DCLM Daily Manna 22 February 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Damned Through Ignorance!

TOPIC: Damned Through Ignorance! (DCLM Daily Manna 22 February 2026)

KEY VERSE: For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal – Hosea 2:8

TEXT: Hosea 2:1-8 (KJV)

1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.

4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.

5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.

7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:

It was a puzzle that stumped not just the three Jeopardy contestants but everyone watching the programme. The moderator had thrown a line worth $200 which none of the three contestants answered. The line from Matthew 6:9 read: “Our Father, which art in heaven,’ this ‘be thy name”. The contestants were expected to give what looked like an easy answer: hallowed, but all three of them were ignorant of the Lord’s prayer and never attempted to answer the question. As perplexing as that may sound, it represents how God felt looking at the ungratefulness of the world. Under cross examination, majority of people in the world will fail woefully if presented with similar easy-answer tests regarding the providence of God. Ignorance, it’s often said, is no bliss.

In our text, God laments to Prophet Hosea the ignorance of Israel represented by Ammi (nations, people, kindreds of the world) and Ruhamah (love, compassion). According to the Almighty, Ammi and Ruhamah (representing nations of the world), though beloved by God, are sorely ignorant of His compassion, love and provision freely bestowed on them. They continued in whoredom, adultery and waywardness. Worse still, they did not know, neither acknowledge God’s constant and continued provisions for them. Rather, they were even utilizing God’s benevolence to advance their evil agenda and purposes. For this reason, God promised to punish them and bring them to public shame.

Not knowing what God expects us to know is a very dangerous foundation to build upon. All of God’s dealings with man is so that he might know Him, the true and living God. God delights in curing us of the disease of ignorance. He wants us to always remember His dealings with us and why! Israel suffered terribly in the wilderness for their ignorance. Many believers are suffering today for lack of knowledge. Such must not be our lot. The knowledge of God is the beginning of kingdom living. Ignorance is the root of godlessness and perdition.

The blessedness of knowing God goes beyond material possession. Many are lost in the darkness of the world today. We must focus our minds on studying God’s word to know His mind, His provisions and precepts. We must come to Him with an open and willing heart.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Ignorance can never attract or win a trophy

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Judges 13-17

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.