OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
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The Topic of Our Daily Bread For 4th August 2025 is “Fear God (and Your Mother)”
Bible in a Year: Fear God (and Your Mother)
Memory Verse: Leviticus 25:17
Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the Lord your God.
Today’s Scripture & Insight: Leviticus 25:8-17
In the Old Testament, the Israelites were commanded to be generous to their fellow Israelites (Deuteronomy 14:27; 15:7–11) and to foreigners and strangers (Leviticus 23:22; Deuteronomy 26:12). In the New Testament, believers in Jesus were likewise to be generous. The apostle Paul gave a good example of generosity to fellow believers in 2 Corinthians 8–9. The Macedonian church, despite their extreme poverty and during a severe trial, joyfully gave as much as they could to help the needy believers in Jerusalem. And Paul urged the Corinthians to willingly do the same, reminding them: “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously” (9:6). Today, we’re to extend that same generosity inside and outside the church: “Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased” (Hebrews 13:16).
By: Alyson Kieda
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
When elite athlete Darren was first offered performance-enhancing drugs, it was by medical professionals.
“You need to do what the others are doing,” they reasoned. Darren was shocked to discover that doping was indeed widespread in athletics, seemingly without consequence, but he vowed never to cheat himself. As he explained, “My mum had told me that the day I felt I needed drugs to be successful was the day I should stop. I only fear my mum and God, so that was enough.”
Likewise, in the workplace we face plenty of opportunities to ‘cheat’, cut corners, or be economical with the truth to be successful. We too can reason, Everyone else is doing it.
This is not a modern problem. Israelite law decreed a Jubilee year every fifty years. In this year, “each of you is to return to your family property” (Leviticus 25:10). This meant that land would never be sold permanently but more like a leasehold arrangement, adjusting the price accordingly (v. 16). When the Jubilee was approaching, Israelite sellers should lower the price of the land. God says to people tempted to cheat, “Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God” (v. 17).
Instead of looking to the world for what is right, God’s higher calling shows us a better way. God has woven the desire for fairness into our souls. Whenever we’re tempted to ‘cheat’, may we focus on God’s standards.
By: Tanya Marlow
Reflect & Pray
Where in your life are you tempted to ‘cheat’ because that’s what everyone else is doing? What helps to bring your focus back on the God of fairness and truth?
Dear God, thank You for being honest and fair, and for giving laws that promote justice for all.
Our Daily Bread 2025 Devotional is written by Con Campbell and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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