OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today, 12th December 2025, is here. Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:11).
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The Topic of Our Daily Bread For 10th December 2025 is “Cultivating Gratitude”
Bible in a Year: Hosea 9-11, Revelation 3
Memory Verse: Psalm 9:1
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
“Dad, can you get me some water?” my youngest daughter asked. “Sure,” I said, bringing her a full cup. She took it wordlessly. Then my oldest daughter made the same request.
She didn’t respond either after I got her some water. Annoyed, I blurted out, “Is anyone going to say, ‘Thank you’? Why is that so hard?”
Sometimes there’s nothing like parental frustration to open the door for God to work. Immediately I felt the gentle nudge of the Holy Spirit: Yes, Adam, why is it so hard to say, “Thank you”? Busted. Turns out a lack of gratitude isn’t just my kids’ problem; it’s mine too.
I don’t know why saying thank you can be so hard, but it certainly seems to be a part of the human condition. In the psalms, however, we see a model for growing in gratitude.
There, David and others often praise God amid myriad trials. And a particular phrase frequently precedes their thanksgiving: “I will . . . .”
In Psalm 9:1, David deliberately chooses thankfulness: “I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” We might be prone to think of gratitude primarily as a feeling. But David reminds us that it’s also a choice.
Like David, as we choose to cultivate a habit of giving thanks, we can gradually grow to recognize and appreciate God’s goodness in every aspect of life.
Reflect & Pray
How can we cultivate the habit of gratitude? What are some things you’re thankful for?
Dear Father, thank You for all You’ve given me. Please help me to choose gratitude today for the many ways You’ve blessed me.
Our Daily Bread 2025 Devotional is written by Adam R. Holz and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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