OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today, 2nd November 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 2nd November 2026 is “God Our King”
Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 27-29, Titus 3
Memory Verse: 1 Samuel 8:7
It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
After being jobless for a year, Ethan finally got a good offer—but his wife stopped him from accepting it. “Is this good for you?” she asked. “It’s a night shift, so you’ll struggle to attend church on Sunday mornings, like with your previous job.” After praying and mulling over it, Ethan decided to turn down the offer. While there was nothing wrong with it, he knew it wouldn’t be good for him. Months later, he got another job—a day shift—that allowed him to attend church regularly.
Not all decisions that seem logical are God-honoring or wise. For example, it seemed natural for the Israelites to ask for a king. The prophet Samuel’s sons weren’t fit to lead (1 Samuel 8:3), and other nations seemed to be doing well with a king (vv. 5, 20). But God warned them about trusting solely in people; only He was their true king who could protect and provide for them perfectly (vv. 7, 11-18). Still, the Israelites insisted (v. 19), leading God to tell Samuel, “It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king” (v. 7). Later, the Israelites would suffer under the rule of a string of evil kings.
Human wisdom can lead us to rely on ourselves rather than God. His ways may be counterintuitive, but they’re truly wise and lead to good. May we learn to trust Him and accept His rule in our lives, for He alone is our loving King.
Reflect & Pray
What decisions are you facing now? How can you seek God’s guidance and wisdom in making them?
Dear God, please teach me to trust in Your ways and follow them so I can obey and please You in all I do.
Our Daily Bread 2026 Devotional is written by Leslie Koh and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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