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“WATER OF LIFE”

OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: John 4 (Focus vs. 4–14) MEMORY VERSE “You would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 BACKGROUND Andrea’s home life was unstable, and she left at fourteen, finding a job and living with friends. Yearning for love …

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“BE HUMBLE DAY”

OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Philippians 2 (Focus vs.1–11) MEMORY VERSE “He humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!” Philippians 2:8 BACKGROUND I’m often amused by the unofficial holidays people come up with. February alone has a Sticky Bun Day, a Sword Swallowers Day, …

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“PROTECT YOUR HEART”

OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Proverbs 4 (Focus vs. 20–27) MEMORY VERSE “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 BACKGROUND Hungarian-born mathematician Abraham Wald lent his skills to the World War II efforts after coming to the United States in …

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“PRAYER CARDS”

OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Ephesians 6 (Focus vs. 10–20) MEMORY VERSE “Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.” Ephesians 6:18 BACKGROUND During a writing conference where I served as a faculty member, Tamy handed me a postcard with a handwritten …

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“CLEANSED COMPLETELY”

OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Isaiah 64 (Focus vs. 1–8) MEMORY VERSE “All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags.” Isaiah 64:6 BACKGROUND Recently, my wife and I were cleaning our house before having guests over. I …

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“JUROR NUMBER 8”

OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) FEBRUARY 15, 2023 READ: Exodus 23 (Focus vs.1–9) MEMORY VERSE “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong.” Exodus 23:2 BACKGROUND “One man is dead. Another man’s life is at stake,” says the judge somberly in the classic 1957 film 12 Angry Men. The …

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“WHEN HARD PRESSED”

OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Psalm 118 (Focus vs. 5–14) MEMORY VERSE “The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.” Psalm 118:6 BACKGROUND Many years ago, a friend told me how intimidated she was while trying to cross a street where several roads intersected. “I’d never …

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