Our Daily Bread 5 June 2021 – Waiting in Hope – 5th June 2021 Today
OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL TODAY MESSAGE FOR SATURDAY 5TH JUNE 2021 WRITTEN BY XOCHITL DIXON
TOPIC: WAITING IN HOPE
Bible in a Year: 2 Chronicles 23–24; John 15
Key Verse: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. – Romans 12:12
Today’s Scripture: Romans 12:9–13
Insight: Our Daily Bread 5 June 2021 Devotional
Love is the subject of a series of exhortations in Paul’s letter to the believers in Jesus in Rome. Romans 12:9–21 describes in detail what sincere love looks like. One common aspect of each of these expressions of love is that it requires putting the needs and interests of others ahead of our own. In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul reiterates the sacrificial nature of love and describes what love is and what it isn’t.
Again, the common aspect of love described in this passage is that it focuses on the good of someone else. Jesus taught that the greatest love is self-sacrificing: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13). To say that we love includes placing others ahead of ourselves.
Message: Our Daily Bread 5 June 2021 Today Devotional
Rogelio served as our waiter during our weeklong vacation. In one conversation, he credited Jesus for blessing him with Kaly, a compassionate wife with strong faith. After they had their first baby, God gave them the opportunity to help care for their niece who had Down syndrome. Soon after, Rogelio’s mother-in-law needed live-in care.
Rogelio works with joy, often taking on double shifts to ensure his wife can stay home to care for the people God entrusted to them. When I shared how the couple inspired me to love better because of the way they opened their hearts and home to serve their family members, he said, “It is my pleasure to serve them . . . and you.”
Rogelio’s life affirms the power of living with generosity and trusting God to provide as we serve one another selflessly. The apostle Paul urged God’s people to be “devoted to one another in love . . . joyful in hope, patient in affliction, [and] faithful in prayer” as we “share with the Lord’s people who are in need [and] practice hospitality” (Romans 12:10–13).
Our life can change in an instant, leaving us or those we love in circumstances that feel impossible to bear. But when we’re willing to share all God has given us while we wait on Him, we can cling to His enduring love . . . together. By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflection: How can you prayerfully and physically support someone in need today? How has God used someone to offer you tangible support while you waited for Him?
Prayer: God, please help me love others while I wait for You to work in and through my circumstances.
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