OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today 30th July 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 30th July 2026 is “New Life for Dead Hearts”
Bible in a Year: Psalms 51-53, Romans 2
Memory Verse: Colossians 3:3
You died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
Heartwood is the central supporting pillar of certain trees. Although dead, it won’t decay or lose strength while the outer, living layers are intact. Composed of fibers bound together by a chemical glue called lignin, heartwood can be as strong as steel. This element of a tree’s structure enables it to survive nature’s travails.
When Paul encouraged the Colossians to live a resurrected life, he could have used the metaphor of heartwood to express how those who have been saved are transformed. “For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). While Paul’s reference to us as “dead” might seem discouraging, when understood from the perspective of the resurrection we grasp the hope of such a statement. God transforms the dead core of our beings, strengthening us in the power of the resurrected Jesus to endure the trials of this life.
Our prior inner beings are as dead as the heartwood of a tree. Yet we still exist as the unique people God created us to be—and more. We’re made new (Revelation 21:5). We’re new creatures in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). In Jesus “we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
We see a living example of how the structure of trees represents our life in Christ. Thanks be to God for transforming us from death to life!
Reflect & Pray
What does understanding God’s heartwood in trees teach you about Him? How are you embracing His transformational power in your life?
Dear God, I pray You would strengthen my inner being, my life hidden in You.
Our Daily Bread 2026 Devotional is written by Elisa Morgan and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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