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*DAILY DEW 13TH/JUNE/2021*
*REDISCOVERING THE MESSAGE* (V)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.."* (Proverbs 22:6 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
Some christian parents pray for their children to grow up to serve the Lord and be dedicated to Him, but when their prayers are being answered they don't like it. Your child has chosen to join a local church that's quite some distance from home simply because she's led there and she's growing well in such a place, but your issue is with the distance despite the fact that you are not paying T.Fare. Distance yi noni
Your child doesn't miss midweek services but because he/she gets back home late sometimes due to traffic or whatever, it's a concern and he/she must stop at once. "What is it gaan? Are you the only one serving Jesus?" You are very angry and mad with them.
Guess what? Same parents will be jubilating and rejoicing when the child gets a job on the Island and has to go from the mainland everyday. The distance is no barrier in such cases. Even when the child says he/she wants to quit, the parents will still encourage him/her to continue. Go for it! It's worth it!😅 Should we talk about coming home late? I've seen parents stay up till 11pm, and even 1am (extreme cases), just to receive their children back home from work! But the child gets back home 9pm from church, and they just cannot take it. Church wants to have retreat or camp meeting, you no go gree. But if na business vacation, the God that answers by fire has done it.
*MEDITATION:*
*Before you pray such prayers for your children, understand what the answer might look like. It seems we have parents praying for children like Samuel, but cannot leave them to consecrate themselves to the service of the Lord like Hannah did.*
*#Adebowale_Ibukun_Tosin*
*#Sunday_wisdomforliving*
*#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus*
*#Generational_Impact*
*#GuestMessage*
*#Hello_June* â¤
*NEWS FLASH:* 🥳🥳
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*Podcast:*
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*DDDblog*
http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/06/rediscovering-message-v.html
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*DAILY DEW 12TH/JUNE/2021*
*THE IMPRESSIONS OF THE SPIRIT*
_Key Bible Text:_
*"That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.* (John 3:6, 8 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
God is a spirit and all that worship Him, must worship Him in spirit and in truth. God speaks to us through many ways. Sometimes He comes by a still small voice. This voice comes to our head or heart telling us to do something at a given time. Sometimes the Lord speaks to us through dreams or visions or even revelations.
God always speaks to us through His word. Whenever we approach His word with an open mind, we get to hear God speak to us. The Spirit of God is always giving directions and guidance and strength towards God. The Holy Spirit moves in mild yet firm ways. Those who are born of God, have "ears" and receptivity to the word and will of God.
The impressions of the Spirit come in different forms. Sometimes it comes like a knowing, or a strong sense of urgency, or an idea, or a strong burden (to pray) or even a still small voice, or a daylight trance.
The most important thing for the believer is being sensitive and obedient to the impressions of the Spirit. For every believer, the more awakened and in touch you are with the Spirit, the more you flow in the impressions of the Holy Spirit. One must never be afraid to yield when the Holy Spirit comes with His impressions. This makes the difference between the successful and unsuccessful believer.
*MEDITATION:*
*For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.* (Romans 8:14 (KJV))
*#David_Joshua_Egbochuo*
*#Saturday_wisdomforliving*
*#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus*
*#Generational_Impact*
*#Hello_June* â¤
*NEWS FLASH:* 🥳🥳
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/2021/06/the-impressions-of-spirit.html
*Telegram Group:*
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*DAILY DEW 6TH/JUNE/2021*
*CULTIVATING GOD'S PRESENCE.*
_Key Bible Text:_
*"After that, Enoch lived in fellowship with God for 300 years and had other children. He lived to be 365 years old. He spent his life in fellowship with God, and then he disappeared, because God took him away."* (Genesis 5:22-24 (GNB))
_Bible Insight:_
What we need is God's presence in our lives enough for God to be fighting our battles. Imagine how Moses was defended by God Himself when Miriam and Aaron challenged and murmured against how it was only him that God was speaking through. Miriam suffered leprosy for a season as a result. God's presence in Moses' life was so strong that God will not allow him to be maligned or his character assassinated.
Do you spend quality time in the presence of God? This is a key factor to anyone who desires to command or cultivate the presence of God. With the presence of God deliberately sought, cultivated and maintained, one will enjoy more from God and from being a believer. All we need is the presence of God! His presence makes the difference.
How do you call down the presence of God? A couple of factors are helpful. These include service to God, giving to God to God's people, being active in evangelism, among others. However, most importantly, we call down the presence of God by worship and fellowship with the Spirit. Worship is not limited to an activity done in church. Worship is a way of life. Worship involves making time to sing spiritual songs and hymns. Worship involves meditation on the word. Worship includes studying & reading the word. Worship above all, is rooted on obedience to the Holy Spirit.
To cultivate God's presence, we need to deliberately shun certain things, people or actions. Stop listening to those songs that will not invite the presence of God. Stop reading books that doesn't bring the presence of God. There are too many distractions in Lagos. Mind what you listen to or watch.
Also deliberately do certain things, relate with selected persons, and take positive actions that will draw you closer to a consciousness of God's presence. Create a notice board where you write words that you want to keep before you. Use Apps that voice out the word of God. Memorize the word. Commit the word to memory. Memorize the Scripture. Live a life of prayer and yielded-ness. Make yourself vulnerable to God. Move closer to people who are excited to know God and take steps to be closer to God. Covet the gift of discernment. Knowing what to do per time, what to refuse or accept, and who to follow or unfollow, can't be overemphasized.
*MEDITATION:*
*Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;.* (Ephesians 5:19-20 (KJV))
(Adapted from LDC's Sunday Service Sermon)
*#David_Joshua_Egbochuo*
*#Sunday_wisdomforliving*
*#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus*
*#Guest_Message*
*#Hello_June* â¤
*NEWS FLASH:* 🥳🥳
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/2021/06/cultivating-gods-presence.html
*Telegram Group:*
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*DAILY DEW 5TH/JUNE/2021*
*Your Body For His Glory* (IV)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.* (Romans 12:1 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
The FOURTH godly problem with self-stimulation is this - God created sex and designed the sexual experience to be within the covenant of marriage. There is no other setting for sex or sexual activity. Sex begins with touching, not of yourself but of the other person. This is why in a church program several years ago, a question was asked where sex begins, or where sex starts from. And I answered that it begins from touching or even holding hands, and people were like Nooooooo! Ahn ahn!! So I asked if anyone was willing to give me their wife for a test; let me just hold her hands and rub her hands
And they shouted again "Noooooooo!"
I was not even right. Sex begins, as Jesus said, in the heart; and once the heart is thinking sexually, every touch and even every look, is sexual in nature; and immoral. Unless the person you are touching is your wife; and is also interested in touching you at that time. God created sex for intimacy between husband and wife, not for pleasing or gratifying ourselves. Masturbation does not improve intimacy between husband and wife
I could say, follow me in marriage, as I follow Christ (assuming I were married)
I could say, follow me in intimacy with my wife, as I follow Christ;
But could I say, follow my example in masturbation, as I follow Christ?
The answer is NO.
In summary, masturbation, although not necessarily called a sin in itself, is a self-gratifying addiction, which is a weight; and is never far from lust, which is a sin. It is therefore important to remove lust and other sinful activities from our bodies and minds, so that we may indeed present our bodies to God and pursue holiness, as is fitting for all God's children.
FINALLY, know this: there are many fine Christian young men: both single and married, WHO DO NOT MASTURBATE. They are not specially anointed or gifted. They have just learnt to glorify God with their bodies, to cut out of their lives any viewing of or thinking about erotic thoughts, and bring their appetites under the control of God's Spirit. Many of them were once given to sexual impurity but one day the Day Light dawned on them; it fell off like water off a camel's back. ..
"No! This is not for me."
*MEDITATION:*
*You can also yield your body to the living God as His temple, and become God conscious in your life until you begin to experience real purity and chastity, in living for God and loving your spouse.*
*#Ebele_UzoPeters*
*#Saturday_wisdomforliving*
*#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus*
*#Guest_Message*
*#Hello_June* â¤
*NEWS FLASH:* 🥳🥳
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/2021/06/your-body-for-his-glory-iv.html
*Telegram Group:*
https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg
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*DAILY DEW 30TH/MAY/2021*
*FRUITS BEFORE GIFTS*
_Key Bible Text:_
*Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.*
(Matthew 7:22-23 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
As powerful and as needful as the gifts of the Holy Spirit are, we must understand that they must not be used as an excuse for the manifestation of fruits of the Spirit. To walk in the fruits of the Spirit is arguably more important in terms of how they help one align with the fullness of salvation. The place of gifts cannot be overemphasized with respect of service in the body of Christ.
Let's say Brother Emmanuel is a believer who is equipped with the gifts of Tongues and Healing, for instance, but hardly controls his anger and is short on patience. He will most likely still be very influential in the local assembly because of His healing gifts especially.
On the other hand, Sister Grace, a believer who is fully practiced and established in the nine fruits of the Spirit, without any gifts, may be quite respected but not as influential as Brother Emmanuel who has two gifts. Here is the problem, neither of these two believers are fully matured in Christ. In Christ, there is both fruits and gifts fully at work.
Hence, the goal is to strive to walk in the fruits of the Spirit even as we continue to seek the empowerment of the Holy Spirit that comes by the manifestation of the gifts. Whereas the fruits are compulsory for every believer and actually a sign of genuine salvation in Christ, the Gifts are distributed only at the discretion of the Holy Spirit and based on the hunger and thirst of individual believers.
MEDITATION:
*But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control. There is no law against such things as these.* (Galatians 5:22-23)
*#David_Joshua_Egbochuo*
*#Sunday_wisdomforliving*
*#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus*
*#Wonders_of_Grace*
*#Hello_May* â¤
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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/2021/05/fruits-before-gifts.html
*Telegram Group:*
https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg
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