DCLM Daily Manna 8 May 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Looking In The Wrong Direction

TOPIC: Looking In The Wrong Direction (DCLM Daily Manna 8 May 2025)

KEY VERSE: “He will swallow up death in victory, and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it” (Isaiah 25:8).

TEXT: Isaiah 25:1-12 (KJV)

1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.

3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.

4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

6 And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

7 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.

8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.

11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.

12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:

The alchemists flourished in Europe during the Middle Ages, with one of their goals being to discover eternal youth and health. In other words, they sought to eliminate death. They were referred to as engaging in “speculative thought” that bore little link to robust scientific research and deep intellectual exercise. Because of this severe lack of a firm footing in staying reality, the alchemists disappeared into history, unable to achieve their objectives. Their fate could not have been otherwise. They did not look in the right direction for eternal life. They ignored the Bible, God’s word that directs man to Christ, the Author of eternal life and Conqueror of death.

In today’s text, Prophet Isaiah expressed praise to God for wonderful interventions of divine providence on behalf of the Jews including the destruction of their enemies. Beyond the temporal blessings enjoyed by the Jews, Isaiah here points to higher blessings under the gospel era in which God will eventually “swallow up death in victory, and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.” This is the omnipotent Lord who alone can make us triumph over the challenges threatening to destroy us.

Humanity’s hope in the face of grave global economic depression and frightening developments does not lie in relying more on the philosophies of man, which have brought us to this point in the first place. It lies in resting on the promises of the Creator. He is our Refuge against all who have set themselves up to thwart His good plans for the Church and the faithful followers of His Son. With the word of God in our possession, we are assured of a brighter future than in the Medieval period, when man wanted to outwit death without the salvation plan of God.

Christians can reach out to people and let them know God can offer that eternal life. Amid turmoil, He can also give joy and victory to those who believe in Him and His word.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Christ remains the answer to man’s ultimate question.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Judges 18-21

Deeper Life Daily Manna For Today 2025 was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.