Our Daily Bread 23rd November 2025 Devotional – Today’s Insight, Bible Reading & Prayer – Sunday ODB Message
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TOPIC: Our Worth in Christ
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BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ezekiel 20-21; James 5
KEY VERSE: Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” Mark 5:19
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Mark 5:1-6, 12-13, 18-20
INSIGHT FOR TODAY
The man with the “impure spirit” had terrorized the community (Mark 5:3-4), yet Christ redeemed him, showing him compassion while confronting his literal demons. Mark writes, “When [the man] saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him” (v. 6). Why would a man possessed by agents of Satan run to meet Christ, the enemy of Satan? Perhaps because even demons sense the irresistible compulsion to worship this “Son of the Most High God” (v. 7). Just as Jesus demonstrated to the demon-possessed man that his life had value, we can be assured that because of Christ we’re also of immeasurable worth. (Insight By: Tim Gustafson)
Our Daily Bread – 23rd November 2025 | ODB MESSAGE
Mario was a twenty-eight-year-old crack and alcohol addict who was imprisoned for burglary. At his sentencing the judge said he was “a waste of a human life.” Mario sadly agreed. Midway through his jail time he saw an advertisement for a journalism contest. It piqued Mario’s interest, and he enrolled in a nearby university. He was hooked. Mario loved working on news stories, and after his release he finished his master’s degree in journalism and now writes for The New York Times. He’s a waste no more!
The life of the demon-possessed man living in the tombs seemed a waste to anyone who knew him. His neighbors bound him with chains for their protection and his, but “he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet” (Mark 5:4). He ran back to the tombs where “night and day . . . he would cry out and cut himself with stones” (v. 5). Then he was changed forever.
Jesus cast out the man’s demons and returned him to normal society. The town was amazed to find him “sitting there, dressed and in his right mind” (v. 15). The grateful man wanted to sail away with Christ, but He said no. “Go home to your own people,” said Jesus, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you” (v. 19).
This man’s mission is our mission. Let’s tell others about Christ. Because of Him, no one’s life is a waste. (Message By: Mike Wittmer)
REFLECT: What has Jesus saved you from? Where would you be without Him?
PRAY: Dear Father, thank You for the immeasurable worth I have in You.
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