Week 32
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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 - Habakkuk 3 offers an insight into the approach Habakkuk takes across the whole book and the conclusion that the prophet is able to make. We see how he enters into prayer still in full trust of the power, majesty and rule of God. Nowhere in this chapter does Habakkuk challenge what the Lord is doing but rather declares the good works that the Lord is doing and will do. Whether that be the nations on the threshing floor, which would have been to separate the wheat from the chaff, or that the lord “went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed.” We know that we can trust the Lord with our future and the salvation that the Lord promises for us. The chapter ends with: “I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.”
Think about 5 things that you are able to praise and thank the Lord for and throughout the week continue to pour out your praise to the Lord. - Isaac Dransfield, LRC Stoney Stanton
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.
Pause and Ponder - Proverbs 9 is a fitting conclusion to the previous 8 chapters, showing the two paths that Wisdom and Folly will ultimately lead down. We have two invitations of how to live our life and one choice to make. The foolish are heading towards death but do not know it, yet Wisdom offers life and understanding. We need to be humble and prudent, asking God for wisdom (Proverbs 2:6). - Matthew Pemberton, LRC Market Harborough
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.
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 Ponder - John takes us back to the beginning. Jesus never wasn’t, He always was God. In Him (Jesus) was life, and the life was the light of men. He is the true light who gives light to every man. The life of Jesus in us drives away the darkness. Jesus told His disciples (and us) ‘You are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14)’. We are called to let our light shine.
In Chapter 1 Jesus’ invitation to come, see and follow Him is a requirement as a disciple. It is also a reminder that our lives are on display and are to serve as pointers to Him. - Joseph Pamu, LRC Stoney Stanton
