DCLM Daily Manna 28 January 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — A Decisive Response

TOPIC: A Decisive Response (DCLM Daily Manna 28 January 2026)

KEY VERSE: “So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran” (Genesis 12:4).

TEXT: Genesis 12:1-9 (KJV)

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:

Nothing pleases God more than a strict obedience to His calling. The Scripture is replete with the irrefutable fact that obedience to God at all times commands and compels His hallowed blessings.

As the curtain of time is drawn open in the 12th chapter of Genesis, we see a man, Abram (whose name was later changed to Abraham), at the centre-stage receiving a call from God. It was an imperative invitation to a separated life, sanctified living and sole walk with God. It was a call clothed with compelling recompense and promises. Abram’s decisive response in obeying was as outstanding as it was commendable. The commencement of his separated life is a lively picture of Christians who desire a place in eternity with the Father. The call of Abram is a representation of our call and so must we also replicate Abram’s obedience.

This call, couched in varied lexis, maintains the same unmistakable and unchanging semantics. It rings through virtually every book (New and Old Testaments) of the Bible. It is a clear, inclusive, extensive and all-encompassing call, screaming through every race, region, religion, culture, continent, creed and civilisation. Paul the apostle gives a picture of this in the epistle to the Corinthians: “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, …and I will receive you …and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty”(2 Corinthians 6:17,18). To be sure, the call was not without its blessings. With Abraham, there was a seven-fold blessing. With the believer, there are blessings that span time and eternity.

What a privileged offer crafted in the form of a call, nay, an invitation! The choice is yours today. It can never be made easier. The supreme price has been paid. Jesus in His eternal compassion for lost sinners, threw His strong, loving arm around humanity as He proclaims, “Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out”, and with the tone of a plea, still says, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20). To the sinner or backslider, this is a privilege and your response determines your eternal destiny. Respond wisely. Respond decisively. Be an Abraham!!!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The blessings of Abraham avail only for those who have the obedience of Abraham

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Romans 4-6

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.