Take Heart!
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:8-18
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. (John 16:33)
I…
Relief for the Troubled
Read: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12
[God will] give relief to you who are troubled. (2 Thessalonians 1:7)
One of my favorite scenes in…
God of My Strength
Read: Judges 7:1-8
I will strengthen you and help you. (Isaiah 41:10)
No one could have mistaken the ancient Babylonian soldiers for…
Hold On
Read: Philippians 3:12-4:1
Stand firm in the Lord. (Philippians 4:1)
Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, China, is considered one of the most beautiful…
Storms on the Horizon
Read: Matthew 8:23–28
What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him! (Matthew 8:27)
Our son, Josh,…
New Every Morning
My brother grew up battling severe epilepsy, and when he entered his teenage years it became even worse. Nighttime became excruciating for him and my parents, as he’d experience continuous seizures for often more than six hours at a time. Doctors couldn’t find a treatment that would alleviate the symptoms while also keeping him conscious for at least part of the day. My parents cried out in prayer: “God, oh God, help us!”
Although their emotions were battered and their bodies exhausted, Paul and my parents received enough strength from God for each new day. In addition, my parents found comfort…
No Longer Yourself
In the summer of 1859, Monsieur Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope—something he would go on to do hundreds of times. Once he did it with his manager Harry Colcord on his back. Blondin gave Colcord these instructions: “Look up, Harry . . . you are no longer Colcord, you are Blondin. . . . If I sway, sway with me. Do not attempt to do any balancing yourself. If you do we will both go to our death.”
Paul, in essence, said to the Galatian believers: You can’t walk the line of living…
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Charity Name: Our Daily Bread Ministries Trust
Charity Number: 327384
Charity Address: Our Daily Bread Ministries, PO Box 1, Millhead, Carnforth, LA5 9ES
The Easy Road?
Read: Exodus 13:17-22
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country,…
For This He Came
Based on an excerpt from Our Daily Bread author Bill Crowder's book of the same name.
In 2003, India stormed her way into the finals of the Cricket world cup. After the historic win against the West Indies in 1983, everyone believed that the millennium would bring the coveted cup home. Going into it the Australians were the favorite, a formidable…
Your Journey
Read: John 14:15-21
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. (John 14:18)
I grew up in the…
Free from Fear
Read: Psalm 34:1-10
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4)
Fear sneaks…
Keeping Faith
Read: Hebrews 10:32-11:6
Without faith it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:6)
It’s tempting to think of faith as a kind…
No Worries
Read: Mark 4:35-5:1
Let us go over to the other side. (Mark 4:35)
A comfortable plane ride was about to get bumpy.…
