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 6 Th August 2023 is “ don’t Blame God “
Text: Ruth 1:16-22 (KJV)
16 And
Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after
thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge:
thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
17 Where
thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to
me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
18 When
she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking
unto her.
19 So
they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were
come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is
this Naomi?
20 And
she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath
dealt very bitterly with me.
21 I
went out full and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then
call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the
Almighty hath afflicted me?
22 So
Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which
returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the
beginning of barley harvest.
KEY VERSE: “And she said unto them, Call me
not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I
went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty… and the Almighty
hath afflicted me?” – (Ruth 1:20,21)
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by Pastor Kumuyi
DAILY MANNA FOR TODAY
Frustrated
about the death of an elder sister who battled long with cancer, a young man
decided to quit attendance to his local church. His pastor sent several members
and elders to encourage him to come back to the faith, but he refused and said,
“If God was truly loving and powerful, why would He allow cancer to take my
dear sister?” The young man evidently missed God’s nature and character.
Naomi
had a similar mindset when she returned to her homeland after the death of her
husband and two sons while in the land of Moab. Her family had made a journey
out of the Promised Land into a strange country in search of greener pasture,
in the wake of famine in the land of Judah. Naomi seemed to infer that God
orchestrated her problems.
Are
you always blaming God for your problems? Or do you think He is actually to
blame when you meet a misfortune? You should never blame or be angry with God,
especially when the challenge you face derives from your own mistakes, bad
decisions or sins. God is to be feared, loved, praised and worshipped, and not
to be blamed. He knows better than you do. It is not godly to accuse Him in a
decision you took without asking Him for guidance.
Rather
than blame God, we should appreciate that He always clears the mess caused by
our wrong choices. Adversity in life should make us draw nearer to Him and
cherish Him more. He is in control of every situation, especially when we
entrust our lives to Him and allow Him to lead us in the right direction.
Irrespective of our peculiar challenges, we should always remember that all
things inevitably work together for the good of those who love, trust and
depend on God.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Jesus is the answer to all life problems.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Nehemiah 5-7
