OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today 3rd 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 3rd January 2025 is “The Friendship Bench”
Bible in a Year: Genesis 7:1-9:29, Matthew 3:1-17
Memory Verse: Romans 12:6
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
A young patient committed suicide because he couldn’t afford the bus fare to the hospital for mental health treatment. Distressed, Dr. Chibanda tested ways to make treatment more accessible.
Friendship Bench was born, a program where therapists sit on discreetly placed benches, ready to counsel people with needs. And who did he train as therapists? Grandmothers! In an interview, Dr. Chibanda shared, “[Grandmothers] are rooted in their communities . . . they have an amazing ability to . . . make people feel respected and understood.”
In Nehemiah 3, we read of another project that involved unconventional groups of people. They understood that the city’s wall had to be rebuilt so they’d “no longer be in disgrace” (2:17).
As Jerusalem lay in ruins, the surrounding nations mocked its defeat. And besides professional craftsmen like Uzziel, who was a goldsmith (3:8), others who may have had other talents—like Shallum, a district ruler—chipped in too (v. 12).
Just as Dr. Chibanda saw the influence and compassion of grandmothers to make a difference in mental healthcare in Zimbabwe, may God open our eyes to see the strengths of each person. God has gifted each of us with unique experiences, resources, and talents (Romans 12:6).
Let’s allow Him to use us in building up the church and serving our community.
Reflect & Pray
What has God laid on your heart to do for the church or community? Who can you invite to join you?
Dear Father, please help me see the strengths in others so I may serve with them for good.
Our Daily Bread 2026 Devotional is written by Poh Fang Chia and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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