DCLM Daily Manna 16 January 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Danger of Compromise
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TOPIC: Danger of Compromise (DCLM Daily Manna 16 January 2026)
KEY VERSE: “And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria by their means” (2 Chronicles 1:17).
TEXT: 2 Chronicles 1:13-17 (KJV)
13 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.
16 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
17 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:
Winter was coming and a hunter went out into the forest to shoot a bear out of which he planned to make a warm coat. By and by, he saw a bear coming toward him and raised his gun and took aim. “Wait,” said the bear, “why do you want to shoot me?”. “Because I am cold,” said the hunter. “But I am hungry,” the bear replied, “so maybe we can reach an agreement.” the hunter went home with the bear. In the end, the hunter was well enveloped with the bear’s fur and the bear had eaten his dinner. We always lose out when we try to compromise with sin. It will consume us in the end. – Anonymous source.
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Solomon’s compromise started in small and seemingly harmless measures. He started by amassing huge numbers of horses and chariots, even though the constitution, guiding the activities of Israel’s kings cautioned against it. Fresh from Gibeon, where he sought the God of Israel for guidance, Solomon, perhaps, out of concern for the nation’s defence, started an alliance with the king of Egypt. Egypt was a superpower nation back then, but they had a deep commitment to idolatry, which should have served as a danger sign to Solomon. Soon, he not only broke the commandment which states “…he shall not multiply horses…” he also broke the next one “…neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away…” All that is history now. Solomon, went from importing horses and chariots from Egypt, to marrying 700 wives and 300 concubines, including the daughter of Pharaoh, King of Egypt. At the end of the day, he lost his special privileges with God, and the kingdom was divided.
First, it will be apt to point out that the Bible does not teach us to hate the Egyptian people. Egypt is a vibrant African nation that has a considerable population that includes Christians. They maintained a super power status back then, in the day of Solomon. Israel, under Solomon, looked to improve their defences. And the nation that had the capabilities and the military hardware was Egypt. That said, Egypt, spiritually, connotes the worldly system, that has the capacity to enslave the believer. Going back to Egypt is a euphemism for going back to the world. One of the reasons Israel’s future kings were warned:“…he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses, inasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, ye shall henceforth return no more that way.” So the warning is not about the people, but the principles and ideological system that going back to Egypt portend. We therefore need to be careful, as believers, and watch against compromises.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Compromise blurs the demarcating line between the godly and the worldly
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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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