DEEPER LIFE DAILY MANNA FOR TODAY
Daily Manna by Pastor Kumuyi 7th July 2026, is a daily devotional sets out to provide spiritual nourishment for the believers who truly seek God and would walk closely with Him.
The Topic of Deeper Life Daily Manna Devotional for 7th July 2026 Is “Saying a Costly No”
Text: 1 Samuel 22:11-23 (KJV)
KEY VERSE: (1 Samuel 22:17).
“And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD…”
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DAILY MANNA FOR TODAY
History is replete with accounts of men and women who had to say no even when they knew it would cost them a great deal. German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is one of such. Based on his faith and moral conviction, he dared to say no to Adolf Hitler’s regime and the compromising “German Church.” In the 1930s-1940s, he openly opposed Nazi ideology and helped form the Confessing Church. He was eventually arrested and executed, but his stand remains a symbol of Christian courage.
The footmen who worked with King Saul in his evil hunt for David’s life dared to disobey the command of the king to kill Ahimelech, the priest of the Lord, for his supposed support for David. They could not bring themselves to partake in such injustice, cruelty, and ungodliness. Not many Bible readers have considered the bravery of these soldiers. To disobey a wicked King Saul was risky enough. But to disobey an outraged King Saul in such a circumstance amounted to a suicide bid. What became of them is not recorded, but these soldiers have earned a name among the ‘greats’. They would rather obey the voice of their conscience than obey an evil command.
As for Saul, his malice against David made him lose his mind, and so blinded him that he suspected anyone who did not openly support his misguided mission. Neither Ahimelech’s plea of innocence nor his servants’ caution could restrain him from his murderous resolve. It took a sycophantic and malicious Doeg, an Edomite overseer of Saul’s flocks, to carry out Saul’s execution of not only Ahimelech and eighty-four other priests, but also a whole town of Nob.
As Christians living in a world full of contradictions and moral depravity, we often run into circumstances that demand we take a stand for the Lord. Here, many succumb to the popular options that hold little or no suffering and ridicule. But they become the real losers. Those who take their stand and dare to say ‘no’ to a King Saul on conscientious grounds are the real heroes. Their wages are paid in the currency of time and eternity. Will you dare for the Lord?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: When saying no to man means saying yes to God, say yes!
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 21-23
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