Our Daily Bread Devotional for 7 February 2025 Friday
OUR DAILY BREAD DAILY DEVOTIONAL 7TH FEBRUARY 2025 MESSAGE
Welcome to Today’s Daily Bread Devotional Message to inspire and bless you! Read, Study and, Meditate over and over again. Let the blessings of God rest upon you!
Our Daily Bread Devotional for 7 February 2025 Friday
Topic: Not Irrelevant in God’s Eyes
Bible in a Year: Leviticus 1-3; Matthew 24:1-28
Bible Verse: People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. – 1 Samuel 16:7
Today’s Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1,6-13
Insight: There’s no mention of how David’s brothers felt about his public anointing by the prophet Samuel in Bethlehem (1 Samuel 16:13). A bit later, however, we gain a glimpse of his eldest brother Eliab’s resentment when David visited the frontlines of a standoff between Israel and the Philistines. Eliab “burned with anger” at his youngest brother (17:28). He said, “I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle” (v. 28). Eliab likely regretted those words as David soon made history by slaying Goliath (vv. 41-51). By: Tim Gustafson
Our Daily Bread Devotional for 7 February 2025 Message
During the annual National Football League Draft, professional football teams choose new players. Coaches spend thousands of hours evaluating prospective players’ skills and physical fitness. In 2022, Brock Purdy was the last—262nd—pick and labeled “Mr. Irrelevant,” the nickname given to the last football player selected. No one expected he would play in a game during the upcoming season. Just a few months later, however, Purdy led his team to two playoff wins. The reality is that team executives don’t always do an effective job identifying potential. And neither do we.
In a familiar Old Testament story, God sent the prophet Samuel to select the next king of Israel from among the sons of Jesse. When Samuel looked at the men, he was swayed by their physical appearance. But God said to him, “Do not consider his appearance or his height” (1 Samuel 16:7). Instead, God led him to choose not the oldest or tallest but the youngest and seemingly least relevant choice—David, who would be Israel’s greatest earthly king.
Why do we often do such a poor job evaluating people? Our passage reminds us that “people look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (v. 7). When we’re asked to select someone to be on a work team or serve on a volunteer committee, we can ask God to give us wisdom to make choices based on qualities valuable to Him. By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt “irrelevant”? How might you see people from God’s perspective?
Heavenly Father, please give me insight to see others as You see them.
Joel Osteen Devotional 5th February 2025 Wednesday Message
