us to continue in our place and do our tasks. We thank You for the grace You have given us to resist temptation, to bear our daily crosses, and to witness for You among others. Great Shepherd of all Your redeemed people, we ask You to take each member of our family into Your special care tonight. We cannot protect ourselves from the dangers of the darkness, so we entrust our lives to Your gracious keeping. May Your holy angels watch over our home. You who never slumber, keep watch over us. We pray for all our friends and neighbors. They have different needs, and we cannot know what each one requires, but You know. Grant each one what will be the truest blessing. Lead them in right paths. Let none of them be eternally lost. Remember Your church and give it spiritual enrichment. And to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be glory forever. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/38/evening #taptapstudio #youdevotion.