Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🎀💝🎁🌺🌹MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY. SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 2O26. "JOB'S CREED (2)" ‘…This I know…I shall see God.’ Job 19:26 NKJV JOB ENDS his creed by saying, ‘After my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God.’ When Christ returns, your body which sleeps in the grave will be replaced with a glorious Christ-like body. And then the promise of God’s Word will be fulfilled: ‘Your dead shall live; together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust…’ (Isaiah 26:19 NKJV). Of all the religions on earth, Christianity is the only one that guarantees the resurrection of your body. And that’s because Christ, our leader, was the only one capable of promising to rise from the dead bodily, and keeping that promise. Rejoice, when they lay you in your grave it will not be the last of you. Paul writes: ‘…I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality…then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory’’’ (1 Corinthians 15:51-54 NKJV). In that day faith will give way to sight. When a little boy’s kite flew so high it went out of sight, a man standing nearby asked him, ‘How do you know it’s still up there, son?’ Tightening his grip on the string, he replied, ‘Because I feel the tug!’ Do you feel something tugging you heavenward? Bible In A Year: 2 Sam 17:14 – 19:43, John 3:22-36, Ps 89:38-52, Pro 23:19-21. Courtesy: Grace So Amazing Foundation 💝🎀 *To partner with us, kindly refer to page 9 of the hard copy edition or simply send us a WhatsApp message/call on +2348128000068.*💝🌹🌷🎀. MD.ii. [09/10, 7:42 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER, 2026``` *ONLY THE BEST* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🤜🏽💵💴💰🪎📨🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽🙌🏽 📜📜```TEXT:NUMBERS 18:20-32```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it" (NUMBERS 18:29).*_ *A story is told of a thirteen-year-old girl who listened intently to her pastor's sermon about God's love in giving the best gift of His Son to die for everyone. He spoke about the love of Jesus who willingly offered His life on the Cross for our sins. The girl's heart was deeply touched by what she heard. She had no money, so it seemed as though she had nothing to give to the Lord. Then, she thought of a gift that would please God very much. When the usher passed the offering plate, she whispered to him, "Please lower the offering plate." He lowered it. She kept requesting the plate to be lowered until it reached the floor. Then, she stepped into the offering plate and stood in it. She was giving the Lord the very best gift she could ever afford. She was giving herself to the Lord!* *Like the Levites in today's text, believers are to give their best as hallowed gifts to the Lord. As a song writer, Howard Benjamin Grose captured it in a hymn:* _*"Give of your best to the Master;*_ _*Give of the strength of your youth;*_ _*Throw your soul's fresh, glowing ardour;*_ _*Into the battle for truth."*_ *Believers are to offer their best unto the Lord. Jesus proved His love by giving us the best - His life.* *We must give Him our all - heart, life, time, talents and treasures. This can be done through total obedience to His words; we must preach the gospel, share His love, and be devoted and consecrated, teach, model and mentor the old and young until Christ is formed in them. Then, you will experience more of His transforming and satisfying love.* *As recipients of God's covenant grace and mercies, there should be no limit to what we render to our God. We must give our all, our very best and lay them on the altar unconditionally. Giving to Him must be sacrificial, wholesome, exciting and free. We must see it as a privilege reserved for those who truly appreciate the uncommon gesture of God in giving up His only begotten Son that we may be partakers of all things.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*True fulfilment consists in giving all and serving the Lord wholeheartedly.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *LUKE 20-21*📜📜 Only The Best https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna10thOctober2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [09/10, 7:42 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER, 2026``` *TOUGH JOB FOR THE TOUGH - 3* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️💪🏽🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽🙌🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 SAMUEL 17:42-51```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field" (1 SAMUEL 17:44).*_ *David had a formidable and boastful enemy to fight, but he had no reason to panic before him because he was not a weakling but a tough-minded child of God. He knew that he was not going to defeat Goliath with the arm of flesh but with the power of God.* *F. B. Meyer wrote, "Our God is Jehovah of hosts, who can summon unexpected reinforcements at any moment to aid His people. Believe that He is there between you and your difficulty, and what baffles you will flee before you, as clouds before the gale."* *Truly, that was how the battle went. With a sling and stone, and an unshakable faith in God, he killed the seemingly unconquerable Goliath, and the great army of the Philistines who relied on Goliath for victory fled.* *Friend, as you go through life, from youth, adult to old age, you will face battles. But how will you respond to them? Of course, by faith. Your Goliath now may be your education, peer pressure or financial challenges. Pray, work hard and smart, and God will grant you good success.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*He had no reason to panic.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Be brave, as God will grant you success!*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Lord, help me to overcome my Goliath.*_ Tough Job For The Tough - 3 https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday10thOctober2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [09/10, 7:42 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER, 2026``` *APPRECIATE YOUR PARENTS' CORRECTION* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```PROVERBS 29:15-28```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul" (PROVERBS 29:17).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 A story was told of a young man whose mother had pampered from his childhood, and would not correct his misbehaviour. The boy grew up to become an armed robber, and was caught and convicted by the court. When he was about to be executed for his crime, he requested to whisper a message into his mother's ear. In the process, the condemned criminal grabbed his mother's ear with his teeth and bit it off, claiming that she failed to correct his misdeeds from his childhood days and had led him to die in shame. Many children always feel very unhappy when they are corrected by their parents. Some children would pull the shoulders, murmuring and grumbling in rebellion to their parents' correction. Such attitudes are evil in the sight of God. Parents are commanded by God to lovingly but firmly correct their children when they are wrong, and train them up in the way of the Lord. It is evil to call for the arrest of your parents because they lovingly and firmly corrected you for your wrong doings. In 1 Samuel chapters 3 and 4, there was the story of a father called Eli who was not firm in correcting his two unruly and sinful sons. God was very unhappy with them. Therefore, both himself and his two sons perished on the same day. *Always give thanks to God for giving you such parents who lovingly and firmly correct you when you are wrong, and train you in the way of the Lord. Also, appreciate, love, respect and obey your parents always. This is the sure way to enjoy the blessings of God.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Dear God, I thank You for giving me such loving parents who correct me when I am wrong. Help me to always love and obey them.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *Ephesians 6:1-3* Appreciate Your Parents' Correction https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk10thOctober2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [09/10, 8:20 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* SATURDAY, 10TH OCTOBER, 2026. *GOD, A FAITHFUL REWARDER* *TEXT:* NUMBERS 18:20-32. 20 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. 21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. 23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. 24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe. 27 And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress. 28 Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD'S heave offering to Aaron the priest. 29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it. 30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress. 31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation. 32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. *Timeless Truth:*_"But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him"_ (Hebrews 11:6). *INTRODUCTION* God is faithful to reward those who serve Him according to His instructions. No good action of any man would go unrewarded and when those things are done for the sake of God, the reward would always be in multiple folds and at times eternal. This shows the nature of God as someone who appreciates little things done by men and as someone who faithfully rewards His servants. The text shows the reward system for temple servants, who we can call workers in the Christian setting. Our service to God is never in vain when rendered with a sincere heart. *1. Believers' Reward for Sustenance* a. Aaron and his seed, including the Levites, were commanded not to have any landed property in Israel. It is curious that this commandment was given after the rebellion of Dathan, Korah and Abiram for which the ground splitted open and consumed them. The thought of making material gain through priesthood might have been unspoken motivation that moved them to rebel against priestly office and Aaron. God decided to address the tendency towards this ministerial greed. God demanded consecration from His chosen temple servants and that they should not be chasing material wealth like those who are not called to the service of God. Seeking wealth in an ungodly way and seeking for impactful service to God don't mix. There must be a priority and a choice. *"For they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown many unto perdition"* (1Timothy 6:9). b. Those consecrated to the service of God will not be forgotten by God. God said of Aaron and the Levites, *"I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel"*. What does this mean? While other Israelites inherited lands, farms and houses, God was the inheritance of the Levites and Aaron, the Priest . That meant all that God had belonged to them and they could have access to them anytime the need arose. To the New Testament saints, this is the same as being joint heirs with Christ. All the kingdom blessings are at the disposal of the consecrated Christian. *"Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you"* (Matthew 6:33). It is blindness of the mind to think a life consecrated to God is a call to poverty and penury. Serving God is the greatest security any person can have in this life. All forms of earthly distractions should be minimized for the service of God. *"Having food and raiment , let us therewith be content"*. *Question* Are you trusting God as your ultimate source of provision while faithfully fulfilling the responsibility He has committed to you? *2. Basic Remittance for Servants* a. All the tithes of the children of Israel were to go to the Levites. The Levites were just a tribe in Israel. While the tithe was 10%, it was even more than 8% (1/12), which was the average revenue of a tribe in Israel. Thus, in reality, they gained more than what they could averagely have gotten if they were not serving God. This tithe was also called a wave or heave offering which were to be waved and surrendered to God in recognition of Him as the source of all blessings. God instructed the Levites to offer a tenth of the tithes they received to Him. The Levites were to pay tithes to God too. b. Paying tithes cuts across dispensations. It predated the Law of Moses. Both Abraham and Jacob gave tithes as part of worship (Genesis 14:20, 28:22). The text speaks about tithes during the time of the Law. The prophetic writings also emphasised that dodging tithes is a sin against God and there is a curse attached to it (Malachi 3:10-11). In the New Testament, Jesus was also positive about paying tithes as something that should not be left undone (Matthew 23:23). The New Testament does not put much emphasis on paying tithes not because it is optional, but because God expects more since Jesus gave us all. Those who preach against tithes end up not giving it to God at the end of the day. They end up playing economic smartness with God. Since the Bible commanded that we should give according to the proportion of what we have (1 Corinthians 16:1,2), what percentage do we use better than the 10% which should be the minimum or baseline for believers. Believers are to give abundantly beyond the Old Testament since Jesus gave us His all. The whole lesson is on the principle of giving. Your needs must not give you anxiety to the point of cutting corners with God who desires your love and sincerity. Ministers, Christian workers and all believers must practice faithful stewardship, giving to God willingly and managing His resources honestly since the resources actually belong to God. *Question* Are you faithfully returning to God what belongs to Him and managing the blessings entrusted to you with integrity? *3. Best is Right for the Saviour* a. God commanded the Levites to offer the best and holiest portion of what they received. Their offering was not to be made carelessly or with what was left over after satisfying their personal desires. God deserved their best because He was holy and had graciously provided for them. After setting apart the required portion, they could enjoy the remainder as their reward for service. God gave us His very best. The best salvation, the best forgiveness, the best sacrifice for sin ever possible, His best heaven etc. The God who gives His bests also demands our best as love is reciprocal. He expects wholehearted devotion, excellent service, and faithful obedience from His people. Our giving, worship, time, talents and service should reflect our bests and the greatness of the God we serve. We must honour Him with our best, not merely with what costs us nothing, but sacrificial. *Question* Are you giving God the best of your life, resources, talents and service or only what remains after your personal interests? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, thank you because You are my inheritance. Help me to trust You as my inheritance and be satisfied with You 🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from selfishness and unbelief and teach me to be a faithful steward of every blessing You entrust to me 🙏. 3.Father, fill my heart with perfect love for You to always honour You with the best of my resources, time, talents and service 🙏. 4.Help all Your children to be cheerful and sacrificial givers 🙏. *HYMN:* Give Of Your Best To The Master. *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* LUKE 20-21. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer [It is of] the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. [They are] new every morning: great [is] thy faithfulness. ⏤ Lamentations 3:22-23 To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing. ⏤ Martin Luther As we come to the end of another week, Father, we ask for Your blessing on this last morning. We’ve failed in many ways, and with humility and repentance, we confess our failures. We ask for the grace to make this last day of the week better than any of the others, to do its duties more faithfully, and to live more according to Your pure and holy laws. We thank You for all Your mercies. You’ve blessed us abundantly. The things we feared at the start of the week didn’t happen. The clouds we thought would bring darkness and storms either passed us by or brought only gentle rain that made our fields more fertile. The tasks we thought would be too hard for us have been manageable, and we’ve had the strength we needed as they came. We thank You for all the blessings of the week, which came to us in so many ways—through Your providence, through our friends, through our work. We’ve had food to eat and clothes to wear. We’ve had health and life’s comforts. You haven’t failed us once! This morning, we pray for our neighbors. Some of them are in trouble. Some homes have sickness. May You send Your tender grace and healing to them. Give strength to those who are suffering, so they can endure patiently, and may their suffering bring good to their souls. Remember the homes that have been darkened by sorrow. May those who are mourning catch glimpses of Heaven’s glory through their tears. Bless our neighbors who don’t know You yet, who are still resisting Your love. Lead them to surrender their lives to You. We ask all this in Jesus' precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/06/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

GOOD MORNING, A New Day. A New Mercy. A New Opportunity to Follow Jesus. 📖 SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY — Lamentations 3:22–23 (ESV) “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” ☀️ TODAY’S MOTIVATION: KEEP WALKING BY FAITH Good morning! ❤️ No matter what yesterday looked like, God has given you another morning to seek Him, grow in faith, and take another step forward. You don’t have to have everything figured out today. You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t have to know how every situation will work out. You just need to keep your eyes on Jesus and remain faithful in the steps He has placed before you. Some days, faith looks like moving mountains. Other days, faith looks like getting out of bed, opening your Bible, saying a prayer, and choosing not to give up. Remember, your past does not have to define your future. Your struggles do not have to become your identity. And your circumstances do not determine God’s worthiness. Jesus is still worthy of your trust. 🌱 YOUR REMINDERS FOR TODAY: 🙏🏻 Pray before you worry. 📖 Read God’s Word before seeking the world’s opinions. ❤️ Choose love without compromising biblical truth. 🕊️ Give God your burdens instead of carrying them alone. 👣 Take one faithful step at a time. 🤝🏻Encourage someone who is struggling. ✝️ Share the Gospel through your words and actions. 🙌🏻Thank God for the blessings you might otherwise overlook. Don’t compare your journey to someone else’s. Walk faithfully with Jesus, one day at a time. 📖 Proverbs 3:5–6 (ESV) reminds us to trust in the LORD with all our hearts and acknowledge Him in all our ways. You may not understand the entire path, but you can continue seeking the One who calls you to trust Him. Remember: God’s mercy is new this morning. Take a deep breath, pray, open your Bible, and begin again. ❤️ 🙏🏻GOOD MORNING PRAYER Heavenly Father, Thank You for the gift of another day. Thank You for Your mercy, Your patience, Your love, and the opportunity to grow closer to You. Lord Jesus, help me put You first in everything I do today. Quiet my anxious thoughts, strengthen my faith, and give me wisdom to make decisions that honor You. When I feel weak, remind me to depend on Your strength. When I feel discouraged, remind me of Your promises. When I am tempted to return to old habits, give me the wisdom and self-control to choose what is right. Father, help me forgive those who have hurt me, love others with sincerity, speak truth with grace, and recognize opportunities to serve those in need. Please remember the homeless, the hungry, the sick, the grieving, the lonely, and those who feel forgotten. Provide for their needs, comfort their hearts, and send people who will show them Your love through genuine acts of kindness. Help me surrender my plans to You instead of trying to control everything. Teach me to be patient in waiting, faithful in serving, humble in learning, and obedient to Your Word. Holy Spirit, guide me in accordance with Scripture. Help me grow in Christlikeness and become a faithful disciple who helps others learn and follow Jesus. May my words point people to Christ. May my actions reflect His love. And may my life bring glory to You. I place this day, my worries, my relationships, my future, and my needs into Your hands. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen. 🙏🏻❤️ ✨ TODAY’S DECLARATION I will seek Jesus first. I will trust God even when I cannot see the whole picture. I will choose obedience over compromise. I will extend grace without abandoning truth. I will not allow yesterday’s failures to keep me from pursuing Christ today. I will remain rooted in God’s Word and depend on the Holy Spirit for guidance. I will look for opportunities to love, serve, encourage, and share the Gospel. My goal is not to be perfect in my own strength, but to grow each day in becoming more like Jesus. ✝️ GRACE SENT Saved by Grace. Reborn in Christ. Sent to Share the Gospel. 🌎 GO. MAKE DISCIPLES. TEACH THE WORD. SERVE OTHERS. POINT PEOPLE TO JESUS. Have a blessed morning! Remember, you don’t have to accomplish everything today. Be faithful with what God has placed before you, and keep walking with Jesus. ❤️🙏🏻

But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption, and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet. These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. — 2 Peter 2:12-17 (NKJV) ​Bible Study Guide: Recognizing Spiritual Counterfeits ​Opening Prayer ​Lord God, grant us spiritual discernment. Guard our hearts from greed, hypocrisy, and empty deception, and anchor us firmly in Your truth. In Jesus’ name, Amen. ​Icebreaker / Introduction ​Have you ever purchased a product based on flashy advertising, only to open the box and find it completely empty or broken? How did that feel? ​Observation Questions (Read 2 Peter 2:12–17) ​How does Peter describe the behavior and ultimate fate of the false teachers in verse 12? ​What specific actions characterize their reckless indulgence in verses 13 and 14 ("eyes full of...", "hearts trained in...")? ​What historical figure does Peter use as an negative archetype in verses 15 and 16, and what animal intervenes in that story? ​What two metaphors does Peter use in verse 17 to describe the false teachers, and what is reserved for them at the end of that verse? ​Interpretation Questions ​Why does Peter compare the false teachers to "irrational animals" (aloga)? What does this say about what happens when humans reject moral boundaries? ​What was the core motivation behind Balaam’s error, and how did it mirror the motives of the false teachers Peter is warning against? ​What is the significance of the metaphors "wells without water" and "clouds driven by a tempest"? Why are these particularly devastating descriptions in an ancient context? ​Application Questions ​Guarding Against Exploitation: The false teachers were driven by pleonexia (greed/covetousness). How can modern believers discern the difference between authentic Christian ministry and ministries driven by financial exploitation? ​The Danger of Rationalizing Sin: These teachers caroused in the daytime without shame. How does our culture normalize sin today, and how can we keep our consciences tender and sensitive to God's standard? ​Seeking True Refreshment: When feeling spiritually dry, people often turn to "empty wells" (secular philosophies, materialism, or compromise). How do we ensure we are drinking daily from the living water of Christ? ​Closing Reflection & Prayer ​Spend a few moments in silent prayer asking the Holy Spirit to give you discernment against spiritual deception. Pray for contentment, purity, and a steadfast commitment to God's truth

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GOD GAVE YOU THE GIFT… BUT WILL YOU USE IT TO BUILD OR DESTROY? God has placed something valuable inside you—your gifts, creativity, wisdom and abilities. Don't allow envy to turn your gift into destruction. Ask God for wisdom and use what He has given you to build, bless, serve and bring positive change to others. 📖 James 1:5: If you lack wisdom, ask God. Your gift has a purpose. Your creativity has a purpose. Your life has a purpose. Use what God gave you for His glory. 🙏 If this message blessed you, share it with someone who needs this encouragement. #Christian #Jesus #God #Faith #ChristianMotivation #BiblicalWisdom #James15 #ChristianInspiration #GodsGift #GodsPurpose #Bible #ChristianLife #FaithInGod #ChristianStory #ChristianContent #LetYourLightShine #Wisdom #Motivation #GodsPlan #Envy

📘 Daily Devotion — October 5 | Romans 7:6 (NKJV) 💯 Following Jesus Is More Than Keeping Religious Rules Romans 7:6 explains an important change that takes place through Jesus Christ. Paul is not saying God's standards have become meaningless or that believers are free to live however they want. He is explaining that we are no longer trying to become righteous before God through keeping the law. Through Christ, we have been brought into a new relationship with God where we serve Him in the newness of the Spirit. That distinction changes the motivation behind Christian living. It is possible to read the Bible, attend church, pray, give, serve, avoid certain sins, and perform many Christian activities while the heart remains driven primarily by obligation. Christianity can gradually become a checklist where we measure spiritual success by how many religious duties we completed. Paul points us toward something deeper: God wants obedience that flows from a transformed heart and a living relationship with Him. Serving in the newness of the Spirit means the Holy Spirit works within believers, changing our desires, convicting us of sin, teaching us through Scripture, and empowering us to live differently. Instead of merely asking, “What rules do I have to follow?” we begin asking, “How can my life honor Jesus?” Obedience becomes a response to grace rather than an attempt to earn it. This becomes very practical because religious routine can slowly replace relationship. We can read a chapter of Scripture without seriously thinking about what God is saying, pray familiar words without genuinely talking with Him, attend church while remaining spiritually disengaged, or serve in ministry while privately becoming exhausted and distant from Christ. The activities themselves may be good, but they cannot become substitutes for actually walking with God. The opposite danger is using grace as an excuse for spiritual laziness. Serving in the Spirit does not mean discipline is unnecessary. Scripture reading, prayer, fellowship, worship, giving, serving, and resisting temptation remain important. The difference is that these practices become ways of responding to God rather than attempts to purchase His acceptance. Romans 7:6 therefore invites us to examine not only what we are doing but why we are doing it. Two people can perform the same act of service while having completely different motivations. One may be seeking recognition, trying to prove spiritual worth, or simply fulfilling an obligation. Another may be serving because Christ has shown them extraordinary grace and they genuinely want their life to honor Him. God is interested in both our actions and our hearts. The Christian life is not simply learning how to behave religiously. It is learning to walk with Jesus through the power and leading of the Holy Spirit so that obedience increasingly becomes the expression of a heart that belongs to Him. Reflection Questions 1. Have any parts of my Christian life become religious routines that I perform without genuinely engaging my heart? 2. Am I obeying God primarily from gratitude and love, or am I still trying to prove myself worthy of His acceptance? 3. Where might the Holy Spirit currently be convicting me to move beyond knowing what is right and actually begin doing it? Prayer Heavenly Father, thank You that through Jesus Christ I do not have to earn righteousness through religious performance. Teach me to serve You in the newness of the Spirit rather than simply going through Christian routines. Keep my Bible reading, prayer, worship, giving, service, and obedience connected to a genuine relationship with You. Search my motives and expose areas where I am seeking recognition, performing from obligation, or trying to prove myself. Through Your Spirit, continue changing my desires and teach me to obey because I love You and am grateful for Your grace. In Jesus' name, Amen. Practical Application - Examine one regular Christian discipline and intentionally reconnect it to your relationship with God rather than performing it automatically. - Before serving someone today, ask God to purify your motives and help you serve without needing recognition. When reading Scripture, identify one truth you can actually practice rather than simply completing the reading. - If spiritual disciplines have become mechanical, slow down and focus on genuinely communicating with and listening to God. - Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal one area where you already know what Scripture teaches but have not yet responded in obedience. We Learn Three Things From This Devotional - Christianity is more than outward religious performance. God wants obedience that flows from a heart transformed by His grace rather than a life built around merely completing spiritual duties. - The Holy Spirit changes the motivation behind our obedience. We no longer serve God in an attempt to earn salvation; we serve because Christ has saved us and the Spirit is working within us. - Spiritual disciplines should strengthen relationship rather than replace it. Bible reading, prayer, worship, fellowship, and service are valuable when they continually draw us toward genuine fellowship and obedience to Christ. #LordsbookDailys #DailyDevotion #October5 #Romans76 #NewnessOfTheSpirit #ServeGod #FreedomInChrist #FaithInJesus #BibleInspiration #GrowInFaith

Good morning, brethren. I hope we had a nice night rest! 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀💝🌺🎁🌹🎀 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY. SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, 2O26. "ARE YOU HEARING FROM GOD?" 'Then Moses said to the Lord'...Exodus 33:12 NKJV THROUGHOUT THE book of Exodus we read these two statements: ‘The Lord said to Moses,’ and ‘Moses said to the people.’ There’s an important lesson here. Until you have heard from God, what do you have to say to anybody else that’s worth consideration? Does that mean God won’t use your brain? No, when your thoughts and desires are submitted to Him He will actually think and speak through you. What a privilege. The trouble is, we want to speak without first consulting God and hearing from Him. The people Moses had been called to lead hadn’t heard from God for four hundred years. After ten generations of living without God’s Word, can you imagine the shape they were in spiritually? If you want to know how such a mindset will act, look at their responses every time they had a problem in the wilderness. They wanted to go back to the security of Egypt! This is one of the dangers you will face as a leader. You must love people and listen to them, but you must be led only by God. And unless you know God intimately, when times get tough people will take you back to what’s familiar and comfortable to them. When people want to go back to their old way of doing things, it’s usually because they don’t know God well enough. The litmus test of spiritual leadership is found in the ability to hear from God, and then to teach people to love God, to discern His will, and begin to walk according to it! Bible In A Year: 2 Sam 1:1 – 3:21, John 1:29-42, Ps 131, Pro 23:1-3. Courtesy: Grace So Amazing Foundation 🌹🎀 *To partner with us, kindly refer to page 9 of the hard copy edition or simply send us a WhatsApp message/call on +2348128000068.*🌹🌷🎀💝. MD.ii. [02/10, 8:39 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* SATURDAY, 3RD OCTOBER, 2026. *KEEP MOVING FORWARD* *TEXT:* NUMBERS 21:10-20. 10 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth. 11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising. 12 From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared. 13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon, 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab. 16 And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. 17 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: 18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah: 19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth: 20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. *Timeless Truth:* _"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."_ (Philippians 3:13,14). *INTRODUCTION* The forward movement—often referred to as the "advance" or maintaining momentum—is a fundamental tenet of military strategy, tactics and doctrine. In military operations, moving forward is not just about changing geographic location; it is about seizing the initiative, dictating the terms of engagement and forcing the enemy to react. Moving forward, regardless of setbacks and disappointments, is the secret of advancement, promotion, progress, achievements and even healthy living. Paul the Apostle wrote about one thing he always did and that was to put behind the progress and the defeats of the past and moved on to greater heights. Man is created to be mobile and not to be stagnant. Stagnant rivers are not useful to the healthy living of mankind. Stagnant lives cannot glorify God in any way. *1. Temptation of Being Tied to the Past* a. Israel had experienced rough times in the wilderness for 40 years before this text. The loss of most of their loved leaders, like Aaron, the deadly bites of snakes due to their murmuring, the hostile and violent surrounding nations, lack of water and satisfactory food, coupled with the rough terrain of the wilderness. To compound their problems, the journeys for 40 years were not progressive, but were just moving round in the wilderness. All these were some of the things that could have made them build their tents in the wilderness with resignation to their fate and discouragement. b. It is dangerous to allow past success or failures to make someone sit at the same spot without advancing. A car, packed for a long time will rust away. A brain that is not being exercised will deteriorate in intelligence. Many past knowledge and technology have become obsolete today. Due to the success of the past, David decided to stay at home while others went for war. He fell into deep sin and the rest is history. The young prophet in 1 Kings 13 decided to take a pleasurable rest after a great victory and he ended up being killed by a lion. After withstanding and overcoming the adversary, the command is to stand and be on the move waiting for another battle (Ephesians 6:13). *Question* Are you aspiring for greater knowledge, gifts, anointing, exploits or are satisfied with stagnancy? *2. Timely Tactics of Progress* The children of Israel did not allow all those setbacks to discourage them from moving forward to possess their possessions. *"And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth"*. "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward" (Martin Luther King Jr). When man disappointed God in the Garden of Eden and it appeared God's plan would be frustrated, God focused on His lofty eternal goals and kept moving. When the journey to Calvary looked unbearable, Jesus was focused and got going without giving in to weariness. The secret of Gideon with his very few soldiers in conquering a massive array of soldiers was in keeping going forward when the going became tough. *"And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them"* (Judges 8:4). It is not the beginning of the Christian race that matters most, but whether you are able to complete it. *"He that endureth unto the end the same shall be saved"*. In order to endure to the end, you must keep making advancement in every area. There is no successful race without continuous advancements and progress inspite of all odds. *Question* Do you have an advancement mentality? *3. Triumphant Treat and Provision* When God is happy with someone, divine blessings follow. They were used to murmurings anytime they were in want of food and water. They eventually, learnt their lesson the hard way. The 40 years of punishment in the wilderness had taught them to always look up to God when there was a need. In fact, this time around they enjoyed divine provision without even asking for it because they kept on moving along the path of obedience. God told Moses, *"Gather the people together, and I will give them water"*. They rejoiced at the timely divine provision. *"Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it"*. There is always a well of water prepared for those who keep moving against all odds towards God's plan and purpose for their lives. *Question* Mention two scriptures that guarantee that God will care and supply our needs when we are in the path of obedience. *Prayer Points* 1.Father, forgive me for all my inactivity, laziness and stagnation and give me a new spirit 🙏. 2.Give me faith and courage that will never give up the heavenly pursuit 🙏. 3.Help all Your children with power and determination to endure the race to the end 🙏. 4.Give strength to all Your children who are cast down and lift them up to action again 🙏. *HYMN:* Never Give Up *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* LUKE 1-2 [02/10, 8:39 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER, 2026``` *SET FORWARD* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🔜🆙🔝👣🛣️🔚👑🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:NUMBERS 21:10-20```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth" (NUMBERS 21:10).*_ *Boxing is one game that many decent minds disagree should be rightly called a sport. The deliberate inflicting of injuries on one another in the quest for praise or payment can only appeal to the beastly instinct in man. But there is one lesson professional boxers are taught which is valuable for us all. They are taught not to retreat but to move forward when in the ring.* *In our text, it was said of the children of Israel that they 'set forward...' The significance of the statement becomes clearer when it is recalled that they had just suffered a serious setback in their progress towards the Promised Land. In their weariness as they marched from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, they murmured against God and Moses, discrediting the gracious provision of manna that the Lord made for them. The righteous judgement of God came upon them for this. Fiery serpents got in their midst and bit many to death. Upon their repentance and Moses' intercession, the Lord pardoned them and initiated the remedy of the brazen serpent, on which if any victim of the snake bite looked, he was cured.* *At this juncture in their journey, they probably would have felt reluctant to move on, at least for the time being. But they set forward! Forward is upward and is the secret of success in every sphere of life. Apostle Paul was conscious of this when he wrote: 'I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus' (Philippians 3:13, 14). Their recall of God's past goodness at this instance and their songs of victory indicate they made the most of the divine discipline.* *Have you faced a setback recently? Are you tempted to give up because of what you see as unfair treatment? Are past experiences weighing you down? Are you losing motivation for the race? Take a cue from Israel: look up and press on.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*Whatever you've got, whatever you've lost, the real trophy is ahead - press forward!*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *LUKE 3-4*📜📜 Set Forward https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 27: I AM BOUND FOR CANAAN; GHS 179: HIGHER GROUND; AND GHS 79: THE WAY OF THE CROSS LEADS HOME* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna3rdOctober2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [02/10, 8:39 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER, 2026``` *FORBIDDEN FRIENDSHIPS - 1* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️👥🫂🤝⚠️‼️🛑❌🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:GENESIS 34:1-7```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land" (GENESIS 34:1).*_ *In the _Oxford English Reader_ used by Primary Six in the 1960s, a story was told about some Massai hunters. The writer said, "We were hunting for game with no particular kind of animal in mind."* *During the hunting expedition, one of the hunters called Ngomba was suddenly and fiercely attacked by a huge python which coiled around him, stretching his bones to breaking point. The coil that did the most damage was referred to as the 'fatal coil.' Ngomba could not be saved despite the frantic efforts of his colleagues.* *This story is similar to that in our text. Dinah had no particular lady in mind to visit, just "the daughters of the land." Unfortunately, it was Shechem, a prince of the country, who attracted her attention and defiled her.* *There are many young people, who, like the devil, are going about as "a roaring lion," seeking whom they may devour. Child of God, do not become a woeful victim of sinful fun-seekers. God's warning to both Christian boys and girls is, "Keep yourself pure."* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Do not become a woeful victim.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Watch against friendship that can lead to sin.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Oh God, keep me from sinful friendship, in Jesus' name.*_ Forbidden Friendships - 1 https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday3rdOctober2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [02/10, 8:39 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER, 2026``` *IS IT WELL?* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🗣️💬🙏🏽🙌🏽 📜📜```2 KINGS 4:17-27```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well" (2 Kings 4:26).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 The desire of every child is that he should always have enough food to eat, a beautiful house to live in, fine clothes to wear, and a fine car to take him to school and church. He wants to live a healthy and happy life all the time with everybody around loving and caring for him. You wish that everyone would give you gifts, smile at you, and praise you. Also, every child wishes to understand all his subjects and pass his examinations in first position. That is why they are always sad when disappointments and problems come their way. However, life is not always so beautiful. Things don't always work well all the time, at least, not in this world. Yet, you should give God the glory and please Him more through what you say and do in your time of trouble and disappointment. The woman in our Bible passage had only one son. That was after she had been barren many years. God had to intervene through His servant, Elisha, before she could give birth to this one. But sadly, that child died. She was speaking in faith, believing God was able to make all things well again. *In your time of trouble, when it appears as if everything is working against you, go to God in prayer believing, and He will cause all things to be well with your soul. He will bless you and be gracious to you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, hear my prayer and cause everything to work well with me even in my time of difficulties.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *Numbers 6:24-26* Is It Well? https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk3rdOctober2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. ⏤ Galatians 4:6 As His children, we walk in the light of His love, reflecting His glory. ⏤ Oswald Chambers O God, our heavenly Father, we bless You for the way You have revealed Your love to us through Jesus Christ. He has taught us to call You our Father, showing us that You love us with all the tenderness of a father’s heart. Your care for us is constant, and we enjoy all the privileges of being Your children. Help us also to be faithful children—obedient, trusting, loyal, and true. We thank You, Father, for Your goodness and mercy throughout the night, and for all Your kindness toward us. Give us hearts full of gratitude so that we may never fail to recognize Your hand in the blessings we receive. May Your goodness lead us to live more carefully, avoiding sin and unbelief. Keep our hearts open to the gentle influences of Your love. We remember before You all the needs of Your church. Bless everyone who has confessed Your name, and give them the grace to remain faithful and true in all their ways. Lead Your people into holier living, deeper experiences of Your love, more earnestness in serving You, and fuller consecration to Your work. Give Your church greater power and influence in the world. We also ask that our home may be filled with more of Your grace. Whatever is not in line with Your will, help us to bring it into harmony with You. May we be drawn closer together in true affection. Help us live together with love, patience, and unselfishness, so that Jesus would feel at home in our midst. We ask all these blessings and mercies in Jesus Christ’s precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/90/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion. Good evening, brethren. 1. Evening devotion for today. ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST* (COCIN DEVOTIONAL) *DATE:* FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER, 2026. *SUB-THEME:* BENEFITS OF GRACE. *TOPIC:* BEING A LIVING SOUL. *TEXT:* GENESIS 2:7-8. 7. Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. 1Co 15:45 1Co 15:47 [Job 10:9] [Ecc 12:7] [Act 17:25] 8. Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there He put the man He had formed. [Eze 31:8] *TOPIC:* BEING A LIVING SOUL. *THE MESSAGE:* God formed man from the dust. He then breathed the breath of life into his nostrils and man became a living soul. Having the image of God and breath of life is a demonstration of God's grace to man. The fact that you are living today is all about God. However, many people believe that being alive is a result of their efforts, and therefore, they can do whatever they want with their lives. This notion is not true. Your life is in God's hands. No matter how much you try, unless God wills, your breath can cease at any moment. Human life is sacred such that no one has the power to terminate it, whether yours or another's. Live a purposeful life to honour God and impact others, knowing that you shall account to Him what you did while in this body. *REFLECTION:* Respect the sanctity of life. *PRAYER:* Thank You, Lord, for giving me life. Amen. *MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:* TITUS 2:11. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. *TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:* MATTHEW 5-7. ED.ii. SHAKE IT OFF "If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet." - Matthew 10:14 I often say: 'If you don't want to be criticized, don't say anything, don't be anyone and don't do anything.' If you say something, if you are somebody or you do something, you will get criticism for sure. Sometimes it is right, but often it is unjust criticism. There are many people who want to put you down by criticizing you. You might think that there is also constructive criticism. However, most of the time criticism is not given to build you up, but to break you; not to bless, but to discourage you. Unjust criticism causes a lot of pain and sorrow and mostly comes from jealousy, a spirit of envy. It means that you have something I want. The person who is so critical, wants to be like you or if possible, surpass you. That is what it is about. Instead, this person should say: 'Lord, I thank You for blessing him or her so much. Will You please also do this for me?' The more successful you are, the more criticism you will get. It is also very Dutch to not appreciate others when they get blessed. However, say today: 'I shake it off. I put it in the hands of the Lord. As a child of God, I want to bless other people. If God blesses someone else, I want to be happy for that person.' Often, God wants to bless us with abundance and He tests whether we can bear that blessing. Are you still jealous when God blesses someone else? Don't you understand God when that person receives what you have been praying for? Then repent! Are you still bothered by the criticism others have for you? Shake it off! Do not fight back, because you might get an awful and unclean heart like the person who is hurting you. Let God be your mediator. Let Him prove that it is not true. Keep your eyes on Him and He will make all things right. https://www.theblessingdevotional.com 2. Evening Prayer for today. EP.i. Evening Prayer And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. ⏤ Philippians 4:7 In His peace, our hearts find their home, untouched by the storm. ⏤ J.R. Miller The day is done, Father, and we bring it to You. Please bless it. As it is folded away with all past days, to remain closed until the books are opened, pass Your cleansing hand over it, and seal it with Your grace. Bless all we have done, forgive our sins, and sanctify all our experiences. Make our hearts clean and strengthen our souls. We ask for Your rich blessings upon our home and family life. You created the home; the family is Your design. So, we ask with confidence that You make our home pleasing to You, filled with love, fellowship, and all that is good. Bless each of us, young and old. Guide our family in the future, helping the young to grow in divine beauty, making our home a place that reflects Heaven. Help us make our home welcoming, loving, and a source of holy influence. We bring all our concerns to You—our work, our household chores, our studies, our friendships, our hopes, plans, and fears. Grant Your grace upon all these things. We pray for the responsibilities You have given us, especially those related to Your kingdom. Help us be faithful in every duty, and may nothing suffer under our care. Almighty and most merciful Father, we commend ourselves and all who are dear to us into Your hands. Tenderly care for the elderly, have pity on the weak and tempted, show mercy to the fallen, comfort the sorrowing, and bless the sick and those who care for them. Hear us, O God. Receive our prayer and save us, through Jesus Christ. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/89/evening #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

THIS CLOSE TO JUDAS It is a question that has been asked for 2,000 years. Why did Judas betray Jesus? Judas was there for all the miracles. The water to wine, the lame walking, the blind seeing and the three different people we know Jesus raised from the dead. He saw it all, yet still, it wasn't enough to stop him from approaching the Sanhedrin council and betraying Jesus for the money. Why? Judas was amongst many things was a true believer in a messiah. Some have speculated that Judas believed he was forcing Jesus to assert his messiah-ship and take the throne away from the Romans, much as all his disciples believed. And when Jesus didn't smite dead the Roman guards who came to arrest Him Judas was shocked. And when Jesus went to the cross, Judas realized his actions just killed their messiah he took his life. Others speculate that Judas was only ever interested in stealing as much as he could and after three and a half years was frustrated with Jesus because it seemed that Jesus was more interested in souls than He was about freeing Israel from Rome. It's hard to imagine that his only motivation for the betrayal was the money. Most Christians today would vehemently deny that they would betray Jesus if they had been witness to healings and resurrections. For some, that would be true, but not for all. Look at the Israelites who after seeing ten plagues, seeing the pillar of fire at night and the column of smoke in the daylight, walking in the midst of 2 walls of water and yet they constantly rebelled against God in the wilderness. Of the many times in Scripture that God has divinely interceded for His people, exactly none of those times resulted in an obedient and compliant people on a permanent basis. When the kiss happened, the signal that would identify Jesus to the Roman guards there to arrest Him, perhaps Judas was expecting a miraculous deliverance, a king's coronation and a seat at the table of leadership over a new Israel. But none of that happened. Instead of attacking the guards, Jesus reattaches the ear of a guard that Peter had cut off. Maybe it was this healing that finally drove Judas off the cliffs of insanity. Jesus showing compassion for a Roman by healing him must have made no sense to Judas. Now if it were true that Judas was motivated to do this because the progress they were making as itinerant preachers was not fast enough, I began to ask myself am I “this close to Judas”? Do my internal goals prompt me to sort of push God into doing what i ask for? Are the desires of my heart what God wants for me or am I, like Judas, pushing God into my own agenda because it's not happening fast enough for me? How often do we as Christians commit wrong acts for what we feel is the right reason? How close are we to being like Judas Iscariot when we do so? How many deacons and elders declare war on their preacher for the most inane reasons? How many preachers struggle due to their secret sins? How can we avoid being ‘this close to Judas’? First, remain humble. You may have the most sincere of motivations in doing the Lords work, but remember that the goals you have, as earnest as they are, might not be within God's will. We need to humble ourselves before God and pray for discernment. It all comes down to the fact that we might be wrong. Second, stay in a solid relationship with older Christians, seek them out and listen to their counsel. Before acting on a Judas level act, ask your brothers and sisters in Christ for their input. Living as a faithful Christian is difficult enough and even more so when you behave as a lone wolf making impulsive decisions without regard to our behavior. In conclusion, don't allow the last days of our lives to wipe away a lifetime of faithfulness with disobedient betrayal. The fall of a formerly faithful Christian affects the witness of Christianity everywhere. Don't be ‘this close to Judas’, rather trust God that even when it seems like God needs a push in the right direction that he's got it under control. “Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. And from then on he looked for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.” Matthew 26:14-16 “Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near; I am keeping the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ” The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover. Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve. And as they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.” Being deeply grieved, they began saying to Him, each one: “Surely it is not I, Lord?” And He answered, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me. The Son of Man is going away just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.” And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” Jesus *said to him, “You have said it yourself.”” Matthew 26:17-25