Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. word for today With God’s help, you’ll succeed 2 July 2026 ‘‘My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.’’ Psalm 73:26 NKJV Some of the world’s greatest achievers went through life with physical disabilities and overcame incredible adversities. Sir Walter Scott was disabled. John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim’s Progress, was imprisoned. George Washington, America’s first president, almost froze and starved to death in the snows of Valley Forge. Abraham Lincoln played a critical part in ending the scourge of slavery in America, yet he was raised in abject poverty and died prematurely from an assassin’s bullet. British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli was subject to bitter religious prejudice. Franklin D. Roosevelt was struck down with infantile paralysis. Ludwig van Beethoven became deaf. Glen Cunningham, an Olympic runner holding many world records, had his legs badly burned in a school fire. Booker T. Washington, Harriet Tubman, Marian Anderson, and George Washington Carver were born into a society filled with racial discrimination. Enrico Caruso was from a large, poor Italian family where only a few children survived past infancy. Itzhak Perlman, concert violinist, lost the function of his legs at age four. In the eyes of his father and family, biblical David wasn’t considered worthy to be Israel’s next king in the place of Saul. Moralists and legalists would surely have disqualified him because of his violation of Bathsheba. Yet God referred to him as ‘a man after my own heart’ (Acts 13:22 NIV). And here’s what David said about God: ‘My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever…I have put my trust in the Lord God’ (vv. 26, 28 NKJV). The word for today is: with God’s help, you’ll succeed. 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LOVE YOUR ENEMIES "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." - Matthew 22:37-40 Do we understand this correctly? The whole law depends on the commandment to love God and at the same time love our neighbor as we love ourselves. When David was betrayed, not by an enemy, but by his best friend - read Psalm 55 - this deeply wounded his heart. Maybe this has also happened to you. Someone whom you thought loved you, someone you trusted and loved, turned against you. You feel betrayed, you are deeply hurt and your heart aches because of this. That is what happened to David: 'My heart is overwhelmed.' Maybe you have been abandoned by your husband or wife. You cannot get rid of the pain of what was done to you. You loved one another, you trusted each other and now everything is broken. Your self-esteem is shattered, and you do not know how to move on. You might have secretly prayed: 'Lord, punish him or her.' If something happens to him or her, you might think: 'Well, what comes around, goes around.' However, God says in Proverbs 24:17-18: 'Do not gloat when your enemy falls, when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn His wrath away from them.' Jesus says in John 15:17: 'This is My command: love each other.' This is a commandment. Jesus commanding you to love and forgive each other does not mean that He approves what the other person has wrongly done. When Jesus lives in you, you are able to forgive and love the persons who hurt you. https://www.theblessingdevotional.com 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ⏤ 2 Corinthians 12:9 Our strength is not in our circumstances, but in His all-sufficient grace. ⏤ Charles Spurgeon O God, You have kept us safe through the night and brought us to this new morning—seal Your mercy to us with new gifts of grace. We thank You for the rest of the past night and for the blessings that await us today. We are grateful for the provisions You’ve made for our bodies and for the hopes we have as we begin this day. Give us truly thankful hearts, and may we never grieve You by coldness, unfaithfulness, ingratitude, unbelief, or lack of love. We ask that You prepare us by Your Spirit for all the duties and challenges of this day. We don’t know what this day will bring, nor do we need to. We’d rather leave it all in Your hands, trusting that You will lead us and prepare the way for us. We trust You to take us on the path You’ve chosen for us, rather than trying to choose our own way. Your wisdom is perfect, and we are often foolish and blind. We dare not choose for ourselves. This day may bring shadows or hardship, but we won’t be afraid. Our path through the gloom will lead to joy and peace. So, we will press on in patient self-denial, accepting the challenges, and not shrinking from any losses. Our blessing lies beyond the hour of trial—our crown lies beyond the cross. Let us not falter in any difficulty. Help us not to be overcome by the world today. Keep our eyes fixed on our heavenly home, and help us press on toward the glory that awaits us there with You. Hear our prayers, O God, and grant us Your blessing and grace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/88/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.