DEEPER LIFE DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Daily Manna by Pastor Kumuyi is a daily devotional sets out to provide spiritual nourishment for the believers who truly seek God and would walk closely with Him.
The Topic of Deeper Life Daily Manna
Devotional for 5 Th August 2023 is “Christ, Our Captain“
Text: Joshua 5:9-15 (KJV)
And
the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach
of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto
this day.
10 And
the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the
fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
11 And
they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover,
unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
12 And
the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the
land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of
the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
13 And
it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and
looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in
his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for
our adversaries?
14 And
he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come.
And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him,
What saith my Lord unto his servant?
15 And
the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off
thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
KEY VERSE: “And he said, Nay; but as
captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to
the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his
servant?” – (Joshua 5:14)
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by Pastor Kumuyi
DAILY MANNA FOR TODAY
A
Christian author once said, “To recognise God’s presence, no matter how dire
your circumstances, is an antidote to fear”.
Joshua
was such a man who recognised God’s presence while facing the seemingly
insurmountable wall of Jericho. After crossing Jordan, he had done spiritual
house cleaning by circumcising all the males who had been uncircumcised before
now. God showed His approval by promising to remove the reproach of the people.
God also manifested visible support for him by showing him the Captain of the
host who is no less a personality than Jesus Christ.
Unsure
of the meaning of the vision, Joshua asked if the person before him was an
enemy or friend. “And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I
now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said
unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?” (Joshua 5:14). To Joshua, the
Lord came to help him as long as he kept doing the will of God. It was a
conditional support that would lapse immediately sin interferes. Although He
came to Joshua unannounced, he was smart enough to recognise divinity in the
Captain.
Jesus
Christ is the Captain of the Hosts of the Lord. As He helped Joshua to overcome
the city of Jericho, so gracious is He today in fighting our battles and
winning our wars. His appearance reassures us that we are not alone in the
battle of life. His miraculous intervention also delivered the three Hebrew
youths from the fire of King Nebuchadnezzar. He who helped the saints of old
will surely help His children today.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
The God of battle never forsakes His own.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Nehemiah 1-4
Daily Manna is the daily devotional of the Deeper Christian Life Bible Ministry (DCLM) written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi. It is an extraction of God’s Word designed to draw the sincere seeker closer to God on a daily basis through an insightful exposition and analysis of God’s Word.
