Week 2
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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 & Ponder - This love poem, the greatest of songs, echoes of a greater love - the love and desire of Christ for His Church, His Bride, and her pursuing desire for Him. Meditating on Him as we read today, let’s respond to His call to us: ‘Let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.’ (SoS 2:14) - Sharon Chapman, LRC Market Harborough
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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.
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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.
Pause and Ponder - This book is a counterbalance to the normal way things work out in life as described in Proverbs: obey God, do the right thing and you will be blessed. God loves to bless us, but sometimes ‘bad things do happen to good people’ and it’s not because we are disobedient. There’s more going on behind the scenes in the spiritual realm than we realise. Satan is trying to trip up Job, a faithful follower of God, however we learn he doesn’t have free reign to harm him. There is complexity and mystery in what God allows to happen to His people. It’s sobering that Job never gets to know what happened behind the scenes. Faced with shocking loss would we still fall to our knees and worship God (v20)?
Do we, like Job, acknowledge any success we have is from God and are not ours to keep hold of (v21)? - Hilary Dalziel, LRC Market Harborough
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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 Consider - Chapter 18 offers an intriguing moment where Abraham is visited by three men. The narrative closely links one of these men with YHWH. Abraham speaks to this man in a way that suggests a unique, divine encounter, while the other two visitors later appear as angels in Sodom. It’s a subtle but fascinating glimpse into how the Old Testament can attribute divinity to a human figure. - Daniel Pemberton, LRC Stoney Stanton
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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.
