THE 28 FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS. 28 Beleifs # 17 SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND MINISTRIES God bestows upon all members of His church in every age spiritual gifts that each member is to employ in loving ministry for the common good of the church and of humanity. Given by the agency of the Holy Spirit, who apportions to each member as He wills, the gifts provide all abilities and ministries needed by the church to fulfill its divinely ordained functons. According to the Scriptures, these gifts include such ministries as faith, healing, prophecy, proclamation, teaching, administration, reconciliation, compassion, and self-sacrificing service and charity for the help and encouragement of people. Some members are called of God and endowed by the Spirit for functions recognized by the church in pastoral, evangelistic, and teaching ministries particularly needed to equip the members for service, to build up the church to spiritual maturity, and to foster unity of the faith and knowledge of God. When members employ these spiritual gifts as faithful stewards of God’s varied grace, the church is protected from the destructive influence of false doctrine, grows with a growth that is from God, and is built up in faith and love.

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. Only Two Groups in the Last Days Revelation 14 reveals the final division of humanity. There are only two groups when the final crisis arrives. On one side are those who worship the beast and receive its mark. “If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark…” — Revelation 14:9–10 On the other side stand those who remain loyal to God. “Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” — Revelation 14:12 Some claim that the “commandments of God” mentioned here are not the Ten Commandments. But the New Testament itself identifies God’s law using the very commandments from the Decalogue: “I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.” — Romans 7:7 And James writes: “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill.” — James 2:10–11 James then calls this “the law of liberty” by which all will be judged (James 2:12). In the last days, the issue will therefore center on loyalty to God’s commandments versus submission to the authority of the beast. One group follows the commandments of men. The other keeps the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. There is no neutral ground. Every person will stand in one of these two groups. Which side will you stand on?

AMAZING FACTS Daily Devotionals A Touch of Eden April 17th, 2026 It’s been called the world’s largest natural flower garden. The Dubai Miracle Garden not only provides a stunning display of over 60 million flowers, it’s a miracle in itself because it sits in the hot, arid desert. The garden opened in 2013 and attracts up to 1.5 million visitors each year. Over 86,000 square yards of displays greet visitors who are tired of malls, concrete, and steel. Floral structures—including a life-size replica of the Emirates Airbus A380—are covered in beautiful flowers seven months of the year. The 104-degree temperatures make it too challenging to grow flowers in the summer. When the Lord presented the Garden of Eden to our first parents within the perfect environment of our world, untarnished by sin, it must have been a jaw-dropping sight. God created our planet to communicate His love for humanity. “The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed” (Genesis 2:8). The Lord’s creatorship shows that He is Father of all people. “Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us?” (Malachi 2:10). It makes all humans brothers and sisters and eliminates any room for racism, bigotry, and other forms of discrimination. Creation also establishes our responsibility to care for the earth. “God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth’ ” (Genesis 1:28). Even the dignity of manual labor is seen from the beginning, for the Lord asked Adam to “tend and keep” the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:15). Though our world is filled with evil and sin has marred the creation, it was not that way in the beginning. The Bible says, “His work is perfect” (Deuteronomy 32:4). Everything God made was pronounced “good” (Genesis 1:10, 12, 17, 21, 25). When you visit a flower garden, look closely and you will see glimpses of our first home. Apply It: Visit a flower garden or purchase a bouquet of flowers for someone you love. As you enjoy them, think of the very first garden-home given to us by God. Dig Deeper: Job 12:7–10; Psalm 24:1; Colossians 1:16, 17 Key Bible Texts And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (Genesis 1:31 KJV)

Daily devotion for April 17th The Devil's Burden And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel. Genesis 3:15 This is one of the most remarkable verses in the Bible. The early church fathers called it the Protevangelium, which means the first preaching of the gospel. It is the clearest promise of the coming of a Redeemer. There are several unusual features about this remarkable verse that reveal the divine hand. First, it predicts an unending enmity to exist between two classes of humanity. Here is the beginning of the two divisions of humanity into which the Bible divides the race. Its first manifestation is that of enmity between Eve and the serpent. I will put enmity between you and the woman, says God. This is understandable. We can see why Eve would detest this one who had betrayed her by his lies, and as the effects of the fall would become more evident in her own life, she would feel a continuing abhorrence against this one who had so cleverly and ruthlessly led her astray. On the other hand, the enemy would surely hate her because she was now the object of God's love, and His hand of protection was around her. But also, it was not enmity merely between the woman and the devil but between his seed and her seed. The only way this prophecy can be explained is that it finds fulfillment in the virgin birth of the Lord Jesus. This concept of the seed of the woman is unique. It is the seed of the man that is the line of descent, and all the genealogies of the Bible trace the line of descent through the male. We continue this in most societies today. Even today families usually bear the man's name. When a couple gets married, it is usually the woman who drops her name and takes her husband's name. But here we are distinctly told that the one who is to bruise the serpent's head is the seed of the woman. Now in all of human history there is only one who can fulfill that condition: Jesus. So the seed is Christ. Here is this most remarkable prophecy, which looks across the centuries to the day when Jesus would be born of Mary. This is confirmed in Genesis 3 by the masculine pronoun that follows the statement, I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head. That masculine pronoun indicates that the fulfillment of this promise, the seed of the woman, would be a man, born of a woman. The Old Testament receivers of this word could not see what was involved in this, but now we know it meant the humble birth at Bethlehem, the silent years in Nazareth, the darkness of Gethsemane, the opposition of Jerusalem, the hatred of Judas and Pilate and Caiaphas, the blood and death of a cross—all that was the bruising of the heel. Then there came the bruising of the head of the serpent in the glory of the resurrection. This whole promise is clearly fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Father, I see how You have been working out Your amazing plan of redemption from the beginning. Thank You that I know the One whose heel was bruised but who rose victoriously.

From the beginning, when God breathed life into humanity and set us in a garden of unity, to the cross where Christ bridged the chasm between heaven and earth, his story is one of mending what is broken. Peacemakers, then, are his image-bearers, reflecting his character in a fractured world. They are the ones who, inspired by his Spirit, step into the fray not with weapons of strife, but with tools of empathy, forgiveness, and understanding. To be called his children is no small honor; it is to share in his paternity, to inherit the legacy of a Father who pursues peace with relentless love.

Finding Worth in Christ One of humanity's deepest pursuits is finding our identity–we want to know who we are! It’s often tempting to seek definition and significance in a world that offers a myriad of labels. But when we chase validation in temporary sources, hoping they'll define us, we only find fleeting satisfaction. In 2 Corinthians 5:21, Paul describes an eternal identity gifted to us by Christ: "For our sake, he made him to be sin who knew no sin so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." Jesus took on the weight of all sin—absorbing its penalty—without ever sinning Himself. He did this so that we might be reconciled to God with a new identity defined by Christ's righteousness, not our own and not from this world. Christ has sacrificially given us a new identity and purpose. Our yearning for identity can only find its fulfillment in Christ. We are recipients of His righteousness. And in Him, our identity is forever secure. Consider today how this truth shapes your sense of worth. Are you seeking worldly validation, or are you resting in Jesus’ righteousness? How might recognizing your identity in Christ transform how you view yourself and interact with the world?

Chapter 7 A sunny afternoon in Hell Jude 22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. You may be intrigued by the title, how can it be sunny in Hell. As I have said earlier, I was born in Bradford and they have a football team called Bradford City, I remember standing behind the goal at City's valley Parade ground many times, it was an old ground, with crumbling terraces and an old wooden main stand. They were the first winners of the FA Cup in 1911, but they had fallen on hard times, they were in the third highest league in England, but in season 1984-85, they had a young and exciting team, they stormed to the division title and the last game of the season on the 11th May was to be a celebration. I wanted a ticket, so I called my brother, he was going with his children, but was unwilling to get me one, so I phoned up and got one, I went by car and got my ticket. The ground was swarming with people, it was a joyous occasion, I sat in the far end of the main stand, it was a sunny day, but the wind was blowing down the valley, the ground was situated in. It was a terrible match, there was a serious injury to one of the players, it was boring, it was five minutes to half time, I wanted to go to the toilet, but something stopped me, don't go, this was the Lord stopping me. If I had gone to the back of the stand, I would of been killed. No sooner had I returned to my seat, that I heard laughing behind me, there was smoke arising from the seats behind me, someone had dropped a cigarette and it had gone down the crack in the flooring and ignited the rubbish under the stand, we were pushed forward and soon, we had to climb or be pulled over the wall and go onto the pitch, the flames by now, were overwhelmingly, the flames had now reached the roof, which was made of felt cladding, which is very combustible. I wandered around on the pitch, searching for my brother and family, who had been in the next section to me, I remember asking myself, If this is the heat of a fire, what will Hell be like, total fire and destruction for those who don't trust Christ. Fifty six people died that day, lives, were never the same after that day. Devotional thought For Christian's reading this, please listen to the comments I have placed below This should be the Christian's greatest motivation, we have ourselves been pulled out of the fire, so we should seek to rescue those from the fire of hell. Some people on that day were heroes, they helped people on fire, I remember walking past the goalmouth, two bodies were just lying there, this is the situation with the world today, people are dying every minute of every day and the church and Christians are idly standing by and doing nothing. I remember hearing the story of a man who was interviewing for a job working as an usher in a cinema, showing people to their seats, he was asked "what would you do in if a fire broke out" His answer was like this: " I would be ok, I would make sure I would be safe" That is how many Christians live. They have salvation, they have places in heaven or so they think, but they have no care or compassion for those who are dying every day all around them. Spurgeon said The world lies in darkness: this great city still pines for the light: your own friends and kinsfolk are unsaved, and they may be dead ere this week is over. Oh, if you have any humanity, let alone Christianity, if you have found the remedy tell the diseased about it. If you have found life, proclaim it to the dead; if you have found liberty, publish it to the captives; if you have found Christ, tell of him to others. My brethren in the college, let this be your choice work while studying, and let it be the one object of your lives when you go forth from us. Do not be content when you get a congregation, but labour to win souls, and as you do this God will bless you. As for us, we hope during the rest of our lives to follow him who is The soul-winner, and to put ourselves in his hands who maketh us soul-winners, so that our life may not be a long folly, but may be proved by results to have been directed by wisdom. This memory is still with me, it is a day of regret for the people who died but also thankfulness for the Lord preserving me. Let me tell you, it is not enough to go to church, to give to missions, even to belong to social media groups or even to write devotions. For anyone, who has not trusted Christ, life is very short, those people who died that day, many of them were young, looking forward to a long life, but suddenly life was gone, please don't delay, the day of salvation is now. 2 Corinthians 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) CHAPTER 8 THE WORLD'S GRASP 1 JOHN 2 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. During the final two years of me working at the hospital (1987-89), I went to night school to study Business studies and Computing, I got my Basic diplomas in both, so as my job finished, I was going to take the National diploma at my local college, meaning that I could still live at home. But I saw an advert in the Bradford Newspaper for a two year full time course at Bradford and Ilkley community college, So I returned back to my birthplace. I loved the day to day lectures, I was really stretched, these were subjects I really enjoyed. In our first year, we had to put in place an investment portfolio and we had to formulate a business plan for an actual business, myself and two other students, Mark and Jacqui decided to open an Organic restaurant, costings, locations and menus had to be thought out, and then we had to submit our plans to our lecturers for marking. We got distinction for our plan. In my final year, I got five distinctions out of seven subjects. Although I loved college, my life completely forget God and the church, although I didn't live a bad life, God was not part of it, I used to love going to concerts, theatre etc, my friend Mark, used to call me a culture vulture. During my second year, I got involved with a girl, nothing ever happened between us, we went for coffee, to the theatre, but it just ended. We graduated in June 1991, I keep applying for jobs, no one was interested. Many of my peers were doing the BA In Business studies at the college, but foolishly and seeking to impress this girl, I decided to do Accounting qualifications at City College in Norwich for 1991-92, this led to terrible failure, I went back hope to Morecambe, but my eldest brother insisted I go back to Bradford, so job hunting went on in earnest, I tried everything. My Mother who was on a world cruise with her rich sister, had a stroke on the last day and Philip said I had to live away from her, so I ended up in a variety of contract jobs but nothing permanent. I lived in some bad places, one especially. The landlord lived at no 3 and his son and I lived at no 1, one Monday morning I met the landlord coming into no 1. "Where's Mark, he should of been at work" Oh he's asleep in the living room We went in, he had fallen off the sofa and had choked on his own vomit, his body was filled with 634 mg of alcohol, there had been a late night drinking session at the local pub, they had encouraged him to drink the powerful spirit Pernod. An inquest happened and I had to testify, my mum said " when drinks in, wits out" We had many people live at No 3, one night I came down to the kitchen and met our new lodger, a talkative guy, who I tried to get away from, but he continued talking, he kept receiving phone calls from somewhere, strange I thought. He came in and out, and then one day, he was gone, to be honest I was glad he had gone, then one night, in came my landlord with five police officers, one of them came and talked to me, what do you know about this guy? Why I asked, has he done something wrong? Well he has been accused of murder. Little did I know that this man in our house was a rapist and murderer, and I had talked to him, on my own for over one hour. I managed to go and see my brother in Canada and he strongly advised me to get out of Bradford, so soon after Mum returned from her trip, I returned to Morecambe. During this time, I had been on anti-depressants, very strong and addictive ones.. Cipramil 15mg, I was to remain trapped by these for many years afterwards. Devotional Thought The prodigal son in Luke 15, had to experience hard times before he remembered what he had lost. I had lost much in those eight years since I left Morecambe in 1989, the early 1990's were not a happy time for me. I lost my innocence, I regret deeply what happened especially in the years 1992-97, I remember especially years later meeting up with a fellow student, she had been far below me in the class, she had got a degree a 2.1 and it just filled me with sadness and sorrow, we truly make mistakes, mostly because we go our own way, I can and will blame no one but myself. Remember that there is forgiveness from God, he does forgive, the real question we have to face is do we forgive ourselves. To do this, we do have to take responsibility and admit our mistakes and then we can be cleansed of the guilt and pain, IF ONLY, are small words, but we cannot dwell of what might of happened, it didn't. I'm actually glad all this pain happened, it has allowed me to see life in a true way and to be honest with myself about how fallible I really am. Also It has allowed me to help others, people reading this will have made terrible mistakes, that they feel are life ending, but they aren't, they are life enhancing. Do not dwell on your failures, the apostle Paul didn't dwell on his past, in Philippians 3 he said this and I echo these words. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; That time was probably the darkest in my life. Praise God, he brought me through it.. only HE COULD.

❤️ The way is open. You are welcomed into His presence. ✝️ Because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the barrier of sin that separated humanity from God has been removed. Through Him, we can come boldly into God’s presence, not by our own merit, but by His grace. #AccessToGod #JesusPaidItAll #GraceThroughChrist #TheCross #FaithInChrist #HolyWeek

Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. i. 😀💝🌺🎁🌹🎀 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY. THURSDAY APRIL 16, 2026. "INSTRUMENT RATED (8)" Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love…’  Ecclesiastes 9:9 NIV INSTRUMENT RATED for marriage. Today, Christian marriages are falling apart at the same rate as non-Christian marriages. And those who go through it need our love, not our condemnation. But clearly, something’s wrong that needs to be put right! Two of the leading causes of divorce are financial stress and pornography. When you become overextended by purchasing things you can’t afford and don’t need, you’re heading into trouble. And when you open your mind to sexual fantasy, you entertain images your mate can’t live up to, and your relationship begins to deteriorate. Solomon writes, ‘Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes’ (Song of Solomon 2:15 NKJV). Notice the word ‘tender’. When we fail to treat one another tenderly, graciously, lovingly, considerately, and with respect, the plane we’re flying in together takes a nosedive. A neglected partner is vulnerable to anyone who comes along. Resentment wells up and takes over. If God’s Word doesn’t work in your home and in your marriage, then it won’t work anywhere else! An instrument-rated Christian understands that the secret of having a good marriage is not just in finding the right person but in becoming the right person. And that can only happen when you make a daily commitment to living by the principles of God’s Word and demonstrating the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). The story is told of one spouse who said to the other, ‘I never knew what real happiness was until I married you - now it’s too late.’ Unless you want that to be your story, start tending the home fires. Bible In A Year: Ps 118:19-29. 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. WHO IS JESUS? "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us." - John 1:1,3-4,14 The Word was with God and the Word, Jesus, was God. Many did not know who Jesus was and often wondered: 'Who is this fellow…? Who can forgive sins but God alone?' (Luke 5:21). The Pharisees and teachers of the law did not know nor understand that Jesus was God. The worst sinner could come to Jesus. This is the most beautiful message we preach around the world today. Jesus is the Son of God. He really is the Son of God. Do you know Him? When the Lord Jesus asked His disciples: 'Who do you say I am?', Peter responded: 'You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.' Jesus answered that Peter was blessed because of those words. 'This was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven' (Matthew 16:17). Only God can reveal Jesus through His Holy Spirit. This is why we must be filled with the Holy Spirit. While the crowd did not know who Jesus was, there was one - John the Baptist - who recognized Him. John was filled with the Holy Spirit from birth. My prayer today is that the Holy Spirit will show you who Jesus Christ really is. The Word is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who has been crucified for your and my sins. He can forgive sins. He is the great Savior and Healer. He is the Lion of Judah. He is the Creator of heaven and earth. He is the Most High and He will come back. He is our Redeemer and Shepherd. He is everything we need. He is the One we preach. https://www.theblessingdevotional.com 2. Morning Prayer for today. i. Morning Prayer Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. ⏤ Proverbs 3:5-6 The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. ⏤ Soren Kierkegaard O God, our heavenly Father, we can’t go into this day without Your blessing and help. We are blind and can’t see where to set our feet, so we need to be led by Someone who knows all the paths. We place our hands in Yours this morning. Show us the way, for You know every step of it. Tell us what You want us to do today. You have a plan for our lives. There are things You’ve prepared for each of us to do today. May we find those things, and may we have the grace to do them all. Keep us from being so focused on our own plans and ambitions that we miss Your plan and fail to do Your will. Even if it’s hard for us to follow Your way, even if it disrupts our cherished hopes and desires, help us always to say, "Your will be done." We ask You to give us the grace to live today as we should. Life isn’t easy for us. Our burdens are heavy. There are temptations at every turn. Help us to speak only words that will build others up. Help us to be honest in all our business dealings. Help us to be thoughtful and kind to everyone we meet. Help us to be a source of strength to many and a discouragement to none. Please bless all the work we do today. Without Your blessing, there can be no true success. Just as flowers need the sun and dew to grow, our lives need Your grace and love to become what they should be. Breathe on us now as we bow before You, and fill us with Your Spirit as we go out. Then we’ll be blessed and ready for a day filled with love, peace, and joy. We ask all these favors, along with the forgiveness of our sins, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/11/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion. Good evening, brethren. Evening devotion for today. i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST* (COCIN DEVOTIONAL) *DATE:* WEDNESDAY 15TH APRIL, 2026. *SUB-THEME:* THE CROSS: CULMINATION OF GRACE. *TOPIC:* ENDS HOSTILITY. *TEXT:* EPHESIANS 2:14-20. 14. For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15. by setting aside in His flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in Himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16. and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. 17. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18. For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of His household, 20. built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the chief cornerstone. *TOPIC:* ENDS HOSTILITY. *THE MESSAGE:* Racial and religious differences caused deep hostility and separation between the Jews and Gentiles. However, the death and peace of Christ have broken down the dividing wall between these nations, reconciling them into a new family. Besides, Jesus fulfilled the demands of the law, which once served as a barrier. Through His death, Christ created unity and ended hostility, granting both groups access to God through the same Spirit. The Gospel has the power to bring reconciliation between individuals and God and among formerly divided people. Are you living in hostility with anyone? Christ Himself is peace, so the one who believes in Him receives grace to live in peace with all categories of people. Do not erect barriers in the household of God and society. *REFLECTION:* In Jesus, all barriers are destroyed. *PRAYER:* Lord, help me to destroy every trait of barrier in my heart. Amen. *MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:* COLOSSIANS 2:15. "And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross." *TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:* 1 CHRONICLES 1-5. ii. Skip to content Dalily Devotional by Elizabeth Haworth Posted onApril 15, 2026 by Editor Christ’s Comforting Words Christian Applications Store:: Christian devotional App Store; Explore Recommended Christian Books and Devotionals JESUS SAID: I am meek and lowly of heart I bought you. I paid for you. You are Mine. You will grow more like Me, your Master and Lord.. – through cooperation with me or chastisement from me. But, are you really willing to eat from My dish ? Are you really ready to drink of the cup of bitterness that I drank ? Are you really prepared to walk the way of suffering and death that I walked ? As with Moses, so with you My child. No man can see My face and live. For your-self must die in My presence, The original ‘OLD’ creation’ must shrivel away in My company. The ‘NEW’ life must grow and mature, Growing and maturing is painful, Growing and maturing is a lifelong agony, Growing and maturing means moulding and conforming, Moulding means cutting, chiselling carving, Conforming means refining, purifying perfecting. It means sacrifice of the person to conform to the Type. It means sacrifice of self to conform to Christ’s likeness This is not My labour alone, but yours This is a work that requires cooperation.. – yours and Mine. I will complete the work – but you must permit ME to do it, in you, It is the recognition of the selfish ‘you’ in your desires… – your actions – your words – your thoughts – your hopes – your motives – your attitudes – your-SELF It is a work that requires cooperation.. – Mine and yours It is a work that brings a deep sense of failure.. – disappointment and sorrow – embarrassment and shame – persecution and pain – deprivation and loss. It is a work that causes dismay.. – for as it proceeds, the more you realise has to be done. Shortcomings that you once scarcely recognised.. – now cause trouble and dismay. Courage.. Courage – to face your-self is a sign of progress. Patience.. Patience – not only with others… – but patience even with yourself, is advancement. Humility.. Humility of heart. Humility – the most difficult to acquire.. – yet humility is the characteristic I so desire in all My children. For I AM humble of heart and I AM lowly of spirit. You will see progress, Slow progress, upward progress, – but you will see progress. And so onward and upward and forward – you and I together. Remember, I AM with you – even to the end of the age. I will uphold you – with My righteous right hand. I, your Lord and Master – I am with you, – I am beside you, – I dwell within your heart. Remember, I AM your Captain, I AM your Helper, I AM meek and lowly of heart, – and you will find rest for your soul, in Me. Oh yes My beloved child – we cooperate…. And remember the good work I started in you? – I will complete it… As I share your troubles.. – your failures – your difficulties – your disappointments – your heartaches – your pain… You will share in My Humility – My patience – My courage – My strength – My hope – My joy – My love Post navigation Previous Post Previous Our Just Dessert Proudly powered by WordPress. 2. Evening Prayer for today. i. Evening Prayer If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ⏤ 1 John 1:9 Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer. ⏤ John Bunyan O God, our Father, we come to You now at the close of this day with our evening prayers. Please accept us and our worship, and grant us Your mercy. We placed ourselves in Your care this morning, and You’ve kept us through all the experiences of the day. We bring our day’s work to You. It’s not what it should have been. We haven’t lived as well as we knew we should. We’ve done many things we didn’t mean to do, and we’ve failed to do many things we intended to do. Our own hearts condemn us, and You, who are greater than our hearts, have seen even more of our sins today than we have noticed. We plead with You for forgiveness. Yet, we ask You to accept what we bring to You, imperfect and stained as it is. You know how frail we are. You remember that we are made of dust. Have pity on our weakness and teach us how to grow strong. Accept the mere fragments of our living that we bring to You tonight, and use them for Your glory and the blessing of the world. Whatever has been good and acceptable in our life and work today, please take it from our hands and use it to bless others. Bless the influence we’ve had on others today. If we’ve hurt any of Your children, please forgive us and heal the wounds we’ve caused. If we’ve discouraged others by our words, actions, or example, making life harder for them, we ask for Your forgiveness, and we pray that we may live in a way that is always a help and inspiration to others. We ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/10/evening #taptapstudio #youdevotion.

Good evening, brethren. Evening devotion for today. i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST* (COCIN DEVOTIONAL) *DATE:* WEDNESDAY 15TH APRIL, 2026. *SUB-THEME:* THE CROSS: CULMINATION OF GRACE. *TOPIC:* ENDS HOSTILITY. *TEXT:* EPHESIANS 2:14-20. 14. For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15. by setting aside in His flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in Himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16. and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. 17. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18. For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of His household, 20. built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the chief cornerstone. *TOPIC:* ENDS HOSTILITY. *THE MESSAGE:* Racial and religious differences caused deep hostility and separation between the Jews and Gentiles. However, the death and peace of Christ have broken down the dividing wall between these nations, reconciling them into a new family. Besides, Jesus fulfilled the demands of the law, which once served as a barrier. Through His death, Christ created unity and ended hostility, granting both groups access to God through the same Spirit. The Gospel has the power to bring reconciliation between individuals and God and among formerly divided people. Are you living in hostility with anyone? Christ Himself is peace, so the one who believes in Him receives grace to live in peace with all categories of people. Do not erect barriers in the household of God and society. *REFLECTION:* In Jesus, all barriers are destroyed. *PRAYER:* Lord, help me to destroy every trait of barrier in my heart. Amen. *MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:* COLOSSIANS 2:15. "And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross." *TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:* 1 CHRONICLES 1-5. ii. Skip to content Dalily Devotional by Elizabeth Haworth Posted onApril 15, 2026 by Editor Christ’s Comforting Words Christian Applications Store:: Christian devotional App Store; Explore Recommended Christian Books and Devotionals JESUS SAID: I am meek and lowly of heart I bought you. I paid for you. You are Mine. You will grow more like Me, your Master and Lord.. – through cooperation with me or chastisement from me. But, are you really willing to eat from My dish ? Are you really ready to drink of the cup of bitterness that I drank ? Are you really prepared to walk the way of suffering and death that I walked ? As with Moses, so with you My child. No man can see My face and live. For your-self must die in My presence, The original ‘OLD’ creation’ must shrivel away in My company. The ‘NEW’ life must grow and mature, Growing and maturing is painful, Growing and maturing is a lifelong agony, Growing and maturing means moulding and conforming, Moulding means cutting, chiselling carving, Conforming means refining, purifying perfecting. It means sacrifice of the person to conform to the Type. It means sacrifice of self to conform to Christ’s likeness This is not My labour alone, but yours This is a work that requires cooperation.. – yours and Mine. I will complete the work – but you must permit ME to do it, in you, It is the recognition of the selfish ‘you’ in your desires… – your actions – your words – your thoughts – your hopes – your motives – your attitudes – your-SELF It is a work that requires cooperation.. – Mine and yours It is a work that brings a deep sense of failure.. – disappointment and sorrow – embarrassment and shame – persecution and pain – deprivation and loss. It is a work that causes dismay.. – for as it proceeds, the more you realise has to be done. Shortcomings that you once scarcely recognised.. – now cause trouble and dismay. Courage.. Courage – to face your-self is a sign of progress. Patience.. Patience – not only with others… – but patience even with yourself, is advancement. Humility.. Humility of heart. Humility – the most difficult to acquire.. – yet humility is the characteristic I so desire in all My children. For I AM humble of heart and I AM lowly of spirit. You will see progress, Slow progress, upward progress, – but you will see progress. And so onward and upward and forward – you and I together. Remember, I AM with you – even to the end of the age. I will uphold you – with My righteous right hand. I, your Lord and Master – I am with you, – I am beside you, – I dwell within your heart. Remember, I AM your Captain, I AM your Helper, I AM meek and lowly of heart, – and you will find rest for your soul, in Me. Oh yes My beloved child – we cooperate…. And remember the good work I started in you? – I will complete it… As I share your troubles.. – your failures – your difficulties – your disappointments – your heartaches – your pain… You will share in My Humility – My patience – My courage – My strength – My hope – My joy – My love Post navigation Previous Post Previous Our Just Dessert Proudly powered by WordPress. 2. Evening Prayer for today. i. Evening Prayer If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ⏤ 1 John 1:9 Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer. ⏤ John Bunyan O God, our Father, we come to You now at the close of this day with our evening prayers. Please accept us and our worship, and grant us Your mercy. We placed ourselves in Your care this morning, and You’ve kept us through all the experiences of the day. We bring our day’s work to You. It’s not what it should have been. We haven’t lived as well as we knew we should. We’ve done many things we didn’t mean to do, and we’ve failed to do many things we intended to do. Our own hearts condemn us, and You, who are greater than our hearts, have seen even more of our sins today than we have noticed. We plead with You for forgiveness. Yet, we ask You to accept what we bring to You, imperfect and stained as it is. You know how frail we are. You remember that we are made of dust. Have pity on our weakness and teach us how to grow strong. Accept the mere fragments of our living that we bring to You tonight, and use them for Your glory and the blessing of the world. Whatever has been good and acceptable in our life and work today, please take it from our hands and use it to bless others. Bless the influence we’ve had on others today. If we’ve hurt any of Your children, please forgive us and heal the wounds we’ve caused. If we’ve discouraged others by our words, actions, or example, making life harder for them, we ask for Your forgiveness, and we pray that we may live in a way that is always a help and inspiration to others. We ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/10/evening #taptapstudio #youdevotion.