DCLM Daily Manna 27 October 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Pursuit Of The Heavenly-Minded
TOPIC: The Pursuit Of The Heavenly-Minded (DCLM Daily Manna 27 October 2025)
KEY VERSE: “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20).
TEXT: Philippians 3:17-21 (KJV)
17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
MESSAGE:
Seeking to convey the unique attributes of heaven and what it will take to get there, one prominent minister of God said, “Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people, and they that enter shall find that they are either unknown or unexpected.”
In today’s passage, Paul presents himself and his associates as examples. He admonishes the Philippian Christians to follow them as models. Their pursuit must be heaven, and they should not be deterred by the inglorious harbingers of destruction, whose God is their belly. He expressed deep concern over their avaricious activities at the cost of the pure gospel, classifying them as enemies of the cross. He wept over their sinful conduct.
Deep concerns of this nature are common to all godly people, particularly servants of God down the ages. The Lord Jesus Himself wept over Jerusalem (Luke 13:34). However, the old tears and lamentation over hypocrisy, licentiousness, heresies, and false prophecies have long been replaced by frivolity and permissiveness on the altars of many assemblies. Immorality is now considered a weakness and, therefore, tolerated. Passion for souls has been replaced by love for money. The earnest agonising prayers for the manifestations of the fruit and gifts of the Spirit for effectiveness in ministry have been overtaken by oratory; all couched in the philosophy of men and the power of the flesh.
Our hope as saints, however, transcends this present age. We are citizens of the heavenly city whose builder and maker is God. This assurance anchors our faith in trials, tests, persecutions, denials, and deprivations. Amid tribulations, let us labour more to strengthen weaker believers, help the fallen, admonish the discouraged, and run after prodigal sons. Relentlessly, let’s unite and fight to overthrow the foundations of falsehood and heresies by faith in the all-conquering name of Jesus Christ. Do not give up. Your labour shall be rewarded. Hold on to the truth, stand for what is right, and earnestly contend for the faith.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
If you are heaven-bound, it will reflect in the way you relate to the present world.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Jeremiah 15-18
Deeper Life Daily Manna 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.
