Our Daily Bread 25th December 2022 Devotional, ODB Message For Sunday
Read Our Daily Bread 25th December 2022 Devotional, Sunday ODB Message
READ SUNDAY ODB DEVOTIONAL, OUR DAILY BREAD 25TH DECEMBER 2022 WRITTEN BY TIM GUSTAFSON (OUR DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES)
Topic: Christmas-Card Perfect
Bible in a Year:Ā Zephaniah 1-3; Revelation 16
Key Verse: Even his own brothers did not believe in him. – John 7:5
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: John 7:1ā9
Our Daily Bread 25th December 2022 Devotional INSIGHT
The āFestival of Tabernaclesā (John 7:2), also called Sukkoth or the Feast of Ingathering/Feast of Booths, is one of Israelās fall feasts. Its purpose was to remind the Israelites of the time their ancestors had spent in āboothsā (tents or shelters) during the forty years of wilderness wanderings that followed the exodus from Egypt. Sukkoth was one of the three feasts (along with Passover and Firstfruits) prescribed as āpilgrimage feastsāāwhen observing Jews traveled to a communal celebration as a nation. In Exodus 23:14ā17, God listed these three feasts as the times that the people of Israel were to come and stand before Him, which meant a journey to the temple in Jerusalem once it had been built. Israel celebrated a total of seven annual feastsāfour in the spring and three in the fallābut only the three feasts listed in Exodus 23 carried the expectation of pilgrimage (see Deuteronomy 16:16; 2 Chronicles 8:13).
Our Daily Bread 25th December 2022 Devotional MESSAGE
The Barker family Christmas video was perfect. Three robe-clad shepherds (the familyās young sons) huddled around a fire in a grassy field. Suddenly an angel descended from the hilltopātheir big sister, looking resplendent, except for the pink high-top sneakers. As the soundtrack swelled, the shepherds stared skyward in amazement. A trek across a field led them to a real babyātheir infant brother in a modern barn. Big sister now played the role of Mary.
Then came the ābonus features,ā when their dad let us peek behind the scenes. Whiny kids complained, āIām cold.ā āI have to go to the bathroom right now!ā āCan we go home?ā āGuys, pay attention,ā said their mom more than once. Reality was far from Christmas-card perfect.
Itās easy to view the original Christmas story through the lens of a well-edited final cut. But Jesusā life was anything but smooth. A jealous Herod tried to kill Him in infancy (Matthew 2:13). Mary and Joseph misunderstood Him (Luke 2:41ā50). The world hated Him (John 7:7). For a time, āeven his own brothers did not believe in himā (v. 5). His mission led to a grisly death. He did it all to honor His Father and rescue us.
The Barkersā video ended with these words of Jesus: āI am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through meā (14:6). Thatās a reality we can live withāforever.
REFLECT AND PRAY
How do you try to appear to be perfect? How can you better acknowledge your need for Jesusā perfect strength?
Father, thank You for sending Your Son to provide a way for me to be reconciled to You forever.
READ: Seeds of Destiny 25 December 2022 SOD ā The Mystery of the Birth of Christ
Our Daily Bread 25th December 2022 Devotional || ODB for Sunday Message . Our Daily Bread Ministries (ODB) is a Christian organization founded by Dr. Martin De Haan in 1938. It is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with over 600 employees. It produces several devotional publications, including Our Daily Bread. our daily bread devotional for today audio our daily breadĀ booklet.