FRI, 15TH MAY, 2026 - 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐎𝐃'𝐒 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐘 (𝐕𝐈𝐈𝐈)

𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋
FRI, 15TH MAY, 2026

𝕋𝕆ℙ𝕀ℂ:
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐎𝐃'𝐒 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐘 (𝐕𝐈𝐈𝐈)

𝔹𝕀𝔹𝕃𝔼 𝕀ℕ 𝕆ℕ𝔼 𝕐𝔼𝔸ℝ:
2 Chronicles 36; Ezra 1; Ezra 2; Luke 15; Luke 16

𝔽𝕀ℝ𝔼 𝕊ℂℝ𝕀ℙ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼:
Matthew 23:5-7
[5] But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. 

[6] They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, 

[7] greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’

𝕄𝔼𝕄𝕆ℝ𝕐 𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕊𝔼:
Colossians 3:17
[17] And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕀𝕍𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝔸𝕃 ℚ𝕌𝕆𝕋𝔼𝕊:
Pretending to serve God is both deceitful and destructive!

ℙℝ𝕆ℙℍ𝔼𝕋𝕀ℂ 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝔻 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕋𝕆𝔻𝔸𝕐:
𝘼𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙙, 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨.

ℙℝ𝔸𝕀𝕊𝔼 & 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕊ℍ𝕀ℙ

Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

MFM Daily Devotional Message Friday, 15th May, 2026.
In our devotional today, we will look at the lifestyle of the Pharisees as it concerns our topic, "The Danger of Taking God's Glory." The Pharisees were religious leaders who sought to be honoured and praised by others for their outward acts of righteousness. They loved the attention and recognition they received from men, seeking glory for themselves rather than directing it to God, which was the main reason they vehemently opposed the doctrines of our Lord Jesus.

The Pharisees were highly respected religious leaders in Israel, and their outward displays of righteousness were often for show. Jesus criticised them for their hypocrisy - performing religious duties to be seen by men, not out of genuine love for God. They loved being honoured by others, enjoying the best seats in synagogues and the praises of men. They loved the attention and recognition they received from men, seeking glory for themselves rather than directing it to God.

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, was against their desire for approval from people over God because the Pharisees were more concerned with the recognition they received than with glorifying God through their actions. Jesus rebuked them for seeking self-glory instead of humility and service. True righteousness is about serving God and others without the need for recognition. We must examine our motives. Are we doing good works for the praise of others, or are we motivated by a desire to honour God? Jesus calls us to be humble, to serve without seeking the approval of men but God's approval. And again, the Pharisees were known for their hypocrisy. They pretended to be serving God while in actual sense they were seeking personal glory. This, the Lord found quite disgusting and unbecoming of those who claim to be serving God.

MFM Daily Prayer Points 15th May, 2026
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
1. O God, forgive me for every form of hypocrisy in my life, in the name of Jesus.

2. O God, deliver me from hypocrisy, in the name of Jesus.

3. Every spirit of hypocrisy dwelling in me, die, in the name of Jesus.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

4. I refuse to be numbered among the hypocrites, in the name of Jesus.

5. O God, baptise me with the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus.

6. Holy Spirit, possess me completely, in the name of Jesus.

7. O God, by Your mercy, do not forsake me, in the name of Jesus.

©2026 𝙈𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘳. 𝘋.𝘒 𝘖𝘭𝘶𝘬𝘰𝘺𝘢 (𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘳, 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦)