DCLM Daily Manna 3 April 2026 — Mystery Of The Crucifixion

DCLM Daily Manna 3 April 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Mystery Of The Crucifixion

TOPIC: Mystery Of The Crucifixion (DCLM Daily Manna 3 April 2026)

KEY VERSE: And it was the third hour, and they crucified him – Mark 15:25

TEXT: Mark 15:21-26 (KJV)

21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, The King Of The Jews.

DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:

When Charles Wesley wrote his great hymn “And Can It Be that I should Gain”, he began the second verse with a line that encapsulates the pith and pathos of the crucifixion truth: “‘Tis mystery all! Th’Immortal dies: Who can explore His strange design?”

Our text zeroes in on the heinous and humiliating crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ. Against this dark and deadly backdrop is the perfect display of the grace, love and mercy of God. This cross on which our Master is crucified translates to the centre of the world’s history. Thus, His incarnation and the crucifixion are the pivot around which all the events of the ages revolve and time is defined.

A golden truth is couched and concealed in the facts of the crucifixion of Jesus. Through His condemnation, the guilty, condemnable sinner received acquittal. Through His sufferings, crisis-plagued humanity receives peace. And through the shame of the cross, the undignified world receives glory. Finally, through His death, life abundant and life eternal were bequeathed to us. Our sins were imputed to Him. His righteousness is imputed to us. No wonder Apostle Paul exclaims: “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.” The principal fact of Christ’s crucifixion is the spiritual truth that Christ became the sin offering for humanity as He paid the debt He did not owe. He thus fully paid the price for sin (crucifixion) and in the process fully satisfied the demand of God’s justice, which placed the penalty of death on the sinner.

This should make you ready and willing to present your body a living sacrifice to Him who lived and died for you. Always picture the cross of Christ before you, rightly understanding that no object can have a more sanctifying as well as comforting effect on your soul.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Our sins caused the cross of Christ, which cancelled our curse

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Psalms 19-23

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.