DCLM Daily Manna 22 October 2026: He Who Remembers
KEY VERSE: “But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall” (Malachi 4:2).
TEXT: MALACHI 4:1–5
For behold, the day comes that shall burn like an oven, and all the proud and arrogant, yes, and all that do wickedly and are lawless, shall be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you who revere and worshipfully fear My name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings and His beams, and you shall go forth and gambol like calves [released] from the stall and leap for joy.
3 And you shall tread down the lawless and wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, says the Lord of hosts.
4 [Earnestly] remember the law of Moses, My servant, the statutes and the ordinances which I commanded him on [Mount] Horeb [to give] to all Israel.
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
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Martin Luther King, Jr said, “The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards Justice.” Take it or leave it, there is a payday for all. Justice will catch up with everyone for their actions. It may be delayed in the sight of men, but God will recompense all with equity in His own time. Let the irreverent sinner beware.
Israel is also admonished in the text to remember the Law of Moses. The passage also highlights God’s promise to send Elijah before the dreadful day of the Lord. John the Baptist was sent to herald the first advent of Christ. He announced the coming of the Son of God as the Lamb that was sent to take away the sin of the world. Israel heard but did not take heed to the words of John. What they heard did not profit them because it was not mixed with faith. They eventually suffered untold woes because of their impenitence.
This prophecy has an extended meaning for the Gentile nations. The climactic point of the great tribulation will witness again the ministry of Elijah and another witness. Yet Israel and the Gentile world will not heed the fiery messages of the two witnesses. God’s word will, however, be fulfilled regardless of the unbelief of the godless. And He will dispense His judgment justly.
Moses is not here today, but the compassionate God has sent His Son Jesus Christ to us. This is the era of unfathomable grace. The wise will heed Christ’s word and bend his will in reverence to the Lord’s call. Embrace the outstretched arms of God’s Son inviting you today to the paradise of peace. Don’t tarry in unbelief. The Sun of righteousness will come again, no longer as God’s Lamb but as the fiery Lion of the tribe of Judah. He will judge the unrighteous and reward the righteous.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: In the courts of heaven, justice delayed will never be denied.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 4–6.
DCLM Daily Manna 22 October 2026
