Daily Manna topic: Ever Ready Tuesday November 18th 2025

Daily Manna topic: Ever Ready Tuesday November 18th 2025

Key Verse

“And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah” (Nehemiah 4:16).

TEXT — Nehemiah 4:13-20

Message

Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has maintained universal military conscription as a key component of national defence and identity. This has been a significant rite of passage for generations of young Israeli men and women, who have served alongside each other. This is because Israel is a tiny Jewish state of less than 10 million people amid so many unfriendly nations.

The nation of Israel has, from the Bible days till now, faced much opposition. After enduring 70 years of captivity in Babylon, a little reprieve came when the Jews were allowed to return to their native land, in batches, during the reign of Cyrus, Artaxerxes, and Ahasuerus. In our text, Nehemiah was specially commissioned by the mercies of God to rebuild the walls of Israel’s ruined city of Jerusalem. Soon, opposition arose from those who would stop at nothing to discourage and stop the work. Nehemiah mobilised and encouraged the people to keep up the work by arming them to resist their enemies. It was a joint effort by the nobles and the peasants, who kept faith with Nehemiah to ensure that the project was completed successfully.

We are called by God, like Nehemiah, to rebuild the broken walls of society that have been tainted by moral decay and disobedience. There is a need for believers to come together and restore the lost glory that has departed from many places in the world today. It is a spiritual battle against evil, and we must arm ourselves with righteousness and justice to combat the darkness that surrounds us. Despite the opposition from the devil and his followers, we must press on in our mission to spread the gospel to every corner of the earth. Through prayer and courage, we can overcome the detractors and continue advancing God’s kingdom, knowing that not everyone will be pleased with our progress.

We must rise and resist all the forces of evil with the weapons of our warfare. We are not despatched on a mission of mischief. We have God’s mandate, and our task is just. As soldiers of Christ, we are assured of eventual victory.

Thought for the day

True warriors do not have multiple worries.

• Bible
• in one year

• Ezekiel 25 – 28

About Author – Pastor W.F. Kumuyi

Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.