TUE, 4TH AUGUST, 2026 - 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇: 𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋

𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄
𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋
TUE, 4TH AUGUST, 2026

𝕋𝕆ℙ𝕀ℂ:
𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇: 𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋

𝔹𝕀𝔹𝕃𝔼 𝕀ℕ 𝕆ℕ𝔼 𝕐𝔼𝔸ℝ:
Proverbs 2 - 3
James 4 - 5

𝔽𝕀ℝ𝔼 𝕊ℂℝ𝕀ℙ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼:
Genesis 4:4-10
[4] Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, 
[5] but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. 
[6] So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 
[7] If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.” 
[8] Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. 
[9] Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 
[10] And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

𝕄𝔼𝕄𝕆ℝ𝕐 𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕊𝔼:
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.

𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕀𝕍𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝔸𝕃 ℚ𝕌𝕆𝕋𝔼𝕊:
Giving and sacrifice are capable of opening spectacular doors!

ℙℝ𝕆ℙℍ𝔼𝕋𝕀ℂ 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝔻 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕋𝕆𝔻𝔸𝕐:
𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨.

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

MFM Daily Devotional Message Tuesday, 4th August, 2026.

Today, we begin a series on the heroes of faith as found in the book of Hebrews 11. A hero is someone that others look up to, someone whose actions are worthy of emulation. We will be looking at these people whose faith we ought to emulate as Christians.

The first spot in Hebrews 11 is occupied by Abel. Abel is known as the first martyr in the Bible. Genesis 4:4-10 outlines his example of faith. He offered an acceptable sacrifice to God and he was accepted in the sight of God.

First, let us look at the nature of the sacrifice. Abel offered a blood sacrifice while Cain offered a fruit sacrifice. When Adam and Eve sinned and realised they were naked, God clothed them with animal skin before sending them out of the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:21). From this, it is assumed that God killed an animal to use its skin, so blood was shed. Right from the fall, blood became a weapon of atonement until the blood of Jesus was shed as the ultimate sacrifice. Abel offered this blood. Probably this was why his sacrifice was accepted.

However, beyond offering the firstling of his flock, God saw Abel's heart. The Bible says that God had respect unto Abel and to his offering - Abel first, then, his offering.

What do we learn from Abel's faith? Every offering to God, be it financial offerings, your time, your service, your life, and so on, must be perfect. Let us not offer to God as though He were a beggar; let us offer in full understanding that He owns all our resources and we are privileged to be made custodians.

Beloved, the Bible says that a man's gift will make room for him (Proverbs 18:16). Every offering we bring to God with a righteous heart is an act of faith. This, coupled with our faith in Jesus, makes room for us in the sight of God.

MFM Daily Prayer Points 4th August, 2026
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

1. O Lord, make me a hero of faith, in the name of Jesus.

2. Powers assigned to kill my faith, die, in the name of Jesus.

3. Father, help me to always offer gifts that are acceptable in Your sight, in the name of Jesus.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

4. O Lord, help me to give You my best willingly, in the name of Jesus.

5. Spirit of poor judgement, depart from my life, in the name of Jesus.

6. O Lord, let my gift make room for me before You, in the name of Jesus.

7. O Lord, let my gift usher me into the presence of the greats, 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)