DCLM Daily Manna 28 May 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Joy Of True Worship

TOPIC: The Joy Of True Worship (DCLM Daily Manna 28 May 2025)

KEY VERSE: “And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished” (2 Chronicles 29:28).

TEXT: 2 Chronicles 29:20-29 (KJV)

20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.

21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord.

22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

23 And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:

24 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

25 And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.

26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.

28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.

DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:

We were created as worshipping beings. Unfortunately, worship has come to mean different things to different people. Many people worship all sorts of objects, including fellow human beings. Even for those who direct their worship to the true God, differing concepts, styles and methods are adopted ranging from perverse emotional entertainment to lifeless legalistic worship. To be sure, worship is not all about singing and dancing; it includes the whole gamut of our devotion to God. God expects worship from us but He delights only in those who worship Him in spirit and in truth – hearty, sincere, and direct worship of the true God. This is true worship.

As soon as Hezekiah became the king of Judah, he embarked on one of the most outstanding reformations recorded in the Bible. He opened and repaired the doors of the temple that had been neglected for so long; set out to renew the covenant with God; and organised the priests and levites whom he instructed to cleanse themselves and the temple. When everything was set, he assembled the rulers of the people for worship during which they offered abundance of sin and burnt offerings. Their worship was marked by repentance, confession of sin, consecration, joyful praises to God accompanied with musical instruments. Indeed, it was such a memorable worship that they had not witnessed for a long time.

The highpoint of this worship was the sacrifices that were offered to the Lord – the sin and the burnt offerings which were pointers to the Lord Jesus Christ who gave Himself wholly as an atonement for the cleansing of our sins and redemption. Animal sacrifice is no more needed. Now, we receive forgiveness and cleansing from sin only by the blood shed by Jesus Christ. However, when we are saved, we present our “bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God” as well as render to Him the fruits of our lips.

King Hezekiah’s revival move brought back true worship in Judah and renewed their covenant with God after a long period of apostasy. The people once again experienced the joy of true worship and recovered sacred singing and melody. There is such a joy, inner liberty, assurance, peace and redemption melody that you cannot experience if you have not accepted Christ into your heart by faith or if you have backslidden.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
We lose the joy of true worship when we mistake sensual workshop for sacred worship.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
1 Samuel 15-16

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.