Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. i. 😀💝🌺🎁🌹🎀MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY. WEDNESDAY APRIL 8. 2026. "LET GOD SHOW YOU WHERE TO GO" ‘…Leave…go to the land I will show you.’  Genesis 12:1 NIV WHERE YOU are matters. You can’t grow bananas in Alaska, but you can grow them in Jamaica. What’s the point? Simply this: sometimes you need to change your location in order to succeed in what God’s called you to do. Look at the life of Elijah. ‘The word of the Lord came to him, saying, “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there”’ (1 Kings 17:2-4 NKJV). Ravens normally don’t deliver food, they eat it. But when you do what God tells you and go where He sends you, you move from the natural realm to the supernatural one. God not only has a plan for your life, He has a place for it. Yes, you must have the right strategy, but you must also be in the right spot. ‘…I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go’ (Isaiah 48:17 NIV). If your heart’s desire is to honour God in all things, He will show you the best location to succeed in. Indeed, He will go ahead of you and rearrange circumstances to your advantage. He did it for Abraham. ‘By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going’ (Hebrews 11:8 NIV). Ask God, and He will show you where to go. Bible In A Year: Num 7, Ps 94:12-23, Pro 10:27. 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.*🌹🌷🎀💝. ii. A GOSPEL WITHOUT SUFFERING DOES NOT EXIST "We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself." - 2 Corinthians 1:8 Paul was a man who loved God. He wanted nothing more than to exalt Jesus. Yet this servant of God often had to deal with suffering in his life. He says in 2 Corinthians 4:8-10: 'We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.' Why Lord? 2 Corinthians 11:24-28 also shows us Paul's very human-like experiences. His life was full of suffering. Maybe you have also called out to God and said: 'why Lord?' Paul teaches us a bit about this why. When we suffer, we will have compassion for people who also go through the same. Paul speaks about the God of consolation who comforts us in our troubles in 2 Corinthians 1:3-6. So, we will be able to comfort and encourage those who are struggling, with the same comfort we have received from God. If I have a deep pain in my heart, I do not go to the psychiatrist or read a do-it-yourself book, but I go to Him who said: 'Come to Me.' I will also be strengthened and comforted if I am able to go to a brother or sister who has also suffered similarly but is completely recovered through faith. Such people have a lot of understanding and love which they have received in their darkest hours. Suffering produces a wealth of knowledge of God! Another purpose of suffering is that you learn never to trust yourself, but to trust God. Put yourself in God's hands. He will never let you down! https://www.theblessingdevotional.com 2. Morning Prayer for today. i. Morning Prayer Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. ⏤ John 8:12 To pray well is the better half of study. ⏤ Martin Luther Our heavenly Father, as the light of this new day brightens the world, let the light of Your love fill our hearts and surround us. We can’t live without You! Show us Your grace and mercy today. We know we’re not worthy—not even worthy to gather the crumbs from under Your table—but You invite us to come close, not just to take crumbs, but to sit at Your table as honored guests, sharing in all the blessings of Your grace! So, we come to You now, asking to be filled with good things from Your hand. Let us drink deeply from the rivers of Your joy. We want to go through today with You watching over us and staying close by our side. Show us the way, because we can’t find it on our own and would never make it home without Your guidance. Fill our minds with good thoughts, because we can only think beautiful thoughts when they come from You, like stars lighting up our hearts! Every good thing in our lives comes from You. Just like every stream is born in the clouds, every good thing in life is born in Heaven, coming straight from Your heart! Send good and beautiful thoughts and feelings into our hearts, so that we can spread Your blessings to everyone we meet today. Father, prepare us now to make other lives better today. Let the fire of love burn in our hearts, and may others be inspired to love and find joy through us. Help us comfort those who are hurting. May we carry each other’s burdens. Let us always show the greatness of Your mercy, the tenderness of Your love, and the abundance of Your grace. We ask all of this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/03/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.