Week 7
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.
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
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 Dig Deeper - Today's reading takes us through the plagues to the beginning of the Exodus. Jacob going into Egypt as a family and coming out as a multitude was a fulfilment of a promise that God made to Abraham (Genesis 15:13), and a promise that Joseph believed in (Exodus 13:19, Hebrews 11:22).
The plagues of Egypt are specific, and the relevance of these would have been understood by both the Egyptians and the Israelites as judgement being passed on the gods of Egypt (Exodus 12:12). The last of these plagues involving the angel of death and God's deliverance is a foreshadow of what was to come. The Passover - the shedding of the lamb's blood and deliverance from physical bondage points to the salvation that came through Christ as pointed out in the new testament (John 1:29, 19:14, Acts 8:32-35, I Corinthians 5:7, I Peter 1:19-20, Revelation 5:6-9). - Joseph Pamu, 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.
Pause and Ponder - Jesus brings both grace and truth even when itâs hard to hear. From glory on the mountain top to lack of faith in the valley. From a child, the greatest in the kingdom, to the terrible judgment on those who cause harm to children. From the power to agree and set people free to unforgiveness that can choke the fellowship of the church.
Grace goes after the one lost sheep but truth challenges the rich young man who thinks he can have it all, as well as the kingdom. The kingdom is full of challenges but Jesus offers us hope when we struggle to forgive or have faith or stick to godly relationships âwith man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.â (19:26). - Hilary Dalziel, LRC Market Harborough
