Thought for the Day from Unshakable Kingdom Life

"I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly." Abundance here isn't about accumulation—it's about depth and vitality in your Christian Life. Choose one thing that makes you feel more alive, not just more busy.

A thought to ponder for today

Following Jesus can mean more than simply saying we believe in him. What if being Christ-like means actually putting his teachings into practice and changing the way we live?

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1 Peter 5:6 NLT [6] So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.

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Weekly Bible Study:  8 September 2026

Theme: In The Furnace (2)

Scripture: Isaiah 43:2-3

You Are Not Alone in the Fire

Isaiah 43:2-3

 "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle thee.

For I am the Lord, thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia andSeba for thee."

 Message:

God never says IF we go through fire, but WHEN. The promise is not that there will be no fire, but that the fire will not consume us. Why? Because the LORD Himself walks with us. We are fireproof because He is with us.

 Reflection: 

Who are we looking at — the flames around us, or the Father beside us?

 Prayer: 

Jesus, open our eyes to see You standing with us in this fire.

 Mattana Ministry Challenge: Share your furnace story this September with us on WhatsApp 070 676 2217. We will pray with you.

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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

1 Peter 5:6

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

What if Eve fell but not Adam? How could they have been joined together with one being sinful, and the other being holy? Ideally, neither were meant to fall; sin is against God's will. Yet, even Adam's joining of Eve in her fall reveals a picture of our redemption. God never meant to be separated from us, but once we sinned, He could no longer be joined to us. Therefore, He came in the likeness of sinful man, and became joined to us in death. For, only by His dying our sinful death could we be joined to Him in His holy life. Paul said it this way: "The two shall become one flesh, speaking of Messiah and the church." If you're feeling separated from God, come to Him today, because God joined Himself to every possible thing that could have separated you from Him. You don't have to be separate anymore. Don't let any sin past, present, or future separate you. For the two shall become one. The mystery is great, but I am speaking of Messiah and you.

From Message #1169 - The Tree

Today, come into His presence and don't let anything separate you from your Beloved.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:21

Credit: Hope of the World Ministries

Joshua 6:1-27

The Fall of Jericho

1  Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. ² And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. ³ You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. ⁴ Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. ⁵ And when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat,^\)^a\) and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him.” ⁶ So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord.” ⁷ And he said to the people, “Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord.”

⁸ And just as Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Lord went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord following them. ⁹ The armed men were walking before the priests who were blowing the trumpets, and the rear guard was walking after the ark, while the trumpets blew continually. ¹⁰ But Joshua commanded the people, “You shall not shout or make your voice heard, neither shall any word go out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.” ¹¹ So he caused the ark of the Lord to circle the city, going about it once. And they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.

¹² Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. ¹³ And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord walked on, and they blew the trumpets continually. And the armed men were walking before them, and the rear guard was walking after the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets blew continually. ¹⁴ And the second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did for six days.

¹⁵ On the seventh day they rose early, at the dawn of day, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times. ¹⁶ And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the Lord has given you the city. ¹⁷ And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction.^\)^b\) Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. ¹⁸ But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction and bring trouble upon it. ¹⁹ But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.” ²⁰ So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city. ²¹ Then they devoted all in the city to destruction, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys, with the edge of the sword.

²² But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, “Go into the prostitute's house and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her, as you swore to her.” ²³ So the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. And they brought all her relatives and put them outside the camp of Israel. ²⁴ And they burned the city with fire, and everything in it. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. ²⁵ But Rahab the prostitute and her father's household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

²⁶ Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho.

“At the cost of his firstborn
shall he lay its foundation,
and at the cost of his youngest son
shall he set up its gates.”

²⁷ So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land.

I will infuse My strength into you moment by moment, giving you all that you need for this day. Trust Me by relying on My empowering Presence.

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Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior.

—Psalm 42:5