*DAILY DEW 3/OCTOBER/2022* *"BITTER TRUTH"* _Key Bible Text:_ *"I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."* (Acts 20:35 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ We just throw around fancy words in the body of Christ; words that have no biblical support whatsoever. For instance, 'You aren't going to the labour market, it's a favour market'. That's how we've produced people seeking a raise through their praise without working real hard and smart. Well, the reality is that the bible doesn't suggest anything close to this where work or career is concerned. At Acts 20:35, Paul says he laboured day and night to cater for himself and the necessities of others. At 2 Thessalonians 3:7-8, he says he and his team worked with labour and toil night and day, so as not to be a burden to anyone. At Ephesians 4:28, the believer is instructed to labour with his hands. Isn't it amazing that to qualify to be admitted into this so-called 'favour market', you have to labour to read, study hard to pass exams and interviews? Employer of labour, not favour. Yes, you can be favoured anywhere but that doesn't change the fact that you are in a labour market. The problem is that many assume the word 'labour' is a curse. No, it isn't. There's 'good labour' and there's 'labouring in vain'. As a matter of fact, Proverbs 13:11 says he who gathers by labour will increase, as opposed to gaining wealth through dishonesty. Labour isn't a negative word. In fact, the work of God on the earth today is described as labour. Another word for 'labour' is work. So, imagine saying, I don't have a work desk, it's a mercyseat🤦 Alright, sha work hard on this your mercyseat. _MEDITATION:_ *"Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee."* (Psalms 128:1-2 (KJV)) *#Adebowe_Ibukun_Tosin* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Guest_Message* *#Hello_OCTOBER* ❤ 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 *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...

*DAILY DEW 2/OCTOBER/2022* *"MAN-MADE GODS"* (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *"If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it."* (Isaiah 1:19-20 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ In certain conversations with some of these instrumentalists, it became clear to me that they are the new idols in church. One said he plays better whenever he finds out the ladies are staring. This is not uncommon at all. Rather than being immersed in the praise of God, their focus is on how to woo the opposite sex with their dexterity. A very shameful mindset. The reason why works of the flesh are rife among church musicians is because they are mostly about the music in church. Outside a devotion to God's word, music is purely soulish and sensual. It takes the gospel to add bible type spirituality to our music. If you're a musician in church and you test positive on these points, you have been ruined. You can leave that inglorious path today. Are you even saved? Have you believed in Christ, acknowledging what He's done for you? If yes, it's time to take your spiritual growth seriously. Church is not showbiz! Start attending first as a believer - with a readiness to learn. Find a church where God's word is well taught and you're trained to serve the Lord. This doesn't have to meet you well, but it has the power to make you well. If you're a Pastor, don't add to this rot in the body. Train everyone the same way without sparing the instrumentalists. Disciple them properly and rigorously. They must learn how to study, pray, and evangelise. _MEDITATION:_ *"Years after meeting my first instructor, I now serve as a Pastor of a local church. Imagine if I had taken that advice? My motives and appetites would have been corrupted so much that I wouldn't be able to commit to real growth, let alone, discover ministry. Imagine how many ministry gifts have been buried in the church music hustle? Heaven knows!"* *#Adebowe_Ibukun_Tosin* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Guest_Message* *#Hello_OCTOBER* ❤ 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 *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...

*DAILY DEW 1/OCTOBER/2022* *"MAN-MADE GODS"* _Key Bible Text:_ *"And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil"* (Isaiah 1:15-16 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ At a point in my life, I decided to take drumming more seriously, having played it for some years without any professional training. My first instructor, a church guy, told me (and another student) to ensure to not play for free in church. I couldn't relate with that counsel because I had no such ambition of playing for the highest bidder. Later on, I met another professional drummer who was so popular because he was playing in a mega church in Lagos. I decided to enrol for his training and he graciously gave me his contact. One Sunday morning, I decided to meet him in his local church after our own meeting. To my surprise, he wasn't participating in the meetings at all. He steps out and comes in only when it's time to play. He repeated this during the second service as well. I didn't like it. Over the years, if there's any category of people in church who are permitted to be very unserious, non committed, and frivolous where discipleship is concerned, it is the instrumentalists. Every other person goes through foundation class, workers training, etc, but the only requirement for the instrumentalists is 'being tight'. After all, the keyboardist or pianist is the one that brings down the 'presence of God' with his wicked strings and chords. He is the almighty without which the service will never be mighty. Folks, these are the man-made gods in the midst today - created by a faulty system. Everything revolves around these guys - they are the sun, the moon, and the stars. They lead double lives comfortably and some of them are not even born again at all. It's always a pitiable sight to see a Pastor crying or pleading with them to not leave him because he cannot afford their demands for a raise in salary. Indeed, they must not leave him nor forsake him because the glory will depart immediately. _MEDITATION:_ *"Take away music from certain gatherings and there's nothing left. The musicians know this and so they pride themselves as the pillars of the ministry. Idols have been raised by preachers who have lost focus."* *#Adebowe_Ibukun_Tosin* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Guest_Message* *#Hello_OCTOBER* ❤ 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 *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...

*DAILY DEW 31/SEPTEMBER/2022* *"PRAYING RIGHT"* _Key Bible Text:_ *"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."* (2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ 'God please don't sleep on my case. Wake up and help me!" Well, He never sleeps nor slumbers... He is always watching over you. God is not man! 'Oh Lord, don't forget me. Remember me today!' Well, He'll never forget, leave nor forsake. He cannot forget His own. Be rest assured. 'Oh Lord, I want to enter a special covenant with you today for as long as I live'. Well, we are already in a New Covenant which is the only true and lasting one. God deals with us based on the efficacy of it - now we are sons. That's enough! 'Lord, if you can do this one thing for me, I will serve you diligently forever.' Well, you were made to serve Him forever; created for good works. This is not based on whatever God does for you now; it's based on your purpose in Christ. Pray in the name of Jesus without attaching conditions for God. Be like the early Christians who served God in times of deep trials. _MEDITATION:_ *"Let's learn to pray according to God's word and not by the spur of the moment, often triggered by faulty subconscious belief systems. Jesus is Lord!"* *#Adebowe_Ibukun_Tosin* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Guest_Message* *#Hello_OCTOBER* ❤ 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 *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...

*"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter."* Proverbs 25:2 (KJV) Absolutely! There is nothing as important as having your eyes opened! There is nothing as having your spiritual senses activated. When last did you hear and see what God wants you to know!? There is no greater form of enlightenment than this! Oh Jesus! Dear Holy Spirit help us to become truly enlightened in your ways, by hearing and seeing as clearly as you would have us! Beloved as kings of God, we must search out knotty matters..therein lies our placements and manifestation in life! Join us as we pray together this Saturday... Join WhatsApp group:- https://chat.whatsapp.com/KEadMNoz80gFsYr8oV1EY5 Join prayer room @ 9:15pm:- To join the meeting on Google Meet, click this link: https://meet.google.com/avq-gabr-twr Or open Meet and enter this code: avq-gabr-twr #Hunger_For_God..

*DAILY DEW 30/SEPTEMBER/2022* *"STRANGERS AND FOREIGNERS"* _Key Bible Text:_ *"For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God"* (Ephesians 2:18-19 (KJV) _Bible Insight:_ A coconut is white on the inside but hard on the outside owing to it's shell. The same shell that serves to keep it till maturity, becomes most unwanted when it's time to break it & deal with its whitish flesh inside. So the shell at that moment of being ready for consumption, becomes a "stranger & foreigner" that's most unwanted. Meanwhile all along, before this time, the shell was highly needed, & preserved the fruits till the appointed time. Likewise, up on till we become born again, we were a part and parcel of this world in attributes and attitude and purpose and pursuits. We needed them & they needed us & we both could not do without one another. But the moment we became born again, to the world we became like the hard shell of the coconut useful for nothing but burning. However, unto God, we have become a sweet taste for "consumption". God can now commune with us as friend to friend because we have become or are becoming one in essence & attitude, pursuits and purposes. By the same measure we are no longer *"strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God"* This new position in Christ is not to be compromised. We are either strangers and pilgrims to and in this world, and fellowcitizens with the saints or we are strangers and foreigners to God & His kingdom and fellow citizens of this world, doing all they do, and being doomed eternally. Hence we must choose one. We can't have or be both at the same time. However, blessed are we, when we know these things and we align ourselves to be strangers and pilgrims on this earth and boldly confess such. (Heb 11:13) _MEDITATION:_ *"Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul"* (1 Peter 2:11 (KJV)) Activity:- YMC22 is a missions conference to expose you to very critical & life transforming teachings & workshop. Click for more details:- https://bit.ly/YMC22_Free_Registration *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_OCTOBER* ❤ 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 *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...