Good evening, brethren.
1. Evening devotion for today.
ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST*
(COCIN DEVOTIONAL)
*DATE:*
THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026.
*SUB-THEME:*
THE CONSEQUENCES OF REJECTING GOD'S GRACE
*TOPIC:*
REBELLION (II).
*TEXT:*
2 SAMUEL 15:7-15.
7. At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord.
8. While your servant was living at Geshur in Aram, I made this vow: ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.
9. The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron.
10. Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’ ”
11. Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter.
12. While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.
13. A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”
14. Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.”
15. The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”
*TOPIC:*
REBELLION (II).
*THE MESSAGE:*
Today's text shows how Absalom rebelled and plotted to overthrow his father, King David. He cunningly presented himself as a just leader and stole the hearts of Israel (v. 4-6). In conspiracy, he gathered a significant number of supporters to himself. He invited them to Hebron on the pretex of fulfilling a vow, but actually to be crowned king in place of his father. What a rebellion! It is despicable for one to plan a coup against their father. Indeed, the heart of man is desperately wicked. Self-centeredness has dominated the thoughts of many; such people rarely seek the welfare of others. Thus, our society is characterised by power tussles, rebellion, and killings. Alas, some children kill their parents to inherit their wealth or for money rituals. What a pity! Do not engage in any act of rebellion.
*REFLECTION:*
Rebellion is synonymous with witchcraft.
*PRAYER:*
Lord, deliver me from the sin of rebellion, in Jesus' name. Amen.
*MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:*
HEBREWS 10:29.
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the5 covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
*TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:*
ISAIAH 9-12.
ED.ii. The Devotionals are for Youth, Children & Adults:
[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS)
THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026```
*HAVE FAITH IN GOD* 🫵🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽
```TEXT:JOHN 14:1-4```
```KEY VERSE:``` _*"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me" (JOHN 14:1).*_
*The song, _"Have Faith in God",_ was written by Baylus Benjamin McKinney, (1886 - 1952). It was composed in 1934 during a revival meeting at the First Baptist Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma at a time that the United States was going through the _Great Depression._ McKinney was deeply moved by the people's struggles and sufferings and felt a strong desire to offer them a message of hope and encouragement through the song. He wrote:*
_*"Have faith in God when your pathway is lonely,*_
_*He sees and knows all the way you have trod;*_
_*Never alone are the least of His children;*_
_*Have faith in God, have faith in God."*_
_*"Have faith in God, He's on His throne;*_
_*Have faith in God, He watches o'er His own;*_
_*He cannot fail, He must prevail;*_
_*Have faith in God, have faith in God."*_
*The ministry of Jesus was nearing its end and in the preceding chapter, the Lord had indicated He was going to leave the disciples. The news of His departure must have jolted them and they must have felt unhappy. Jesus was reassuring them of His continuous presence even when they might not see Him any more physically. He wanted them to believe in God and trust Him at all times. He assured them of His return after going away to prepare a heavenly and eternal home for them.*
*Believers must heed the words of Jesus and be intentional in developing their faith in God and in His word. Economic hardship and political pressures are changing the situation, forcing the children of God to go through tougher times than ever before. Public ridicule of religion is taking its toll on many believers, causing their love to grow cold. Believers must never lose hope in the word of God and His plans for the end times. We must have confidence in the promises of the Lord Jesus to go and prepare a place of abode for faithful saints.*
*It takes faith in God to enjoy the blessings He has prepared for His children. We have nothing to lose by putting our confidence in the Lord and we have much more still to gain when we look with hope to His coming again to take us home. In these difficult times, it is more compelling to have faith in God.*
✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*Every believer in Christ holds a double assurance policy - for this life and hereafter.*_
```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *GENESIS 48-50*
Have Faith In God
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[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY```
_*HIGHER EVERYDY: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_
✍🏽🏻 🏽🛰
```THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026```
*REJOICE IN YOUR YOUTH* 🫵🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽
```TEXT:ECCLESIASTES 11:7-10```
``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment" ECCLESIASTES 11:9).*_
*An American poet, Carl Sandburg, wrote, "Time is the coin of your life... Only you can determine how it will be spent." The period of youthful life is a pleasant time, comparable to the delight you feel when you see the day begin with a bright sun, or when light comes up.*
*How you spend your youthful life matters a lot because just as the sun will not always be there, this beautiful moment will also pass. As daylight gives way to darkness, so will youthful time give way to old age. You must always remember this and not give yourself to just any desire of your heart, what appeals to your sight or immoral actions, and activities that are based on lack of self-restraint.*
*All those who spend their youthful days irresponsibly, thinking that they are enjoying themselves, will suffer the consequence in their old age. Besides, "know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment." The only way to escape these fearful outcomes is to repent and "put away evil" from all you do.*
```QUOTE:``` _*Your youthful life matters.*_
```CHALLENGE:``` _*Spend your youthful life profitably.*_
🏽🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Lord, grant me the wisdom to make good use of my youth.*_
Rejoice In Your Youth
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[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY```
_*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣)*_
🏼🏼🏼🏼🏼
```THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026```
*THE TREASURE HOUSE* 🫵🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽
```PROVERBS 4:20-24```
```Key Verse:``` _*"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23).*_
A gate is an opening used to allow or disallow entry into or out of an enclosed place. Through the gate, good things get in and bad things are prevented from coming in. Dave dashed out of the house to join other members of the family in the car going for a vacation. He forgot to close the gate and the door to the house. Thieves entered their house and stole valuable items before they returned.
Our eyes, ears, mouth, hands are like gates to our heart, which is a treasure house that controls the issues of life. The things we do with them have effect on our heart. We receive grace to overcome when we listen to, read and think on God's word. But such grace gets lost when dirty things get into the heart.
Watching bad contents on phones or TV corrupts. Reading bad books and magazines pollutes the heart. Listening to dirty songs corrupt your mind. *For you to live a life that pleases God, and prepare for the rapture, guard your heart. Keep the "gates" closed so that the treasure in it will remain pure and holy.*
```rayer:``` _*Dear Lord, please help me to always say 'No' to all forms of evil coming into my heart.*_ 🏽
``` Further Reading:``` *Psalm 119:9-11*
The Treasure House
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[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY*
*ⓂANNA*
THURSDAY, 16TH JULY, 2026.
*THE EVER REASSURING TRUTH*
*TEXT:* JOHN 14:1-4.
1.Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know
*Timeless Truth:*_"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee"_ (Hebrews 13:5).
*INTRODUCTION*
The direct recorded words of Jesus Christ in the Bible are very few. Most of them are recorded in the Book of Matthew with repetitions in the synoptic gospels and John. The repetitions are for emphasis and to fill the gaps where other authors might have missed out. The words of great men and women with few words should be taken seriously as they, all things being equal, are void of trivialities. The words of Jesus Christ, though few, will never fall to the ground because they came right from His heart and they all have eternal value and implications. They are unchangeable, unbreakable, perfect and powerful that no wisdom, power or anybody can make them void since the time they were spoken and throughout eternity. Jesus Himself said, *"the scripture cannot be broken"*. In fact, it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than the Word of God be made void. *"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."* (Matthew 24:35). Jesus also said in Matthew 5:18 that *"For verily, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all be fulfilled"*. Believers therefore, should learn to have full trust in the words of Jesus, and by extension, the whole word of God, in any situation we find ourselves.
*1. Antidote for Fear*
a. The disciples were faced with the grim reality that Jesus would soon leave them and go to heaven. It was a reality that was difficult to accept because Jesus was everything to them when He was with them. He was their Teacher, Guide, Mentor, Provider of all their needs and He was also their Companion, Comfort and their purpose for living. In fact, He was their hope as they were anxiously waiting for the time He would rise up and take over the government of Israel, deliver the Jews from the oppression of Rome and reign as the Messiah. All that hope was tumbling right in their presence. More unfortunately, Jesus was their only Friend at all times. So, it should not surprise anybody that their hearts were really troubled. Jesus knew this and gave some few, but firm and faithful words of hope and reassurance. *"Let not your heart be troubled"*. He did not only exhort them, He told them the secret of peace in the midst of turbulence, joy in the midst or threats of sorrow and hope in the midst of hopelessness. What is the secret? So simple for everybody to obey *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*. It is this simple belief in Jesus that brought the greatest miracle that anyone can ever receive which is salvation. If simple faith in Christ can bring the greatest miracle, other needed miracles will be easier through simple and enduring faith in Christ.
b. Many are living with high blood pressure, hypertension, fears, anxiety and various threats as a result of what their senses are telling them. Many think the solution is far away and some think there is no solution to their worries and anxieties. Jesus has the ever unfailing solution. *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*. Faith in Christ is greater than what the senses may be dictating. How do you believe in God you don't know? The disciples of Jesus had given their lives to Christ and as a result they had a revelation knowledge of Christ which made it possible for them to believe the words of Jesus. To believe in God is to believe His words. To believe in Christ is to surrender to Him and experience a life changing power. ? *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*. Perfect trust in the Word of God will never fail and go unfulfilled. When there is faith in Christ, there would be salvation, peace of God, release of the manifestation of the power of God to tackle all problems and challenges. Jesus confidently said, *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*.
*Assignment*
Search out the promises of God that suit your challenges and start to read, regurgitate, repeat and reinforce them with your mouth.
*2. Assurance of the Future*
a. The thought, concern and fear of the future is one of the problems of this age. The person who steals and does many evils directly or indirectly thinks of a secured future as one of his motivations. Anxiety about tomorrow, which nobody is sure of, is one of the most silent killers and promoters of some evils and some deaths in all ages. Jesus knew this when He commanded that believers should not be anxious about tomorrow as to what to eat, drink etc. because Jesus will take care of them all if we believe in Christ's power to provide and lead us to do what will take care of our needs, both present and future. *"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."* We are to live a day at a time. *"Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof"* (Matthew 6:34).
b. Jesus directed their mind to another great secret of peace and joy on earth. That is the thought about the future and eternal abode of every believer. If anyone does not have the hope of heaven, he is the most miserable on earth. It is better he is never born. Jesus gave an eternal assurance to his disciples and by extension to all believers in Christ. *"In my Father's house are many mansions"*. They are many enough to give a mansion to each. *"If it were not so, I would have told you"*. Jesus put His integrity on the line for this promise. *"I go to prepare a place for you"*. The mansion is not left for angels or any other group of people to prepare. The hand that created the Universe, with all its incomparable beauty and mysteries, is the same hand that is building the believers' mansions in heaven. How beautiful heaven must be!
*Question*
Do you have the hope of heaven? If not, why Not?
*3. Ascension of the Faithful*
How would believers be able to access heaven? Through death or how? Jesus Christ has a very certain and sure answer. Heaven is not a matter of probability, but that of certainty. The same with how believers will access heaven. *"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again"*. This is a clear promise of His Second Coming or Second Advent. The word *"again"* shows that the way He came and went back to Heaven at the first Advent in a physical and visible way the same way He would come for the believers in the Second Advent, in this case the Rapture. In this case, only believers in Christ will see Him and be raptured. *"And receive you unto myself"*. This Advent He is talking about here is the version of Second Coming where He comes out of heaven as the host to welcome His special guest, and in this case, His bride to the home which is heaven. This is no doubt speaking strictly about the Rapture of the saints as later revealed in 1 Thessalonian 4:13-17. Believers in Christ will not enter heaven secretly, but will enter heaven triumphantly through the Rapture of the saints. *"That where I am, there ye may be also"*. The whole believers in Christ, who is the Bride of Christ, will be exactly where the bridegroom is. It is a divine marriage where the Bride and the Bridegroom live together and forever without divorce or separation.
*Question*
Are you excited about going to heaven? If Not, why Not?
*Prayer Points*
1.Lord, I praise and worship You because it is enough to put my trust and faith in You who will never fail .
2.Father, help and strengthen my faith to be focused on Christ and His Word with full trust and confidence .
3.Give me more hope of heaven .
4.Direct the heart and the faith of all Your children to faith in Your Word and the hope of heaven .
*HYMN:* When the trump of the Lord shall sound
*BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:*
GENESIS 48-50.
2. Evening Prayer for today.
EP.i. Evening Prayer
A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain. ⏤ Psalm 127:1
As is the business of tailors to make clothes and of cobblers to mend shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray. ⏤ Martin Luther
Our Father, before we lay down to sleep, we thank You for protecting and providing for us, and for all the blessings of this day. We committed ourselves to Your care this morning, and You haven’t forgotten us for even a moment. We thank You for the happiness we’ve shared at home today. Father, bless our family life and make it more tender and supportive. May our home become a holier place to live and grow. May all its influences be pure, uplifting, and enriching. Fill it with Your Holy Spirit, and then it will be like Heaven.
O Son of God, who lived in an earthly home in Nazareth for many years and often visited the home in Bethany, come and dwell in our home, and bless it with Your tender grace. May we sit at Your feet like Mary did, listening to Your word and learning from You. Then, in times of sorrow, You will come to comfort us. We also want to pour out our love to You like the woman who anointed Your feet with perfume. Come, dear Master, and be our constant guest. Stay with us all the time. Help us to make our home a place where You’ll want to dwell—a home of truth, pure feelings, gentle words, and thoughtful affection.
Now, as this day ends and we prepare for rest, we entrust our whole home to Your care. Forgive us all our sins. Accept the work we bring to You—only small pieces of what we intended to do, and stained by sin. Take it as it is and let Your blessing rest on it. Keep us through the night, and prepare us for tomorrow, whether we spend it on earth or in Heaven. We ask all this in Your name, O Lamb of God. Amen.
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1. Evening devotion for today.
ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST*
(COCIN DEVOTIONAL)
*DATE:*
THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026.
*SUB-THEME:*
THE CONSEQUENCES OF REJECTING GOD'S GRACE
*TOPIC:*
REBELLION (II).
*TEXT:*
2 SAMUEL 15:7-15.
7. At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord.
8. While your servant was living at Geshur in Aram, I made this vow: ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.
9. The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron.
10. Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’ ”
11. Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter.
12. While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.
13. A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”
14. Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.”
15. The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”
*TOPIC:*
REBELLION (II).
*THE MESSAGE:*
Today's text shows how Absalom rebelled and plotted to overthrow his father, King David. He cunningly presented himself as a just leader and stole the hearts of Israel (v. 4-6). In conspiracy, he gathered a significant number of supporters to himself. He invited them to Hebron on the pretex of fulfilling a vow, but actually to be crowned king in place of his father. What a rebellion! It is despicable for one to plan a coup against their father. Indeed, the heart of man is desperately wicked. Self-centeredness has dominated the thoughts of many; such people rarely seek the welfare of others. Thus, our society is characterised by power tussles, rebellion, and killings. Alas, some children kill their parents to inherit their wealth or for money rituals. What a pity! Do not engage in any act of rebellion.
*REFLECTION:*
Rebellion is synonymous with witchcraft.
*PRAYER:*
Lord, deliver me from the sin of rebellion, in Jesus' name. Amen.
*MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:*
HEBREWS 10:29.
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the5 covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
*TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:*
ISAIAH 9-12.
ED.ii. The Devotionals are for Youth, Children & Adults:
[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS)
THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026```
*HAVE FAITH IN GOD* 🫵🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽
```TEXT:JOHN 14:1-4```
```KEY VERSE:``` _*"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me" (JOHN 14:1).*_
*The song, _"Have Faith in God",_ was written by Baylus Benjamin McKinney, (1886 - 1952). It was composed in 1934 during a revival meeting at the First Baptist Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma at a time that the United States was going through the _Great Depression._ McKinney was deeply moved by the people's struggles and sufferings and felt a strong desire to offer them a message of hope and encouragement through the song. He wrote:*
_*"Have faith in God when your pathway is lonely,*_
_*He sees and knows all the way you have trod;*_
_*Never alone are the least of His children;*_
_*Have faith in God, have faith in God."*_
_*"Have faith in God, He's on His throne;*_
_*Have faith in God, He watches o'er His own;*_
_*He cannot fail, He must prevail;*_
_*Have faith in God, have faith in God."*_
*The ministry of Jesus was nearing its end and in the preceding chapter, the Lord had indicated He was going to leave the disciples. The news of His departure must have jolted them and they must have felt unhappy. Jesus was reassuring them of His continuous presence even when they might not see Him any more physically. He wanted them to believe in God and trust Him at all times. He assured them of His return after going away to prepare a heavenly and eternal home for them.*
*Believers must heed the words of Jesus and be intentional in developing their faith in God and in His word. Economic hardship and political pressures are changing the situation, forcing the children of God to go through tougher times than ever before. Public ridicule of religion is taking its toll on many believers, causing their love to grow cold. Believers must never lose hope in the word of God and His plans for the end times. We must have confidence in the promises of the Lord Jesus to go and prepare a place of abode for faithful saints.*
*It takes faith in God to enjoy the blessings He has prepared for His children. We have nothing to lose by putting our confidence in the Lord and we have much more still to gain when we look with hope to His coming again to take us home. In these difficult times, it is more compelling to have faith in God.*
✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*Every believer in Christ holds a double assurance policy - for this life and hereafter.*_
```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *GENESIS 48-50*
Have Faith In God
https://dailymanna.app//
*RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 175: HE IS COMING AGAIN; GHS 176: CHRIST RETURNETH; AND GHS 138: WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN*
*TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter*
*#DailyManna16thJuly2026*
*#GCK*
*#WorshipNuggets*
*#BibleNuggets*
*#LeadershipNuggets*
*#RevivalNuggets*
*#CrusadeNuggets*
https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]
[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY```
_*HIGHER EVERYDY: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_
✍🏽🏻 🏽🛰
```THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026```
*REJOICE IN YOUR YOUTH* 🫵🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽
```TEXT:ECCLESIASTES 11:7-10```
``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment" ECCLESIASTES 11:9).*_
*An American poet, Carl Sandburg, wrote, "Time is the coin of your life... Only you can determine how it will be spent." The period of youthful life is a pleasant time, comparable to the delight you feel when you see the day begin with a bright sun, or when light comes up.*
*How you spend your youthful life matters a lot because just as the sun will not always be there, this beautiful moment will also pass. As daylight gives way to darkness, so will youthful time give way to old age. You must always remember this and not give yourself to just any desire of your heart, what appeals to your sight or immoral actions, and activities that are based on lack of self-restraint.*
*All those who spend their youthful days irresponsibly, thinking that they are enjoying themselves, will suffer the consequence in their old age. Besides, "know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment." The only way to escape these fearful outcomes is to repent and "put away evil" from all you do.*
```QUOTE:``` _*Your youthful life matters.*_
```CHALLENGE:``` _*Spend your youthful life profitably.*_
🏽🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Lord, grant me the wisdom to make good use of my youth.*_
Rejoice In Your Youth
https://dailymanna.app//
*TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter*
*#HigherEveryday16thJuly2026*
*#GCK*
*#WorshipNuggets*
*#BibleNuggets*
*#LeadershipNuggets*
*#RevivalNuggets*
*#CrusadeNuggets*
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[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY```
_*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣)*_
🏼🏼🏼🏼🏼
```THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026```
*THE TREASURE HOUSE* 🫵🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽🏽
```PROVERBS 4:20-24```
```Key Verse:``` _*"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23).*_
A gate is an opening used to allow or disallow entry into or out of an enclosed place. Through the gate, good things get in and bad things are prevented from coming in. Dave dashed out of the house to join other members of the family in the car going for a vacation. He forgot to close the gate and the door to the house. Thieves entered their house and stole valuable items before they returned.
Our eyes, ears, mouth, hands are like gates to our heart, which is a treasure house that controls the issues of life. The things we do with them have effect on our heart. We receive grace to overcome when we listen to, read and think on God's word. But such grace gets lost when dirty things get into the heart.
Watching bad contents on phones or TV corrupts. Reading bad books and magazines pollutes the heart. Listening to dirty songs corrupt your mind. *For you to live a life that pleases God, and prepare for the rapture, guard your heart. Keep the "gates" closed so that the treasure in it will remain pure and holy.*
```rayer:``` _*Dear Lord, please help me to always say 'No' to all forms of evil coming into my heart.*_ 🏽
``` Further Reading:``` *Psalm 119:9-11*
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[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY*
*ⓂANNA*
THURSDAY, 16TH JULY, 2026.
*THE EVER REASSURING TRUTH*
*TEXT:* JOHN 14:1-4.
1.Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know
*Timeless Truth:*_"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee"_ (Hebrews 13:5).
*INTRODUCTION*
The direct recorded words of Jesus Christ in the Bible are very few. Most of them are recorded in the Book of Matthew with repetitions in the synoptic gospels and John. The repetitions are for emphasis and to fill the gaps where other authors might have missed out. The words of great men and women with few words should be taken seriously as they, all things being equal, are void of trivialities. The words of Jesus Christ, though few, will never fall to the ground because they came right from His heart and they all have eternal value and implications. They are unchangeable, unbreakable, perfect and powerful that no wisdom, power or anybody can make them void since the time they were spoken and throughout eternity. Jesus Himself said, *"the scripture cannot be broken"*. In fact, it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than the Word of God be made void. *"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."* (Matthew 24:35). Jesus also said in Matthew 5:18 that *"For verily, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all be fulfilled"*. Believers therefore, should learn to have full trust in the words of Jesus, and by extension, the whole word of God, in any situation we find ourselves.
*1. Antidote for Fear*
a. The disciples were faced with the grim reality that Jesus would soon leave them and go to heaven. It was a reality that was difficult to accept because Jesus was everything to them when He was with them. He was their Teacher, Guide, Mentor, Provider of all their needs and He was also their Companion, Comfort and their purpose for living. In fact, He was their hope as they were anxiously waiting for the time He would rise up and take over the government of Israel, deliver the Jews from the oppression of Rome and reign as the Messiah. All that hope was tumbling right in their presence. More unfortunately, Jesus was their only Friend at all times. So, it should not surprise anybody that their hearts were really troubled. Jesus knew this and gave some few, but firm and faithful words of hope and reassurance. *"Let not your heart be troubled"*. He did not only exhort them, He told them the secret of peace in the midst of turbulence, joy in the midst or threats of sorrow and hope in the midst of hopelessness. What is the secret? So simple for everybody to obey *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*. It is this simple belief in Jesus that brought the greatest miracle that anyone can ever receive which is salvation. If simple faith in Christ can bring the greatest miracle, other needed miracles will be easier through simple and enduring faith in Christ.
b. Many are living with high blood pressure, hypertension, fears, anxiety and various threats as a result of what their senses are telling them. Many think the solution is far away and some think there is no solution to their worries and anxieties. Jesus has the ever unfailing solution. *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*. Faith in Christ is greater than what the senses may be dictating. How do you believe in God you don't know? The disciples of Jesus had given their lives to Christ and as a result they had a revelation knowledge of Christ which made it possible for them to believe the words of Jesus. To believe in God is to believe His words. To believe in Christ is to surrender to Him and experience a life changing power. ? *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*. Perfect trust in the Word of God will never fail and go unfulfilled. When there is faith in Christ, there would be salvation, peace of God, release of the manifestation of the power of God to tackle all problems and challenges. Jesus confidently said, *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*.
*Assignment*
Search out the promises of God that suit your challenges and start to read, regurgitate, repeat and reinforce them with your mouth.
*2. Assurance of the Future*
a. The thought, concern and fear of the future is one of the problems of this age. The person who steals and does many evils directly or indirectly thinks of a secured future as one of his motivations. Anxiety about tomorrow, which nobody is sure of, is one of the most silent killers and promoters of some evils and some deaths in all ages. Jesus knew this when He commanded that believers should not be anxious about tomorrow as to what to eat, drink etc. because Jesus will take care of them all if we believe in Christ's power to provide and lead us to do what will take care of our needs, both present and future. *"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."* We are to live a day at a time. *"Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof"* (Matthew 6:34).
b. Jesus directed their mind to another great secret of peace and joy on earth. That is the thought about the future and eternal abode of every believer. If anyone does not have the hope of heaven, he is the most miserable on earth. It is better he is never born. Jesus gave an eternal assurance to his disciples and by extension to all believers in Christ. *"In my Father's house are many mansions"*. They are many enough to give a mansion to each. *"If it were not so, I would have told you"*. Jesus put His integrity on the line for this promise. *"I go to prepare a place for you"*. The mansion is not left for angels or any other group of people to prepare. The hand that created the Universe, with all its incomparable beauty and mysteries, is the same hand that is building the believers' mansions in heaven. How beautiful heaven must be!
*Question*
Do you have the hope of heaven? If not, why Not?
*3. Ascension of the Faithful*
How would believers be able to access heaven? Through death or how? Jesus Christ has a very certain and sure answer. Heaven is not a matter of probability, but that of certainty. The same with how believers will access heaven. *"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again"*. This is a clear promise of His Second Coming or Second Advent. The word *"again"* shows that the way He came and went back to Heaven at the first Advent in a physical and visible way the same way He would come for the believers in the Second Advent, in this case the Rapture. In this case, only believers in Christ will see Him and be raptured. *"And receive you unto myself"*. This Advent He is talking about here is the version of Second Coming where He comes out of heaven as the host to welcome His special guest, and in this case, His bride to the home which is heaven. This is no doubt speaking strictly about the Rapture of the saints as later revealed in 1 Thessalonian 4:13-17. Believers in Christ will not enter heaven secretly, but will enter heaven triumphantly through the Rapture of the saints. *"That where I am, there ye may be also"*. The whole believers in Christ, who is the Bride of Christ, will be exactly where the bridegroom is. It is a divine marriage where the Bride and the Bridegroom live together and forever without divorce or separation.
*Question*
Are you excited about going to heaven? If Not, why Not?
*Prayer Points*
1.Lord, I praise and worship You because it is enough to put my trust and faith in You who will never fail .
2.Father, help and strengthen my faith to be focused on Christ and His Word with full trust and confidence .
3.Give me more hope of heaven .
4.Direct the heart and the faith of all Your children to faith in Your Word and the hope of heaven .
*HYMN:* When the trump of the Lord shall sound
*BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:*
GENESIS 48-50.
2. Evening Prayer for today.
EP.i. Evening Prayer
A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain. ⏤ Psalm 127:1
As is the business of tailors to make clothes and of cobblers to mend shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray. ⏤ Martin Luther
Our Father, before we lay down to sleep, we thank You for protecting and providing for us, and for all the blessings of this day. We committed ourselves to Your care this morning, and You haven’t forgotten us for even a moment. We thank You for the happiness we’ve shared at home today. Father, bless our family life and make it more tender and supportive. May our home become a holier place to live and grow. May all its influences be pure, uplifting, and enriching. Fill it with Your Holy Spirit, and then it will be like Heaven.
O Son of God, who lived in an earthly home in Nazareth for many years and often visited the home in Bethany, come and dwell in our home, and bless it with Your tender grace. May we sit at Your feet like Mary did, listening to Your word and learning from You. Then, in times of sorrow, You will come to comfort us. We also want to pour out our love to You like the woman who anointed Your feet with perfume. Come, dear Master, and be our constant guest. Stay with us all the time. Help us to make our home a place where You’ll want to dwell—a home of truth, pure feelings, gentle words, and thoughtful affection.
Now, as this day ends and we prepare for rest, we entrust our whole home to Your care. Forgive us all our sins. Accept the work we bring to You—only small pieces of what we intended to do, and stained by sin. Take it as it is and let Your blessing rest on it. Keep us through the night, and prepare us for tomorrow, whether we spend it on earth or in Heaven. We ask all this in Your name, O Lamb of God. Amen.
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1. Evening devotion for today.
ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST*
(COCIN DEVOTIONAL)
*DATE:*
THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026.
*SUB-THEME:*
THE CONSEQUENCES OF REJECTING GOD'S GRACE
*TOPIC:*
REBELLION (II).
*TEXT:*
2 SAMUEL 15:7-15.
7. At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord.
8. While your servant was living at Geshur in Aram, I made this vow: ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.
9. The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron.
10. Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’ ”
11. Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter.
12. While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.
13. A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”
14. Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.”
15. The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”
*TOPIC:*
REBELLION (II).
*THE MESSAGE:*
Today's text shows how Absalom rebelled and plotted to overthrow his father, King David. He cunningly presented himself as a just leader and stole the hearts of Israel (v. 4-6). In conspiracy, he gathered a significant number of supporters to himself. He invited them to Hebron on the pretex of fulfilling a vow, but actually to be crowned king in place of his father. What a rebellion! It is despicable for one to plan a coup against their father. Indeed, the heart of man is desperately wicked. Self-centeredness has dominated the thoughts of many; such people rarely seek the welfare of others. Thus, our society is characterised by power tussles, rebellion, and killings. Alas, some children kill their parents to inherit their wealth or for money rituals. What a pity! Do not engage in any act of rebellion.
*REFLECTION:*
Rebellion is synonymous with witchcraft.
*PRAYER:*
Lord, deliver me from the sin of rebellion, in Jesus' name. Amen.
*MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:*
HEBREWS 10:29.
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the5 covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
*TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:*
ISAIAH 9-12.
ED.ii. The Devotionals are for Youth, Children & Adults:
[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS)
THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026```
*HAVE FAITH IN GOD* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽♂️🙋🏽♀️🛣️🚶🏽🚶🏽♀️🧎🏽🧎🏽♀️🙏🏽🙌🏽
📜📜```TEXT:JOHN 14:1-4```📜📜
🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me" (JOHN 14:1).*_
*The song, _"Have Faith in God",_ was written by Baylus Benjamin McKinney, (1886 - 1952). It was composed in 1934 during a revival meeting at the First Baptist Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma at a time that the United States was going through the _Great Depression._ McKinney was deeply moved by the people's struggles and sufferings and felt a strong desire to offer them a message of hope and encouragement through the song. He wrote:*
_*"Have faith in God when your pathway is lonely,*_
_*He sees and knows all the way you have trod;*_
_*Never alone are the least of His children;*_
_*Have faith in God, have faith in God."*_
_*"Have faith in God, He's on His throne;*_
_*Have faith in God, He watches o'er His own;*_
_*He cannot fail, He must prevail;*_
_*Have faith in God, have faith in God."*_
*The ministry of Jesus was nearing its end and in the preceding chapter, the Lord had indicated He was going to leave the disciples. The news of His departure must have jolted them and they must have felt unhappy. Jesus was reassuring them of His continuous presence even when they might not see Him any more physically. He wanted them to believe in God and trust Him at all times. He assured them of His return after going away to prepare a heavenly and eternal home for them.*
*Believers must heed the words of Jesus and be intentional in developing their faith in God and in His word. Economic hardship and political pressures are changing the situation, forcing the children of God to go through tougher times than ever before. Public ridicule of religion is taking its toll on many believers, causing their love to grow cold. Believers must never lose hope in the word of God and His plans for the end times. We must have confidence in the promises of the Lord Jesus to go and prepare a place of abode for faithful saints.*
*It takes faith in God to enjoy the blessings He has prepared for His children. We have nothing to lose by putting our confidence in the Lord and we have much more still to gain when we look with hope to His coming again to take us home. In these difficult times, it is more compelling to have faith in God.*
✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*Every believer in Christ holds a double assurance policy - for this life and hereafter.*_
📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *GENESIS 48-50*📜📜
Have Faith In God
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[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY```
_*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_
✍🏽👩🏻💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚
```THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026```
*REJOICE IN YOUR YOUTH* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽♂️🙋🏽♀️🥳🎉🎊⚠️‼️🛑⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽♀️🙏🏽
📜📜```TEXT:ECCLESIASTES 11:7-10```📜📜
📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment" ECCLESIASTES 11:9).*_
*An American poet, Carl Sandburg, wrote, "Time is the coin of your life... Only you can determine how it will be spent." The period of youthful life is a pleasant time, comparable to the delight you feel when you see the day begin with a bright sun, or when light comes up.*
*How you spend your youthful life matters a lot because just as the sun will not always be there, this beautiful moment will also pass. As daylight gives way to darkness, so will youthful time give way to old age. You must always remember this and not give yourself to just any desire of your heart, what appeals to your sight or immoral actions, and activities that are based on lack of self-restraint.*
*All those who spend their youthful days irresponsibly, thinking that they are enjoying themselves, will suffer the consequence in their old age. Besides, "know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment." The only way to escape these fearful outcomes is to repent and "put away evil" from all you do.*
💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Your youthful life matters.*_
🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Spend your youthful life profitably.*_
🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Lord, grant me the wisdom to make good use of my youth.*_
Rejoice In Your Youth
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[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY```
_*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_
🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇🏼🙇♀️🙇🏼🙇♀️🙇🏼♂️
```THURSDAY 16TH JULY, 2026```
*THE TREASURE HOUSE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽♂️🙋🏽♀️💓🛡️🏢🎁📦🧎🏽🧎🏽♀️🙏🏽
📜📜```PROVERBS 4:20-24```📜📜
🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻
🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23).*_
📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖
A gate is an opening used to allow or disallow entry into or out of an enclosed place. Through the gate, good things get in and bad things are prevented from coming in. Dave dashed out of the house to join other members of the family in the car going for a vacation. He forgot to close the gate and the door to the house. Thieves entered their house and stole valuable items before they returned.
Our eyes, ears, mouth, hands are like gates to our heart, which is a treasure house that controls the issues of life. The things we do with them have effect on our heart. We receive grace to overcome when we listen to, read and think on God's word. But such grace gets lost when dirty things get into the heart.
Watching bad contents on phones or TV corrupts. Reading bad books and magazines pollutes the heart. Listening to dirty songs corrupt your mind. *For you to live a life that pleases God, and prepare for the rapture, guard your heart. Keep the "gates" closed so that the treasure in it will remain pure and holy.*
🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥
```🅿️rayer:``` _*Dear Lord, please help me to always say 'No' to all forms of evil coming into my heart.*_ 🙏🏽
```📖 Further Reading:``` *Psalm 119:9-11*
The Treasure House
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[15/07, 7:46 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY*
*ⓂANNA*
THURSDAY, 16TH JULY, 2026.
*THE EVER REASSURING TRUTH*
*TEXT:* JOHN 14:1-4.
1.Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know
*Timeless Truth:*_"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee"_ (Hebrews 13:5).
*INTRODUCTION*
The direct recorded words of Jesus Christ in the Bible are very few. Most of them are recorded in the Book of Matthew with repetitions in the synoptic gospels and John. The repetitions are for emphasis and to fill the gaps where other authors might have missed out. The words of great men and women with few words should be taken seriously as they, all things being equal, are void of trivialities. The words of Jesus Christ, though few, will never fall to the ground because they came right from His heart and they all have eternal value and implications. They are unchangeable, unbreakable, perfect and powerful that no wisdom, power or anybody can make them void since the time they were spoken and throughout eternity. Jesus Himself said, *"the scripture cannot be broken"*. In fact, it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than the Word of God be made void. *"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."* (Matthew 24:35). Jesus also said in Matthew 5:18 that *"For verily, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all be fulfilled"*. Believers therefore, should learn to have full trust in the words of Jesus, and by extension, the whole word of God, in any situation we find ourselves.
*1. Antidote for Fear*
a. The disciples were faced with the grim reality that Jesus would soon leave them and go to heaven. It was a reality that was difficult to accept because Jesus was everything to them when He was with them. He was their Teacher, Guide, Mentor, Provider of all their needs and He was also their Companion, Comfort and their purpose for living. In fact, He was their hope as they were anxiously waiting for the time He would rise up and take over the government of Israel, deliver the Jews from the oppression of Rome and reign as the Messiah. All that hope was tumbling right in their presence. More unfortunately, Jesus was their only Friend at all times. So, it should not surprise anybody that their hearts were really troubled. Jesus knew this and gave some few, but firm and faithful words of hope and reassurance. *"Let not your heart be troubled"*. He did not only exhort them, He told them the secret of peace in the midst of turbulence, joy in the midst or threats of sorrow and hope in the midst of hopelessness. What is the secret? So simple for everybody to obey *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*. It is this simple belief in Jesus that brought the greatest miracle that anyone can ever receive which is salvation. If simple faith in Christ can bring the greatest miracle, other needed miracles will be easier through simple and enduring faith in Christ.
b. Many are living with high blood pressure, hypertension, fears, anxiety and various threats as a result of what their senses are telling them. Many think the solution is far away and some think there is no solution to their worries and anxieties. Jesus has the ever unfailing solution. *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*. Faith in Christ is greater than what the senses may be dictating. How do you believe in God you don't know? The disciples of Jesus had given their lives to Christ and as a result they had a revelation knowledge of Christ which made it possible for them to believe the words of Jesus. To believe in God is to believe His words. To believe in Christ is to surrender to Him and experience a life changing power. ? *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*. Perfect trust in the Word of God will never fail and go unfulfilled. When there is faith in Christ, there would be salvation, peace of God, release of the manifestation of the power of God to tackle all problems and challenges. Jesus confidently said, *"Ye believe in God, believe also in me"*.
*Assignment*
Search out the promises of God that suit your challenges and start to read, regurgitate, repeat and reinforce them with your mouth.
*2. Assurance of the Future*
a. The thought, concern and fear of the future is one of the problems of this age. The person who steals and does many evils directly or indirectly thinks of a secured future as one of his motivations. Anxiety about tomorrow, which nobody is sure of, is one of the most silent killers and promoters of some evils and some deaths in all ages. Jesus knew this when He commanded that believers should not be anxious about tomorrow as to what to eat, drink etc. because Jesus will take care of them all if we believe in Christ's power to provide and lead us to do what will take care of our needs, both present and future. *"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."* We are to live a day at a time. *"Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof"* (Matthew 6:34).
b. Jesus directed their mind to another great secret of peace and joy on earth. That is the thought about the future and eternal abode of every believer. If anyone does not have the hope of heaven, he is the most miserable on earth. It is better he is never born. Jesus gave an eternal assurance to his disciples and by extension to all believers in Christ. *"In my Father's house are many mansions"*. They are many enough to give a mansion to each. *"If it were not so, I would have told you"*. Jesus put His integrity on the line for this promise. *"I go to prepare a place for you"*. The mansion is not left for angels or any other group of people to prepare. The hand that created the Universe, with all its incomparable beauty and mysteries, is the same hand that is building the believers' mansions in heaven. How beautiful heaven must be!
*Question*
Do you have the hope of heaven? If not, why Not?
*3. Ascension of the Faithful*
How would believers be able to access heaven? Through death or how? Jesus Christ has a very certain and sure answer. Heaven is not a matter of probability, but that of certainty. The same with how believers will access heaven. *"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again"*. This is a clear promise of His Second Coming or Second Advent. The word *"again"* shows that the way He came and went back to Heaven at the first Advent in a physical and visible way the same way He would come for the believers in the Second Advent, in this case the Rapture. In this case, only believers in Christ will see Him and be raptured. *"And receive you unto myself"*. This Advent He is talking about here is the version of Second Coming where He comes out of heaven as the host to welcome His special guest, and in this case, His bride to the home which is heaven. This is no doubt speaking strictly about the Rapture of the saints as later revealed in 1 Thessalonian 4:13-17. Believers in Christ will not enter heaven secretly, but will enter heaven triumphantly through the Rapture of the saints. *"That where I am, there ye may be also"*. The whole believers in Christ, who is the Bride of Christ, will be exactly where the bridegroom is. It is a divine marriage where the Bride and the Bridegroom live together and forever without divorce or separation.
*Question*
Are you excited about going to heaven? If Not, why Not?
*Prayer Points*
1.Lord, I praise and worship You because it is enough to put my trust and faith in You who will never fail 🙏.
2.Father, help and strengthen my faith to be focused on Christ and His Word with full trust and confidence 🙏.
3.Give me more hope of heaven 🙏.
4.Direct the heart and the faith of all Your children to faith in Your Word and the hope of heaven 🙏.
*HYMN:* When the trump of the Lord shall sound
*BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:*
GENESIS 48-50.
2. Evening Prayer for today.
EP.i. Evening Prayer
A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain. ⏤ Psalm 127:1
As is the business of tailors to make clothes and of cobblers to mend shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray. ⏤ Martin Luther
Our Father, before we lay down to sleep, we thank You for protecting and providing for us, and for all the blessings of this day. We committed ourselves to Your care this morning, and You haven’t forgotten us for even a moment. We thank You for the happiness we’ve shared at home today. Father, bless our family life and make it more tender and supportive. May our home become a holier place to live and grow. May all its influences be pure, uplifting, and enriching. Fill it with Your Holy Spirit, and then it will be like Heaven.
O Son of God, who lived in an earthly home in Nazareth for many years and often visited the home in Bethany, come and dwell in our home, and bless it with Your tender grace. May we sit at Your feet like Mary did, listening to Your word and learning from You. Then, in times of sorrow, You will come to comfort us. We also want to pour out our love to You like the woman who anointed Your feet with perfume. Come, dear Master, and be our constant guest. Stay with us all the time. Help us to make our home a place where You’ll want to dwell—a home of truth, pure feelings, gentle words, and thoughtful affection.
Now, as this day ends and we prepare for rest, we entrust our whole home to Your care. Forgive us all our sins. Accept the work we bring to You—only small pieces of what we intended to do, and stained by sin. Take it as it is and let Your blessing rest on it. Keep us through the night, and prepare us for tomorrow, whether we spend it on earth or in Heaven. We ask all this in Your name, O Lamb of God. Amen.
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