OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today 16th January 2026, 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 nurture your faith and help in your daily walk to Christ.
The Topic of Our Daily Bread For 16th January 2026 is “An Enlarged Heart”
Bible in a Year: Genesis 39-40, Matthew 11
Memory Verse: Psalm 119:32
I will run the course of Your commandments, for You shall enlarge my heart
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
In his Confessions, Augustine wrestled with how it was possible for God to be in relationship with him. How could the one who created the universe come into something as small and sinful as his heart?
But he pleaded with God to make it possible, praying, “The house of my soul is narrow. Enlarge it, so that you may enter it. It’s in ruins! Repair it! It has things in it that would offend your eyes. I confess and know it. But who will cleanse it, or to whom will I cry, but to you?”
Today we know Augustine as Saint Augustine, a revered philosopher and theologian. But he saw himself simply as someone transformed by the wonder of a God who wanted to know him.
In Psalm 119, the psalmist is also in awe of God’s revelation of Himself, particularly through Scripture (v. 18). “You shall enlarge my heart” (v. 32 nkjv), the psalmist celebrated.
It’s only because God is graciously willing to enlarge our hearts that we can joyfully walk the path He shows us (v. 45). He turns our hearts away from what is corrupt (vv. 36-37) to the “path of [His] commands,” where we find His infinite “delight” (v. 35).
We are small, and our hearts are fickle. But when we turn our longing hearts to God (vv. 34, 36), He guides us down the paths of joy and true freedom.
Reflect & Pray
How has God “enlarged” Your heart? Where might you need to ask Him to bring growth?
Dear God, thank You for opening my heart to Your greatness. Please enlarge my heart today and every day.
Our Daily Bread 2026 Devotional is written by Monica La Rose and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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I love these lessons they are inspiring and very helpful in learning how to pursue our walk with God