OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today 1st 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 31st January 2026 is “Focused on God”
Bible in a Year: Exodus 25-26, Matthew 20:17-34
Memory Verse: Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
My coworker made a quick call to discuss an issue. She asked how I was doing, and I admitted that I had a really painful sinus infection, and the medicine wasn’t working. My coworker simply asked, “May I pray for you?” After I agreed, she offered a thirty-second prayer to God for my healing. I admitted, “Sometimes I forget to pray. I was so focused on the pain I didn’t turn to God.”
My confession made me think about where I place my focus—on my struggles and problems or on God. On this day, my thoughts centered on the pain because of its intensity.
But Isaiah 26:3 reminds us that when we keep our minds focused on God, our healer and sustainer, we can find peace: “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
While the pain may not go away instantly, or perhaps ever in this life, the prophet reminds us to place our “trust in” the one who is faithful and able to provide what we need (v. 4).
This passage from Isaiah pointed the Israelites to God’s promises during and after their exile. They would sing songs of praise to Him again as they clung to their faith and hope in what He would provide (vv. 1-2).
And the prophet’s words also remind us that whatever pain we may endure, we too can find comfort as we focus on trusting in God and calling out to Him.
Reflect & Pray
Where are your thoughts focused? How can you turn your concerns into praise and prayers to God?
Dear God, please remind me to keep my mind focused on You, regardless of what situations I face.
Our Daily Bread 2026 Devotional is written by Katara Patton and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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