OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our Daily Bread for today 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 nuture your faith and help in your daily walk to Christ.
The Topic of Our Daily Bread For 10th January 2025 is “Straight Paths”
Bible in a Year: Genesis 25-26; Matthew 8:1-17
Memory Verse: Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Today’s Scripture & Insight: Proverbs 3:5-10
Humanity has an autonomy problem. From the beginning, the first man and woman chose to decide for themselves what was good and what was bad and denied their Creator His place as their God (Genesis 3:6–7).
Proverbs, like the rest of the Wisdom Literature in the Bible, offers a way back—a description of what life can look like when lived the way God intended. Proverbs 3:5–8 encapsulates that mission perfectly: if we trust ourselves and set our own paths in life, we’ll retread Adam and Eve’s road toward death. But if we instead trust our Creator, lean on Him and His guidance, and submit to Him, we’ll find life and peace. Verses 5–6 describe the road back toward life in Eden: trust God with everything and let Him direct our paths.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
My seven-year-old son, Toby, is having a hard time at school. His class is full of ‘characters’, he finds it hard to concentrate with all the noise, and he gets caught up in a lot of group punishments. He’s struggling to make friends, and his anxiety is only increasing. “Can I move to another school, or just do homeschool, like in lockdown?” he asks.
Do we start pursuing more drastic change? Or simply keep supporting him from home? Could there be a middle ground? And what will today’s decisions lead to?
This emotionally charged situation is forcing me to slow down and absorb some wisdom: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). Here we recognise that our own understanding isn’t enough. We can’t truly foresee even a single outcome. Instead we’re invited to “submit to [God]” who does see the way ahead. Crucially, “He will make [our] paths straight” (v. 6).
The Bible is not silent when we’re unsure about what to do. “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord” (v. 7). Admitting my weakness to the One who loves Toby even more than I do is the best thing I can do today. If you feel uncertain, relief is not found in taking immediate action, but in surrendering the way ahead to God and asking Him to lead in His wise timing (v. 8).
Reflect & Pray
What decision or uncertainty is on your mind right now? How can today’s reading help you slow down and surrender it to God?
Dear God, please help me to trust in You with all my heart. I don’t want to rely on my own limited understanding.
Please would You reveal the way You want me to go.
Our Daily Bread 2025 Devotional is written by Con Campbell and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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