FRI, 31ST JULY, 2026 - 𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐃: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑

𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄
𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋
FRI, 31ST JULY, 2026

𝕋𝕆ℙ𝕀ℂ:
𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐃: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑

𝔹𝕀𝔹𝕃𝔼 𝕀ℕ 𝕆ℕ𝔼 𝕐𝔼𝔸ℝ:
Psalms 144 - 145;
Hebrews 9 - 10

𝔽𝕀ℝ𝔼 𝕊ℂℝ𝕀ℙ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼:
2 Samuel 13:10-21, 28-29
[10] Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand.” And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to Amnon her brother in the bedroom. 
[11] Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.” 
[12] But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! 
[13] And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.” 
[14] However, he would not heed her voice; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her. 
[15] Then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Arise, be gone!” 
[16] So she said to him, “No, indeed! This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me.” But he would not listen to her. 
[17] Then he called his servant who attended him, and said, “Here! Put this woman out, away from me, and bolt the door behind her.” 
[18] Now she had on a robe of many colors, for the king’s virgin daughters wore such apparel. And his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her. 
[19] Then Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her robe of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly. 
[20] And Absalom her brother said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house. 
[21] But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. 
[28] Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, “Watch now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant.” 
[29] So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and each one got on his mule and fled.

𝕄𝔼𝕄𝕆ℝ𝕐 𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕊𝔼:
2 Samuel 13:21
But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕀𝕍𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝔸𝕃 ℚ𝕌𝕆𝕋𝔼𝕊:
Fathers play a vital role in shaping children's outlook on life!

ℙℝ𝕆ℙℍ𝔼𝕋𝕀ℂ 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝔻 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕋𝕆𝔻𝔸𝕐:
𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨.

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

MFM Daily Devotional Message Friday, 31st July, 2026.

Today, we will study David as a father, what he did right and what he didn't do right. When the ark of God was brought, David rejoiced greatly before the Lord. After offering sacrifices, he blessed the people. Then, he also came home to bless his family (2 Samuel 6:18,20a). A good father recognises his role as the priest of his home and his duty to constantly pronounce blessings on his family. David did well in this.

When Amnon pretended to be sick, David went to see him. He showed concern here as a father should. However, he was unable to see through Amnon's wicked scheme. While trying to be a good father to Amnon, he failed his daughter, Tamar, by sending her directly into a trap. Amnon eventually raped her. Unfortunately, David got angry but did not do anything about the matter; there was no justice for Tamar from the king so Absalom, her brother, decided to get justice for his sister by killing Amnon. Probably if David had appropriately punished Amnon, Absalom would have been satisfied and would not have seen the need to kill him. Fathers need to learn from this. No child should be favoured above another; no child should be allowed to get away with any act of indiscipline so as to avoid rivalry among siblings.

Absalom tried to take over his father's kingdom. Unfortunately, he lost his life. David lost his first and third sons to poorly managed conflicts. Nothing much is said about Chileab, the son Abigail bore David. The fourth son, Adonijah, decided he was the next king even while his father was yet alive. Thankfully, Prophet Nathan intervened and told Bathsheba what to do. Solomon was anointed king over Israel.

Beloved, God has committed a great responsibility into your hand if you're a parent. You cannot afford to fail in this assignment. If you fail to train your children, you will lose them, to death or to something unpleasant. God will ask you questions on the judgement day. May you answer with joy, not with sadness, in Jesus' name.

MFM Daily Prayer Points 31st July, 2026
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

1. O Lord, make me a responsible parent, in the name of Jesus.

2. I will not fail God in my parenting assignment, in the name of Jesus.

3. I will not lose my children, in the name of Jesus.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

4. Powers assigned to turn my children against me, die by fire, in the name of Jesus.

5. Evil arrows fired against my family, backfire by fire, in the name of Jesus.

6. I cast out the demon of sibling rivalry among my children, in the name of Jesus.

7. O Lord, give me godly children, 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)