Our Daily Bread Today 6 April 2026 | Faithful and Forgiving
OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE FAMILY – 6TH APRIL 2026
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Our Daily Bread Today 6 April 2026 Devotional Message
Faithful and Forgiving
Bible in a Year: 1 Samuel 4-6; Luke 9:1-17
I threw [the gold] into the fire, and out came this calf. Exodus 32:24
Today’s Scripture: Exodus 32:15-24
Insight: Moses went to God to “make atonement for [the people’s] sin” (Exodus 32:30) and to ask Him to “please forgive their sin” (v. 32). But God asserted His right to discipline the guilty and struck the people with a plague (vv. 33-35). Three thousand instigators of this great sin were also put to death (32:21, 28). God spared Aaron, however, because Moses interceded for him (Deuteronomy 9:20).
Because Jesus gave Himself as “the atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 John 2:2) and is interceding for us (Romans 8:26), God “will forgive us our sins” when we “confess” them and repent (1 John 1:9). – By: K.T. Sim
“It’s not my fault!” So says Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back when his ship is attacked and there seems to be no escape, only because a repair hadn’t been made. When he says it, you wonder if he bears at least some responsibility for his predicament but doesn’t want to admit it.
I’ve been there. Sometimes it’s easier to find someone (or something) else to blame rather than accept responsibility myself. Scripture shows us that this tendency is as old as sin. Adam and Eve both did it (Genesis 3:11-13), and so did Aaron. When Moses was with God on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, God told him that the people He’d just released from slavery had turned away to worship an idol (Exodus 32:7-8). When Moses returned and confronted Aaron (whom he’d left in charge), Aaron responded, “You know how prone these people are to evil” (v. 22). Then he rationalized about the idol he himself cast, saying, “They gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!” (v. 24).
Despite our willfulness, God offers us forgiveness when we admit to Him we’ve done wrong. He assures us that He’s “faithful and just and will forgive us” (1 John 1:9). Forgiven and received by Him, we can be open about our brokenness to the God who took our blame on Himself on the cross, all because of His perfect, sacrificial love. – By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How have you experienced God’s forgiveness? How might you share what He’s done for you today?
Dear Jesus, thank You for taking my sin, blame, and shame away. Please help me to live for You always!
