OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today 29th 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 29th December 2025 is “Joyful Resilience”
Bible in a Year: Zechariah 9:1-12:14, Revelation 20:1-15
Memory Verse: Habakkuk 3:18
I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
Scientists studied the resilience of sixteen societies worldwide, including the Yukon and Australian Outback. They analyzed thousands of years of archaeological records, tracing the impact of famines, wars, and climate. One factor stood out—the frequency of downturns.
One would think that they would weaken societies, but the researchers found the opposite to be true. Instead, they found that societies that faced frequent hardships developed resilience, bouncing back faster from future challenges. Stress, it appears, can forge resilience.
The prophet Habakkuk understood this kind of resilience. As he considered Judah’s impending devastation, he painted a bleak picture: “crop fails,” “no sheep . . . no cattle,” and barren land (3:17).
Amid earthly securities being stripped away, however, the prophet declared, “Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior” (v. 18). His joy wasn’t tied to circumstances and earthly pleasures but anchored in God’s unchanging character and salvation. In the bleakest seasons, the prophet chose joy and became more resilient.
Like Habakkuk and those resilient societies, our spiritual endurance grows through repeated adversity.
When we face difficult seasons in life, let’s cling to our hope in God and remember that He’s with us—using our challenges to grow our joy and resilient faith.
Reflect & Pray
How do you find hope in God? Amid adversity, what prayer of rejoicing can you offer to Him?
Gracious God, I will find hope in You when life is barren and empty.
Our Daily Bread 2025 Devotional is written by Marvin Williams and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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