DEEPER LIFE DAILY MANNA FOR TODAY
Daily Manna by Pastor Kumuyi 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 9th August 2025 Is “Stay Within Your Boundary”
Text: 1 Kings 2:36-46
KEY VERSE: (1 Kings 2:31)
And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
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DAILY MANNA FOR TODAY
Luis Palau, in his “Experiencing God’s Forgiveness”, writes of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. She was reminded one day of a vicious deed that someone had done to her years before. But she acted as if she had never even heard of the incident. “You remember it?” her friend asked. She replies, “I distinctly remember forgetting it.” Unlike Barton, King David forgave Shimei but did not forget it. He asked his son, Solomon, to avenge him.
In today’s passage, King Solomon continues to strengthen his kingdom. After dealing with Abiathar and Joab, he shifted attention to Shimei, a wealthy relative of Saul, who had insulted David during Absalom’s rebellion. Although Shimei appeared repentant and recanted when David regained the kingdom (2 Samuel 16:5-13; 19:18-23), he was no longer trustworthy.
Shimei was angry with David and resentful of Solomon’s reign. To cut Shimei off from his fellow Benjamites and prevent the possibility of him rallying them against the kingdom, Solomon confined him to Jerusalem. Although Shimei deserved to die for cursing the king (Exodus 22:28; 1 Kings 21:10-13), David forgave him. Solomon gave him another chance, with a proviso that he would be executed if he left Jerusalem. Shimei agreed, but after three years, he overstepped his boundary and chased after his runaway servants across a nearby international border. That infraction cost him his life. Thus, Solomon eliminated another potential security risk to his kingdom and fulfilled his father’s request to get rid of Shimei.
The account of Shimei and his tragic end teaches us to take God seriously. Whenever we ask for mercy, and He forgives us, we must keep our promises and refrain from sinning. Remember that true reconciliation with God is not possible without genuine repentance. There is always a price to pay for breaking God’s law. Therefore, avoid Shimei’s kind of sin and keep God’s word, which prohibits cursing or speaking evil of our leaders. David’s method of exacting vengeance on Shimei through a surrogate reminds us of our need for sanctification. The experience will enable us to forgive and deliberately forget the offences of others without seeking revenge with subtlety.
Thought for the day: Learn to keep agreements and stay within the boundaries of God’s grace.
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