OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today 11th January 2026, is here. Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:11).
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The Topic of Our Daily Bread For 11th January 2025 is “Thank God for His Gifts”
Bible in a Year: Genesis 27-28, Matthew 8:18-34
Memory Verse: Numbers 11:6
We have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
The elderly man was taking a long time looking at the children’s backpacks in the store. He told me, “It’s my granddaughter’s birthday. I hope she likes my gift.” At the checkout, he clutched a pink backpack with a cartoon character design. He looked excited.
Later in a restaurant, I saw him again with a little girl and her parents. When the child opened her gift, she said, “I don’t like this character! And I hate pink!” Her parents made her apologize, but she still complained. My heart broke for her grandpa.
I was reminded of how I sometimes respond to God’s gifts. I complain because I want something different, failing to see the miracle before me—that God Himself has lovingly given something for me.
The Israelites behaved similarly. God had kept His promise to them: “I will rain down bread from heaven for you” (Exodus 16:4). God’s faithful provision in the wilderness was sure: “When the dew settled on the camp at night, the manna also came down” (Numbers 11:9).
But instead of being thankful, the Israelites complained about God’s expression of loving provision: “We never see anything but this manna!” (v. 6). Instead of humbly requesting other food from God, they wailed over His gift.
I still remember the hurt look in the grandfather’s eyes that day. It made me think of how our heavenly Father must feel when we complain. Let’s be grateful for the gifts He’s given us.
Reflect & Pray
What blessings have you complained about? How can you thank God for them?
Dear Father, please forgive me for the times I’ve complained.
Our Daily Bread 2026 Devotional is written by Karen Huang and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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