Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. i. 😀🌹🎀🎁💝🌺 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026. "INSTRUMENT RATED (2)" ‘The precepts of the Lord are right…giving light to the eyes.’  Psalm 19:8 NIV IN THEIR effort to steer around one storm, many pilots end up in another that’s even worse. But the instrument-rated pilot can fly directly into it. He can be totally ‘fogged in’, yet watch his instruments and fly without fear. But in order to do this he must have many hours of training in simulated storm conditions. Trouble, to him, is normal. He has gone through it many times and knows what to do in an emergency. He knows how to use his radio and receive help from the radar centres. He knows how to stay on the radio beams that are criss-crossing the skies for his safety. The mountain that suddenly looms before him first shows up on the controller’s radar scope, so the controller can guide the straying plane around it. Actually, if a pilot is not instrument rated, it’s illegal for him to be in a storm. Why? Because if he hasn’t taken the time, or felt it important to do his homework and be prepared, the billions of pounds’ worth of equipment is no use to him. How do you prepare for the storms of life? By spending time in God’s Word. In-depth knowledge of your Bible is necessary if you’re to be ‘certified’ to navigate life’s storms. If you wait until trouble comes to find a Scripture to help you, you have waited too long. One Bible teacher says, ‘If your mouth will feed your heart faith when you don’t need it, your heart will feed your mouth faith when you do.’ Bible In A Year: Lev 23:26 – 25:55, Ps 50:16-23, Pro 10:4-7. 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. GET TO KNOW YOURSELF "Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone." - John 8:7 While Jesus was teaching, the teachers of the law and the Pharisees came to Him. They came with an evil purpose. They brought a woman caught in adultery and they made her stand before the group. They were always out to set a trap for Jesus in order to accuse Him. They said to Jesus: 'Teacher, this woman has broken the law of Moses. She was caught in the act of adultery. Moses orders us to stone her. What is Your opinion? They tried to trick Jesus, but He did not answer them. He bent down and started to write on the ground with His finger. This was a difficult situation. Jesus had to decide while everyone else was watching. According to Jewish law, there was only one punishment for such an act. He who always preached about forgiveness and love, now had to tell them to stone her. If the woman was not punished, they would say: 'We got Him. He is disobedient to the law.' The Bible does not say what Jesus wrote, but it might be that He was writing some of their sins on the ground. Do not quickly judge Jesus teaches us here that we should not be quick to judge someone else. We should be careful with our words and not easily point the finger. Paul says: 'You who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things' (Romans 2:1). Jesus put an end to this conversation with a few words. He stood up and said to them: 'Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone.' This story is about knowing yourself. This seems to be incredibly difficult. After Jesus spoke, they all left; one by one. Jesus straighten up again and said to her: 'Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you'? And she said: 'No one, Sir.' And Jesus said: 'Then neither do I condemn you.' Jesus did not condemn this woman and said to her: 'Go now and leave your life of sin.' Jesus does not approve sin, but He is compassionate and merciful. Let that Spirit also be in you! https://www.theblessingdevotional.com 2. Morning Prayer for today. i. Morning Prayer Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. ⏤ Psalm 143:8 Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend. Not that it is necessary in order to make known to God what we are, but in order to enable us to receive Him. ⏤ E.M. Bounds Almighty God, our Father, another day has begun, and we want to start it with You. If we spend a little time talking with You, we’ll be ready to face whatever comes our way. If we can look into Your face and feel Your presence with us, we won’t be afraid to face any danger. We thank You for the rest we had last night. Many people didn’t make it through the night—but here we are, alive and well. Now, we give ourselves to You for this new day. We want to make it a holy day, and we ask for the grace to do so. May Your word guide our steps and light our path. Let its teachings stay in our hearts, and give us the grace to follow them. Lead us according to Your word. Don’t let sin control us. Don’t take Your Holy Spirit away from us. Restore the joy of Your salvation to us. Our trust is in Jesus Christ alone. We’re not worthy on our own, because we’ve sinned and our hearts are flawed. But Jesus died for us, and in His name, we come to You, asking for Your favor and blessing. We thank You for Your love, from which nothing—neither death nor life—can separate us. May we remain in Your love, and may Your peace always be with us. We ask for a blessing on everyone we interact with today. Help them become Your friends. Draw them closer to You. Help us to live in a way that makes them think of You and the realities of Heaven. May we speak Your words to those who are hurting or lost, and may Your grace and peace flow through us to others. We place our hands in Yours as we go out today. Lead us, bless us, keep us, and use us! We ask in Jesus' precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/05/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.