DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Read DCLM Daily Manna devotional here. Pastor Kumuyi writes this daily devotional to secure your spiritual walk with God. Believers and unbelievers who truly seek God and desire to experience his divine nature are encouraged to read this devotional daily.
The Topic for Today 1St April 2023 Is “ Dealing with Grief “
Text: John 16:16-24 (KJV)
16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Key Verse: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.” – (John 16:20)
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DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
In 1858, Scottish missionary John G. Paton and his wife sailed to the New Hebrides (now called Vanuatu). Three months after arriving on the island of Tanna, his wife died. One week later, his infant son also died.
Paton was plunged into sorrow. Feeling terribly alone, and surrounded by savage people who showed him no sympathy, he wrote: “Let those who have ever passed through any similar darkness as of midnight feel for me. As for all other, it would be more than vain to try to paint my sorrows…But for Jesus, and His fellowship…I would have gone mad and died”.
Jesus addressed His disciples, as He prepared for His imminent suffering. As the crucifixion approached, He spent more time with His close disciples than before. He knew His absence would create a vacuum, and the disciples would be lonely and dejected. He predicted correctly that in their grief, the world of sinners and religious persecutors would rejoice; but thankfully, their sorrow shall be turned into Joy on the resurrection morning. The ugliness of the cross shall make way for the beauty of resurrection. He likened their pains to that of a woman with child whose sorrow is turned into joy as soon as she is delivered of her baby.
Grief is inevitable in life. The world in which we live is characterized by crises, troubles and problems that affect everybody. It becomes worse when in the midst of our sorrows, we have no comforter to speak comfortably unto us.
God has a shoulder big enough for us all to lean on and find comfort. Those who look for an occasion to blaspheme the name of the Lord, will ask where our God is, during our times of need. Unbelievers and atheists, who are in denial of the existence of God have often capitalized on calamities and natural disasters to fuel their ‘there is no God’ doctrine. They argue that if God exists, He will not allow calamities and death. But they fail to understand that all things work together for good in the believer’s life. The God of all comforts will comfort you through difficult moments and unpleasant experiences of life.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If God is on the steering, don’t fear the road bumps.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: John 4-5
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Daily Manna is the daily devotional written by Pastor W.F. Kumuyi, who is the founder of the Deeper Christian Life Bible Ministry (DCLM). It is rooted in the Word of God and designed to help you experience a deeper walk with God. Read More...
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