DCLM Daily Manna 11 July 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — God’s Feast

TOPIC: God’s Feast (DCLM Daily Manna 11 July 2025)

KEY VERSE: “And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you… that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood” (Ezekiel 39:17).

TEXT: Ezekiel 39:17-29 (KJV)

17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.

18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.

20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God.

21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.

22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward.

23 And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.

24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.

25 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;

26 After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.

27 When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;

28 Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.

29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.

DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:

Some decades ago, missionaries in a desert kingdom used the occasion of a sumptuous feast organised by the monarch to explain to some Arabs why they and their families had left their civilised Western Hemisphere abodes to live and preach Christ in the desert. In addition to teaching salvation, the Christians provided education and built hospitals, roads, and small industries. The king thought the followers of Christ did all that to ‘bribe’ their way into heaven. But the missionaries said heaven was already prepared for them by Christ and that going worldwide to preach Him was to appreciate Him for giving them heaven, not to earn it. They were obeying His command to reveal Him to the whole of humanity. They said they would evangelise anywhere to honour Him.

In the latter days, God would also prepare an excellent feast for His people, Israel. He will put down the armies of those warring in rebellion against the land of His chosen. These rebels are identified as Gog and Magog. They are the princes of the world who have been feasting on the children of Jacob and, by extension, on the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. They had seen Israel as easy prey, unaware that the land was only experiencing the Lord’s wrath for their transgressions. But, according to Ezekiel’s prophecy, Israel’s restoration was on the way when God would invite His people to a party to feast on their enemies.

At the time of God’s utterances, Israel was in captivity in Babylon. But at the feast, the Lord says He would explain His actions and let the children of Israel know, “I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land…Neither will I hide my face any more from them.”

As with the case of Israel, believers can rest assured that there may be turbulence on their path but in the end, the loving providence of God will prevail. God has the best interest of His people at heart and will chastise them where necessary but will restore them when they turn to Him.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
It is comforting to know that everything the Lord allows is for our good.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 Kings 22-23

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.