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DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday 20 June 2023  TOPIC –  Shun All Filthiness TEXT:  2 Corinthians 7:1-7 (KJV) KEY VERSE: “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” (2 Corinthians 7:1) DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday 20 June 2023 MESSAGE Quite often, many of us assume that it is up to God to ensure that we are holy or not. We are quick to point to the promises of God that He is the One that circumcises our heart. We act as if He stands to gain something personally when we are holy; and we neglect the role the Lord has ascribed to us if we desire to live in holiness and perfection. Apostle Paul, in this intimate and personal letter to the Corinthian believers, conveyed so much love and affection for them. Still, he did not leave them in the dark concerning the demands of God on them. The Apostle stressed that to enjoy God’s great and precious promises to us, believers must shun al

DCLM Daily Manna Monday 19 June 2023  TOPIC:  Will Your Anchor Hold? TEXT:  Job 2:1-13 (KJV) KEY VERSE: “Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. But he said… What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.” (Job 2:9-10) DCLM Daily Manna Monday 19 June 2023 MESSAGE The hymn, Will Your Anchor Hold, was written by Priscilla Owens. Mrs Owens was actively involved in the work among Christian youths and most of her hymns were composed for children. This song was specially composed and sung outside the door of a dying hymn writer, Mary Fawler Maude (author of Thine For Ever! God of love). After hearing the song, Mrs. Maude sent back the message, “Tell them that it does not fail – it holds”. Job was a man whose anchor held in the turbulence of life’s seas. Serious tragedies befell him with the death of ten children and destruction of all his business in the previous

DCLM Daily Manna Sunday 18 June 2023 TOPIC: To All Fathers TEXT:  Genesis 18:16-19 (KJV) 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. KEY VERSE “For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”  (Genesis 18:19) DCLM Daily Manna Sunday 18 June 2023 MESSAGE Here is a tale of two fathers. One was a very wealthy man. One day, as his

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DCLM Daily Manna Wednesday 14 June 2023  TOPIC:  God’s Wrath Against the Wicked TEXT: Micah 6:10-16 (KJV) KEY VERSE “Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. …ye shall bear the reproach of my people.” (Micah 6:15,16) DCLM Daily Manna Wednesday 14 June 2023 MESSAGE Renowned Bible commentator, Albert Barnes wrote, “It is clear that when we think of the word ‘wrath’ as applicable to God, it must be divested of everything that is like human passion, and especially the passion of revenge. It is one of the most obvious rules of interpretation that we are not to apply to God, [as our] passions and feelings… have their origin in evil. God’s wrath is the opposition of the divine character against sin; and the determination of the divine mind to express that opposition properly, by excluding the offender from the favours He bestows on the righteous”. Our passage today shows the

DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday 13 June 2023  TOPIC:  Holy Food for Holy People TEXT:  Leviticus 22:1-16 (KJV) KEY VERSE “Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.”  (Leviticus 22:2) DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday 13 June 2023 MESSAGE Food is a necessity for the continuity of life. We eat to sustain life and to meet our body’s basic needs for growth and development. Every cell in the body depends on a continuous supply of calories and nutrients, whether obtained through food or other means. No wonder God made abundant provision of food for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Our passage today emphasizes the provision of God for the Levites in the Old Testament. God gave them the responsibility of ministering in the Tabernacle. Because of this sacred duty, He made a special provision for them to eat the offerings that people bro

DCLM Daily Manna Monday 12 June 2023 TOPIC: Blessing or Blaspheming? TEXT:  Job 1:13-22 (KJV) KEY VERSE: In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. (Job 1:22) DCLM Daily Manna Monday MESSAGE When Satan completed his attack on Job by orchestrating the death of all his children after wiping out his businesses, he expected his victim to blaspheme and contradict the verdict of God that the man was “perfect and… upright… one that feareth God, and eschewed evil”; but this saint of old remained unmoved in his faith in God. Instead, he worshipped the Lord. Job was not privy to what or who was behind the strange and calamitous occurrences overwhelming him and his household. He was more concerned about proving God right by weighing his utterances and actions so they do not vindicate the devil. He was focused on preserving his spotless affinity with his God. The Bible says, “In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly”. Heaven-bound pilgrims being buffeted by evil pe

DCLM Daily Manna Sunday 11 June 2023 TOPIC: Striving Together TEXT:  Romans 15:23-30 (KJV) KEY VERSE: “Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.” – (Romans 15:30) DCLM Daily Manna Sunday 11 June 2023 MESSAGE The evangelist is not fulfilled until he has striven in prayers and diligent work to bring his audience to the same spiritual podium with him. The preacher must make the converts understand that as they sincerely receive the Word, the Lord needs them to be supportive of the gospel work with their prayers and possessions. It is a two-way affair that frees the evangelist from stretching himself over the large spectrum of the ripe harvest field. Apostle Paul speaks of plans to go to meet the needy believers at Jerusalem, to whom he would deliver the liberal donations from the brethren at Macedonia and Achaia. He says that, having been perfectly taught the way of

DCLM Daily Manna Saturday 10 June 2023 TOPIC: Are You in That Number? TEXT:  1 Chronicles 9:14-22 (KJV) KEY VERSE: “All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.” (1 Chronicles 9:22) DCLM Daily Manna Saturday 10 June 2023 MESSAGE It is not uncommon to see people live in a compound community where they are unknown or noted for nothing positive. In the spiritual realm, some people are complacent, detached and unavailable for any contribution. They make themselves non-existent even though they are physically available. God takes the record daily and will require it at the end of time. Today’s passage is filled with a list of individuals and families that were assigned divine tasks with a detailed record of their faithfulness. A very exciting feature is where fathers and sons were addicted to God’s work as

DCLM Daily Manna Friday 9 June 2023  TOPIC:  Ready for The Ultimate? TEXT:  Job 14:14-22 (KJV) KEY VERSE “Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.”  (Job 14:20) DCLM Daily Manna Friday 9 June 2023 MESSAGE There is an appointment that you did not schedule but you must keep; a visitor that does not need your permission before he visits; a power that has no regard for status or stature, gender or achievement, but levels everyone up; a least expected but unavoidable guest. He enters without announcement but his departure is announced with uproar and “change of countenance”. Death is the ultimate event for every living soul. The reality of death and the certainty of judgment are the focus of our passage today. Death is appointed unto every man irrespective of whatever steps taken to avert or postpone it. Job was conscious of his current unworthy situation and did not want to end up that way. He weighed himself in the

DCLM Daily Manna Thursday 8 June 2023  TOPIC:  Can You Withstand This? TEXT:  Amos 3:1-8 (KJV) KEY VERSE “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”  (Amos 3:3) DCLM Daily Manna Thursday 8 June 2023 MESSAGE A young man, John, had hoped that he would inherit his father’s business empire. People had even been fondly calling him CEO junior. Many envied him and wished that they were in his shoes but his father had become concerned with some character traits he had noticed in his son. Just out of curiosity, he decided to confirm his son’s paternity. Lo and behold, it was negative. The young man’s plans and expected benefits of ‘sonship’ suddenly evaporated. Amos equally revealed God’s controversy against the children of Israel. He had invested so much on the nation but was full of regrets. God was greatly disappointed and angry against Israel. What brought about this situation? Perhaps Israel had thought that being God’s favoured nation, He would pamper them and overlook their t

DCLM Daily Manna Wednesday 7 June 2023  TOPIC:  Acceptable Access Codes TEXT:  Micah 6:6-9 (KJV) KEY VERSE “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”  (Micah 6:8) DCLM Daily Manna Wednesday 7 June 2023 MESSAGE In any organisation or institution, people often consciously seek the favour of the leader for easy access to the good things he dispenses. Many of such attempts are manifested in the form of gifts, both in cash and kind, unquestionable obedience and visible show of loyalty and commitment. It is often believed that such actions will be beneficial to the giver in an undue way. Our passage for meditation today opens with a question from a seeker on what the Almighty would be pleased with as a gift for him to be acceptable and blessed. He even listed the common things used in his time to appease the deities! God’s response is spontaneous and very clear. He reminded t

DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday 6 June 2023 TOPIC: Godly Sincerity TEXT:  2 Corinthians 1:12-24 (KJV) KEY VERSE “For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.” (2 Corinthians 1:12) DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday 6 June 2023 MESSAGE Sincerity is an essential virtue of a genuine Christian. Salvation carries a total transformation of the fleshly and untoward character traits such as craftiness, hypocrisy, duplicity, self-conceit, violence, oppression, pride and other social and moral vices with it. A Christian’s behaviour is typified by godly sincerity and humility so that the preaching of the gospel is not hindered. Sincerity involves speaking the whole truth in love and humility, and living a life in line with the truth being professed. Apostle Paul pointed out the exemplary life he lived among the Corinthian breth

DCLM Daily Manna Monday 5 June 2023  TOPIC:  Prosperity and Protection TEXT:  Job 1:1-12 (KJV) KEY VERSE “Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.”  (Job 1:10) DCLM Daily Manna Monday 5 June 2023 MESSAGE Everyone desires prosperity and protection but only a few know the secret of such blessings. Many have sought affluence to the detriment of their souls. Yet others are so engrossed in riches and care less about the discipline and spiritual life of their household. Job enjoyed protection and unparalleled blessings from God. He was described as being extremely wealthy. Besides, the “man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil”. Job’s riches have divine imprint and backing. It was supported by God because of his righteousness and hatred for evil. He was not a cheat, an extortionist, oppressor or a haughty perso

DCLM Daily Manna Sunday 4 June 2023  TOPIC:  An Example To Follow READ: Romans 15:14-22 (KJV) KEY VERSE: “Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation.” (Romans 15:20) DCLM Daily Manna Sunday 4 June 2023 MESSAGE When a course is noteworthy, people invest time, materials and money in it to profit maximally or succeed. Investing all in the course of propagating the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is the most eternally rewarding venture anyone can ever undertake. Apostle Paul left a very imposing but highly replicable example for all believers in relentless preaching backed by the Spirit of God with signs and wonders as promised by Jesus Christ. Covering a large expanse of territory “from Jerusalem and round about unto Illyricum (a country now called Albania, covering a distance of about 1,000 miles), he determined to preach the gospel “not where Christ was named, lest [he] should build upon another man’

DCLM Daily Manna Saturday 3 June 2023  TOPIC:  Reckoning of His Own TEXT:  1 Chronicles 9:1-13 (KJV) KEY VERSE “And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.  (1 Chronicles 9:13) DCLM Daily Manna Saturday 3 June 2023 MESSAGE There is truth in the Victorian saying that, “The rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate, God made them both”. He knows all His creatures and no one is hidden before Him. No matter the population of people in the world, God has the record of each individual. Assuredly, He knows where, who, what and how we are in our families, communities and places of work. Today’s passage enumerates individuals in Israel at that time according to their family background, experiences, residence, vocations and genealogy. While some, such as the children of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh dwell in Jerusalem, the capital city, others settled in

DCLM Daily Manna Friday 2 June 2023 TOPIC: Appreciate Our Vicarious Benefactor TEXT:  2 Corinthians 5:10-21 (KJV) KEY VERSE “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”  (2 Corinthians 5:15) DCLM Daily Manna Friday 2 June 2023 MESSAGE The story was told of a young man who hated his mother with passion and expressed disgust at seeing or identifying with her in public. He was ashamed that she had only one functioning eye. It was not until she died that he learnt that his mother had one eye because she donated it to him after he lost an eye in an accident when he was young. Of course, there was no time to make amends. He lived with the shame and sorrow all his life. Like the young man, many do not appreciate Jesus Christ for His sacrificial death to reconcile mankind to God. Contemptible, disdainful, half-hearted, hypocritical, cosmetic and mere lip service responses are unacceptable to the Lord. The only acceptabl

DCLM Daily Manna Thursday 1 June 2023 TOPIC: Maintaining Godly Pattern READ: 2 Chronicles 8:14-18 (KJV) KEY VERSE “And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate…”  (2 Chronicles 8:14) DCLM Daily Manna Thursday 1 June 2023 MESSAGE Every worthwhile venture follows a pattern in order to achieve set goals. God’s desire for the maintenance of pattern in service and worship, our lifestyle and daily living fills the whole Scripture. Even in setting up a Tabernacle in the wilderness, God prepared a model to be followed by His servant, Moses. The passage today shows Solomon’s complete adherence to the pattern of God’s service laid down by his late father, David. Although Solomon was a wise king, he did not introduce a strange, new, personalised, modernised or populist d

DCLM Daily Manna Wednesday 31 May 2023 TOPIC: Life of Purity READ: Numbers 19:11-22 (KJV) KEY VERSE: “But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.” (Numbers 19:20) MESSAGE: Revivalist, Smith Wigglesworth, once said, “Two things will get you to leap out of yourselves into the promises of God today. One is purity, and the other is faith, which is kindled more and more by purity. How great is the position of a man who is born of God, born of purity, born of faith, born of life, born of power!” This passage deals with the application of ashes for purification. It was one of the laws that were meant to prevent the defilement of the tabernacle; but like several Old Testament laws, it was ceremonial. However, it emphasises God’s hatred for pollution and uncleanliness. Anyone who touched a

DCLM Daily Manna Monday 30 May 2023  TOPIC:  The Winning Wisdom READ: Proverb 13:1-17 (KJV) KEY VERSE “The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.”  (Proverbs 13:14) DCLM Daily Manna Monday 30 May 2023 MESSAGE If there is any strand of truth that runs through the whole book of Proverbs, it is wisdom – its virtues and the peril of the neglect of it. To be sure, the wisdom spoken of here is not the worldly type that is carnal and devilish. It is wisdom from above. It emanates from the fear of God; it seeks His glory and the good of men. It produces only good fruits. The moral fragrance of such wisdom spreads through today’s text. For instance, it takes wisdom to heed sound parental instructions, control the tongue, exercise diligence and discretion, resist the get-rich-quick temptation, be humble and keep to God’s word. Truly wise people draw insight from God’s word as from a fountain that is not depletable. They derive such spiritual and moral