Our Daily Bread for Teens 4 October 2021 Devotional for Day 277 Message By Our Daily Bread
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TOPIC: Being Criticised
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Nehemiah 4:1-6
KEY VERSE: Hear us, our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads
Nehemiah 4:4
MESSAGE: I’m part of a team at my church who put on a big event each year. We spend eleven months planning all the details to make sure it’ll be great fun for everyone who comes along. We choose the date and venue. We organise the food, the stalls, the games, the music, the entertainment—everything! As the day draws near, we make lots of flyers and adverts to make sure everyone in our neighbourhood gets invited along.
When it’s all over, we try to get lots of feedback. We want to know what went well, and what didn’t. But often the criticisms are hard to hear. After all our hard work, the negative feedback can make us want to give up.
Nehemiah had critics too as he led a team to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem. They actually made fun of Nehemiah and those working alongside him saying, “Even a fox climbing up on it would break down [your] wall of stones!” (Neh. 4:3). His reaction to his critics helps me handle my own: instead of feeling down or trying to ignore their comments, he turned to God for help. Instead of getting angry, he asked God to hear the way His people were being treated and to defend them (v.4). After trusting the situation to God, he continued to help the people work steadily on the wall “with all their heart” (v.6).
Nehemiah’s example can help us learn to not be distracted by criticism. When we’re laughed at or put down in any way, instead of sulking or getting angry, we can prayerfully ask God to defend us so we can continue living for Him.
REFLECT: GOD IS OUR BEST DEFENCE AGAINST CRITICISM.
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Our Daily Bread for Teens 4 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.