DCLM Daily Manna 24 June 2026 Devotional Message Written By Pastor W.F Kumuyi
Read DCLM Daily Manna 24 June 2026, Wednesday Devotional Message.
TOPIC: Power of Our Confession
KEY VERSE
“Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives” (Ezra 10:11).
BIBLE READING: Ezra 10:9-15
DCLM Daily Manna 24 June 2026 – MESSAGE
A bank robbery in which $835 was stolen occurred in Hoyt, Kansas, on the morning of May 17, 1948. Four years later, 23-year-old Albert H. Johnson stood before a Baptist congregation of about 100 worshippers and confessed his sins. Asked why the public confession after reporting himself to the authorities, Johnson said, “I prayed about it and asked the Lord to give me an answer. It seemed like He would give me only one answer, and that was to give myself up.” Johnson was also willing to repay his $315 share of the robbery and any other punishment the law recommends.
When Ezra, the priest, stood before the men of Benjamin and Judah, in today’s text, he was unsparing in condemning their ungodly and adulterous behaviour. “Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.” Rather than pet them and hide their transgressions under the mercy of God, Ezra laid it on them, straight and direct, “Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives” (Ezra 10:11). Repentance followed by confession, is the Bible-recommended way to show that we have truly turned from our sins. Through confession, we demonstrate that we are sorry for our actions and willing to change our ways.
There are preachers today who discourage new believers from engaging in public confession and restitution. According to them, grace covers it all. However, confession is not only recommended as a way of showing that we belong to Christ; it is also the cementing of our ties to the body of Christ. It enhances our faith testimony while also announcing to the world that we are, henceforth, on the Lord’s team.
Judah and Benjamin’s actions are commendable. There was no shame or fear in accepting their guilt and turning to God for forgiveness and pardon. Today, despite the thought of how people will perceive us, believers must be willing to publicly confess their faith and accept the consequences of their wrongdoings without making excuses. Are there things in your life that you need to confess? Is the Holy Spirit convicting you in any area of your life? Be like Judah and Benjamin, and let your answer be: “As thou hast said, so must (I) do.” This will bring you good conscience and peace with those you may have offended.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Those who refuse to confess their sins will never experience the liberating joy it affords
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezra 7-10
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.