Good evening, brethren. 1. Evening devotion for today. ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST* (COCIN DEVOTIONAL) *DATE:* MONDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2026. *SUB-THEME:* THE FAMILY AND THE GRACE OF GOD. *TOPIC:* BUILDING A GODLY FAMILY. *TEXT:* GENESIS 2:24-25. 24 (Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and cling to his wife, and they will become one flesh.) Mat 19:5 Mar 10:7 1Co 6:16 Eph 5:28-29 Eph 5:31 25 Even though both the man and his wife were naked, they were not ashamed about it. Gen 3:7 *TOPIC:* BUILDING A GODLY FAMILY. *THE MESSAGE:* The command in our text leaves no space for conditions. God desires that the man should leave his parents and cleave to his wife. This is what builds oneness. To build a godly family, both husband and wife must shift their grounds and pitch their tents on biblical principles. The husband must always be willing to show grace to his wife by accommodating her into his life and helping her to grow. Couples must not listen to or entertain any negative talk about themselves from anyone. They must cherish faithfulness and eschew the sin of adultery, homosexuality, bigamy, polygamy, and so on. They must do well to avoid anything that hinders their bonding and spiritual and moral growth. How is your family life? Evaluate! *REFLECTION:* Appropriate God's grace to build your family. *PRAYER:* Lord, help me to build a godly family. Amen. *MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:* PROVERBS 3:34. He mocks proud mocker but gives grace to the humble and oppressed. *TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:* JOEL 3. ED.ii. 'I WILL GIVE YOU REST' "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28 What a wonderful promise Jesus has given us here: 'I will give you rest.' As He has promised this, we are allowed to remind Him of His promise: 'Lord, You have promised this and I want to receive it.' Come to Jesus There is one condition to this promise. Jesus says: 'Come to Me. I will give you rest.' So, if you want to have peace and rest in your life, you have to come first to Jesus and then He will do what He said. When your body is tired, you have to take a rest. When Jesus says: 'I will give you rest' this means rest for the soul. The heart of man is always restless and looking for love or affection, peace and tranquility. Some of you are in pain and sorrow because of circumstances in your life. Perhaps due to the loss of a partner. Jesus says: 'Come to Me today, for I will give you peace in that broken heart.' He wants to fill your life with His love. He will always be with you. He will never be unfaithful to you. You can count on Him. He is your best friend. Every person has a conscience and sin causes restlessness in the heart. Fear comes in the heart just as with Adam and Eve. After they had sinned, they wanted to hide from God. You do not feel good when your conscience speaks. The soul is being tormented. The psalmist says: 'For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me' (Psalm 51:3). The sin continued to haunt him. Dear reader, do you also have your sins as a bag of stones on your back? If that is the case, then Jesus says: 'Come to Me. I will give you rest.' https://www.theblessingdevotional.com Evening Prayer for today. EP.i. Evening Prayer A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou [art] God. ⏤ Psalm 90:1-2 God does nothing but by prayer, and everything with it. ⏤ John Wesley Heavenly Father, whose favor is life, whose lovingkindness is better than life, we thank You for all the blessings You have shown to us. Through another day, You have led us. Goodness and mercy have followed us all the way. We enter now into the quiet and rest of the evening, and Your banner over us is love. We hide in the shadow of Your wings. We remember before You this evening all the interests of our home. We thank You for all that home means to us of love and shelter. Bless us in our family life, making it more and more like the heavenly life. Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. A thousand years in Your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. We are but creatures of a moment, dying and passing away. We are like the grass which in the morning flourishes and grows up, and in the evening is cut down and withers. We spend our years as a tale that is told. You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us. We ask all these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/64/evening #taptapstudio #youdevotion.