Our Daily Bread Devotional August 11, 2022 || ODB Today Message For Thursday
Our Daily Bread Devotional August 11, 2022 || ODB Today
READ THURSDAY ODB DEVOTIONAL, OUR DAILY BREAD 11TH AUGUST 2022 WRITTEN BY KIMYA LODER (OUR DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES)
TOPIC: Untold Riches
KEY VERSE: Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! – Romans 11:33
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Romans 11:33–36
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Psalms 81–83; Romans 11:19–36
Our Daily Bread Devotional August 11, 2022 INSIGHT
Paul isn’t the first biblical writer to speak of God being unknowable (Romans 11:33–35). Two thousand years earlier, Job (who is believed to have lived around the time of Abraham) asked, “Can you fathom the mysteries of God?” (Job 11:7). The prophet Isaiah aptly summed up our incapacity to fully know God: “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways” (Isaiah 55:8).
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But God desires us to know Him: “I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord” (Jeremiah 24:7; see Hebrews 8:10–11). The apostle John tells us that “no one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God . . . has made him known” (John 1:18). Jesus Himself affirmed, “If you knew me, you would know my Father also” (8:19). Even though we can’t comprehend everything about God, John says everyone who knows Jesus knows Him (17:3).
Our Daily Bread Devotional August 11, 2022 MESSAGE
In an orbit between Mars and Jupiter zooms an asteroid worth trillions and trillions of dollars. Scientists say 16 Psyche consists of metals such as gold, iron, nickel, and platinum worth unfathomable amounts of money. For now, earthlings are not attempting to mine this rich resource, but the United States is planning to send a probe to study the valuable rock.
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The promise of untold riches just out of reach can be both tantalizing and frustrating. Surely in time there will be people who will champion the cause of reaching 16 Psyche for its treasure.
But what about the prospect of riches that are within our reach? Wouldn’t everyone go for that? Writing to the first-century church at Rome, the apostle Paul spoke of attainable riches—those we find in our relationship with God. He wrote, “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” (Romans 11:33). Bible scholar James Denney described these riches as “the unsearchable wealth of love that enables God to . . . far more than meet the [great needs] of the world.”
Isn’t that what we need—even more than gold nuggets from some far-off asteroid? We can mine the riches of God’s wisdom and knowledge found in the Scriptures as the Holy Spirit helps us. May God lead us to dig into those riches and to know and treasure Him more.
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REFLECT: What does it mean for you to be rich in God’s love? How can you dig more for riches that last?
PRAY: Father God, help me to seek out Your wisdom and knowledge, Your judgments, and Your paths as I seek to follow You.
Our Daily Bread Devotional 11 August 2022 || ODB Today 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 booklet.
