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March 15, 2022 Our Daily Bread Today Tuesday | No Formula Needed

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Today Devotional for 15 March 2022 written by Alyson Kieda to inspire and bless you! Kindly share with other people.

MARCH 15, 2022 OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY

TOPIC: NO FORMULA NEEDED

Bible in a Year: Deuteronomy 26–27; Mark 14:27–53

Key verse: “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16

Today’s Scripture: Matthew 5:13–16

March 15, 2022 Our Daily Bread Today Tuesday | Insight

In the ancient world, with no refrigeration, salt’s most common use was to preserve food and keep it from spoiling. When Jesus said His followers were “the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13), He was calling them to stand as obstacles to the inevitable corruption in society. Salt in Jesus’ day was often impure—coming from salt marshes where many impurities corrupted the important mineral.

When those impurities dominated the salt used in preservation, the salt failed to do its job and the meat would spoil. Jesus’ challenge to His listeners was to avoid the very impurities they were tasked with preventing in the world around them. Christ’s description of His faithful followers in the Sermon on the Mount challenges even believers today to live counter–culturally, staving off corruption in the world and living a life of purity and faith.

March 15th 2022 Our Daily Bread Today || ODB Devotional Message

When Jen was young, her well-intentioned Sunday school teacher instructed the class in evangelism training, which included memorizing a series of verses and a formula for sharing the gospel. She and a friend nervously tried this out on another friend, fearful they’d forget an important verse or step. Jen doesn’t “remember if the evening ended in conversion [but guesses] it did not.” The approach seemed to be more about the formula than the person.

Now, years later, Jen and her husband are modeling for their own children a love for God and sharing their faith in a more inviting way. They understand the importance of teaching their children about God, the Bible, and a personal relationship with Jesus, but they’re doing so through a living, daily example of a love for God and the Scriptures. They’re demonstrating what it means to be the “light of the world” (Matthew 5:14) and to reach out to others through kindness and hospitable words.

Jen says, “We cannot impart words of life to others if we don’t possess them ourselves.” As she and her husband show kindness in their own lifestyle, they’re preparing their children “to invite others into their faith.” We don’t need a formula to lead others to Jesus—what matters most is that a love for God compels and shines through us. As we live in and share His love, God draws others to know Him too. By: Alyson Kieda

Reflect: How have you shared the good news with another? What was the result? What are some other ways you could share about Jesus?

Prayer: Dear God, I want others to experience the loving relationship I have with You. Help me in my walk and talk to draw others to You.

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