Good evening, brethren.
1. Evening devotion for today.

ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST*
(COCIN DEVOTIONAL)

*DATE:*
SUNDAY 21ST JUNE, 2026.

*SUB-THEME:*
EXAMPLES OF GOD'S AMAZING GRACE.

*TOPIC:*
ISAAC.

*TEXT:*
GENESIS 26:12-25.
12. Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him.
13. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
14. He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
15. So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth.
16. Then Abimelek said to Isaac, “Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.”
17. So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar, where he settled.
18. Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them.
19. Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there.
20. But the herders of Gerar quarreled with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they disputed with him.
21. Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
22. He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, “Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land.”
23. From there he went up to Beersheba.
24. That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
25. Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.

*TOPIC:*
ISAAC.

*THE MESSAGE:*
Isaac enjoyed God's Grace to the extent that he reaped a hundred fold even when the land experienced famine. Whatever he touched prospered, and he became very wealthy. This made the Philistines jealous, and they blocked his wells and wanted to get rid of him. Isaac did not wage war with them, but instead reopened the wells dug by his father, which the Philistines had blocked after Abraham's death. Three times he dug new wells and God blessed his efforts. God's gracious hand was on Isaac. Are you facing intense hatred and jealousy from those around you? Do not give in to their entrapment, but maintain a godly posture, trusting in God's faithfulness to keep His promises. He will make you grow from Grace to Grace to their amazement.

*REFLECTION:*
God keeps His promises.

*PRAYER:*
Lord, bless the works of my hand. Amen.

*MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:*
JOHN 1:16.
"From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another."

*TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:*
PSALM 107-108.

ED.ii. Raise the bar
Monday 22nd June 2026

'Jonathan...son of David's brother, killed him.' 2 Samuel 21:21 NIV

After David killed Goliath, four other men, including his nephew Jonathan, killed giants who rose up against the Israelites. 'In still another battle...there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot... When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David's brother, killed him' (2 Samuel 21:20-21 NIV). David had raised the bar. Witnessing the defeat of what others had deemed impossible gave them the strength to overcome their own giants.

Until 1954, no one had run a mile in under four minutes - most assumed it was virtually impossible. But on 6th May 1954, at an Oxford University track meet, Roger Bannister completed the distance in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. He had slain the giant. Two months later, Australian John Landy broke Bannister's record, proving that the four-minute mile was as much a psychological as a physical barrier. In the first half of the twentieth century, many attempted to climb Mount Everest and failed. It was the unconquerable giant for mountain climbers. On 29th May 1953, Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit. Since then, over a thousand climbers, ranging from age sixteen to sixty, have completed the expedition. David, Bannister and Hillary all conquered giants of their day and inspired others to match and excel in their feats.

You do yourself and others a disservice when you run from your giant. You need to stop being afraid to tackle hard tasks and remind yourself, 'If God did it before, he can do it again, and if he did it for others, he can do it for me.'

Evening prayer for today.

EP.i. Raise the bar
Monday 22nd June 2026

'Jonathan...son of David's brother, killed him.' 2 Samuel 21:21 NIV

After David killed Goliath, four other men, including his nephew Jonathan, killed giants who rose up against the Israelites. 'In still another battle...there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot... When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David's brother, killed him' (2 Samuel 21:20-21 NIV). David had raised the bar. Witnessing the defeat of what others had deemed impossible gave them the strength to overcome their own giants.

Until 1954, no one had run a mile in under four minutes - most assumed it was virtually impossible. But on 6th May 1954, at an Oxford University track meet, Roger Bannister completed the distance in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. He had slain the giant. Two months later, Australian John Landy broke Bannister's record, proving that the four-minute mile was as much a psychological as a physical barrier. In the first half of the twentieth century, many attempted to climb Mount Everest and failed. It was the unconquerable giant for mountain climbers. On 29th May 1953, Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit. Since then, over a thousand climbers, ranging from age sixteen to sixty, have completed the expedition. David, Bannister and Hillary all conquered giants of their day and inspired others to match and excel in their feats.

You do yourself and others a disservice when you run from your giant. You need to stop being afraid to tackle hard tasks and remind yourself, 'If God did it before, he can do it again, and if he did it for others, he can do it for me.'