Week 11
Here's this week's resources.
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Welcome to this week's Daily Bread. We're looking forward to diving into God's Word together. Below you'll find a range of resources designed to help you get the most out of this week's readings. You'll need this email each day for the different content. Alternatively, you can access all the new and previous content by going to the Daily Bread Website.
Monday Meditation
Mondays are about making time not just to read but to prayerfully think and consider the Scripture you're reading. Read through it a few times, slowly and ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you.
Pause and Ponder - In Chapter 9, God exposes Israel’s unfaithfulness and the consequences of their sin, yet Chapter 10 offers hope. They have sown evil and relied on their own strength, but now is the time to seek the Lord—to break up hardened ground and sow seeds of righteousness. Today is always the day to turn back to God, soften our hearts, and repent. God does not ignore sin, but He delights to show mercy when we return to Him. - Hilary Dalziel, LRC Market Harborough
Trumpet Tuesday
Tuesday's focus is on the major prophets in the Scripture. Full of imagery, promises and challenge. The context of prophetic writing is very important. Understanding who they were writing to and what was happening to God's people at the time will help us to apply these writings today.
Wednesday Wisdom
The book of James tells us that if any of us lack wisdom we can ask for it and God will give it to us. As we read the wisdom literature in the Bible let's trust God is going to teach us what His wisdom looks like.
Thanksgiving Thursday
The Psalms are full of human emotion, some full of rejoicing and joy, others confusion and questions. All of them agree though, whatever the circumstances, God must be praised! Let's join our voices with the psalmists on these days to praise whatever our circumstances.
Friday Feast
The practice of reading big chunks of Scripture is really helpful when understanding the context of what is happening in the stories. If finding time to read all of this in one go is difficult maybe break it into a smaller times of reading through the day.
Pause and Dig Deeper - Each of these offerings reflect a unique aspect of Jesus’ work and the path every believer must take, from being sinners to becoming saints. If we reverse the order of the Levitical offerings, we can see how these sacrifices map out the spiritual steps everyone must take. It is the beautiful progression of our salvation, from the conviction of sin to complete surrender to God. Each offering points to a different aspect of Christ's redemptive work and reminds us of the steps we must take to further our relationship with God. - Daniel Pemberton, LRC Stoney Stanton
If you want to explore this in more detail this is a longer teaching about how to understand the sacrifices in Leviticus and how they relate to Christ's sacrifice
Saturday Study
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Simple Sunday
For centuries Scripture has been predominantly read amongst families and community. In recent times reading the Bible and praying has gained a more personal focus. On these days where possible, why not read these Scriptures out loud and with others? Pray and reflect on God's Word together.
