Our Daily Bread Today 3 May 2026 | Love That Goes the Distance
OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE FAMILY – 3RD MAY 2026
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Our Daily Bread Today 3 May 2026 Devotional Message
Topic: Love That Goes the Distance
Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 14-15; Luke 22:21-46
Bible Verse: Teach [my commands] to your children. Deuteronomy 11:19
Today’s Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:13-21
Insight: Deuteronomy derives from the Greek word deuteronomion, which means “second law.” Most of the book of Deuteronomy repeats the law of Moses given to Israel on Mount Sinai forty years earlier. The generation that had agreed to that law (Exodus 24:7) decades earlier, however, had died in the wilderness. Now, the law needed to be rehearsed for a new generation preparing to enter the promised land. The law instructed them not only how to relate to God but also to one another. Today, as we study the Scriptures, we also learn how to share His love and truth with others. By: Bill Crowder
“We wave until they’re out of sight. It’s a way of showing that we love them.” Those words from my mother when I was a boy explained a habit she and my father had when a family member left our home after a visit. Mom and Dad stood outside and waved to the ones leaving until they disappeared in the distance. Sometimes they stood there for a long time, but that didn’t matter. When I left home myself, I understood why.
Seeing them waving in the rearview mirror touched my heart, and I felt loved and cared for. I still say goodbye to our family visitors that way to show love for them. It’s a habit I hope my children will continue.
Another way we can express love for our families is to communicate God’s love shared in Scripture. As the Israelites prepared to cross the Jordan into the promised land, God taught them with these instructions for life: “Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds. . . . Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up” (Deuteronomy 11:18-19).
These are words that would one day find fulfillment in the perfect love of Jesus, who promised, “I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20). As we share His truth and kindness, we can trust that His love is able to overcome every distance. By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
Whom can you encourage with God’s wisdom and truth today? In what ways will you show them His love?
Please help me, dear Father, to share Your love and truth with others today so they may believe and walk with You always.
