GOC Egerton, Egerton University, Nakuru (2026)

04/06/2026

DEW OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONALS.
Thursday, 4th Jun 2026

A MATTER OF FAITH (Part 11)

Genesis 15:11-13 When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 As the sun began to set, Abram was overcome with deep sleep, and suddenly a frightening and terrifying darkness descended on him. 13 Then the LORD told Abram, “You can be certain about this: Your descendants will be foreigners in a land that isn’t theirs. They will be slaves there and will be oppressed for 400 years.

Seems we are stuck with Abraham, so hold on tightly because this is going to be a bit rough. Whenever we talk about faith, what comes to mind is bravery, sunshine and sweet talk of swift victory. Well, here is a story that looks out of place in the midst of a story of faith. Abraham has spend an entire day trying to chase vultures, eagles and other birds of prey away from his sacrifice. Tired and worn out, he collapses into a much needed sleep, but instead he descends into a darkness described by another bible version as "horrors of the pit". And to crown it all, he has this dream, call it nightmare, where he is told his descendants will be slaves for 400 years. Talk of fear!

Faith is not the absence of fear:- it is the courage to keep moving in the midst of fearful realities. No beating about the bush here:- Abraham experienced great fear. He felt a cloud of darkness coming upon him heavily. Then he got intelligence of heavy tidings:- his descendants would suffer cruel slavery for 4 centuries. If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what else will scare you. I mean, Kenyans are up in arms saying they can't wait for just one presidential term to end. What if someone told you your family will have to go through decades of oppression??

That is not the kind of message that makes you dance around the house, is it? And all these after a huge sacrifice of a one bull, one goat, one sheep, one turtle dove and one pigeon. Whichever breed of livestock you choose, that is gonna cost you some good amount of money. Then darkness and bad news comes instead of "breakthrough " and miracles.

Re-examine your idea of faith. People of faith like Abraham also experience times of fear, darkness, uncertainty. They may have to walk through 400 years of oppression. And they will still be people of faith. Actually, because of the darkness and uncertainty and suffering they MUST be people of faith. You will definitely need faith to negotiate that portion of life when darkness seems to descend on your future.

Are you afraid? Do you feel like deep darkness has just fallen on you? Have you began to question whether you even have any faith remaining in you? Cheer up, you are doing well! Whatever the fear that has gripped you, or whatever intelligence of tough times ahead, be a true descendant of Abraham:- stay focused on God.

Prayer:- Lord, no matter what comes my way, I will keep believing in You. *2 Corinthians 4:8* _In every way we’re troubled but not crushed, frustrated but not in despair,_

Pastor Charles Mutua,
GOC Egerton,
KENYA.

03/06/2026

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path (Psalm 119:105).

03/06/2026

DEW OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONALS.
Wednesday, 3rd Jun 2026

A MATTER OF FAITH (Part 10)

Genesis 14:21-24 The king of S***m said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.” 22 Abram said to the king of S***m, “I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ 24 I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.”

We are still with Abraham... When Abraham rescued his relative Lot, the king of S***m made a lucrative offer:- take all the loot, take the material possessions that were recovered in battle. And it was not peanuts:- it was loot that 4 kings had captured in battle. In modern language, you are talking of the economy of 4 nations in the hand of one man. Millions worth of jewelry, livestock and slaves. The opportunity of a lifetime. Abraham did not need to ever work again for the rest of his life IF he accepted all that wealth. Yet he turned it down.

For Abraham, preserving the glory and dignity of his God was more important. He swore to God that S***m would never take credit for his wealth. He refused to take even a shoelace from them. Now THAT is faith.

It takes faith, great faith, for one to turn away such a golden chance. When offers like that come your way, what comes into your mind? The wealth, or the faith? For Abraham, he would rather remain poor and boast in God rather than gain riches that are tainted with the scent of S***m. He would be wealthy yes, but then he wouldn't have the benefit of attributing it to his God. It wouldn't be of faith.

Sadly, many children of Abraham today cannot lift their hand to the same God of Abraham and swear that they will not take anything from S***m. And even when they purport to say "God has made me rich", it is a thinly veiled lie, for deep within them they know that they are enjoying the wealth of S***m. The "testimony" has to be whispered because there is some devil in the details. Oh, God has been so good to me, you say. But when we probe for details of HOW, WHEN, WHERE, or by WHOM, you begin to fidget uncomfortably in your seat, for you know somewhere along the way the king of S***m invested in you. The purported "blessing" bears the fingerprints of S***m.

If we are the children of Abraham, we will DO what Abraham did. We will swear to preserve our faith even if it means losing out on some piece of pie from S***m.

Prayer:- Heavenly Father, how we long for a heart that will remain true to you! *John 8:39-40* _They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this._

Pastor Charles Mutua,
GOC Egerton,
KENYA.

02/06/2026

DEW OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONALS.
Tuesday, 2nd Jun 2026

A MATTER OF FAITH (Part 9)

Genesis 22:1-2 Some time after these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am!” Abraham replied. 2 God said, “Take your son – your only son, whom you love, Isaac – and go to the land of Moriah! Offer him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will indicate to you.”

Sticking with Abraham, we now come to the place where his faith has to be tested. Anything genuine must pass certain tests. Abraham now has a son, and to proof his faith, God asks for that same son. What will Abraham do when the very thing that defines him now is threatened? The man never flinched:- he woke up the next day and set out to go and sacrifice his only son.

Every major victory, every celebration, every unusual victory will be followed by a test. Was it just euphoria, or is it something time-tested and genuine. How did Abraham conquer the fear of losing the "miracle"? Simple:- If God did it once, He can do it again. Remember how your maths teacher would summon someone to show how they arrived at a certain answer? Woe unto you if you had just copied the final answer, for you now needed to show a step by step, blow by blow account of how you got that final figure.

Many of us seem to have attained certain levels, certain victories. If-- and it's a big IF--If what they have is genuine, then they can easily replicate it or built it from scratch once more. It wasn't just luck:- it was something that can be replicated all over again.

Hebrews 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son. 18 God had told him, “Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,” 19 and he reasoned that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense he received him back from there.

When I was almost dead, Abraham reasoned, God gave me a son. The same God can do it again if need be. Now THAT is genuine, time-tested, certified faith. Not some good luck, not some chance. If God gave you a business once, He can do it again if that bsuiness crumbles. If it is God who gave you that job, why are you under pressure to compromise to keep it? If it was God, He can do it again if need be.

Those whose car dashboard is in a foreign language know how painful it is to restore certain settings BECAUSE you had gotten them by pressing random buttons. You cant repeat it, because you never knew what you were doing. Is that true of your faith? Is it pure luck? Random success here and there??

May you pass the test when your faith is put on trial.

Prayer:- Lord, we do not want to have a faith that is untested and untried. We want a faith that is certified. *1 Peter 1:7* _That the genuineness of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ._

Pastor Charles Mutua,
GOC Egerton,
KENYA.

01/06/2026

DEW OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONALS.
Monday, 1st Jun 2026

A MATTER OF FAITH (Part 8)

Romans 4:19-22 His faith did not weaken when he thought about his own body (which was already as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old) or about Sarah’s inability to have children, 20 nor did he doubt God’s promise out of a lack of faith. Instead, his faith became stronger and he gave glory to God, 21 being absolutely convinced that God would do what he had promised. 22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Happy new month! Let us keep with Abraham a bit. Paul picks the narrative and gives us more information on the same. What i find interesting is how Paul delves deeper into the story, connecting the dots nicely until the story comes to live.

First, Abraham wasn't ignorant of facts. He knew his body was as good as dead. He knew Sarah was barren. Sometimes what people mistake for faith is just ignorance or denial of facts. Abraham was fully aware of the situation, yet didn't falter in his faith. When a couple gets married, they keep trying to get a child. As long as they have no medical proof of anything to the contrary, they will keep trying, hoping they will succeed. But when there is a medical report saying the lady is barren, then the man turns 100 years, the dynamics change. Are you just trying to ignore the facts, afraid that IF you knew how bad the situation is you would lose faith?

Secondly, Abraham didn't waiver in his faith. Now follow me. We know Abraham at one point got Ishmael. We also know he had appointed Eleazer as his heir apparent. In our eyes, those are the actions of someone who has lost faith. But God looked at him differently. So, before you conclude someone has no faith simply because you see them making some desperate attempts, think about Abraham. A desperate man can make some not so wise moves, but deep inside him he still has faith that God will do what He promised. Come on, cut yourself some slack. Some of the things you have thought of or even attempted does not mean you have become faithless:- it just means you are desperate. But deep inside, very deep, faith is still lurking somewhere.

Thirdly, Abraham got convinced and persuaded. Now this takes time. The attempts we've just seen were part of that journey. Faith takes time to build. I am now convinced more than ever about God's faithfulness to His promises. This is after years of seeing Him at work in smaller ways in other areas. Persuasion takes time. If we just met, and I began talking of this scheme that will make you a millionaire in just one year, would you jump into it? No way. You would first dismiss me. Then ask questions if I insist. Then demand to see some data or evidence. Maybe ask for references from prior clients. Maybe, just maybe, you would be fully convinced and persuaded after a long time of back and forth.

That is why it is unfair to blame people who don't sound convinced or persuaded about God's faithfulness. Give them time. It took Abraham 25 years. Walking with God. Talking. Sacrificing. Watching God destroy S***m. Having God come for lunch... Simply put, the persuasion was not a overnight thing.

Have you been waiting for long on God's promises? Are you lately being tempted by desperation to try something crazy? Don't give up. Abraham was once where you are, and he still BECAME a father of faith.

Prayer:- Lord, sometimes we may be shaken by our situation. But we will remain focused on you. *Psalms 73:26* _My body and mind may fail, but God is my strength and my portion forever._

Pastor Charles Mutua,
GOC Egerton,
KENYA.

31/05/2026

Sunday Service || 31st May 2026
Minister: Charles Pastor Mutua
Sermon: Making of All Weathered Faith
Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:3-10

31/05/2026

To make ready a people prepared for the Lord (Luke 1:17)

31/05/2026

DEW OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONALS.
Sunday, 31st May 2026

A MATTER OF FAITH (Part 7)

Genesis 15:4-6 A message came from the LORD to him again: “This one will not be your heir. Instead, the child who will be born to you will be your heir.” 5 Then the LORD took him outside. “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if you can!” he said. “Your descendants will be that numerous.” 6 Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

Abraham is our father of faith. The man who left everything that he was familiar to and followed a strange God into a strange territory. And the one phrase that describes his life is contained in one verse:- Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness. Let's look deeper at that statement.

Here is the context. Abraham has no child by this time, yet God tells him that many descendants shall come forth out of him. He is told to count the stars of the sky, a feat that was impossible. Then God tells him; that is how many descendants you will have. As crazy as that sounded, Abraham believed it. Believed that an old man with a barren wife could get a child, then children, then an entire nation then have countless descendants. Even for a teenager full of energy and hopes, that sounds impossible.

Yet Abraham believed what God said. Now you understand why that particular aspect is what was credited to Abraham as righteousness. To have such faith in a God you knew just the other day is surely something to be credited to you as righteousness. Remember, Abraham had no reference point about this God.

Apply this to YOUR situation. God says He will perform what seems impossible to you. You look at logic, you look at past patterns, you look at professional projections, you do all the math; Nothing is adding up. To believe God under such circumstances is surely something that would be precious. It counts as righteousness.

This Sunday, I challenge us to be righteous. To dare to believe God in the face of the impossible. To look at our barrenness AND still believe that God will give us numerous descendants. That will reflect as positive balance in your righteousness account.

Prayer:- Dear Lord, we choose to believe you even when all looks impossible. *Romans 4:18* _Hoping in spite of hopeless circumstances, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” just as he had been told: “This is how many descendants you will have.”_

Pastor Charles Mutua,
GOC Egerton,
KENYA.

30/05/2026

DEW OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONALS.
Saturday, 30th May 2026

A MATTER OF FAITH (Part 6)

Job 13:15-16 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. 16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.

Job's story cuts across all cultures and generations. A man who one moment has everything going for him, then suddenly it comes tumbling down in a flash. No one understands what is happening. His friends blame him. His wife challenges him to curse God and die. The man is obviously in pain inside and outside, but he keeps trusting in His God.

Listen to people talking about faith in God. It will be testimonies of how God has blessed them with this and that. Oh, we have faith in God, He has been so good to us. We believe He will keep blessing and protecting us. How about when everything goes down? Do we still have faith?

As a nation, we are still reeling from the shock of the Utumishi Girls school fire. It is hard to explain loss. Why did it happen? Where was God, why didn't He stop the fire? At such times, it is not easy to talk about trusting God.

Listen to Job:- though God were to finally slay me, i would still trust Him. Job had lost his business and livelihood. Then he lost ALL his children. Not one, not two; all. Then his health broke down. Even his wife became impatient with all these bad news. You would expect such a man to be bitter with God or to lose his faith. I have seen people turn their back on God for something far smaller than that. Yet Job says that even if God were to go a step further and kill him, he would still be trusting. What a faith!

I know none of us are going through anything close to what Job went through. But each one has had moments when we felt like we were going under. Moments when we were angry with God to the point of not even wanting to go to church. Times when we felt too weighed down to even pray. Oh for the faith that Job had! His confidence was that no hypocrite would approach God. Simply put, it is hypocritical to only think good about God when things are going our way, and turn away from Him when the fire gets hot.

Trusting in God even when He seems to be killing you is a matter of faith. Don't let your faith be shaken by disappointment or disaster. Trust Him with the last breath of your life if need be.

Prayer:- Lord, when we go through a storm, we pray may our hearts keep trusting in you. *Romans 8:28* _And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good_ .

Pastor Charles Mutua,
GOC Egerton,
KENYA.

29/05/2026

DEW OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONALS.
Friday, 29th May 2026

A MATTER OF FAITH (Part 5)

Acts 3:16 It is his name—that is, by faith in his name—that has healed this man whom you see and know. Yes, the faith that comes through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.

When Peter and John raised the cripple, everybody wanted to know how it happened. Well, Peter did not mince his words:- he explained that faith in the Name of Jesus was behind the miracle. Just look at the wordings in this one verse, and you will see a man at pains to explain how faith has worked.

First, he says it is faith in His name. As in, they had faith in using that name. This may help you understand. If you are going to a certain office where services are hard to get, mentioning a certain name of someone in high office may get you quick attention. While others are worried, you will be calm, knowing that you have a certain name on your side. When Peter said "look at us", he had the confidence of knowing The Name of Jesus would not fail them at that hour. In what name have you put your faith?

Secondly, faith that comes through Jesus. The kind of faith that Peter and John had came from Jesus. Other translations use the word "inspired" instead of through. Either way, we see that the faith that healed the man had come from Jesus. It was not some trial and error; these men knew they had something from Jesus. The same Jesus had told His men "i give you power to heal the sick ". They had something to give, because they had received it earlier. Silver and gold we have none, but such as we have, we give to you. What do you have?

Friends, what we need is to re-ignite faith in that Name of Jesus and to receive that kind of faith that says such as i have I give unto you. Faith in Him, and faith through Him is what will bring a difference in any circumstance.

Prayer:- Dear Lord, just like the Apostles prayed, increase our faith! *Luke 17:5* _The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”_

Pastor Charles Mutua,
GOC Egerton,
KENYA.

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