DCLM Daily Manna 19 October 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Divine Retribution

TOPIC: Divine Retribution (DCLM Daily Manna 19 October 2025)

KEY VERSE: “Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house” (Ezekiel 9:6).

TEXT: Ezekiel 9:5-11 (KJV)

5 And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

6 Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

7 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

8 And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.

10 And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

11 And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.

DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:

On the website of Preaching Today is found this story: In the town of Merced, which is named after the Spanish word for “mercy,” a bumbling robbery attempt was quickly brought to a merciful end. According to authorities, Stephan Stanley began breaking the glass in the jewellery department of a JC Penney store in Merced Mall. He was grabbed by two nearby men in the store, who attempted to hold him down to prevent him from getting away with any merchandise.

Angered at their intervention, Stanley tried to use pepper spray against his sudden captors, but instead, he sprayed himself. God’s judgment will eventually catch up with unrepentant sinners, while those who accept the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross will be saved. In today’s passage, God commanded judgment to be executed on the people of Jerusalem as a result of their wickedness. It also provides a sense of relief that those who were righteous and obedient to God would be set apart from experiencing the punishment. The narrative about backslidden Israel illustrates the same characteristics in our world today, where churches and so called Christian assemblies have shifted from the standard of righteousness and pure gospel in pursuit of other mundane things and ungodly practices.

The warrant for the execution of the judgment was signed in Ezekiel 9:5-7. The Lord instructed that the judgment should start from the sanctuary and with the leaders who had led Israel to sin. But before the judgment fell, an angel presented as an ink man was assigned to put a mark of distinction upon the righteous for preservation. In contrast, the bitter judgment will come upon the sinners. The destroyer was told not to spare anyone, male, female, young or old, despite Ezekiel’s plea for mercy because the sin of Judah was exceedingly great.

We must first learn that the omniscient God sees everything happening in the world and the church today. As it was with the case of Israel in this vision of Ezekiel, the sheep will be separated from the goats before the judgment so that the rod of the wicked will not rest on the lot of the righteous (Psalm 125:3). God is still seeking an individual who will stand in the gap like Ezekiel and take the gospel to the world while warning sinning church members to flee from the coming judgment.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
When divine retribution comes, there can be no hiding place for the sinner.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Isaiah 56-60

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.