DCLM Daily Manna 4 January 2024 Devotional
Read DCLM Daily Manna 4 January 2024 Devotional, Deeper Life Daily Devotional for Thursday written by Pastor W.F Kumuyi
TOPIC: A Rebellious Accord
KEY VERSE: “So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city” (Genesis 11:8).
TEXT: GENESIS 11:1-9
A delusional French socialist and historian, Louis Blanc, was facing public execution. He was given a chance to say his last words. Bereft of all sobriety, he boasted stoutly, “When I was an infant, I rebelled against my nurse. When I was a child, I rebelled against my mother and father. When I reached a mature age, I rebelled against the state. When I die, if there is a heaven and God, I will rebel against him.” But reality would have hit him when he opened his eyes in death.
The attempt to build a tower to reach heaven was against the divine instruction to multiply and replenish the earth. In spite of the grim lessons from the great flood, they determined to gratify their depravity against God’s will. They embarked on a futile project of independence from God, and in the process, sought to truncate God’s plan of populating the earth.
With the outbreak of rebellion, there will be anarchy, a breakdown of law and order, disunity and regression of society. God, therefore, destroyed the people’s efforts by confounding their language so that they could no longer communicate with one another. This accounts for the diversity of languages in the world.
God hates rebellion and would not condone it in anyone who professes to serve Him. Rebellion against constituted authorities also attracts grave consequences. God will not spare a rebellious person unless he genuinely repents. He abhors rebellious unity but approves the union of positive-minded people whose motives and actions lead to advancement, justice and peace in society. Believers should, therefore, endeavour to contribute to the good of their organisations and communities.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: A rebellious accord is a perfect recipe for regrettable discord.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: MATTHEW 8-9
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.
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