Our Daily Bread 1 April 2026 Devotional – Today’s Insight, Bible Reading & Prayer – Wednesday ODB Message
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TOPIC: True Integrity
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Judges 13-15; Luke 6:27-49
KEY VERSE: Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. 1 Peter 2:12
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
1 Peter 2:11-21
11 Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul. 12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may [a]because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God on the day of [b]visitation.
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent [c]by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 15 For [d]such is the will of God, that by doing right you silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Act as free people, and [e]do not use your freedom as a [f]covering for evil, but use it as bond-servants of God. 17 Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the [g]king.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are [h]harsh. 19 For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person endures [i]grief when suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.
21 For you have been called for this purpose, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in His steps,
INSIGHT FOR TODAY
Peter encourages God’s “chosen people” (1 Peter 2:9) to live honorable and blameless lives, doing good works and living as Jesus lived in an unbelieving, hostile world so as to bring glory to God (vv. 9-21). Paul similarly urges believers in Christ to “live a life worthy of the Lord” (Colossians 1:10)—a faithful and fruitful life that honors and pleases Him (see Ephesians 4:1; Philippians 1:27; 1 Thessalonians 4:1). Believers are to live with integrity as “children of light” (Ephesians 5:8)—letting their “good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise [our] heavenly Father” (Matthew 5:16 nlt). (Insight By: K.T. Sim)
Our Daily Bread 1 April 2026 | ODB MESSAGE
At a job interview, Carol was asked repeatedly, “Why did you leave your previous job?” The interviewer had an inkling of the conflict she’d had with her former employer and wanted to know what had happened.
While acknowledging “differences in working style,” Carol refused to divulge her opinion of her former boss, believing that it would be wrong to speak ill of him. Later, after she was hired, her new boss revealed that the hiring personnel liked her response: “We were impressed by your integrity. We wouldn’t want you to bad-mouth your boss—or us next time—either.”
As a new believer in Jesus, Carol had always wondered how to live in a “godly” and “right” way, practically. She realized the answer could be simple: Show integrity and be honorable, honest, and ethical.
First Peter 2:12 points to the importance of integrity in everything: “Live such good lives among the pagans that . . . they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” This includes practical things like submitting to lawful authorities (vv. 13-14); doing good (v. 15); showing an attitude of humility and service (v. 16); and respecting and loving others (v. 17). As God helps us, let’s serve Him in a way that brings honor to His name. (Message By: Leslie Koh)
REFLECT & PRAY
In what simple and practical ways can you live out your faith? What words and actions would you use or avoid?
Dear Father, please give me the wisdom to show integrity, love, and respect for others each day so Your name will be glorified in all I say and do.
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