*DAILY DEW 7/MARCH/2024* A Jonadab or A Jonathan. (16) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Just then, Jonadab, his brother Shimeah's son, stepped up. "My master must not think that all the young men, the king's sons, are dead. Only Amnon is dead. This happened because of Absalom's outrage since the day that Amnon violated his sister Tamar."* (2 Samuel 13:32 (The Message)) _Bible Insight:_ Jonadab was aware that Absalom was bent on avenging his sister Tamar. Why did he not warn the King earlier? Why did he not warn his friend Amnon?! Some friends prove to be very useless in some very critical times. Jonadab advised Amnon wrongly but Jonathan advised David wisely. Jonadab could have saved the life of Amnon by escalating what he knew but chose to look the other way until the evil happened. _MEDITATION:_ *Be careful who you call your friend!* *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_MARCH,2024* ? *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you... ..

*DAILY DEW 6/MARCH/2024* A Jonadab or A Jonathan. (15) _Key Bible Text:_ *"And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar."* (2 Samuel 13:32 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ More lessons that needs to be studied and mastered. 8. Adopt a policy of sexual purity. Don't allow your erection lead to your destruction. Don't sacrifice your destiny for 2 minutes pleasure. Don't waste or cut short your future on the altar of sexual immorality. Don't keep friends that don't see anything wrong with fornication and cohabitation. Such friends will wear down your moral resolve to live right. It is just a matter of time. If before you became born again, you had sexual partners, cut off from them especially if they are not yet saved too. Keeping people within reach who dont mind doing it, will bring you into states of avoidable temptations every once in a while. You could wake up feeling somewhat or have a terrible day and feel like getting some "high" or taste of the past. And before you know it, you would have reached out to your ex or former sexual partner who doesn't even like your being born again and will gladly bring you back into fornication. So, cut off from such completely. _MEDITATION:_ *Thou shalt not tempt thyself!* *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_MARCH,2024* ? Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you... ..

*DAILY DEW 5/MARCH/2024* A Jonadab or A Jonathan. (14) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent."* (2 Samuel 13:31 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ Giving oneself to lessons from the word of God is the best... 7. Practice self restraint or self control. Take it or leave it, your head may not always be correct. Your feelings will not always be right. Your thoughts will not always be pure. Your emotions will not always be great. Sometimes you will feel like a mess or nurse things that are not godly. But what do you do? Or how do you handle such? Practice self control. When your head is not correct, or your feelings or emotions are getting out of hands, rein in yourself by yourself or get a good talking to. Have godly friends, books, messages, God's word, pastors, Holy Spirit fellowship etc in your corner that you know that when you expose yourself to their ministry or company you feel like one that have gone to take a good bath. A detoxification of some sort. This is why we are told to meditate on God's word daily, and let God's word richly dwell in us. When Amnon's sexual cravings ran wild, he needed self control and self correction. Instead he listened to someone that advised and encouraged the opposite-- self indulgence or self gratification. Don't accept every thought or feeling or idea that comes to you at impulse. Learn to have a hold on your emotions and don't be like a boiling pot without cover, always pouring all over the place. _MEDITATION:_ *May your head always be correct in Jesus name. Amen* *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_MARCH,2024* ? Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you... ..

*DAILY DEW 4/MARCH/2024* A Jonadab or A Jonathan. (XIII) _Key Bible Text:_ *"And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left."* (2 Samuel 13:30 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ These lessons needs to be studied and mastered. 6. When you are in a position of authority or leadership, as much as possible see to it that wrong conducts are not tolerated and NOT uncorrected. Whatever is not an acceptable conduct should not only be clearly stated but be clearly reprimanded when or if it happens, no matter who is involved. This could be done privately or publicly depending on the situation. But to look away or to overlook it may be more fatal on the long run. _MEDITATION:_ *The problem you don't fix when it is small, may swallow you when it becomes bigger. !* *The weakness you don't fix when you are yet "small", may swallow you when you grow/get bigger!* *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_MARCH,2024* ? Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you... ..

*DAILY DEW 3/MARCH/2024* A Jonadab or A Jonathan. (XII) _Key Bible Text:_ *"And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled."* (2 Samuel 13:29 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ There are more lessons from the story of Jonadab. 4. Learn to be truly sorry and show it convincingly. If Amnon had good advisers in his life, or if he had a culture of self analysis or introspection, perhaps he could have realized that he should be ashamed of himself about how he handled Tamar's innocence and goodwill. He should have realized his wickedness and taken drastic steps to amend the situation. He should have apologized to Tamar and her brother. He should have taken her in after doing whatever is necessary if their culture permitted such, which I think is applicable as half brothers and sisters like Abraham and Sarah married. 5. His father failed to take any known steps to address the situation despite being "used" in the incident. The King ought to have done more than just being angry. There were punishments and interventions he could have ordered. He was the one who fell for the plot in the first place and asked Tamar to go serve his brother (Amnon) who pretended to be sick.. _MEDITATION:_ *If you must pretend about anything, pretend about things that will help you do better. Pretend and make it true by eventually actually accepting what you are pretending about because it is a good thing. For instance, pretend to forgive and act like it so consistently that you actually forgive* *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_MARCH,2024* ? Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you... ..