20/09/2026
*HIGHER EVERYDAY:*
_(A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR YOUTHS)_
*🗒️SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2026*
*🎤SPECIAL QUALITIES FOR SERVICE*
*📖TEXT:* ACTS 6:1-7
*📝MEMORY VERSE:* _"Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business" (ACTS 6:3)._
*📖READING:*
*ACTS 6:1-7*
[1]And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
[2]Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
[3]Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
[4]But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
[5]And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
[6]Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
[7]And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
*📖MESSAGE:*
Isabella Lilias Trotter born in July 1853, was a British Artist and a missionary. Her paintings and other art works can still be found in the Asmolean Museum in Oxford, England. On her life of sacrifice and great commitment to the gospel, Paula Hemphill wrote, "In radical obedience, she left a promising artistic career and the comforts of England for a life of missionary service in Algeria."
In Algeria, Trotter had to study Arabic for effectiveness in the gospel work. She spent time praying for the conversion of people by the power of the Holy Ghost, writing tracts, translating the gospels of John and Luke into simple Arabic language for the ordinary people. Her life continues to inspire so many believers today. She died in 1928.
From our text of today, and the life of Isabella, we can see some special qualities for Christian service. They are: commitment to Christ and passion for souls, being full of wisdom and the Holy Ghost, sacrifice, faithfulness, moral uprightness, and diligence. Do you possess these special qualities like Isabella, Stephen and Philip? Pray to possess them.
*💬 QUOTE:* Pray to possess them.
*🏆 CHALLENGE:* Consecrate your life to serve God.
*🙏🏽PRAYER:* Oh God, give me these qualities, in Jesus' name.
Special Qualities For Service