Our Daily Bread

Topic:True Friends Bible in a Year: Lamentations 1–2 Hebrews 10:1–18 A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17 In high school, I had a “sometimes friend.” We were “buddies” at our church, and we occasionally hung out together outside of school. But at school, it was a different story. If …

Topic:Our Blessings, His Love Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 51–52 Hebrews 9 To him who led his people through the wilderness; His love endures forever. Psalm 136:16 In 2015, a woman discarded her deceased husband’s computer at a recycling center—a computer that had been made in 1976. But more important …

Topic:It’s Up to God Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 50 Hebrews 8 Your will be done. Matthew 6:10 Nate and Sherilyn enjoyed their stop at an omakase restaurant while visiting New York City. Omakase is a Japanese word that translates, “I will leave it up to you,” which means customers …

Topic:Lava in Paradise Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 48–49 Hebrews 7 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 All is quiet, save for slowly stretching tentacles of hissing …

Topic:Enduring Prayers Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 46–47 Hebrews 6 May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2 “Prayers are deathless.” These are the attention-grabbing words of E. M. Bounds (1835–1913), whose classic writings on …

Topic:That Was Awesome! Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 43–45 Hebrews 5 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. Proverbs 12:24 It was the seventh-grader’s first cross-country meet, but she didn’t want to run. Although she’d been preparing for the event, she was afraid of doing poorly. Still, …

Topic:“Love You—Whole World” Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 40–42 Hebrews 4 God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 1 John 4:16 My three-year old niece, Jenna, has an expression that never fails to melt my heart. When she loves something (really loves it), …

Topic:Do the Next Thing Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 34–36 Hebrews 2 If you love me, keep my commands. John 14:15 When was the last time you felt compelled to help someone, only to let the moment pass without a response? In The 10-Second Rule, Clare De Graaf suggests that …

Topic:No Longer Afraid Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 32–33 Hebrews 1 They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid. Zephaniah 3:13 When the Ethiopian police found her a week after her abduction, three black-maned lions surrounded her, guarding her as though she were their own. …

Topic:New Humanity Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 30–31 Philemon When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Acts 2:6 While I was visiting London’s Tate Modern gallery, one piece of art caught my attention. Created by Brazilian artist …