DCLM Daily Manna – Precepts For True Worship

DCLM Daily Manna 11 September 2025 Devotional By Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Precepts For True Worship

 

TOPIC: Precepts For True Worship (DCLM Daily Manna 11 September 2025)

KEY VERSE: “Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened” (Ezekiel 46:1).

TEXT: Ezekiel 46:1-8 (KJV)

1 Thus saith the Lord God; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the Lord in the sabbaths and in the new moons.

4 And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the Lord in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.

5 And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.

6 And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.

7 And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.

8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.

MESSAGE:

Hannah Whitall Smith, a Christian revivalist, who was greatly influenced by John Wesley’s doctrine of Christian perfection and William E. Boardman’s The Higher Christian Life, said, “If the Lord sets you to guard a lonely post in perfect stillness from all active work, you ought to be just as content as to be in the midst of the active warfare. It is no virtue to love the Master’s work better than the Master’s will.”

In our text, God reiterated this observation, instructing that they should shut the gate to the inner court, which was towards the east, for six days, while on Sabbath and new moon days, they should open it. The prince, on these special days, would enter through the gate and stand in its vestibule to present his burnt and peace offerings, which symbolised his personal dedication and gratitude for God’s fellowship. Other worshippers would also worship at the same gate and not enter the inner court, which was only meant for the priest. God’s directive, which was for proper fellowship with Him and orderliness in His service, was never questioned, teaching us never to question His command.

As our text reveals that the prince and other worshippers offered unblemished material unto God, we are also required not to offer things stolen and ill-gotten as tithes and offerings unto God. As the prince’s responsibility was different from the priest’s, so also today, pastors, ushers, choristers, and house leaders, among others, have different responsibilities.

All we need is the willingness to obey the word of God since the Scripture is given for the perfecting of the saints. Our Lord amplifies this message of true worship further by declaring that “…the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him” (John 4:23).

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Complete obedience to the Scripture sets the agenda for true worship.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
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Deeper Life Daily Manna was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.

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