Week 26
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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 Consider - These chapters cover the initial fallout of the Babylonian exile and compare Jeremiah and Israel’s relationship with God. The chapter starts with Jeremiah and God as He allows Jeremiah to “go wherever you think is good and right to go”.
Jeremiah is ready and constantly listening, whether that be through waiting on the Lord or through the Captain of the Guard.
This is in contrast to the people of Israel. They have a broken relationship, unwilling to seek the Lord for themselves and continue to disregard what the Lord has said.
Through all of this though we see how God’s promises will never run out. God lays out what is good for His people as well as warning them about the consequences if they refuse to listen to him. He gives us the choice to follow him.
• Take time to seek the Lord both for His promises and wisdom in your circumstances.
• Pray that God would highlight to his paths for you in a bold and active way - Isaac Dransfield - 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.
Friday Feast
Judges 19-21, Ruth 1-4, Samuel 1-2
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 - In Luke 12:13-34, we find a warning against, and remedy for, covetousness. We should perhaps pay especially close attention to these verses in an age where we aren’t simply peering over our neighbours fences and seeing that the grass is greener, but we’re actually being given access into their homes, family lives, expensive holidays, achievements and countless other highlights through social media. It was covetousness which cast down the angels who fell, because they were not content with their position before God. The same can be said for Adam and Eve, who were not satisfied with what God had given them in Eden.
We see then how dangerous it can be when we grasp at things that God hasn’t intended for us and subsequently forget that even if we don’t possess much, we are rich in His grace. What’s more, If we continue reading, we find that there’s no need to be so fixated on these things, because all of our needs are already known to God! There’s no need for what we’ll eat or wear to occupy the primary place in our minds; that’s where the Kingdom belongs. It is God’s job to think about me, my life and my needs, and my job to think about Him, His kingdom and His people.
- Eve Pemberton - LRC Stoney Stanton
