Our Daily Bread Devotional 17th June 2022 ODB Today
Read Our Daily Bread Devotional 17th June 2022 ODB Today
CLICK HERE TO READ PREVIOUS ODB READING
READ FRIDAY ODB DEVOTIONAL, OUR DAILY BREAD 17TH JUNE 2022 WRIITEN BY PATRICIA RAYBON (OUR DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES)
TOPIC: Planted in God
ODB TODAY SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 17:5–8
5 This is what the Lord says:
“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,
who draws strength from mere flesh
and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places of the desert,
in a salt land where no one lives.
ALSO, READ Our Daily Bread 29 May 2022: Pressing Pause to Pray
7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
ALSO READ Our Daily Bread Today 2 June 2022 Devotional – Set Apart
KEY VERSE: They will be like a tree planted by the water. – Jeremiah 17:8
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Nehemiah 7–9; Acts 3
Our Daily Bread Devotional 17th June 2022 ODB Today | INSIGHT:
During the time of the prophet Jeremiah’s writings (627–586 bc), Judah was surrounded by the powerful nations of Egypt and Assyria and the growing nation of Babylon. Thus, Judah attempted to make alliances in order to protect their nation. But God wanted the people to trust in Him for their strength and security.
ALSO READ; Our Daily Bread 6th June 2022 ODB Devotional | The Kindness of Candor
Our Daily Bread Devotional 17th June 2022 ODB Today
In Jeremiah 17:5–8, the prophet provided a sharp contrast between those who look to humanity for their help and those who trust in God alone. He used three metaphors to describe the fate of those who turn away from God: a bush in the desert, parched places, and an uninhabited, salt-covered land. Such people’s lives would be dry, lonely, and withered. But as the psalmist declared in Psalm 1:3, those who trust in God would be “like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.”
Our Daily Bread Devotional 17th June 2022 ODB MESSAGE
“The wind is tossing the lilacs.” With that opening line of her springtime poem “May,” poet Sara Teasdale captured a vision of lilac bushes waving in gusty breezes. But Teasdale was lamenting a lost love, and her poem soon turned sorrowful.
Our backyard lilacs also encountered a challenge. After having their most lush and beautiful season, they faced the axe of a hard-working lawn man who “trimmed” every bush, chopping them to stubs. I cried. Then, three years later—after barren branches, a bout of powdery mildew, and my faithless plan to dig them up—our long-suffering lilacs rebounded. They just needed time, and I simply needed to wait for what I couldn’t see.
READ ALSO; ODB Today – Our Daily Bread 8th June 2022 || Generosity and Joy
The Bible tells of many people who waited by faith despite adversity. Noah waited for delayed rain. Caleb waited forty years to live in the promised land. Rebekah waited twenty years to conceive a child. Jacob waited seven years to marry Rachel. Simeon waited and waited to see the baby Jesus. Their patience was rewarded.
Our Daily Bread Devotional 17th June 2022 ODB Today
In contrast, those who look to humans “will be like a bush in the wastelands” (Jeremiah 17:6). Poet Teasdale ended her verse in such gloom. “I go a wintry way,” she concluded. But “blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,” rejoiced Jeremiah. “They will be like a tree planted by the water” (vv. 7–8).
The trusting stay planted in God—the One who walks with us through the joys and adversities of life.
REFLECT: What do you know about God that stirs your trust in Him? How will you plant your trust deeper in His steadying soil?
PRAY: Heavenly Father, when my life feels barren or buffeted by stiff winds, please plant me deeper in Your steadying love.
Our Daily Bread Devotional 17th June 2022 ODB Today. 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.
ALSO, READ: Our Daily Bread Today 11 June 2022 || ODB For Saturday