*DAILY DEW 12/FEBRUARY/2024* BOUNCE BACK (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *"But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me."* (2 Samuel 12:23 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ There is a part of life that will be hard and unpleasant. It is like they say, life is full of ups and downs. When those downs hit us, we must learn to brace up, and cheer up, again! The servants of David were surprised to see the King, rise from his state of prayerful mourning. He had been seeking God's face to avert the death of the child. But that didn't happen. His officers were afraid to inform him that the child had finally died. They feared the King would lose it. David surprised them. He simply rose up, showered and asked for his food. He took it in good faith and spirit. He manned up, he demonstrated courage and accepted the outcome. Life will not always go as planned. As a matter of fact, life is a series of unplanned events which we must master and make the most of. _MEDITATION:_ To Bounce Back, 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭. *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_FEBRUARY,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 11/FEBRUARY/2024* BOUNCE BACK _Key Bible Text:_ *"And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?"* (2 Samuel 12:22 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ Life will not always go our way. When the consequences of sin catches up with us, it is not a time to say "God why?", it is a time to say, "God you are still good!" God is good and His judgments are always good. First, let's not assume the negative but we hold up till the very final outcome. David prayed with fastings to save the child but alas he must die. He knew it was God's judgment but yet he fasted in the hope that God's mercy will triumph over God's judgment. This is unlike Eli. He heard of God's judgment, and all he could say was very unexpected: *"And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good."* (1 Samuel 3:18 (KJV)) When God reveals something negative, even if our hands or acts have brought it upon us, we should be like David, and first seek to provoke mercy in repentance, fastings and or prayers. God is merciful and He sees and knows all things. Even when we must go through some difficult judgment from God, if we truly repent and seek His face fervently, God knows how to make it up for us. _MEDITATION:_ 𝐓𝐨 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_FEBRUARY,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 10/FEBRUARY/2024* DEALING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIN _Key Bible Text:_ *"David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth."* (2 Samuel 12:16 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ David had received the judgment of God. The child that is born unto thee shall surely die. The Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare and it was very ill. Yet, David besought the Lord for the child even with fasting and humility. How we deal with the consequences of sin, is very important. Even though the child later died, God had taken note of David's attitude towards the issue. In dealing with the consequences of sin, it is important to humble oneself and continue to seek the face of God for whatever consequences one sin may bring. Even though God will ultimately decide how to answer the prayer, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝. After 7 days the child died, but David was sure he had done the will of God. _MEDITATION:_ *Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.* (2 Samuel 12:20 (KJV)) *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_FEBRUARY,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 9/FEBRUARY/2024* THE CONSEQUENCES (IV) _Key Bible Text:_ *"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, BLASPHEMERS, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"* (2 Timothy 3:1-2 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ A blasphemer is one who speaks about God or the holy things of a particular religion in an offensive way. One of the reasons scripture prophesied that there will be more blasphemies and blasphemers in the last days is because there will be increase in iniquity. In Matthew 24:12 (KJV) we are told that *"because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."* Some of these people whose love have waxed cold will be part of the people to increase the number of blasphemies and blasphemers. It is important to therefore remember that the consequences of sin includes giving occasion for blasphemers to see "latest gist" to add to their blasphemous content. When we know that this hurts God, we will understand why it attracted the death of the baby born to King David by Bathsheba. Therefore apart from other consequences that may be a fall out of sin, it brings disrespect and disrepute to the name of God. And our love for God must make us hate being the reason why God will be blasphemed. _MEDITATION:_ That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲. (Titus 2:4-5 (KJV)) *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_FEBRUARY,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 7/FEBRUARY/2024* THE CONSEQUENCES (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Someone from your own family will cause you a lot of trouble, and I will take your wives and give them to another man before your very eyes. He will go to bed with them while everyone looks on."* (2 Samuel 12:11(CEV) _Bible Insight:_ You can predict the consequence of sin, but you may not always predict the consequences that sin can bring. The consequences of sin, depends on what wrong you have done. But at each point in time, and no matter how big or small the sin, the consequence of sin remains-- death!! Howbeit, for King David, for instance, he definitely got more than he possibly bargained for. *"You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun. And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you. But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth."* 2 Samuel 12:12-14 (BBE) David planted a seed that would eventually take off the Kingdom from David's descendants. Just one moment of being in lust, left a life time and post generational mark. Wow!! _MEDITATION:_ *Be sure you live righteously. God's forgiveness is not in short supply but your life is. Only one life, maximize it in righteousness. 𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣! *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_FEBRUARY,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.....