OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today 26th 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 26th January 2026 is “Mercy and Our Mess”
Bible in a Year: Exodus 14-15, Matthew 17
Memory Verse: Jonah 2:1
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
During Sunday school, my patience with three-year-old Peter was wearing thin. He was unhappy, unkind to the other kids, and absolutely refused to be content, even when we offered him the most coveted toys. My pity turned to annoyance. If he stubbornly persisted in being difficult, then fine, I’d send him back to his parents and he would miss out on all the fun.
Too often I find my compassion has conditions. If someone ignores my advice or refuses my help, then they don’t deserve it anymore. Fortunately, God doesn’t act that way toward us.
The prophet Jonah experienced His great mercy after a time of stubborn disobedience when God commanded him to travel and preach to Nineveh (Jonah 1:2). Defiantly choosing the opposite direction, Jonah was caught in a terrible storm, set adrift at sea, and then swallowed by a great fish—a self-made disaster (vv. 4, 15-17).
When Jonah finally “prayed to the Lord his God” (2:1), God was still listening to him, ready to forgive His reluctant prophet. Jonah was delivered from the fish and graciously given a second chance to go to Nineveh (3:1).
In little Peter’s case, a trip to the playground consoled him—a brilliant idea by a helper with more patience than I had shown. How beautiful is mercy that continually seeks us out, even in the middle of our own mess.
Reflect & Pray
Why do you sometimes struggle to offer mercy to others? When have you seen God’s love seek out even the most difficult recipients?
Dear Jesus, thank You for loving me with such long-suffering love. Teach me, please, to do the same.
Our Daily Bread 2026 Devotional is written by Karen Pimpo and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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