OUR DAILY BREAD Today Devotion 22 April 2025 Tuesday
OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE FOR APRIL 22ND, 2025
Welcome to Today’s Study of Our 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 Today Devotion 22 April 2025 Tuesday
Topic: Loving Others with God’s Love
Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 14-15; Luke 17:1-19
Bible Verse: You are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. – Deuteronomy 10:19
Today’s Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:14-19
Insight: In Deuteronomy 10, God commanded Moses to “chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones” (v. 1). These tablets contained God’s law and replaced the first tablets that were broken in anger by Moses in response to the people’s apostasy (Exodus 32:19). Israel is called once more to obey God’s law in a renewal of their covenant relationship with Him.
In summarizing how God’s people were called to live, Moses emphasizes that they ought to “fear the Lord [their] God, to walk in obedience to Him, to love him, to serve the Lord [their] God with all [their] heart and with all [their] soul” (Deuteronomy 10:12). He says that “you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt” (v. 19). Scripture shows that loving God and loving our neighbor are inseparable; it’s the heart of what God calls us to. Jesus emphasized this in Matthew 22:37-40. By: Monica La Rose
OUR DAILY BREAD Today Devotion 22 April 2025 Message
The people of Le Chambon, France, risked everything to help save the lives of as many as five thousand individuals, many of them Jewish children, during the Nazi occupation. The refugees fleeing their homes were hidden in the community’s homes and farms. The townspeople were inspired by pastor André Trocmé, who called on his congregation to help by referencing the words of Deuteronomy 10:19, “You are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.”
This command given to the Israelites comes in a passage that begins with the reminder that the whole earth belongs to God, who is “mighty and awesome” (v. 17). Yet God chose to love the Israelites (v. 15). He also cares for people in vulnerable or unfamiliar situations (v. 18), including foreigners who weren’t part of the nation of Israel. As the Israelites settled in their new home, they were to imitate God’s love and care for those needing help, especially because they knew the unique struggles of being a foreigner (v. 19).
If we’ve been at a job a long time or lived in the same home for several years, God may give us the opportunity to show kindness to someone who feels like a “foreigner,” perhaps by providing helpful advice to a new coworker or assistance to a recently relocated family. When we do, we demonstrate God’s love to those in unfamiliar, and often vulnerable, situations. By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
When did someone show you kindness recently? How might you care for someone else?
Heavenly Father, please help me to extend Your love and care to others.
