Week 14
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.
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.
Pause and Ponder - Isaiah 62-66 gives us quite a number of prophecies. However, Isaiah 62 gives a very important key to the fulfillment of prophecy and promises that we often miss: watching and warring over prophecy. In Isaiah 62:7-8 God states that He has set watchmen over Jerusalem who will not stop praying day nor night and give God no rest until He has fulfilled His promise and prophecy about Jerusalem.
In the same way God has set us as watchmen over the promises/prophecies for our lives, our families, our churches and our nations. We are to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17), pray fervently (James 5:6 KJV) and wage a good warfare with our prophecies (1 Timothy 1:18) and promises and not relent or be passive until we see them fulfilled. - Tope Akinola, LRC Stoney Stanton
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.
Pause and Ponder - In Psalm 39, David reflects on how short life is, how empty the pursuit of wealth can be, and how deeply he needs God’s forgiveness. Though silent before his enemies, he wrestles inwardly with fear and doubt, feeling trapped in a pit of despair. Psalm 40 brings hope: God lifts him out of the darkness. David still faces enemies and still needs mercy, but he knows this truth: “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.” Lord, You are our help and deliverer. You are our God—do not delay! - Hilary Dalziel, LRC Market Harborough
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.
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.
Pause and Consider - Mark 5 and 6 show Jesus exercising absolute dominion over everything: A whole legion of demons submit to Him, a woman considered permanently unclean by Jewish law is completely and totally restored by touching Him, and a dead girl rises at His command. Jesus naturally moves through these stories with an authority that is similar to Yahweh in the Old Testament. Whether it’s multiplying bread when Israel were in the wilderness or walking on the waves like the Lord who tramples the sea in Psalms. Even when He sends out the Twelve, He shares His power with them in a way no prophet ever did - Dan Pemberton, LRC Stoney Stanton
