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*DAILY DEW 9/JULY/2023*
*VERIFIABLE SERVICE IS VERIBALE CALLING*
_Key Bible Text:_
*“As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away."* (Acts 13:2-3 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
One of the absolute strangest things that I have observed in church circles over the years is people who launch themselves into ministry who were never even serving in their local church consistently.
Sir, how is God now calling you to plant a church when you have literally sat in a church for years and never served or sacrificed? The giving records show you never tithed and the attendance record shows your commitment was sporadic. But now suddenly you are a pastor or apostle with a calling from God?
Mam, how have you now launched an international women’s ministry when you were known to operate in the jezebel spirit at your church for years? You sowed division and gossip locally but now God has anointed you for the nations?
Young people with a calling to ministry, how has God now called you into a new season when you were never faithful to your pastor in the old season? You never even served him while he answered his calling and now you are mad because he won’t bless you into yours?
To those who faithfully served in the local church, submitted to church leadership, and then stepped out when it was your time, I applaud you. Your patience and endurance to a process will give you longevity in ministry.
To those who launched yourself into ministry without having a prior history of sacrifice and service to another church or ministry, you are headed for a rude awakening. Maybe the issue is not controlling leadership but a root of rebellion and pride in your own heart,
_MEDITATION:_
*"To those who served and sacrificed but the church leaders never recognized your “callâ€, they were either right and you have to accept that or they were wrong and you must heal to make sure you are not doing ministry to prove them or anyone else wrong."*
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*DAILY DEW 8/JULY/2023*
*UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIANITY 101*
_Key Bible Text:_
*“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved."* (Acts 2:46-47 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
1. You Have Your Born Again Experience
2. You Find a Spiritual Family (Church)
3. You Build Healthy Relationships There
4. You Honor and are Accountable to the Spiritual Authority
5. You Get Equipped to Serve, Give, and Lead
The extradordinary thing about the state of modern day “Christianity†is that by following these five simple steps, you are either labeled radical or bound by religion. “God doing a new thing†apparently destroys basic New Testament teaching and practice. (Let him that reads understand- there is no other new things God will do different from the Acts example of the church life which confirms the above five steps. No solo christian or "I don't do church" christianity as far as God is concerned)
I so appreciate all the different expressions of the kingdom of God online and around the world, but as a Christian, you need to find a spiritual family and follow steps 3-5. It’s not that complex.
Yes, you can visit and be a part of the millions of conferences, e-courses, revival services, and youtube channels that are available in the body of Christ, but NONE of these replace your need for one church family that you eat at their table every week, serve in, and church leaders who you walk in relationship with that can vouch for your family and marriage.
_MEDITATION:_
*"Beware of the vagabond spirit. It’s demonic and fueled by rejection, rebellion, and false reformation."*
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*DAILY DEW 7/JULY/2023*
*THE ERROR OF BALAAM* (VII)
_Key Bible Text:_
*“But godliness with contentment is great gain.For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content."* (1 Timothy 6:6-8 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
FINANCIAL CONTENTMENT AND GENEROSITY.
To be clear: my point is not to tell you that you all should be sinking more money into our church, though it’s nice when we can pay the bills. My point is much broader than that. It has to do with a heart and a lifestyle committed to generously sharing what God has given us, and in the process freeing ourselves from the love of money, which is crouching at our door and gunning for our souls.
· I know many of you have been sharing your money with people in our church and our community in ways that will never show up on a spreadsheet. Well done. The state of your hearts are reflected in the distribution of your hands.
· Over the past 4 months, we have kept our modest food pantry stocked, and our church budget is healthier than it’s been in a while. Giving has gone up in time of crisis. Well done. The state of your hearts are reflected in the distribution of your hands.
That’s a really good sign, biblically. If, when the going gets tough financially for us or our neighbor, and we are looking for ways to be more generous rather than less – I think that’s a sign that the love of money has not taken root in our hearts.
So, as with Cain, God shows us the way out. Balaam is a warning, but warnings are useless unless they tell us what we can do. God’s revelation is clear: be content and generous. If love covers a multitude of sins, the opposite of love of money helps us avoid a multitude of sins.
_MEDITATION:_
*"The last 4 months have shown that we have generous hearts in our church family. I love it. May we continue to honor God through the faithful surrender of all those things that compete for our souls."*
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*DAILY DEW 4/JULY/2023*
*THE ERROR OF BALAAM* (IV)
_Key Bible Text:_
*“There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality."* ((Revelation 2:14))
_Bible Insight:_
REPENT OR PERISH!
In a late battle when he fought with the Midianites against the Israelites, Balaam was slain by the ones he had endeavored to curse. Remember, Balaam is the donkey, but he didn’t learn. “Take heed. If you don’t turn aside, God will kill you.†In this case, his path took him right into a battle against the people of God, and it cost him his life.
Balaam:
· like Cain, believes in God, goes against God’s will, and talks with God about it.
· Unlike Cain, repents and becomes an instrument of God’s blessing!
· Like Cain, it doesn't change his heart, and he destroys his brothers.
So what is the error or the wandering of Balaam? Selling out or exploiting God’s people for financial gain.
· Jude associates Balaam with the selling of one’s soul for financial gain (Jude 1:11).
· Peter compares false teachers to Balaam, “who loved the wages of wickedness†(2 Peter 2:15).
· Paul refers to that incident in 1 Corinthians 10:8: “We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.â€
They “rushed for profit†into Balaam’s error, which was telling Balak how to undermine the Israelites with sex and idolatry. The error or the wandering of Balaam was selling out or exploiting God’s people for financial gain. Considering how the early church attracted the marginalized in their society, these false teachers were taking money from people who needed their money the most.
_MEDITATION:_
*"This is a warning about those giving in to the allure of money, specifically those financially exploiting God’s people under the umbrella of “ministry.â€*
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*DAILY DEW 3/JULY/2023*
*THE ERROR OF BALAAM* (III)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.."* (Numbers 23:20-21 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
FROM CURSING TO BLESSING
And Balaam, unlike Cain, owns it. “I have sinned. I will go back if you want me to.†The angel then repeated to Balaam the instruction that he was only to speak what God told him to speak concerning the Hebrews.
In Moab, King Balak took the prophet Balaam up to a high place called Bamoth Baal, from where he could see all of Israel, and told him to curse the Israelites (Numbers 22:41). But Balaam gives a blessing on Israel: “How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the Lord has not denounced?â€
King Balak had him try again from Mount Pisgah (where God takes Moses so he can see the land of promise before he dies). Balaam again spoke a blessing: “I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.â€
Balak tries one more time on the top of Mt. Peor. Then “the Spirit of God came on him and he spoke his message†(Numbers 24:2–3) :“How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel!â€[9]
Balak told Balaam: “Go home. Thanks to your God, you don’t get the money.†Balaam reminded the king that he had said from the very beginning he could only say what God told him to say. But…. Balaam advised Balak to go after Israel with prostitutes and idolatry. Israel would bring a curse upon themselves. In Numbers 25, we find that the women of Midian began to seduce the men of Israel to sexual sin and to sacrifice to their gods. Israel began worshiping Baal of Peor (Pero, the last mountain on which Balaam stood)
_MEDITATION:_
*"Often times we worry over external enemies, thinking that is where the danger lies. We forget that the more potent enemy to our progress is the one we behold when we look at a mirror-- ourselves!"* -- EDJ
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