*DAILY DEW 31/MAY/2023* *GROWTH DEMANDS TRAINING* (I) _Key Bible Text:_ *"And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also."* (2 Timothy 2:2 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ Focus on the training, the increase will come. Numerical increase in the local church is of God and is the will of God. The mandate is to disciple the nations, and the local church is how God gets this done. As we go out, evangelising the lost, it is God's will that the saved be brought into the local church to be taught and trained as ministers of Christ. Thus, there is no one whose mind is fixed on God's mandate on the earth who would speak low of or despise numerical increase in the local church. That said. It is pertinent to always fix our mind on the REASON God adds people to His church. The idea isn't JUST to have a populated church, but to have more people trained to become effective ministers of the gospel. Any numerical increase that doesn't translate into this has fallen woefully short of God's purpose and plan. This is the ONLY reason a pastor ought to desire numerical increase; any other reason cannot be inspired by the Spirit of God. People desire increase for many ridiculous fleshly reasons today. For some, they want to be called one of the fastest growing churches in town. For others, it is just to increase revenue. More people, more money. While for some, it is just the satisfaction of seeing a mammoth crowd before them while they preach. None of these should be THE REASON we desire numerical increase. Whatever our reason is will always reveal itself in HOW we go about our pursuit of God's desire to see more ministers trained and raised for the cause of His work. _MEDITATION:_ *Now, if TRULY the reason you want increase is because you want disciples multiplied, then you know that it takes TRAINED (faithful) MEN to multiply disciples. That is, for you to be able to properly train and raise people as ministers of the gospel, you must ALREADY HAVE well trained ministers, who will get the work done. If you have more people than you have TRAINED hands, then you will fail woefully to multiply disciples. I believe this is very clear* *#Popoola_Oluwatobi* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_JUNE,2023* ❤ *#Guest_Message* 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...