OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today, 3rd 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 3rd November 2026 is “Praying for Answers”
Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 30-31, Philemon 1:1-25
Memory Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:8
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
When Monica’s son Augustine wanted to leave home for a city known for its immorality, she pleaded with God not to let him go. But he went anyway, which greatly grieved his mother, yet it was there that God transformed his life. In his Confessions, Augustine later prayed, “Yet in your deep counsel you heard the central point of her longing . . . [so] that you would make me what she continually prayed for.” Augustine not only became a believer in Jesus, but he also became one of the most influential Christian thinkers in history.
Sometimes God doesn’t give us what we ask for—giving us instead something of greater worth. Like Monica, the apostle Paul asked God for something he didn’t receive. We don’t know what Paul’s “thorn” in his flesh was, but we know it tormented him, and “three times” he “pleaded with the Lord to take it” from him (2 Corinthians 12:7-8). Yet God responded, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (v. 9). In the end, Paul concluded that he would “boast all the more gladly” about his weaknesses so that he might know more of “Christ’s power” (v. 9).
Paul’s response shows us the way forward when we’re waiting for God’s answers, or when they aren’t what we expect. Jesus is our hope in all things, and in His strength we have more than we need.
Reflect & Pray
When have you asked God for something and received something else? How did Christ help you in this?
Ever-wise Savior, please help me to trust Your goodness in all things and to daily draw strength from You.
Our Daily Bread 2026 Devotional is written by James Banks and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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