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.
WEDNESDAY MAYY 01, 2024
WEDNESDAY MAY 01, 2024
TOPIC: EXCELLENCE IN LABOUR
KEY VERSE: “And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you” (1 Thessalonians 4:11).
TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 4:9-12
John Garner, a former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare once asserted that “An excellent plumber is infinitely more valuable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because it is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy; neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.”
Garner’s observation agrees with what may be regarded as the Christian work ethic in today’s text.
The Thessalonian Christians were exemplary in their zeal and commitment to the Lord. In this regard, their fame spread and they were highly commended by Apostle Paul. However, it would appear that some of their converts under the pretext of religion waxed idle and resorted to gossiping and meddling in the affairs of others. While exhorting them to commit more to brotherly love, the Apostle condemned the attitude of such lazy, beggarly and busybody fellows in the church. He directed that they should hold their peace, mind their business and have honest means of livelihood instead of depending on other church members.
This instruction is consistent with several other Scriptures that uniformly teach that a Christian must not only work diligently but should have an eye for excellence at work. An idle or lazy Christian is a contradiction in terms and it does not matter how fluent or prayerful he boasts. This is for every Christian except for brethren who are incapacitated by ailment, old age or other uncontrollable factors.
Idling away and depending on others for sustenance is not acceptable. There is dignity in labour. Find a legitimate, profitable and productive activity and do it excellently “as to the Lord”.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Laziness and idleness can never attract God’s blessing no matter their colours.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 SAMUEL 10-11
HIGHER EVERYDAY
WEDNESDAY MAY 01, 2024
INCREASE THROUGH LABOUR
MEMORY VERSE: “Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase”
TEXT: PROVERBS 13:11-13
According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, “Lying is, to say or write something that you know is not true.” A lie is told with deliberate intention to conceal the truth and deceive.
Testifying of his past life, a man of God said, “I recalled with abhorrence, how we were actively practicing and perfecting our lying skills as teenagers in the high School, hoping we were on the
right path to smartness; we never knew we were descending the bottomless valley of destruction…But when Christ met me…lying became so disgusting that I cannot now tolerate any form of it around me.”
Friend, it’s another April Fools’ Day. Avoid lying for fun. If you are living in deceit, and getting away with it, you are not wise. God is Omniscient and can never be deceived. Ananias and Saphira died lying. God hates lying lips. Desist from lying, confess your sins to Christ and receive Him as your Lord and Saviour. He will save you, and empower you to live a righteous and truthful life, with eternal life as your reward.
QUOTE Desist from lying.
PRAYER: Save me Lord and deliver me from lying lips.
CHALLENGE: Surrender your life to Christ to be free from lies.
SINCERE MILK
WEDNESDAY MAY 01, 2024
TOPIC: COVENANT PROMISE
KEY VERSE: “For the LORD will not cast off for ever:” Lamentations 3:31
TEXT: LAMENTATIONS 3:31-33
"For the LORD will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men."
PRAYER: Lord. I thank You because You will not cast me off.
FURTHER READING: Psalms 94:14
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.
