DCLM Daily Manna 9 August 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Stay Within Your Boundary
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TOPIC: Stay Within Your Boundary (DCLM Daily Manna 9 August 2025)
KEY VERSE: “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” (1 Kings 2:31).
TEXT: 1 Kings 2:36-46 (KJV)
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:
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.
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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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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.
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