DEEPER LIFE DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL
March 25, 2023 DCLM Daily Manna Devotional, Deeper Life Daily Devotional By Pastor W.F Kumuyi. Read DCLM Daily Manna 25th March 2023, Saturday Message
TOPIC: Giving Thanks Always
READ: Psalm 113:1-9 (KJV)
KEY VERSE:
“Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.” – (Psalm 113:2)
March 25, 2023 DCLM Daily Manna Devotional MESSAGE:
John Wesley was about 21 years of age when he went to Oxford University. He came from a Christian home, and he was gifted with a keen mind and good looks. Yet, in those days, he was a bit snobbish and sarcastic. One night, however, something happened that set in motion a change in Wesley’s heart. While speaking with a porter, he discovered that the poor fellow had only one coat and lived in such impoverished conditions that he did not even have a bed. But he was an unusually happy person, filled with gratitude to God. Deeply moved, Wesley recognised that this man knew the meaning of true thanksgiving.
Believers are encouraged to praise and bless God always, no matter the circumstances. Special mention was made of the poor and the barren, who though were no doubt in pains and poverty, kept up their praise until God intervened and delivered them. The poor and needy are thereafter lifted out of the dunghill of poverty, while the barren woman becomes a joyful mother.
One could imagine the intervening variables between the times these needy brethren praise and prayed, and when their deliverance eventually came. It was not an easy ride. They had to deliberately ignore the pains of the moment and concentrate on the praise of the ever-changeless God. Praise becomes a sacrifice when you have to do it under challenging circumstances.
It is easy to praise God when all is well. The true test of your praise and sincerity of your thanksgiving comes when you do that under adverse conditions. We must understand that our trials and tribulations do not last forever. There will certainly be a change in our circumstances, but how many of us are prepared to wait in praise until our change comes?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
The courts of heaven are always open to “praiseful” saints.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Deuteronomy 13-16
DCLM Daily Manna 25th March 2023 Message | Deeper Life Devotional Guide was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi. He’s the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria