*DAILY DEW 24TH/SEPTEMBER/2021* *THE WAY OF THE CROSS* (VII) _Key Bible Text:_ *For you were going astray like [so many] sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Guardian (the Bishop) of your souls. [Isa. 53:5, 6.].* (1 Peter 2:25 (AMP)) _Bible Insight:_ *C. THE POWER OF SIN REQUIRES THE ONGOING CARE OF OUR GREAT SHEPHERD AND OVERSEER.* You have been turned “to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.” What a beautiful picture this is, especially for the slaves to whom Peter was writing, who were being mistreated by their earthly masters! Peter tells them that they are under the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who has the welfare of all His sheep in view. The word “Guardian” is “episkopos,” which later came to be translated, “bishop.” In fact, both shepherd and bishop are applied to church leaders as functions they must fulfill (1 Pet. 5:1-2; Acts 20:28). “Episkopos” means to watch over in the sense of guarding. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, watches over the souls of His sheep. Does the fact that Jesus is watching everything you think, say, and do make you uncomfortable or comforted? If you’re seeking to live to righteousness, if your focus is on the cross where the Good Shepherd laid down His life for you as one of His sheep, then it ought to be a comforting thought, that He is keeping watch over your soul. That doesn’t eliminate the need for church leaders to keep watch, nor for you to guard yourself from sin. But if we seek to follow Him, we can know that He will feed, lead, and guard us as our Shepherd and Overseer. *MEDITATION* *Thus through Christ’s death, we are delivered both from the penalty and from the power of sin. But we must turn to Him.* Culled from Steven J. Cole's "Lesson 13: The Meaning Of The Cross (1 Peter 2:24-25)" *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Friday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Supernatural_Release* *#Hello_September* ❤ Links To Visit: *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional/episodes/TROUBLED-elli7h *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-way-of-cross-vii.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you. ..

*DAILY DEW 23RD/SEPTEMBER/2021* *AND THE LORD SHALL BE KING.* _Key Bible Text:_ *“And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.”* (Zechariah‬ ‭14:9‬ ‭(KJV‬‬)) _Bible Insight:_ Who is Lord over your life? Who is King over your heart? Who is your God? When you surrender to the things of this world, your heart becomes enslaved to the bondage and entanglement of sin. Who has your heart? What has your heart? Who rules on the throne of your heart? What has your heart gripped in its hands? Do you worship your job? Do you worship your family? Do you worship your legacy? How about your net worth? What do you esteem more than God? What do you value more than God? Do you worship your position? Do you worship your resources? Do you worship your network? How about your influence? Choose to surrender to God. Let God rule your heart. Let His Word have Authority in your life. MEDITATION: *And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one Lord —his name alone will be worshiped.* (Zechariah 14:9 (NLT)) *#Dr_Nwoke_Blessing* *#Thursday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Supernatural_Release* *#Hello_September* ❤ Links To Visit: *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional/episodes/TROUBLED-elli7h *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/09/and-lord-shall-be-king.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...

*DAILY DEW 22ND/SEPTEMBER/2021* *WE ARE SINFUL* _Key Bible Text:_ *But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.* (Romans 5:8 (NLT)) _Bible Insight:_ Something is wrong with the world. Something is broken. Something is wrong with all of us. Deep down I believe we all sense this. We can tell something is not right and can’t quite explain why. Whether or not we are believers, I think we can agree this is true. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” – Romans 3:23 When we come before the Cross of Christ, we become painfully aware that there is nothing we can do to be in a right relationship with God. There is nothing we can do to obtain salvation. Even if we have a “good” day full of good works including loving others and serving them, the Bible says our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment (Isaiah 64:6). If the story ended in the fact that we are sinful, that would be the worst news possible. It would honestly be depressing and what hope would we have? Thankfully, the Bible doesn’t teach us that there is no hope. It actually teaches quite the opposite.“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16 As we come before the cross, we realize that we are forgiven through what Jesus has done for us. The Bible teaches that this forgiveness is available for all people, and that we need to believe in Jesus, choose to repent from our sinful ways, and decide to follow Him. MEDITATION: *For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.* (2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT)) *#Dr_Nwoke_Blessing* *#Wednesday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Supernatural_Release* *#Hello_September* ❤ Links To Visit: *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional/episodes/TROUBLED-elli7h *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/09/we-are-sinful.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you. ..

*DAILY DEW 21ST/SEPTEMBER/2021* *THE WAY OF THE CROSS* (VI) _Key Bible Text:_ *We know that our old (unrenewed) self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that [our] body [which is the instrument] of sin might be made ineffective and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be the slaves of sin.* (Romans 6:6 (AMP)) _Bible Insight:_ This idea of separation is brought out by the word Peter uses for death, which occurs only here in the New Testament. It meant to be removed from or to depart, and thus was used euphemistically of death, much as we speak of a departed one. Thayer (Greek lexicon, p. 60) says that Peter means “that we might be utterly alienated from our sins.” My old nature is not eradicated as long as I’m in this body. But it’s power over me has been broken by the cross, so that I can live separately from it. If you’ve ever jacked up a car so that the drive wheels are off the ground and then stepped on the gas, you know what it means to have a source of power which seems very much alive, but it is rendered inoperative through separation. You can rev up the engine with the car in gear, and the wheels spin like crazy. But the car isn’t going anywhere, because the wheels have been separated from the pavement. That’s one aspect of our union with Christ, that we have been separated from the power of sin, even though it still revs like crazy inside of us. The second aspect of death involves something I must do, not something that is already done by virtue of my union with Christ. We see these two aspects in Colossians 3:1-5, where Paul says that we have died (3:3) and then turns around and says, “Therefore, put to death ...” (3:5). By this he means that we must take radical action to separate ourselves from various sins that tempt us. It points to the decisive and often painful action of denying ourselves in obedience to God. It must start at the thought level if we want to live in holiness before God. Peter is referring to the first aspect of death, to the separation that takes place positionally when we trust Christ (“die” is an aorist passive participle whose action precedes that of the main verb, “live”). Having died to sins (in Christ’s death), we are now to go on living to righteousness, which means obedience to the commands of the Bible. *MEDITATION* *If you as a believer in Christ are continually defeated by sin, then you need to enter in a deeper way into the meaning of His death on the cross, which separates you from the power of sin. Thus the power of sin caused us to stray continually as sheep; it required death and new life for deliverance.* Culled from Steven J. Cole's "Lesson 13: The Meaning Of The Cross (1 Peter 2:24-25)" *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Tuesday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Supernatural_Release* *#Hello_September* ❤ Links To Visit: *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional/episodes/TROUBLED-elli7h *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-way-of-cross-vi.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you. ..

*DAILY DEW 20TH/SEPTEMBER/2021* *GOD'S PRESENCE. 1* _Key Bible Text:_ *You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. (Psalms 16.11(NIV))* _Bible Insight:_ Oh how joyous, interesting, good and peaceful it is to be in the presence of the person you love and cherish more than anyone. The feeling could take away every fear, doubt or any thought that bothers your mind that is giving you restless nights. This feeling could be because you have found someone you want to be with for the rest of your life. In addition, you will be able to pour out your mind to the person who you so much love and cherish because you know he or she will take up your burden and reason with you, even though he or she cannot solve all but they will still try to put a smile on your face because you love each other. There are so many things that will happen when you are in the presence of a person you trust and love. 1. You will be free and you will not be afraid of anything knowing you are not alone but someone that will always strive to make you happy is around. 2. Another thing is that you cannot be down so far as your heart is with the person you so much love. It will be that you be at peace and your mind will be at rest, no confusion at all. 3. In such presence, you will remember everything that doesn't really matter and you tell the person all your mind. Because you love the person. These are all just for human relationship to each other. Have you really put the same trust in the most High God? He knows everything about you even before you were born. I am sure if you have been in His presence you won't want to leave so quick. Our Bible text makes it clear to us that God will make known to us the path of life. This is when you are in His presence. If you have not been walking in His presence, then you need to. *MEDITATION* *Are you in God's presence?* *Song: Your Presence is Heaven to me by Israel & New Breed.* *#David_Adekanmbi* *#Monday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Supernatural_Release* *#Hello_September* ❤ Links To Visit: *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional/episodes/TROUBLED-elli7h *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/09/gods-presence-1.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you. ..