OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today, 13th December 2025, is here. Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:11).
The word of God is food to the spirit man. “Eat and digest” the word of the Lord for today and let its unchanging power nuture your faith and help in your daily walk to Christ.
The Topic of Our Daily Bread For 13th December 2025 is “Joy and Strength in God”
Bible in a Year: Hosea 12-14, Revelation 4
Memory Verse: Nehemiah 8:10
Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
In the midst of colorful creations made from old plastic bottles cut to resemble feathers and even lampshades, a tour guide at a New Orleans Museum shared the thinking behind the use of such material.
“For a city that’s had such hardship, we’ve also learned to use what we have to create joy and beauty. We don’t focus only on the hard times; we celebrate the resilience.”
Nehemiah and the Israelites also faced hardship but resiliently pressed on in God’s joy. They’d been captured and taken away from their home, and at last were able to return to Jerusalem from exile (Nehemiah 3:7-12, 18).
But upon arriving, they still faced opposition to rebuild the wall that protected Jerusalem (Nehemiah 6). Even after the wall was completed and they gathered for a celebration, hearing the words of God’s law, their spirits were heavy.
They were “weeping as they listened” (8:9). But Nehemiah reminded them that they could find joy and strength in God—remembering who He was and what He’d brought them through. Nehemiah told them, “The joy of the Lord is your strength” (v. 10).
Focusing on God can give us “great joy” and strength too, especially when our circumstances seem dire. God’s ability, character, and the Scriptures can renew our minds and bring us joy (v. 12)—providing the strength and resilience we need.
Reflect & Pray
When have you found joy and strength in God? How can you practice resilience amid your trials?
Holy God, when my circumstances seem bleak, please remind me to focus on You to find joy and strength.
Our Daily Bread 2025 Devotional is written by Katara Patton and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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