DCLM Daily Manna 11 April 2023 Devotional Tuesday Message By Pastor W.F Kumuyi
TOPIC: Courage to Build
READ: Ezra 5:1-5 (KJV)
KEY VERSE:
“Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.” – (Ezra 5:2)
MESSAGE:
Ezra recorded this feat of courageous men who rose up to make up the walls of the house of God in Jerusalem at the period of captivity and national distress and disarray. This did not escape the watch of the authorities and representatives of their oppressors. In spite of the interruptions of the two powerful political figures, the builders continued with the spiritual support of Prophets Haggai and Zachariah.
It takes courage to build in a time of distress, moral decadence, ineptitude and spiritual lethargy. The courage to build the fallen walls of Christianity does not lie with the pulpit alone, but also rests on the pew! As the clergy (like the prophets during Ezra’s time) are declaring the will of God and praying for revival, the laity and the elders should take the mantle of the Holy Ghost and lend a strong helping hand to restore the decaying and falling walls of the Christian faith.
In many assemblies today, sound doctrines have been trampled under the feet. Christian piety has been jettisoned while there are cracks on the walls of holiness and righteousness. The Church seems to be in the captivity of the enemy. The keepers of spiritual gateway of many assemblies are complacent. Isaiah lamented, “…there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee…” (Isaiah 64:7).
God is looking for those who will have the courage to establish righteousness and holiness in this generation and deliver the Church of God from reproach. May the Lord depend on you.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
If we do not stand for something worthwhile, we will fall for something worthless.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Acts 7-8
DCLM Daily Manna 11 April 2023 Devotional Guide was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi. He’s the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria
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