DCLM Daily Manna 20 October 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Sin Of Ingratitude

TOPIC: The Sin Of Ingratitude (DCLM Daily Manna 20 October 2025)

KEY VERSE: “The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live” (Acts 7:19).

TEXT: Acts 7:17-35 (KJV)

17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:

21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

26 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:

We live in a world where people hardly appreciate what God, governments, or other people have done for them. Ingratitude, firmly ingrained in society, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is forgetfulness of, or poor return for the kindness received. A preacher once noted that ingratitude is worse than revenge. Revenge is repaying evil with evil, while ingratitude is repayment of good with evil.

The ill-treatment of the children of Israel in Egypt is an act of ingratitude. Centuries earlier, God had used Joseph, an Israelite, to preserve the nation of Egypt from famine. In appreciation, Pharaoh permitted Joseph and his family to dwell in Goshen in Egypt. A new ruler, who knew not Joseph, appointed taskmasters over them until God delivered them. Paradoxically, these same children of Israel demonstrated ingratitude in their wilderness journey to Canaan. They took the mercy and material provision of God for granted. They murmured and grumbled against God and Moses at the slightest discomfort.

Christ raised a similar concern when only one out of ten lepers that He had healed returned to thank Him. In America, the fourth Thursday in November is observed nationally as Thanksgiving Day. Should gratitude be expressed only one day a year? But even this is better than most of the world, where instead of gratitude, the norm is to disregard God’s goodness, criticise governments and everyone else at will, and forget that the situation could have been worse. In families, more and more children are becoming unthankful to their parents. At the same time, many couples spend more time quarrelling over trivial matters instead of appreciating each other. There is a need for general repentance.

How can we become thankful? Count your blessings and remember the goodness of God in your life. Then, thank God for your family and friends, and the necessities of food, clothing, and shelter. Let’s learn to be thankful for the finished work of Christ at Calvary and the exceeding great promises in the Bible. Cultivate the habit of saying “thank you” for the services or benefits received from other people. In every situation, let us be thankful (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Gratitude is the gateway to more blessings.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Isaiah 61-66

Deeper Life Daily Manna For Today 2025 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.