Our Daily Bread 14 June 2023 Wednesday ODB Devotional Message
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TOPIC: Texts, Troubles, and Triumphs
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ezra 9–10, Acts 1
KEY VERSE: But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved. Hebrews 10:39
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Hebrews 11:32, 35–40
INSIGHT FOR OUR DAILY BREAD 15TH JUNE 2023
The book of Hebrews begins by identifying Jesus as the full and final revelation of God. Under the old covenant, God spoke to His people through the prophets at various times and in various ways, “but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (1:2). What follows is an extraordinary statement about the supremacy of Christ. The Son is the creator, sustainer, and “heir of all things” (v. 2). He’s fully divine—the “radiance” or reflection “of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being” (v. 3). After accomplishing our salvation, He took His place at the highest position in the universe, the right hand of God the Father (v. 3).
OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL 14TH JUNE 2023 MESSAGE:
Jimmy hadn’t allowed the reality of social unrest, danger, and discomfort to keep him from traveling to one of the poorest countries in the world to encourage ministry couples. The steady stream of text messages to our team back home revealed the challenges he encountered. “Okay, boys, activate the prayer line. We’ve gone ten miles in the last two hours. . . . Car has overheated a dozen times.” Transportation setbacks meant that he arrived just before midnight to preach to those who’d waited for five hours. Later we received a text with a different tone. “Amazing, sweet time of fellowship. . . . About a dozen people came forward for prayer. It was a powerful night!”
Faithfully serving God can be challenging. The exemplars of faith listed in Hebrews 11 would agree. Compelled by their faith in God, ordinary men and women faced uncomfortable and unfathomable circumstances. “Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment” (v. 36). Their faith compelled them to take risks and rely on God for the outcome. The same is true for us. Living out our faith may not take us to risky places far away, but it may well take us across the street or across the campus or to an empty seat in a lunchroom or boardroom. Risky? Perhaps. But the rewards, now or later, will be well worth the risks as God helps us.
REFLECT: How can you take a risk and follow Jesus even though it might be uncomfortable? What keeps you “playing it safe”?
PRAY: Dear Father, please give me strength and courage to let go of my life and entrust it to You.
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