ODB — Our Daily Bread 25 August 2022 (Thursday)
Welcome to Our Daily Bread Today Devotional for 25th August 2022 written by Karen Huang to inspire and bless you! Kindly share with other people.
OUR DAILY BREAD 25TH AUGUST 2022, ODB DEVOTIONAL
TODAY’S TOPIC: WHEN YOU NEED HELP
Bible in a Year: Psalm 119:1–88; 1 Corinthians 7:20–40
Key Verse: My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2
Today’s Scripture: Psalm 121
Our Daily Bread 25 August 2022 (Thursday) Insight
As one of the Songs of Ascents (see the superscription), Psalm 121 was designated as a song of pilgrimage as the people traveled to Jerusalem for the three high feasts each year. Though there were more feasts, these three had been set aside for annual pilgrimage. Notice Deuteronomy 16:16 in Moses’ final instructions to Israel prior to his death: “Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles.
No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed.” The Feast of Unleavened Bread was also known as Passover (Pesach) while the Festival of Weeks (Shavuot) was also known as Firstfruits or Pentecost. Both of these were spring feasts, while the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) was a fall feast that remembered the people’s time dwelling in tents in the wilderness. By: Bill Crowder
OUR DAILY BREAD 25TH AUGUST 2022 ODB DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE
It was a Monday morning, but my friend Chia-ming wasn’t in the office. He was at home, cleaning the bathroom. A month unemployed, he thought, and no job leads. His firm had shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic and worries about the future filled Chia-ming with fear. I need to support my family, he thought. Where can I go for help?
In Psalm 121:1, the pilgrims to Jerusalem asked a similar question about where to find help. The journey to the Holy City on Mount Zion was long and potentially dangerous, with travelers enduring an arduous climb. The challenges they faced may seem like the difficult journeys we face in life today—trudging the path of illness, relationship problems, bereavement, stress at work or, as in the case of Chia-ming, financial difficulty and unemployment.
But we can take heart in the truth that the Maker of heaven and earth Himself helps us (v. 2). He watches over our lives (vv. 3, 5, 7–8) and He knows what we need. Shamar, the Hebrew word for “watches over,” means “to guard.” The Creator of the universe is our guardian. We’re in His safekeeping. “God took care of me and my family,” Chia-ming shared recently. “And at the right time, He provided a teaching job.”
As we trust and obey God, we can look ahead with hope, knowing we’re within the protective boundaries of His wisdom and love. By: Karen Huang
Reflect: What kind of help do you need from God today? How does knowing He’s the Maker of heaven and earth encourage you?
Prayer: Father, thank You for being my source of help on my life’s journey.
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