Our Daily Bread 13 April 2022 || ODB Devotional for Wednesday was written By James Banks (Our Daily Bread Ministries).
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Our Daily Bread 13 April 2022 || ODB Devotional TOPIC: Carried by Love
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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 46:1–10
KEY VERSE: I have made you and I will carry you. – Isaiah 46:4
BIBLE IN A YEAR: 1 Samuel 22–24; Luke 12:1–31
Our Daily Bread 13 April 2022 || ODB INSIGHT: Through the words of Isaiah, God compares the strength of Babylonian gods to Himself. The specific gods mentioned are Bel and Nebo (Isaiah 46:1–2). Bel, also known as Marduk (Jeremiah 50:2), was the chief god of the city of Babylon and the national god of Babylonia. He was the considered to be the god of order and destiny. Nabu was believed to be the son of Marduk and the one who knows all and sees all. With a twist of irony, God says that He does what these two gods can’t do—rescue His people (Isaiah 46:3–7).
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Our Daily Bread 13 April 2022 || ODB Devotional MESSAGE
My four-year-old grandson sat on my lap and patted my bald head, studying it intently. “Papa,” he asked, “What happened to your hair?” “Oh,” I laughed, “I lost it over the years.” His face turned thoughtful: “That’s too bad,” he responded. “I’ll have to give you some of mine.”
I smiled at his compassion and pulled him close for a hug. Reflecting later on his love for me in that cherished moment also caused me to ponder God’s selfless, generous love.
G. K. Chesterton wrote: “We have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.” By this he meant that the “Ancient of Days” (Daniel 7:9) is untainted by sin’s decay—God is ageless and loves us exuberantly with a love that never falters or fades. He’s fully willing and able to fulfill the promise He made to His people in Isaiah 46: “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you” (v. 4).
Five verses later He explains, “I am God, and there is none like me” (v. 9). The great “I am” (Exodus 3:14) loves us so deeply that He went to the extreme of dying on the cross to bear the full weight of our sin, so that we might turn to Him and be free of our burden and gratefully worship Him forever!
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Reflect & Pray (Our Daily Bread 13 April 2022 || ODB Devotional )
In what ways does God carry you through each day? How can you draw new strength from Him in this moment?
Beautiful Savior, I’m so thankful Your love for me never grows old! Help my love for You to grow ever deeper.
Our Daily Bread 13 April 2022 || ODB Devotional for Wednesday. Our Daily Bread Ministries (ODB) is a Christian organization founded by Dr. Martin De Haan in 1938. It is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with over 600 employees. It produces several devotional publications, including Our Daily Bread. our daily bread booklet.