*DAILY DEW 17TH/DECEMBER/2021* *WELCOME TO MISSIONS* (V) _Key Bible Text:_ *And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.* (Matthew 19:29 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ Sunday evening came. It was my first Sunday. I should have brought an evangelistic message, but again I felt led to speak on missions, and I did so. Then I asked the people to come back every night that week. They came, and on Monday night I gave them missions again. On Tuesday they got another dose of missions. Wednesday night they had to listen to still another missionary address. On Thursday night it was missions again. By Friday they were coming in increasing numbers, perhaps more out of curiosity than for any other reason, and once again they got a dose of missions. Then, I suppose they folded their arms, saying one to another, “This new pastor of ours, we cannot understand him. He doesn’t seem to have any sermons except on missions. But the second Sunday is coming. Perhaps then he will really start to preach.” The second Sunday came. I can remember it as though it were yesterday. At the morning service I made an announcement. “We are going to hold three services today,” I said, “and take up three missionary offerings: one this morning, another this afternoon and the last one tonight.” Some of them seemed to look at me in amazement, but I had started my work, assisted by one missionary, with an attempt at a missionary convention, and I was determined to see it through. That morning I spoke on missions and took up a missionary offering. I did the same in the afternoon and again at night. Here I was, hardly saying a word about home needs and yet taking all the money I could get from them for missions. But now for the sequel. _MEDITATION:_ *“The light that shines farthest shines brightest nearest home"* -- Oswald J. Smith (Culled from The Challenge of Missions by Oswald J. Smith) *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Friday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Supernatural_Supplies_Month* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#HTP2021_Loading* *#GuestMessage* *#Hello_December* ❤ Links To Visit: Register for *HTP2021:* https://bit.ly/HTP2021_Registration *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/12/welcome-to-missions-v.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...

*DAILY DEW 16TH/DECEMBER/2021* *WELCOME TO MISSIONS* (IV) _Key Bible Text:_ *But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.* (Matthew 6:33 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ Years ago I asked our auditors, through our treasurer, two questions. First, “How much did we spend on ourselves last year?” After they had examined the books I got the answer. “Dr. Smith,” they said, “last year, you used $53,000 on your work at home.” Then I asked my second question, “How much did we send to the foreign field? How much was raised for missions?” Again I got the answer. “Last year, you gave $318,000 to missions.” “Fine,” I said, “that is the way it always has been and that is the way it should be.” And if the time ever comes when the officials of The Peoples Church decide to spend more here at home and less on missions, they will get my resignation without a moment’s hesitation. I would not want to be the pastor of a church that would use more here at home than it sent to the regions beyond. When I moved The Peoples Church to Gerrard Street, many years ago now, I was told everything except one thing, and on the Sunday morning that I was to preach my first sermon, the treasurer approached me with a very grim expression on his countenance. “Dr Smith,” he said, “we have told you everything there is to tell you about this church except one thing.” Then he paused. I waited for him to continue with what he was going to say. In a moment he went on. “This church,” he said, “is in debt. We have some unpaid bills and we have nothing in the treasury.” And then he looked at me as though he expected me to put my hand in my pocket, take out the money and give it to him, telling him to run away and pay the bills. Instead, I turned and went into the pulpit and as I went I prayed. “Lord,” I said, “I have been wanting to find out for a long time whether or not a certain passage in Thy Word is true.” True, I meant, from a practical standpoint. I referred to that verse, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God (the extension of God’s kingdom world-wide) and all these things shall be added unto you.” That morning I preached a missionary sermon. _MEDITATION:_ *“Give according to your income lest God make your income according to your giving"* -- Peter Marshall (Culled from The Challenge of Missions by Oswald J. Smith) *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Thursday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Supernatural_Supplies_Month* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#HTP2021_Loading* *#GuestMessage* *#Hello_December* ❤ Links To Visit: Register for *HTP2021:* https://bit.ly/HTP2021_Registration *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/12/welcome-to-missions-iv.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...

*DAILY DEW 15TH/DECEMBER/2021* *WELCOME TO MISSIONS* (III) _Key Bible Text:_ *If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?* (Proverbs 24:11-12 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ There are business men here and each one has his own business enterprise. Now there is one department in your business that you look upon as more important than any other department. Where then do you put most of your surplus money? Why, into that most important department, of course. Why do you do that? Because you want to develop the most important department of your business enterprise. So it is with missions. If world evangelism is the most important work of the church, then we should put most of our money into this most important department. Otherwise, we do not put missions first and we do not believe that world evangelization is the supreme task of the church. I find very few ministers and believers who really believe that the evangelization of the world is their most important work. This leads me to say that every church should spend more on missions than it spends on itself. That is only logical. If we believe that world evangelization comes first, then we should invest more money in the region beyond than we use for ourselves here at home. _MEDITATION:_ *“But,” you ask, “what about your church? What about The Peoples Church in Toronto of which you are Pastor? Does your church send more to the foreign field than it spends on itself?” I am glad to be able to say that there never has been a year since I have been Pastor of The Peoples Church when we have used anything like as much on ourselves at home as we have sent to the foreign fields of earth.* (Culled from The Challenge of Missions by Oswald J. Smith) *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Wednesday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Supernatural_Supplies_Month* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#HTP2021_Loading* *#GuestMessage* *#Hello_December* ❤ Links To Visit: Register for *HTP2021:* https://bit.ly/HTP2021_Registration *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/12/welcome-to-missions-iii.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...

*DAILY DEW 14TH/DECEMBER/2021* *WELCOME TO MISSIONS* (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.* (Proverbs 11:24 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ God, from His vantage point, can look down upon an entire world and see every village, city, country, continent, and island at the same time. If we could only get far enough away, we could see the world as Jesus saw it. But some of us have never travelled and we have never listened to those who have travelled. We do not study geography. We know but little of what lies beyond. And worst still, when we do eventually we are all focused on greener pastures and not on missions and need for souls to be won. SUPREME No w let us look at another word in our motto, the word “supreme.” *“The SUPREME task of the Church is the evangelization of the world.”* If world evangelization is our most important work, then when a missionary convention is held we should lay everything else aside and be present at every session, otherwise we are putting something else first, and we do not believe that it is more important than anything else. We show by our actions that we put missions second, or even last. If world evangelization comes first, then we should concentrate on giving to missions and let others who do not have the vision, contribute to other things. There will always be plenty for the home work for there are always those who put the home work first. The many worthwhile objects here at home will be cared for, since only the minority will be interested in the supreme task of the church. _MEDITATION:_ *If we put missions first, then we will give more to missions than to anything else. Otherwise something else takes first place.* (Culled from The Challenge of Missions by Oswald J. Smith) *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Tuesday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Supernatural_Supplies_Month* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#HTP2021_Loading* *#GuestMessage* *#Hello_December* ❤ Links To Visit: Register for *HTP2021:* https://bit.ly/HTP2021_Registration *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/12/welcome-to-missions-ii.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...

*DAILY DEW 14TH/DECEMBER/2021* *WELCOME TO MISSIONS* (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.* (Proverbs 11:24 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ God, from His vantage point, can look down upon an entire world and see every village, city, country, continent, and island at the same time. If we could only get far enough away, we could see the world as Jesus saw it. But some of us have never travelled and we have never listened to those who have travelled. We do not study geography. We know but little of what lies beyond. And worst still, when we do eventually we are all focused on greener pastures and not on missions and need for souls to be won. SUPREME No w let us look at another word in our motto, the word “supreme.” *“The SUPREME task of the Church is the evangelization of the world.”* If world evangelization is our most important work, then when a missionary convention is held we should lay everything else aside and be present at every session, otherwise we are putting something else first, and we do not believe that it is more important than anything else. We show by our actions that we put missions second, or even last. If world evangelization comes first, then we should concentrate on giving to missions and let others who do not have the vision, contribute to other things. There will always be plenty for the home work for there are always those who put the home work first. The many worthwhile objects here at home will be cared for, since only the minority will be interested in the supreme task of the church. _MEDITATION:_ *If we put missions first, then we will give more to missions than to anything else. Otherwise something else takes first place.* (Culled from The Challenge of Missions by Oswald J. Smith) *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Tuesday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Supernatural_Supplies_Month* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#HTP2021_Loading* *#GuestMessage* *#Hello_December* ❤ Links To Visit: Register for *HTP2021:* https://bit.ly/HTP2021_Registration *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/12/welcome-to-missions-ii.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...