Week 4
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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 & Consider - In chapter 5:9, the beloved woman is asked: ‘What makes the one you love better than another?’ She answers with blushing poetic imagery detailing her lover’s attributes. I’m challenged to consider, if someone asks me this week ‘Why do you love Jesus?’, or, ‘How is your God different to any other ‘gods’?’ - what would I say? How would I describe Him and all He is to me? Maybe this is an opportunity to write our answer down, reflect on God’s attributes - even write our own poem and then address it back to Him in worship. 1 Peter 3:15 NLT. - Sharon Chapman, 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.
Pause and Ponder - These psalms of David express a great variety of thoughts and emotions – what do you pick out in these psalms?
Are we just as honest about what we think and feel or do we sanitize our prayers as if God doesn’t know what’s going on in our hearts?
David faces his reality then acknowledges the realities of faith: God is his refuge, that ‘apart from you I have no good thing’ (16:2). He trusts in crisis that God will give him wisdom in the night, he knows God will never abandon him. He can rest secure because he keeps his eyes always on the Lord. Whatever you’re experiencing today keep your eyes on Jesus. - 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.
Pause and Consider - In Genesis 28-29, Isaac instructs Jacob to go on a journey to find a wife. This is similar to when Abraham sent his servant on a journey to find a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24). By acting on the instructions they were given, both Jacob and Abraham servant located the people and wife they were looking for. In the same way, as we take steps to boldly act on God's instructions, we will discover the good things He has already prepared for us (1 Corinthians 2:9). - Tope Akinola, LRC Stoney Stanton
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.
