Our Daily Bread for Teens 12 October 2021 Devotional for Day 285 Message By Our Daily Bread
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TOPIC: Happy with What We’ve Got
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Psalm 62
KEY VERSE: Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods
Psalm 62:10
“This house ain’t worth robbing,” said a thief who realised he was wasting his time. One blog told the story of a burglar who broke into a home and threatened the owner with a knife while looking for money. He went through every room but only found £3 in change, £5 in a wallet and a few pieces of cheap jewellery.
The thief decided that the man he was robbing was worse off than he was, so he gave back the £8 he was going to steal. “I think he was shocked,” said the victim later. “He couldn’t believe that was all the money I had.”
We might find this story quite funny. But we can often go through a similar thing. It happens whenever we try to take something that God has not given us. When we live in envy because we want the things, looks, gadgets or brains our friends have, we only get ourselves into trouble.
Israel’s King David learned this the hard way. In the book of 2 Samuel he stole Uriah’s wife, ending up with far more trouble and far less happiness than he had expected. He became a murderer (11:14-15), lost a child (12:14) and created a life-long fight within his family (12:10). If we’re looking for things God hasn’t given us, we’ll end up with less than we had to start.
REFLECT: SIN IS NEVER WORTH THE TROUBLE.
Our Daily Bread for Teens 12 October 2021 Devotional was written By Our Daily Bread Ministries (ODB). Our Daily Bread Teens Edition a reading plan with bite-sized devotions and relatable stories that help teenagers connect the timeless wisdom of God’s Word to their daily life.