DCLM Daily Manna – 22 November 2025 Devotional Message Written By Pastor W.F Kumuyi
Read DCLM Daily Manna – 22 November 2025, Saturday Devotional Message.
TOPIC: Consequences Of Forgetting God
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KEY VERSE
“And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire” (Ezekiel 23:25).
SCRIPTURE READING: Ezekiel 23:22-35
22 “Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord God:
‘Behold, I will stir up your lovers against you,
From whom you have alienated yourself,
And I will bring them against you from every side:
23 The Babylonians,
All the Chaldeans,
Pekod, Shoa, Koa,
All the Assyrians with them,
All of them desirable young men,
Governors and rulers,
Captains and men of renown,
All of them riding on horses.
24 And they shall come against you
With chariots, wagons, and war-horses,
With a horde of people.
They shall array against you
Buckler, shield, and helmet all around.
‘I will delegate judgment to them,
And they shall judge you according to their judgments.
25 I will set My jealousy against you,
And they shall deal furiously with you;
They shall remove your nose and your ears,
And your remnant shall fall by the sword;
They shall take your sons and your daughters,
And your remnant shall be devoured by fire.
26 They shall also strip you of your clothes
And take away your beautiful jewelry.
27 ‘Thus I will make you cease your lewdness and your harlotry
Brought from the land of Egypt,
So that you will not lift your eyes to them,
Nor remember Egypt anymore.’
28 “For thus says the Lord God: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hand of those you hate, into the hand of those from whom you alienated yourself. 29 They will deal hatefully with you, take away all you have worked for, and leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your harlotry shall be uncovered, both your lewdness and your harlotry. 30 I will do these things to you because you have gone as a harlot after the Gentiles, because you have become defiled by their idols. 31 You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will put her cup in your hand.’
32 “Thus says the Lord God:
‘You shall drink of your sister’s cup,
The deep and wide one;
You shall be laughed to scorn
And held in derision;
It contains much.
33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow,
The cup of horror and desolation,
The cup of your sister Samaria.
34 You shall drink and drain it,
You shall break its [a]shards,
And tear at your own breasts;
For I have spoken,’
Says the Lord God.
35 “Therefore thus says the Lord God:
‘Because you have forgotten Me and cast Me behind your back,
Therefore you shall bear the penalty
Of your lewdness and your harlotry.’ ”
DCLM Daily Manna – 22 November 2025 Devotional | MESSAGE
The Pulpit bible commentary writes that ,’Judah walked in the way of her sister; therefore, she must drink from her sister’s cup. Companions in guilt will be companions in doom. If higher religious privileges do not keep us from following the sinful practices of worldly men, most certainly, they will not protect us from sharing their fate. He who treads the sinner’s flowery path will drink the sinner’s bitter cup.’
Israel’s trajectory in perpetual sinning and ungodly alliances made her abhorrent to God. The nations with which she played the harlot were stirred up against her as instruments of chastisement. The focus of Ezekiel in today’s passage is the evil influence of Samaria over Judah. Consequently, Judah followed her sister, Israel, who wielded unholy influence over her. Instead of using God’s law as a yardstick, she followed the pernicious way of her sister. Indeed, evil communication corrupted her manner. Judah’s sins were inexcusable and intolerable. Since she partook in Israel’s sin, she also shared in her punishment. Her sin was presumptuous, deliberate, and unjustified. She could not feign ignorance or blame her perversion on Israel.
Judah did not turn from wickedness, idolatry, and profanity; therefore, she was equally punished. She refused and wilfully rejected God’s counsel, abandoned that which is good, followed the bad example of Israel, and was pursued by her enemies.
Many blame their career in sin and its consequences on people around them. The blame game that started in the Garden of Eden resonates in many circles today. They blame their immoral lifestyle, alcoholism, drug addiction, murderous tendencies, wastefulness, and incorrigibility on others rather than themselves. While tempters and temptresses will be judged, those who yield to temptations will not be spared. The grace of God that brings salvation and sets free from sin is available for all. As a free moral agent, you will account for all your actions, words and deeds irrespective of who may have lured or tempted you. But you can reconcile with God today through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Judgment is at the end of a sinful career.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Ezekiel 39 – 42
About Author – Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
