DCLM Daily Manna 18 February 2026: Our Timeless God
Text: Psalm 90:1–6 (KJV)
ord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
KEY VERSE: Psalm 90:2
“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
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John Newton, once involved in the transatlantic slave trade, experienced a dramatic turning point in 1748 during a violent storm at sea. Fearing for his life, he cried out to God for mercy.
That moment marked the beginning of his transformation. He later became a devoted Christian minister and authored the hymn Amazing Grace, a song that continues to testify of God’s saving power. Newton’s life stands as a vivid example of grace that not only saves but also transforms.
In today’s passage, Paul explains the nature and purpose of grace. Grace is God’s unmerited favor—freely given, undeserved, and made available to all through Christ’s sacrifice. It brings salvation, but it does not stop there. True grace is productive. It teaches, corrects, and empowers.
According to our text, grace instructs us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts. It enables believers to live soberly (with self-control), righteously (in right conduct toward others), and godly (in devotion toward God) in this present world. Grace is not a license to continue in sin; rather, it is divine enablement to overcome sin.
No matter how dark a person’s past may be, God’s grace is sufficient to forgive and restore. Beyond forgiveness, it provides the power to resist corruption and pursue holiness. Across generations, countless lives have testified to this transforming power. Wherever the gospel is truly embraced and lived out, the evidence of productive grace becomes visible.
Grace saves. Grace teaches. Grace transforms. And grace empowers us to live Christlike lives in a world that desperately needs that witness.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
God’s grace enables and ennobles.
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DCLM Daily Manna 17 FEBRUARY 2026
