![]() ![]() The “clockwork” of our lives is still in motion-but for how long? May we live our moments in love with our merciful Savior, waiting and working for Him. But He tells us to be prepared and “keep watch” (v. Jesus clearly indicates that none of us knows either the moment He’ll return and establish His kingdom forever or when He may summon us to leave this world and come to Him. ![]() Today’s passage is part of the last one, known as the Olivet Discourse because it took place on the Mount of Olives. And I pondered Jesus’ words about His return as He spoke to His disciples on the Mount of Olives: “So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him” (Matthew 24:44). Ap Our Daily Bread Devotional INSIGHT: Matthew’s gospel, written primarily to a Jewish audience, is built around Jesus’ five major teaching discourses (chs. His grave is located at the mountain’s summit, not far from where he fell.Īs I ascended that mountain peak recently, I reflected on Mitchell’s story and my own mortality and how each of us has only so much time. Mitchell, a professor at the university, was gathering data to defend his (correct) claim that the peak he was on-which now bears his name, Mount Mitchell-was the highest one east of the Mississippi. ![]() They mark the exact moment (8:19 and 56 seconds) the watch’s owner Elisha Mitchell slipped and fell to his death at a waterfall in the Appalachian Mountains on the morning of June 27, 1857. It’s about accepting the Holy Spirit’s guidance so that our words generate the kindness and encouragement our world needs.The halted hands of a pocket watch in a library’s archives at the University of North Carolina tell a harrowing tale. 1 Peter 2:20 BIBLE IN A YEAR: 2 Samuel 35 Luke 14:2535. Taming the tongue isn’t just about training ourselves to say the right things. KEY VERSE: If you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. As we cooperate with the Spirit, our hearts change and so do our words. Thankfully, God’s Spirit, who indwells every believer, helps us grow in patience, goodness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22–23). Unfortunately, the Bible warns that it’s very hard to control our speech because words spring from our hearts (Luke 6:45). “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings” (v. Our words can run in different directions. For the tongue, it’s our words (James 3:3, 5). ![]() Both have great influence over something big and powerful-for the bit, it’s the horse. Ma Our Daily Bread Devotional for Friday By (Our Daily Bread Ministries) Our Daily Bread 11 March 2022 TOPIC: Tackling Indecision TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 3:58 BIBLE IN A YEAR: Deuteronomy 1416 Mark 12:2844 KEY VERSE: In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. As she pulled the bridle over its ears, Michelle explained that the bit was important because it allowed the rider to slow the horse and steer it to the left or right.Ī horse’s bit, like the human tongue, is small but important. Michelle’s white pony opened its mouth as she demonstrated how to place the bit behind its teeth. How can I receive a quantity of Our Daily Bread on a regular basis for my church, personal ministry, or organization Our Daily Bread three-month edition is. The air smelled of leather and oats as we stood in the barn where my friend Michelle was teaching my daughter to ride a horse. ![]()
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