OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL READING JUNE 15, 2025, SUNDAY ODB MESSAGE
Our Daily Bread 15 June 2025 Devotional, Sunday TOPIC: Hopeless Cases
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Nehemiah 1-3; Acts 2:1-21
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KEY VERSE: Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the Lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel. – Isaiah 44:23
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 44:21-25 (NASB)
21 “Remember these things, Jacob,
And Israel, for you are My servant;
I have formed you, you are My servant,
Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me.
22 I have wiped out your wrongdoings like a thick cloud
And your sins like a [a]heavy mist.
Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”
23 Shout for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done it!
Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;
Break into a shout of jubilation, you mountains,
Forest, and every tree in it;
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And in Israel He shows His glory.
24 This is what the Lord says, He who is your Redeemer, and the One who formed you from the womb:
“I, the Lord, am the Maker of all things,
Stretching out the heavens by Myself
And spreading out the earth [b]alone,
25 Causing the [c]omens of diviners to fail,
[d]Making fools of fortune-tellers;
Causing wise men to turn back
And [e]making their knowledge ridiculous,
INSIGHT FOR TODAY
Isaiah 44 contrasts false gods with the one true God. In verses 9-20, God indicts those who make idols. He speaks of the “blacksmith” (v. 12) and the “carpenter” who craft images that “dwell in a shrine” (v. 13). God says, “Half of the wood he burns in the fire. . . . From the rest he makes a god, his idol” (vv. 16-17). God had a much different message for His people: “Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you . . . ; I will not forget you” (v. 21). We aren’t to make a representation of God; He has made us. The writer to the Hebrews observes, “Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands . . . ; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence” (9:24). Our high priest is Christ Himself. His Spirit resides within us (1 Corinthians 3:16). No shrine we make could ever contain Him—our redeeming God.
Our Daily Bread 15 June 2025 Devotional, Sunday Message:
The situation looked hopeless for Amy and Alan’s infant daughter Jem. Born with a condition called trisomy-18, she was expected to die within days or weeks. “There’s no point in treating her,” the doctor said coldly. But her mother said, “I have bigger dreams for her.” They took Jem home and loved her. And they prayed.
Six years later, Jem needed surgery to remove a large tumor that had been found. Then—the same doctor walked in. “I know what you’re thinking,” he said, “but I’m asking you for a second chance.” He admitted he’d been wrong about Jem. “I’d like a chance at redemption,” he said. Amy and Alan might have said no. But they understood the power of God’s forgiveness.
The Old Testament prophets often carried a message of God’s judgment. But woven throughout that message is the irrepressible theme of God’s love, forgiveness, and redemption. Isaiah pointed out Judah’s sins (44:6-20) but suddenly shifted focus. Speaking God’s words, he said, “Return to me, for I have redeemed you” (v. 22). God’s character wouldn’t permit Him to abandon His people. “I have made you,” He said, “I will not forget you” (v. 21). The conclusion: “Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; . . . the Lord has redeemed Jacob” (v. 23).
Jem’s surgery found no tumor. “A miracle!” said the doctor. The power of prayer. The power of our redeeming God.
REFLECT: What “hopeless” cases do you know of? How have you seen God’s redemption at work in your life?
PRAY: Heavenly Father, thank You for being the God who asks me to return to You.
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