Good evening, brethren.
1. Evening devotion for today.
ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST*
(COCIN DEVOTIONAL)
*DATE:*
SUNDAY 9TH AUGUST, 2026.
*SUB-THEME:*
YOUTHS: VESSELS OF GOD'S GRACE.
*TOPIC:*
TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSEL.
*TEXT:*
2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-7.
1. Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.
2. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
3. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
4. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
5. For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
6. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
7. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
*TOPIC:*
TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSEL.
*THE MESSAGE:*
Paul reminds the Church at Corinth that God places His divine presence in fragile human bodies, likened to jars of clay. Though weak and perishable, these bodies are meant to showcase God's power, which overcomes all human fragility and even death. This divine power transforms believers into a new creation. For youths, their bodies may be vulnerable to various challenges; God still desires to use them to display His grace and glory. Regrettably, many young people use their earthen vessel for shameful practices that defile them, such as tattooing, masturbation, rapping, drunkenness, and many others. God does not approve this. You should surrender yourselves to God as worthy instruments to be used for His purposes.
*REFLECTION:*
God's treasure indwells you.
*PRAYER:*
Lord, help me to be a worthy container of Your treasure. Amen.
*MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:*
2 TIMOTHY 2:21.
"If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be instruments for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master, and prepared.
*TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:*
JEREMIAH 30-32.
ED.ii. GO BACK
"I the Lord do not change." - Malachi 3:6
I want to invite you today to go back to that good, old-time, faithful gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. I could take a sermon from my late father Johan Maasbach and preach the same sermon of 50 years ago, because the Word of God has never changed. God's Spirit has not changed. I want to preach this old-time, faithful gospel which our ancestors believed in. The promises on which they leaned on and the cross of Jesus with the expectation for eternal life; it all remains unchanged.
God has not changed
God's Word endures forever and will not change. There is nothing new under the sun. People always look for something new and always want to invent something new. And when they think they found it, it is already old. They keep looking for new things. While everything around us is subjected to change, God is and remains the same. The gospel is the same old-time gospel; nothing has changed. God's love is the same, His blood is the same, His Spirit is the same – it all remains the same. Hebrews 13:8 says: 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.'Why would you look for all kinds of new things? New ideas, new religions?
If you have deviated from the right path, if you have strayed, then come back to the Truth. If you are isolated from the Church, I would like to ask you to come back. I dare to say that you have never really been happy since the day you left. You will never be able to be truly happy in your heart if you do not go back to where God spoke to you.
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2. Evening Prayer for today.
EP.i. Evening Prayer
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ⏤ John 14:27
Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of God. ⏤ J.C. Ryle
O Jesus, our Lord and Master, we come to You in the quiet of this evening. We remember how, after Your resurrection, You appeared in the midst of Your disciples when they were gathered together behind closed doors. You looked upon them with love and said, “Peace be with you.” Then You showed them Your hands with the nail marks and Your side with the wound from the spear. You breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
Again, it is holy evening, O Jesus, and we are here, Your disciples, bowing at Your feet. Our lives are empty, needing a fresh filling of love from Your heart. Come into our midst and speak Your blessing of peace to us. Our minds are distracted by the cares of this world. We are afraid of life’s uncertainties, its disappointments, its burdens, and its losses. We need Your peace. Just as You calmed the winds and the waves, saying, “Peace, be still,” speak to our hearts tonight and bring peace.
As You showed Your hands and side to Your disciples, proving to them that You were indeed risen from the dead, show us Your hands and side tonight. As we look at these wounds, may we remember that You died on the cross for our redemption. We also remember that You are risen from the dead and alive to be our Savior and Friend, our Intercessor in Heaven.
As You breathed on Your disciples and gave them the Holy Spirit, may You also breathe on us as we bow at Your feet. We ask all this in Your name. Amen.
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Good evening, brethren.
1. Evening devotion for today.
ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST*
(COCIN DEVOTIONAL)
*DATE:*
SUNDAY 9TH AUGUST, 2026.
*SUB-THEME:*
YOUTHS: VESSELS OF GOD'S GRACE.
*TOPIC:*
TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSEL.
*TEXT:*
2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-7.
1. Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.
2. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
3. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
4. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
5. For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
6. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
7. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
*TOPIC:*
TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSEL.
*THE MESSAGE:*
Paul reminds the Church at Corinth that God places His divine presence in fragile human bodies, likened to jars of clay. Though weak and perishable, these bodies are meant to showcase God's power, which overcomes all human fragility and even death. This divine power transforms believers into a new creation. For youths, their bodies may be vulnerable to various challenges; God still desires to use them to display His grace and glory. Regrettably, many young people use their earthen vessel for shameful practices that defile them, such as tattooing, masturbation, rapping, drunkenness, and many others. God does not approve this. You should surrender yourselves to God as worthy instruments to be used for His purposes.
*REFLECTION:*
God's treasure indwells you.
*PRAYER:*
Lord, help me to be a worthy container of Your treasure. Amen.
*MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:*
2 TIMOTHY 2:21.
"If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be instruments for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master, and prepared.
*TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:*
JEREMIAH 30-32.
ED.ii. GO BACK
"I the Lord do not change." - Malachi 3:6
I want to invite you today to go back to that good, old-time, faithful gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. I could take a sermon from my late father Johan Maasbach and preach the same sermon of 50 years ago, because the Word of God has never changed. God's Spirit has not changed. I want to preach this old-time, faithful gospel which our ancestors believed in. The promises on which they leaned on and the cross of Jesus with the expectation for eternal life; it all remains unchanged.
God has not changed
God's Word endures forever and will not change. There is nothing new under the sun. People always look for something new and always want to invent something new. And when they think they found it, it is already old. They keep looking for new things. While everything around us is subjected to change, God is and remains the same. The gospel is the same old-time gospel; nothing has changed. God's love is the same, His blood is the same, His Spirit is the same – it all remains the same. Hebrews 13:8 says: 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.'Why would you look for all kinds of new things? New ideas, new religions?
If you have deviated from the right path, if you have strayed, then come back to the Truth. If you are isolated from the Church, I would like to ask you to come back. I dare to say that you have never really been happy since the day you left. You will never be able to be truly happy in your heart if you do not go back to where God spoke to you.
https://www.theblessingdevotional.com
2. Evening Prayer for today.
EP.i. Evening Prayer
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ⏤ John 14:27
Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of God. ⏤ J.C. Ryle
O Jesus, our Lord and Master, we come to You in the quiet of this evening. We remember how, after Your resurrection, You appeared in the midst of Your disciples when they were gathered together behind closed doors. You looked upon them with love and said, “Peace be with you.” Then You showed them Your hands with the nail marks and Your side with the wound from the spear. You breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
Again, it is holy evening, O Jesus, and we are here, Your disciples, bowing at Your feet. Our lives are empty, needing a fresh filling of love from Your heart. Come into our midst and speak Your blessing of peace to us. Our minds are distracted by the cares of this world. We are afraid of life’s uncertainties, its disappointments, its burdens, and its losses. We need Your peace. Just as You calmed the winds and the waves, saying, “Peace, be still,” speak to our hearts tonight and bring peace.
As You showed Your hands and side to Your disciples, proving to them that You were indeed risen from the dead, show us Your hands and side tonight. As we look at these wounds, may we remember that You died on the cross for our redemption. We also remember that You are risen from the dead and alive to be our Savior and Friend, our Intercessor in Heaven.
As You breathed on Your disciples and gave them the Holy Spirit, may You also breathe on us as we bow at Your feet. We ask all this in Your name. Amen.
https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/35/evening
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