Our Daily Bread 16th August 2025 Devotional – Today’s Insight, Bible Reading & Prayer – Saturday ODB Message
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TOPIC: Making Room for Others
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BIBLE IN A YEAR: Psalms 94-96; Romans 15:14-33
KEY VERSE: God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. Psalm 68:6
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Psalm 68:1-10 (CEB)
1 Let God rise up;
let his enemies scatter;
let those who hate him
run scared before him!
2 Like smoke is driven away,
drive them away!
Like wax melting before fire,
let the wicked perish before God!
3 But let the righteous be glad
and celebrate before God.
Let them rejoice with gladness!
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name!
Exalt the one who rides the clouds!
The Lord is his name.
Celebrate before him!
5 Father of orphans and defender of widows
is God in his holy habitation.
6 God settles the lonely in their homes;
he sets prisoners free with happiness,[a]
but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7 When you went forth before your people, God,
when you marched through the wasteland, Selah
8 the earth shook!
Yes, heaven poured down
before God, the one from Sinai—
before God, the God of Israel!
9 You showered down abundant rain, God;
when your inheritance grew weary,
you restored it yourself,
10 and your creatures settled in it.
In your goodness, God,
you provided for the poor.
INSIGHT FOR TODAY
The psalmist encourages us that “God sets the lonely in families” (68:6). God understood humanity’s need for companionship from the very beginning. After creating Adam, He said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18). No suitable helper was found among the animals, so God made Eve, a woman, the perfect companion for Adam (vv. 20-23). God’s first words to them were to “be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it” (1:28).
God has also given us a spiritual family—a community of believers in Jesus (Galatians 6:10; 1 Peter 2:17)—to dispel our loneliness and encourage us in our walk with Christ (Galatians 6:2; Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). As believers in Jesus, we can be fruitful by sharing the gospel and inviting others into the family of God.
Our Daily Bread – 16th August 2025 Devotional, MESSAGE
Each year my family designs a custom wall calendar, but lately it’s gotten a bit crowded. We decorate each month with our favorite photos from the previous year and highlight significant dates. As our family welcomes new spouses and children, we’ve had to squeeze in more photos to make sure every person is included. We now have two sets of shared birthdays, and some holidays are covered up by anniversaries. But instead of detracting from the calendar, all the new members make it even more precious to me.
In God’s kingdom, the inclusion of newcomers is always a blessing. The Bible tells us that “God sets the lonely in families” (Psalm 68:6). His love and protection are communicated in the context of a family, as He’s “a father to the fatherless” and “a defender of widows” (v. 5). His heart is to welcome those who are isolated, ashamed, or accused, and thus “he leads out the prisoners with singing” (v. 6).
As believers in Jesus, we’ve been adopted into God’s family (Galatians 4:5), and we’re commissioned to share His open invitation with others (2 Corinthians 5:20). Like my family calendar, the more people who accept the invitation into God’s family, the more beautiful it becomes. We don’t have to be concerned about running out of a finite resource—there’s room enough for everyone, and He delights in new additions.
REFLECT: How can you share the invitation to God’s family with others today? What does it mean that there’s room for all?
PRAY: Thank You, God, for loving me and letting me share Your love with others.
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