*DAILY DEW 24/NOVEMBER/2022* *HOW "THEY" STOLE THE CHURCH FROM "US"* _Key Bible Text:_ *"For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."* (Hebrews 5:13-14 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ First, they divided us into clergy and laity Jesus never commanded segregation or authorised any such division He only gave gifts to men as He wills And fruit whereby men may be ranked Then they divided the clergy into further classes And into many more classes With titles and tankards But especially with unequal pay for equal work They created certificates and graded them They established institutions And awarded papers of distinctions Then rewarded men based on the papers They created denominations among men With it erected bars amongst us They imposed sectional rules And taught us segregation bases on names Among the laity, they flatter some by giving them special titles Leaving something to aspire to by the rest of the multitudes It is no longer God who wills Or His Christ who baptises Or the Spirit who gifts It is now men who appoint and anoint We are strangers in our own home We have been excluded for life From the affairs of our Father’s enterprise We are infants for life They are rulers for life When the Owner comes He will whip the temple managers And scatter their ecclesiastical wares He will set aside this order And release His Spirit afresh To a new generation Come, Holy Spirit! Come now! _MEDITATION:_ *"And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."* (Matthew 16:17-18 (KJV)) *#Imma_Okochua* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Guest_Message* *#Hello_NOVEMBER* ❤ Links To Visit: *Register4HTP2022:* https://bit.ly/HTP2022_ACTIVATED *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 23/NOVEMBER/2022* *TO BE PURE IN HEART IS THE HEART OF THE MATTER* _Key Bible Text:_ *"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."* (Matthew 5:8 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ Jesus made tough demands on those who wish to see God! If you are grown up, even if you are only eight years old, you will understand that it is humanly impossible to be pure in heart. If we want to see God, that is enter into His Kingdom, we have to be pure in HEART. I am not necessarily speaking of sexual immorality although it is a very serious matter. Sexual impurity in thoughts starts to afflict some people from their early teen age, and the rest from the middle teen age to their grave. It is a sin with a tenacious hold on its victims. Where it cannot soil them on the outwards, it will reside and possess the inside—the heart. I am focussed on anger in the heart, bitterness in the heart, pride in the heart, evil thoughts in the heart, vengeance in the heart, scorn and disdain in the heart, hate in the heart, prejudiice in the heart, cheating in the heart, assault and even murder in the heart, and envy, jealousy and theft, all in the heart. What can a person do considering that only the pure in heart shall see God (Matt. 5:8)? The heart is hidden yet so delicate that it can attract and keep impureness for a life without being detected by an outsider. It is deceitful and desperately wickedness. Though outsider may not see the heart or know what is going on there, God sees it clearly! So, Jesus shed His blood to wash clean our indelibly dirty heart. After washing, our heart sparkles! Halleluiah! But then, the devil roams about with his filth and dirt buckets, seeking whom to dirty. And, oh, how easily it is to get dirty in heart! A sight, a word, a thought could dirty our hearts. We seem so vulnerable, yet God demands purity of the heart. 2 Corinthians 7:1 says we should cleanse ourselves of ALL filthiness of the flesh and of the SPIRIT. James 1:21 says we must lay aside ALL filthiness for God has not called us unto uncleanliness but unto holiness (1 Thess. 4:7). So, we’ve got a job to do. We need to watch over our heart. We need to build a fence and a filter over our heart. We need to infuse it with the Spirit, immerse it in the Word and constantly sprinkle it with the Blood. Should any atom of uncleanness sip in, we should immediately isolate it, and flush it out. The need for purity is uncompromising. We want to see God; don’t we? _MEDITATION:_ *To keep a sparkling white cloth clean in a filthy environment requires being intentional and vigilant. The Word says, "Take heed to yourself..." It tells us to be "watchful and sober" and to "watch and pray". I have seen people jump off the sidewalk even before a car driving through a pool of dirty water gets to where they are.* *#Imma_Okochua* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Guest_Message* *#Hello_NOVEMBER* ❤ Links To Visit: *Register4HTP2022:* https://bit.ly/HTP2022_ACTIVATED *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...