Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌹🎀🎁💝🌺 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY THURSDAY AUGUST 20, 2O26. "FREEDOM FROM SEXUAL ADDICTION" ‘…Help us for the glory of your name…’ Psalms 79:9 NLT FOR FIFTEEN years, Mike Cleveland, airline pilot and founder of ‘Setting Captives Free,’ seemed powerless as his addiction to online pornography devastated his life, his marriage and his family. The spiral of lust enslaved him ‘until there wasn’t a moment of his days free from its tortured domination.’ The cycle of prayers for deliverance, followed by repeated indulgence in porn, XXX DVDs, and sex chat-rooms, plunged him deeper into the darkness of despair and He longed to escape the slimy, secluded underworld of secret soul-destroying sin, but every pathetic attempt left him unchanged, unhinged, and uncertain that freedom was possible for him. Mike turned to self-help books, counsellors and friends without success. His repeated disappointment, when every effort failed, led to increasing guilt and self-incrimination. When his wife insisted on a last-ditch visit to see her pastor (all other remedies had been exhausted), the lights in their bleak prison cell suddenly came on. Mike learned that ‘…deliverance belong(s) to the Lord’ (Jonah 2:9 AMP), and its rules are all dictated by Him. Mike’s old motivations for getting clean—‘saving my marriage for my kids’ sake; I’m a Christian, a seminary graduate and preacher’—were full of ‘loopholes and escape clauses’ and produced one botched disaster after another. His pastor taught him that the only viable motivation for getting clean and staying clean was a commitment to glorifying God in all of his decisions, because God delivers the powerless, ‘For the glory of [His] name.’ When Mike learned, ‘…whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God’ (1Corinthians 10:31 NIV), the doors to freedom from years of sexual addiction began to open. Yours can too. Bible In A Year: Lam 1:1 – 3:39, Matt 19:15-30, Ps 119:121-128, Pro 18:13-20. 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. [19/08, 8:10 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* THURSDAY, 20TH AUGUST, 2026. *FROM FAME TO SHAME* *TEXT:* JOSHUA 7:1-6. 7 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few. 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. 6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. *Timeless Truth:*_"A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump"_ (1 Corinthians 5:9). *INTRODUCTION* Israel had just experienced a remarkable victory at Jericho. The intimidating walls had fallen, the people had rejoiced, and Joshua’s leadership had received great honour. *"So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noise throughout all the country"* (Joshua 6:27). Yet, within a short time, that fame turned into shame. It is noteworthy that Israel never lost any battle either under Moses or under Joshua. It was natural for them to think that experience is the best teacher. The text shows clearly the danger of leaning only on experience when it comes to spiritual battles. God must continue to lead and the Word of God must remain final. The text teaches us that yesterday’s victory does not guarantee today’s success when there is hidden disobedience. Sin in the camp can turn triumph into tragedy. God desires not only victorious people, but also holy people. *1. Stealing Cursed Properties* a. *"For the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing"*. A glorious and happy journey suddenly turned sour and sorrowful because of sin. Many great men have also fallen from glory to grass just because of a single sin that became public.One man sinned and the whole nation suffered for it. The army that the whole Canaanites dreaded and could not conquer was conquered by the sin of a single rebel. Obviously, the tempter and demons had a field day. Achan was guilty of stealing what did not belong to him. That was disobedience to one of the ten commandments, *"thou shalt not steal"*. He did not just steal what belonged to his neighbours, which was equally sin, he stole classified materials that God called accursed and those that were to be reserved for God in His sanctuary. He did not feign ignorance when caught, he knew it was forbidden. He went deeper in his sin by hiding it from people until the knock of death became real. God had expressly commanded Israel concerning the devoted things of Jericho. *"And ye shall in any wise keep yourself from accursed thing, lest ye make yourself accursed..."* (Joshua 6:1). Achan secretly took what God had forbidden. He thought since nobody saw it, God could not have seen it either. His private sin produced public consequences: *“the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.”* b. Achan’s action reminds us that what is obtained through disobedience cannot produce lasting blessings. Hidden sin may remain concealed from people, but nothing is hidden from God. The desire for material gain can lead a person from honour to disgrace, from victory to defeat and from fame to shame. Sin will turn fame to shame overnight no matter how long it can be hidden. There are some shame that can never be taken away. Some people's sins are revealed after death and they bring a lot of shame on themselves and their families. The sin of a single person can bring a whole family, church and nation into unlimited ridicule and defeat. *"A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump"*. There must be care and watchfulness against all forms of sins so as to avoid community, church or societal judgment. Partnership and marriage with accursed and demonized people have deadly consequences and should be avoided. *Question* Is there anything in my life that I have acquired or retained contrary to God’s command? *2. Self-Confidence and Pride* a. Israel had so far won all their battles. Jericho had a population of between 1,200 and 3,000 and yet they had to allow God to guide and lead them. As few as they were, the whole army of Israel was involved. The population of Ai was about 12,000. Shouldn't they ask for guidance as usual? They resorted to recommendations of experience without checking up from God. Unconsciously, pride of past successes results in self confidence. The spies returned with confidence, suggesting that only a small force was needed for such a large city. They thought it was their wisdom and might that had earned them a former victory. Their assessment overlooked the most important factor—the presence and favour of God. They trusted their own strength rather than seeking God's direction. Consequently, about three thousand men went to battle and were defeated. b. Success can sometimes produce overconfidence, making us forget that every victory comes from God. *"Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will trust the name of the LORD"*. Pride as a result of past victory or success are natural reactions that must be deliberately avoided. Human strength, experience, position, wealth and reputation cannot substitute for dependence upon the Lord. *Question* Am I depending more on my past achievements and personal ability than on God? *3. Supplication with Crying after Defeat* a. The shame and defeat brought Joshua to his knees to do what he should have done before sending 3000 for the battle. If he had prayed, remained spiritually sensitive and heard from God, God would have told him not to proceed on the battle, but to settle the issue on ground first. On the other hand, we must commend Joshua for not being touchy. He could have blamed the spies for underestimating the population of Ai. He could have blamed the defeated soldiers for being careless and not smart enough. Joshua did not do that. He could see abnormality and spiritual implications in the unusual and unexpected defeat. When strange things happen to us contrary to the Word and promise of God, we should learn to see the face of God and hear His Word on the matter. b. Israel’s defeat brought fear, discouragement and deep sorrow. Joshua tore his clothes and fell before the Ark of the LORD with the elders, putting dust upon their heads. His response shows that when God's people experience defeat, they must turn to God in humility and supplication. Prayer should not merely be our response after failure; it should be our posture before every major undertaking. Nevertheless, even in defeat, God can reveal the cause of the problem and lead His people back to restoration. The place of brokenness can become the beginning of renewed obedience. *Question* When I experience failure or defeat, do I genuinely seek God for correction and restoration? *Prayer Points* 1.Lord, give me grace to reject every form of disobedience and to flee from every forbidden thing. Keep me from falling into shame and ridicule 🙏. 2.Father, deliver me from pride, self-confidence and dependence on human strength 🙏. 3.Lord, give me a humble and prayerful heart that seeks Your direction before every decision 🙏. 4.Father, wherever Your children have suffered defeat because of disobedience, expose the root cause, forgive, restore and lead them back to victory 🙏. *HYMN:* Yield Not To Temptation *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOB 38-42. [19/08, 8:10 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) THURSDAY 20TH AUGUST, 2026``` *UNDERESTIMATING SIN'S DEADLINESS* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🖤⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:JOSHUA 7:1-6```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads" (JOSHUA 7:6).*_ *When COVID-19 ran rampant early in 2020, no one could imagine that it would, under twenty-four months, send more than 7.5 million souls to an unprepared eternity while casualties from related causes would be close to 15 million. In its trail were socioeconomic disasters, unemployment, poverty, depression and pervasive suicide. The root cause of the high mortality was the earlier attempts to cover its tracks. An even more dangerous disease - sin - is on the sprawl in our world. It, too, is impossible to keep under wraps because many people do not recognise its deadliness.* *Our text unfolds the folly and tragic story of Achan, his sin and the consequences. Against God's command, he had taken some of the spoils from Jericho. And worse was his attempt to cover up the sin by hiding the stolen spoil under the earth in his tent. The consequence of this was the humiliating, ignominious defeat of Israel at Ai, the death of thirty-six valiant men, and the sombre, ominous shadow of failure cast over the camp of God's chosen people. This disaster in battle, on the path of Joshua, led to humiliation, self-examination, prayer and faith, and finally to victory.* *Joshua embarked on an awfully painful search and recovery. This is the gist of our text. The magnified leader is now mortified, but he refrained from maligning God. Self-emptied, self-humiliated and broken, Joshua's primary concerns were twofold: loss of innocent Israelites and the tender regard for the honour of God's name. He wailed: "O Lord, what will thou do unto thy great name?" He conceded both justice and wisdom to God. Neither did he blame the spies he sent out for furnishing the nation with supposedly inaccurate security reports. Nor did he castigate the soldiers who were defeated in battle for cowardice. Joshua did not underestimate the deadliness of sin. He wisely resorted to the only window left, namely, mercy, as a solution to the present crisis.* *The only option you have when ensnared in sin is a broken and contrite heart. Confession of sins, self-examination, and genuine repentance void of any excuse or alibi, coupled with a commitment to do restitution wherever it is needful, are the indispensable steps to be saved or restored to fellowship and favour with the Lord.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*Confessing sin is good, but forsaking sin is much better.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *DANIEL 1-2*📜📜 Underestimating Sin's Deadliness https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING; AND GHS 133: OUT OF MY BONDAGE* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna20thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [19/08, 8:10 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```THURSDAY 20TH AUGUST, 2026``` *CHRISTIAN CLEANSING* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🖤🩸🤍🥼🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:ISAIAH 52:1-3```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean" (ISAIAH 52:1).*_ *Spiritual check-up should be a routine practice for Christians to maintain sanctity. It is your responsibility to cleanse yourself from all the filthiness that is flying all over your community. It starts by watching physically over what you allow into your life, beginning from the books you read, the movies you watch, the friends you keep, and so on.* *Unclean instruments will make you dirty and unacceptable in the sight of God. God wants His children to cleanse themselves and remain pure because He does not want to lose any of them to the devil and to hell, a place of eternal perdition.* *Beloved, you are the holy city of God and "henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean" (Isaiah 52:1). Consciously pray to God for heart cleansing or sanctification experience where your adamic nature would be uprooted.* *Remember that heaven is for only those who are holy. Trust in God because He "is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy" (Jude 1:24).* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*It starts by watching.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Be clean in an unclean generation.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Lord, help me to live a clean life.*_ Christian Cleansing https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday20thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [19/08, 8:10 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```THURSDAY 20TH AUGUST, 2026``` *REASONABLE SERVICE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```ROMANS 12:1-3```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service" (Romans 12:1).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 A child who desires to serve God acceptably must offer unto Him a service that is reasonable. This means something that is of highest quality and standard. A reasonable service involves: *(i) Offering your body as a living sacrifice, free of blemish or stain of sin.* *(ii) Living a holy life.* During the Olympic Games, a lot of athletes represented their countries and won various medals. However, some of them were disqualified for various reasons, such as doping (the unlawful use of drugs to enhance performance). They failed because they did not present their bodies for the competition in the natural form. Our Bible passage encouraged believers to present their bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, and be not conformed to this world in their way of life. Just like the athletes who were disqualified for falling short of the standard expected of them, any child who falls short of God's expectation will surely be disqualified from entering the kingdom of God. *For your service to become reasonable and acceptable to God, you need to genuinely repent of your sins and promise Jesus never to go back to sin anymore. Then you can be assured of eternal life. A service becomes reasonable when it is offered with clean hands and a pure heart.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, make my service acceptable in your sight.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *Romans 12:4-8* Reasonable Service https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk20thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up. ⏤ Psalm 5:3 The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer. ⏤ F.B. Meyer O God, we come to You with nothing but our needs and a meager return of gratitude from our flawed hearts. But we are glad to know that You welcome us even with our needs and sins. Reveal Your love to us so clearly that it kindles our love for You, teaching us to love You more. This morning calls us to praise and thanksgiving. We’ve slept and awakened, preserved and refreshed by Your care. Our lives have been renewed through sleep, and now the sun shines on us again, bringing us joy. Give us a Father’s morning blessing as we step into the duties of this new day. Purify our hearts so that our thoughts and feelings may be pure. Grant us diligence, honesty, truthfulness, and a spirit of service so that we may carry out our tasks in a way that honors Your name. May we learn more and more how to walk with Jesus in the ordinary days, the week-days, so that they too may be brightened by Your grace. Preserve us from foolishness, idle words, and anything that would profane our lives or damage the impression we leave on others. May our daily walk be a living gospel. May we be a blessing to everyone we meet. Keep us from discouraging others. Help us to live in such a way that everyone who knows us will find it easier to be true, holy, and happy. Grant us now a Father’s morning blessing. Then we will be stronger throughout the day, safe amid temptation, and able to live sweetly and for You, through Jesus Christ. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/46/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. 1. MD.i. 😀💝🌺🎁🌹🎀 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY TUESDAY AUGUST 18, 2O26. "DR. JAMES DOBSON ON PARENTING (3)" ‘…Bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.’ Ephesians 6:4 NIV WHEN ASKED, ‘How do you suggest parents handle their children’s activities on web sites like Facebook and Twitter?’ Dr. Dobson gave this advice: ‘Parents have to know what technology their kids are using. Sexting is a terrible thing. (‘Sexting’ is the new term for children exposing themselves to one another online, thinking they are safe because they are in the sanctuary of their own home.) Pornography is pervasive, and parents need to keep up with changes in technology and protect their kids. That’s a tough assignment, because kids are ahead of them. Parents often have extremely demanding careers and when they come home they have nothing left to give, so the culture will often take your kids to hell.’ One night a father and his daughter were out on a lake when their small boat was caught in a storm. As he rowed, Dad kept saying to his daughter, ‘Can you see the shore? Can you see the shore?’ After a terrifying hour the little girl pointed over her dad’s shoulder and said, ‘Yes, I see the light. Mum said if we were out after dark she would hang a light in the window.’ When they finally got home a tearful mother hugged her husband and daughter, and thanked God for their safe return. Looking at her, the little girl said, ‘Mum, you never had to worry. We steered by your light!’ Parent, your children are being caught in life’s storms. They are rowing in the dark with no sense of direction. Live for God, and give them a light they can steer by! Bible In A Year: Gen 6:9 – 8:4, Matt 24:37-51. 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. [17/08, 9:11 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* TUESDAY, 18TH AUGUST, 2026. *THIRSTING AFTER GOD* *TEXT:* PSALM 42:1-5. 1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? 4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. *Timeless Truth:*_"O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;"_ Psalm 63:1). *INTRODUCTION* When a man ceases to experience thirst, he is as good as dead. The same is true in the spiritual. In fact, one of the first experiences of a converted man is thirst for God and spiritual things. Spiritual thirst is a deep longing for God and His presence. Just as the body cannot survive without water, the soul cannot flourish without God. The psalmist expresses an intense desire for the living God despite the pain, tears, discouragement and difficult circumstances surrounding him. His experience teaches us that genuine faith does not mean the absence of trouble; rather, it means learning to seek God even in the midst of trouble. When everything else fails, God remains the only lasting satisfaction for the thirsty soul. *1. Thirsting After God Like a Hart* a. The psalmist declares, *“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.”* A thirsty hart desperately seeks water because its survival depends upon it. Many are thirsty for wealth, pleasure, popularity, power and pride of life among others. The thirst makes them pay a heavy price to get what they are looking for. At times they pay the ultimate price. True thirst will always be demonstrated by desperate seeking for how to satisfy and quench the thirst. In the same vein, many commonly seek God's blessings without seeking for the God of the blessings. The psalmist case was different. *"So panteth my soul after thee"*. Who and what you are passionately and desperately seeking for is a reflection of the state of your heart. In the same manner, the believer should have an earnest and persistent longing for God. The psalmist does not merely desire God's gifts; he desires God Himself. b. His greatest hunger is to *“appear before God.”* He was thirsty to become closer to God. Jesus also echoed this when He said, *"seek ye first the kingdom of God and its righteousness"*. Our ultimate purpose for seeking God was to see His glory, be conformed to His image and be always ready for the kingdom of God. Jesus further assured that *"all other things shall be added unto you"*. The psalmist demonstrated his thirst for God when he decided, *"early will I seek thee...to see thy power and thy glory as I have seen thee in the sanctuary"* (Psalm 63:1,2). Our spiritual lives become weak when our desire for God is replaced by the pursuit of worldly pleasures, possessions, recognition or human approval. Genuine revival begins when the soul cries out for God's presence, His Word, His holiness and fellowship with Him. *Question* Is my desire for God as deep and urgent as the thirst of a hart for water? *2. Tearful Afflictions Giving Loss of Hope* a. Incidentally, the psalmist did not prioritize seeking for heavenly blessings above seeking for God just because everything was going well with him. In fact, the psalmist's circumstances have become so painful that his tears have been his food day and night. He was not finding it rosy in life at that time. One would have expected him, as many worshippers do today, to concentrate on seeking God for release from pains and troubles as priority. Worse still, people around him mockingly asked, directly and indirectly, *“Where is thy God?”.* His memories of former worship and joyful fellowship with God's people intensify his present sorrow. Yet that did not distract his affections towards God. b. At times, affliction can attack not only our circumstances, but also our emotions and confidence. Yet the psalmist's tears reveal that God's children may experience seasons of deep discouragement without being abandoned by God. His pain was real, but it did not have the final word. Even when circumstances seem to contradict God's promises, faith must continue to look toward Him. Seeking God and His righteousness, above all else, should not be diminished as a result of our pains, problems, persecutions and poverty among others. Whatever be our situations, the promises of God that *"all other blessings shall be added"* still stand as long as we keep seeking the face and the glory of God to be reflected in our lives above all else. We must have grace to be tougher than our tough challenges. It is our attitude and the content of our prayers in the time of distress and difficulties that reflect the genuineness of our love for God. Jesus Christ, while on the cross and under intense pains, was still consecrated to soulwinning and intercessory prayers for the sinners and the lost. The will of God and the glory of God was His priority. He has given us examples to follow. *Question* Am I consecrated to seek God and His glory as priority when affliction and tears surround me? *3. Trust in Abiding Grace with a Life of Holiness* When passing through tough times, we must maintain trust in God's abundant grace and continue to live the life that God approves. There is no challenge we pass through that God has not allowed and if God allowed it, then He will see us through as children. The act of faith is in mocking those challenges and still continues seeking the glory of God and heavenly readiness. We must learn how to feed our frustrations and fruitlessness with the word of hope and promises given by God. The psalmist speaks directly to his troubled soul: *“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God.”* He refuses to surrender permanently to despair. Instead, he deliberately redirects his heart toward God. Trusting God's abiding grace means choosing hope when feelings say there is no hope. It also means continuing to live faithfully, before God while waiting for His intervention. A thirsty soul must not only seek God's presence, but also remain committed to a holy life. God's grace sustains us, restores our joy and enables us to praise Him even before our circumstances change. For a child of God, no bad situation is permanent, but temporary and for a moment. *"weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning"*. *Question* Am I deliberately trusting God's abiding grace and maintaining a holy life even when my circumstances are discouraging? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, create within me an unquenchable thirst for Your presence and Your Word 🙏. 2.Lord, strengthen me when tears, afflictions and discouragement threaten my faith 🙏. 3.Father, make me tougher than my challenges and keep me on being engaged in Your service 🙏. 4.Lord, visit and help those brethren who are carrying heavy loads and sustain them by Your grace 🙏. *HYMN:* More of Jesus would I know *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOB 35-38. [17/08, 9:11 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST, 2026``` *DOUSING DESPONDENCY* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️😩😢😭🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🗣️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:PSALM 42:1-5```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance" (PSALM 42:5).*_ *As German bombs fell on England during _World War II,_ the situation became desperate. Hearts were filled with discouragement and thoughts of defeat. Then Winston Churchill's voice echoed over the radio. It inspired the nation and boosted morale among a people on the verge of giving up. On a spiritual level, believers find hope in God too, as they hear the voice that resonates through the pages of His Word. In moments of discouragement, Christians serve as a testimony to those who have never met God or heard His voice.* *David exemplifies this in our devotional text as he expresses acute hunger and "thirst for God, the living God". In his hopelessness, he recalled the exhilarating moments he had in God's house and presence. Reminiscences of the voice of joy and praise filled his soul. Awakened by the testimonies of God's faithfulness and the certainty of blessedness that flows from trust in God, he gladly addresses his soul and jerks back from the abyss of despondency.* *Are you troubled about any ugly situation or setback? Cheer up and look up! Here are gems and clues for you as a Christian pilgrim, who could, at times, be discouraged and cast down. Don't stay down. David didn't. He queried and counselled his soul. First is to know that neither discouragement nor despondency is a sign of weakness. Elijah is one biblical character who fits this description. After defeating the prophets of Baal, he received a death threat from Jezebel. His hope was shattered, and despondency set in. He wanted to die! The Lord did not rebuke him for his feelings but sent an angel to provide for his physical needs. In our times of discouragement, suicide is no option; it only leads to a more serious, endless and interminable suffering in hell. The present challenge or problem has not diminished God's love for us. He desires to lead us to a place of a renewed vision of His power!* *The time to exit the discouragement mode is now! Take the verifiable steps that effectively log you out, which include a deep, interminable longing for God. This is what Isaiah calls "waiting upon the Lord". Second, you will do well to consciously recall and delight in God's past acts of mercy, divine interventions, and faithfulness. Finally, you must deliberately seek the remedy of praise to uplift your downcast, crestfallen, and discouraged heart. Beloved, don't give in to despair! God will certainly lead you in paths of love, light and joy, where you will find new hope.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*God always opens the window of hope for His own in the darkest of times.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOB 35-38*📜📜 Dousing Despondency https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 1: ALL YOUR ANXIETY; GHS 3: IMPATIENT HEART, BE STILL; GHS 4: LEAVE IT THERE; GHS 5: NEVER GIVE UP; AND GHS 7: TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna18thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [17/08, 9:11 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST, 2026``` *STAND IN CHRIST'S LIBERTY* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽🙌🏽 📜📜```TEXT:GALATIANS 5:1-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another" (GALATIANS 5:13).*_ *The Christian liberty is the freedom Christ has purchased for the children of God through His death on the Cross of Calvary. The devil fights this liberty in diverse ways. When young Christians fail to understand their liberty in Christ, the devil keeps reminding them about their past sins to create major stumbling blocks to their prayers.* *It is a common strategy of the devil to manipulate them and push them back into their shells. Once you are born again through genuine repentance, you have the liberty to serve God in truth and in Spirit because God does not give us the spirit of fear but He gives us the Spirit of power and of a sound mind.* *When God has forgiven you, you are justified by faith and no longer bound to the yoke of sin. However, this liberty is not a guarantee to continue in sins, believing the erroneous doctrine of eternal security. Apostle Paul warns: "For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another" (Galatians 5:13).* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*You have the liberty.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Don't use the Christian liberty to sin.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Lord, help me to understand and enjoy my liberty in Christ.*_ Stand In Christ's Liberty https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday18thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [17/08, 9:11 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS - 3* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️👿❌🫷🏽🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```MATTHEW 4:8-11```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve" (Matthew 4:10).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 Jesus has power and authority over Satan, and He always uses them at the appropriate time. In this situation, Jesus did not hesitate to command Satan to get behind Him. Satan knew that Jesus is over and above him, yet he tempted Christ to bow down in worship to him. Can the master bow to worship his servant? No! Jesus cannot, will not, and did not bow to Satan. As a friend of Jesus, you must know who you are in Christ. You are a joint-heir with Christ. What Jesus has is what you have because of the privilege of sonship. Do not throw your costly apparels (Christian experiences) to the dogs. The things of this world as stated in 1 John 2:15-17 will pass away. Let the love of God and the things of eternal value be uppermost in your heart. Do not yield to the enticement and allurement that your friends are using to deceive you. The fashions of the world may look attractive, but they will soon pass away. Do not follow them. Do not seek to please the world. Strive to please only God. *Jesus has set the example of refusing to bow to Satan in order to show us that we can be victorious. You can do likewise. Become His friend if you are not, follow Him faithfully and consistently, and He will give you the grace to overcome Satan.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, please help me to obey You only and not yield to pressure to obey, worship or serve Satan.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *Luke 4:1-13* The Temptation Of Jesus - 3 https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk18thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee. ⏤ Isaiah 26:3 Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love, and the future to God's providence. ⏤ St. Augustine Father, days come and go, bringing change and decay, but You remain the same forever. A thousand years in Your sight are like a single day. With You, there is no past or future; all time is present to You. Yet in our small lives, we need daily blessings. The memories of our past sorrows cast shadows on our present, and our fears for the future often cast shadows on our path. We are grateful that You see and know everything—past, present, and future—and that we can safely leave it all in Your hands. Help us to live faithfully in this little day that is ours, leaving the past and future with You, without worrying. So, we ask for Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, to guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, enabling us to be true and faithful in all our duties. We ask You, O Lord, to give us the strength and wisdom we need for today’s responsibilities and experiences. Let nothing surprise or dishearten us. Hold our hand through every situation. Give us wisdom to answer every question and make every decision in a way that pleases You. Strengthen us to resist temptation, no matter how subtly it approaches. Increase Your love within us so that we may be patient with everyone we meet, compassionate toward those who are sorrowful, cheerful with those who are discouraged, and helpful to those who are weak. Send us out to do Your work so that everything we do today is for You. Breathe upon us as we wait here in Your presence and give us Your blessing as our Father. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/44/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

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🚨 Canadian officials proceeded with lethal injection after an 83-year-old grandmother stayed silent An 83-year-old Christian grandmother who had already rejected assisted suicide was euthanized under Canada’s MAiD program after her family says she never gave the required final verbal consent. Brigitte Stegemann, known to her family as GG, lived at The Pearl long-term care facility in Belleville, Ontario, and had been diagnosed with untreatable Stage IV stomach cancer five months earlier. Two months before her death she clearly told staff she did not want Medical Assistance in Dying because it violated her Christian faith and she wanted to die naturally. While her granddaughter, who held legal power of attorney and had advocated for her for more than 12 years, was away on a 10-day vacation, facility staff reopened the conversation privately without informing the family. Stegemann was completely deaf in one ear and could hear only minimally in the other, and she was frequently lethargic and unresponsive. During formal assessments on July 6th and 7th she gave incorrect answers to basic questions, saying she had no siblings even though she was the second-youngest of 14 children, and claiming none of her siblings were still alive when some were and she had spoken with one the previous week. She became disoriented, cried, and confused her surviving siblings with her great-grandchildren. The family corrected most of her answers and challenged the physician on how she could be declared capable. The doctor still ruled her capable of consenting, ordered the family out of the room, and scheduled the procedure for July 10th. Staff later admitted the death date had been set before the official paperwork was finished, and facility employees completed and witnessed the forms themselves. Officials even tried to move the injection forward by a full day to fit the physician’s schedule. On the morning of July 10th, the family took Stegemann outside for fresh air and gave her a scoop of her favorite strawberry ice cream while waiting for her pastor, as she had requested. After staff inserted an intravenous line that left blood on her bedding and surroundings, the physician arrived. The family had been assured she would have to give explicit verbal confirmation immediately beforehand, yet Stegemann remained silent with her hands held in a prayer position. The clinical team administered the lethal injection anyway. Her relatives say they were left alarmed and horrified. They accuse the system of clinical arrogance, secrecy, and a total lack of transparency, describing her death in their public statement as a systemic failure driven by a blatant disregard for the safeguards meant to protect vulnerable patients. They point out that she had already said no because of her faith, yet staff reopened the subject while her longtime advocate was away, excluded her power of attorney from critical discussions, and proceeded despite her silence at the final moment. The family is now demanding accountability and asking how an elderly, hearing-impaired woman who could not correctly identify her own family was deemed capable of consenting to her own death. By April 2026 more than 100,000 Canadians had already died under the MAiD system. This case shows how protections can collapse for the elderly, hearing-impaired, and cognitively fragile. Canada’s MAiD program has grown increasingly predatory, expanding far beyond its original limits and routinely placing pressure on the most vulnerable.

Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. MD.i. 😀🌺🌹🎁🎀💝 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2O26. "YOU CAN CARRY GOD’S PRESENCE WITH YOU (3)" ‘…So he is first in everything.’ Colossians 1:18 NLT THE ARK of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture about 185 times, so it must be important. Every bit of activity in the outer court and inner court of the tabernacle was, for one purpose, to lead you into the Holy of Holies where God’s presence was. Old Testament symbols, such as the Ark, are a picture of New Testament realities. In this regard, the Ark, which was the most important piece of furniture in the tabernacle, is a picture of the Christ we love and serve. He is Lord. He is supreme. There’s no one like Him. And He alone is worthy of all praise! Paul writes: ‘Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him, God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to himself…’ (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT). If your faith is ‘me-centred,’ you’ll get nowhere with God. But when your faith is ‘Christ-centred,’ then everything Christ has becomes available to you! Bible In A Year: Obad; 2 John; Matt 15:1-14; Ps 119; 33-40; pro 17:16. 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. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: *MEDITATIONS ON DAILY ⓂANNA* FRIDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2026. *THE TRAGIC END OF A PROMISING DYNASTY* *TEXT:* 1 CHRONICLES 10:1-15. 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. *Timeless Truth:*_"So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together"_ (1 Chronicles 10:6). *INTRODUCTION* He never dreamt of becoming the first King of Israel and neither did he ever think his family will be chosen by God to be a dynasty of kings perpetually, ruling over Israel. Grace and mercy qualified him especially, because of the deep humility and fear of God in his life as at the time he was made king. King Saul began his reign with great promise. He was divinely chosen, physically impressive and empowered by God for leadership (1 Samuel 10:1, 9). Yet, his life ended in shame because of persistent disobedience, self-will and refusal to seek the Lord sincerely. The text not only shows the death of Saul, but also the collapse of a royal dynasty that could have enjoyed lasting honour. It reminds us that a good beginning does not guarantee a glorious ending. Only continual obedience, humility and dependence on God preserve a life, ministry, or family legacy. Those who think that they cannot lose whatever they receive from God, including eternal salvation, should learn from the life and end of Saul. *1. The Fall and Defeat of God's Giants* a. Saul and his sons were once regarded as the giants of Israel's military strength. They fought along with their father to win virtually all their battles except this last one. Even when they were not well prepared, God helped and strengthened them to be terrors to the nations around. *"So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them"* (1 Samuel 14:47). Victory was their birthright because of their allegiance to the God of heaven. He and his sons were giants in the hands of God. This time around, they all fell and were defeated the same day. They were not only captured, but were killed. What an avoidable tragedy that a promising and blessed first Royal family, that could have been a reference point of God's goodness and blessings, experienced. They all perished in a single day. b.How did they fall? It did not happen overnight. First, was the loss of focus. He allowed the enemy and jealousy to shift his attention from his divinely given responsibility to pursuing David who actually was not a threat. The deception of great position, persistence disobedience to the Word of God and the habit of taking God's warnings and Word for granted hardened his heart. The tragedy was not due merely to military weakness, but to spiritual failure that had accumulated over time. When those whom God raises fail to remain faithful, their strength cannot save them. Every believer must guard against drifting from God, regardless of past victories or present status. King Saul did not just lose his exalted blessings, but he also booked, signed and sealed he appointments to eternal condemnation in hell fire. *Question* Am I depending on past achievements or am I walking daily in humble obedience to God? *2. The Forceful Decimation of a Great General* a. King Saul ended his record as the first king in Israel who committed suicide and thus, ending his God-given life forcefully. He could have perished in the battle and still made heaven if in his final hours he decided to cry to God for mercy and forgiveness. Rather than trust God in his final crisis, Saul took his own life after asking his armour-bearer to kill him. His armour-bearer refused, and Saul fell upon his own sword. His death was quickly followed by that of his sons and many loyal servants. b. If Saul had not been king and he maintained his lowly lifestyle before he became king he might have made heaven. Was it his being anointed as king that made him to perish? NO. The bitterness, envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart was never dealt with. Eventually, he grew wings and became hardened in the heart. Never gloss over any filthiness in your heart. Ask God to cleanse your heart with the blood of Jesus and remove them. If they are not removed, they will turn to untamed lions in the house. b. A leader's fall often affects many others. Saul did not die alone. An unchecked rampaging leader will bring destruction not only to himself, but to others too. Saul's end illustrates the destructive consequences of persistent rebellion and self-reliance. The greatest safeguard in times of distress is unwavering confidence in God's mercy and guidance. *Question* Does my life and leadership encourage others toward faithfulness or can my spiritual decline harm those who follow me? *3. The Final Disgrace of the Graceless and the Godless* a. After Saul's death, Israel fled, the cities were abandoned. *"They (Israel) forsook their cities and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them"*. Do we pity these godless citizens (Israelites) for losing their inheritance, including land, to the enemies? When Saul failed to concentrate on governance, but rather left the throne to chase David, did any citizen caution him apart from Samuel. Everybody kept mum. Some out of fear and some out of desire for favour while some were just nonchallant. We should be careful to humbly and politely ensure that leaders are made accountable and helped when it appears they are derailing. Leaders need our prayers and support while they are in the path of right while they need our loving and gentle reminder of the truth whenever they are in the path of wrong. Nobody, no matter how great, has immunity from falling. Lucifer had no rival, but he fell. Judas saw, lived and dined with the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, he fell. Solomon was the wisest king, but he foolishly and fatally fell. King Saul was unfaithful to God, disobeyed His Word, consulted a medium and failed to seek the Lord. Therefore, God removed him and transferred the kingdom to David. Grace rejected eventually, gives way to disgrace. Those who neglect God's voice cannot expect His favour to remain indefinitely. *"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"* (1 Corinthians 10:12). *Question* Are you watchful over your life, heart,thoughts and ambitions to make sure you don't fall? *Prayer Points* 1.Father, keep me faithful to You so that I will finish my race with honour and not in disgrace and let my ministry not be removed and given to another.🙏. 2.Lord, deliver me from every form of disobedience, pride and self-confidence that leads to destruction 🙏. 3.Help me to seek Your face continually and never turn to ungodly counsel or worldly alternatives 🙏. 4.Let the life, family and ministry of all Your children and our leaders leave behind a legacy of faithfulness, obedience and enduring blessing, in Jesus' name 🙏. *HYMN:* O brother Life's Journey beginning *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* JOHN 16-18. [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS) FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *SAUL'S SORE END* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️⚠️‼️🛑❌⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:1 CHRONICLES 10:1-14```📜📜 🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it" (1 CHRONICLES 10:13).*_ *An old adage says, "It's the end that counts, not the beginning or what's in between". The storyteller may garnish the opening and the intervening passages with the most pungent and arresting language about the main character. Yet, if the narrative closes with the tragic end of the protagonist owing to his character flaws, he would draw little sympathy. The reader of his biography wants the principal personality to end with laurels the way he started.* *Alas, Saul, Israel's first king, experienced a bitter conclusion, after a blazing and historic beginning. And he did not go down alone. He took along "his three sons, and all his house." The children of Israel who escaped death in the battle against the Philistines fled, allowing the enemy to take over their land. How did it all start? It began with the breach of God's express commandment. Saul disobeyed the Lord, and followed it up, not with repentance, but with more sinful conduct. Even at the point of death, he enacted the final iniquity: suicide.* *It is not enough for nations and their institutions of administration to seek leaders to guide them. They must look for pivotal men and women who would wholly yield themselves to the shepherding and correction of God. This is key if they want a society that would thrive, prosper and withstand challenges and upheavals of statehood. Now, this requirement holds true also in the different aspects of the workforce of the church. Otherwise, their frailties would destroy them and those they are leading, as in the case of Saul.* *Our Lord is the ultimate Leader. Without Him, man would be perennially on a bumpy ride, falling into a series of perilous failures. The Church should step in to halt the slide by teaching sound scriptural doctrines to raise God-fearing leaders. We must saturate everywhere with heaven-focused citizens with our preaching and righteous lifestyle. This is the only bulwark against the rise of "Sauls" whose untamed false start and godlessness would drive the entire land into the abyss.* ✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*When we have godly leaders, we are assured of God-fearing citizens.*_ 📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *JOHN 16-18*📜📜 Saul's Sore End https://dailymanna.app// *RECOMMENDED GOSPEL HYMNS AND SONGS - GHS 6: YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION; GHS 205: HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST? AND GHS 246: O BROTHER, LIFE'S JOURNEY BEGINNING* *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#DailyManna7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*HIGHER EVERYD🅰️Y: (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)*_ ✍🏽👩🏻‍💼🌻 🍇🙏🏽🛰🚀🔬📚 ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *THE JUDGMENT SEAT* 🎚️📓📖🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🪑🧣⚖️🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```TEXT:2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-13```📜📜 📖``` MEMORY VERSE:``` _*"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:10).*_ *In our society, there are many youths that are consumed by the burning desire of temporary pleasures that can damn their souls. They do not think about the implications of their actions which have future and eternal consequences.* *Recounting past mistakes, Amanda Blake said: "I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema."* *This submission is coming from someone who regretted smoking because she was ignorant of its consequences on the human health. Dear youth, you cannot claim you have not heard about the danger of sins today because the gospel is being preached everywhere.* *Remember that everyone would appear before the judgment seat of God in due time like Lazarus and the rich man did. The rich man lived in sin and wickedness, and received eternal damnation as his reward, while Lazarus was granted a comfortable place at Abraham's bosom. Prepare to meet the Lord at the judgment seat with clean hands and heart.* 💬 ```QUOTE:``` _*Prepare to meet the Lord.*_ 🏆 ```CHALLENGE:``` _*Prepare to escape hell.*_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ```PRAYER:``` _*Father, help me to live a worthy life.*_ The Judgment Seat https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#HigherEveryday7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS] [06/08, 11:32 pm] Pastor Attah: ```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY``` _*(SINCERE MILK: Children Daily Devotional Guide 2⃣0⃣2⃣6️⃣)*_ 🙇🏼🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼🙇‍♀️🙇🏼‍♂️ ```FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2026``` *NO WHERE TO HIDE* 📓📖🎚️🫵🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🧐😳👀🧎🏽🧎🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 📜📜```AMOS 9:2-4```📜📜 🕔📚🖋️🚻😁🎼🏆🍉🪴🌈💻 🔑📖 ```Key Verse:``` _*"Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down" (Amos 9:2).*_ 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 John and his sister Jane lived in a one-room apartment with their parents. All they had were: two chairs, a TV set, a bed and a small refrigerator. One day, they decided to play a *"Hide and seek game".* John was to seek while Jane would hide. In the first attempt, Jane hid by the side of the refrigerator and she was easily found. Secondly, she tried to hide in their small bathroom where John easily found her. Then she tried the back of the small chair that hardly hid her head: her eyes and those of John were still in contact. Jane then looked everywhere, and in disappointment, exclaimed: *"This place is too small; I have nowhere to hide."* Yes, the whole world is too small for the eyes of God. He sees everywhere, there is nowhere to hide from Him. The Prophet Amos warned the children of Israel of the foolishness of their trying to hide their sins from God. Though in hell, in the firmament, even if they go into captivity, the punishment of God would follow them there, unless they repent. *Have you attempted to hide something from someone before? Is it so that they would not know you are a bad child? You cannot become good by hiding your sins, but by turning away from them. That is what Jesus wants you to do, and He will forgive you.* 🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥🍥 ```🅿️rayer:``` _*Lord, where can I hide from You? Please forgive me all my wrongdoings.*_ 🙏🏽 ```📖 Further Reading:``` *1 John 1:7-10* No Where To Hide https://dailymanna.app// *TXD [THEXDEVOTIONALS] on Twitter* *#SincereMilk7thAugust2026* *#GCK* *#WorshipNuggets* *#BibleNuggets* *#LeadershipNuggets* *#RevivalNuggets* *#CrusadeNuggets* https://www.youtube.com/[THEXDEVOTIONALS]. 2. Morning Prayer for today. MP.i. Morning Prayer Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⏤ Psalm 25:4-5 The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. ⏤ Andrew Murray O most merciful Father, who loves all Your redeemed children — we confess our many sins and shortcomings and ask You to show us Your mercy and favor. We are not worthy to be called Your children. We have strayed from Your commandments, choosing our own paths. We’ve known Your ways but have not always walked in them. We humbly confess all our wrongdoings and implore Your forgiveness. We long to experience more deeply the love You have for us. Help us to truly believe in this love and to understand its greatness. We are like little children, unaware of the divine love that watches over us. If we truly knew this love, we would never doubt or be afraid. We desire to feel this love that never fails and never forgets. Help us to be aware of Your divine care and affection throughout this day. With this awareness, nothing shall disturb us, dampen our enthusiasm, or break our peace. Cares won’t vex us, temptations won’t overpower us, and dangers won’t alarm us. Our faces will shine with the grace that lives within us. We ask for Your help in all our duties today, that we may do our work faithfully—without carelessness or negligence, but with diligence in all things. We pray for our friends, that they may be kept close to You in the shelter of Your love. May Your blessing be upon the sick, those near death who need to be ready when You call them, and all who are troubled, poor, grieving, or lost in sin. We ask all these things in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/33/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.