DCLM Daily Manna 18 October 2026 — Royal Law

TOPIC: Royal Law (DCLM Daily Manna 18 October 2026)

KEY VERSE: “If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well” – (JAMES 2:8).

TEXT: JAMES 2:8-13

8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:

A personality identified only as “Dr. Mitchell” once sought to impress upon believers that they were not under the Law when they are in Christ, but we’re under a new law — the law of LOVE. He used this to illustrate: “In America there is a law stating a woman must take care of her child. So, a man comes to a new mother’s home. He says, “Are you taking care of your baby?” The woman, tenderly holding her baby, said, “I don’t need a law to make me take care of my baby.” Why? Because she loves her baby! She feeds him, holds him, changes him because she loves him. I no longer need the Law because I’m under Christ — a law of LOVE.”

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In the passage today is a law. James referred to the command, “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” as the “royal law,” because it came from the King of kings and governs all relationships in the kingdom of God. This law, rooted in Leviticus 19:18 and affirmed by Jesus in Matthew 22:39, serves as a guiding principle for Christian conduct, including not showing favouritism, living as those who will be judged under the law of liberty and showing mercy to people.

Showing favouritism for instance is a serious transgression of God’s law because it damages the integrity of our witness, just as a single crack compromises a window pane. Furthermore, the law of liberty frees us not to live as we please, but as we ought to, using liberty to serve others in love. Finally, showing mercy demonstrates the grace we’ve received from Christ.

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Today, the evidence of loving our neighbours as ourselves can be demonstrated by actively seeking their good, showing kindness, mercy, and treating them with dignity. This, ultimately, will reflect the true freedom we profess in Christ.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The true test of faith is not just how much we know but how much we love.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: REVELATION 15-17

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.

GOSPEL REALM: STEPS TO SALVATION
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)