OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today 13th 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 13th January 2026 is “Hold On to God”
Bible in a Year: Genesis 31-32, Matthew 9:18-38
Memory Verse: Genesis 32:26
I will not let you go unless you bless me.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
At our school district’s championship wrestling match, children as young as eight grappled on gym mats, deploying clever holds to wrestle down their opponents and win.
An ancient sport, wrestling demands a savvy combination of takedowns, escapes, pins, and other point-winning maneuvers to come out on top. One little third-grade girl—a crowd favorite—was simply faster than all her opponents, using swift moves that seemed to trick her rivals into defeat.
Jacob used tricky moves to get the best of his twin brother Esau, “wrestling” Esau out of his birthright to their father’s inheritance (Genesis 25:33) and life blessing (27:27-40).
But stealing the blessing kept Jacob on the run, forcing him to flee his father’s household, depend on his cunning father-in-law, and live in fear of his brother’s wrath.
Later, he found himself alone, wrestling all night with a man who was God Himself. “Let me go,” the man told Jacob, “for it is daybreak” (32:26). But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me” (v. 26). Finally Jacob was seeking a blessing of his own, holding tight to God even until his name was changed to reflect his changed heart.
No tricky moves were needed to gain this rich blessing from God—only persistence. Jacob was learning to live in relationship with God. It’s a persistent and honest hold—a winning move God will reward.
Reflect & Pray
What does it mean for you to hold tight to God? How has spiritual persistence blessed you?
As I hold on to You, dear Father, please help me in my spiritual persistence.
Our Daily Bread 2026 Devotional is written by Patricia Raybon and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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