Our Daily Bread Today 24 February 2022 || Follow the Leader
Our Daily Bread Today 24 February 2022 Devotional || ODB For Thursday By Katara Patton (Our Daily Bread Ministries)
Our Daily Bread Today 24 February 2022 for Thursday
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TOPIC: Follow the Leader
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1
KEY VERSE: Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Numbers 9–11; Mark 5:1–20
Our Daily Bread Today 24 February 2022 INSIGHT: In addition to today’s passage (1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1), Paul also dealt with the topic of conscience and freedom in Romans 14. There he upheld the great privilege of freedom in Christ. Yet in both passages, he warned against causing others to stumble. In Romans he wrote, “Make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister” (14:13). And 1 Corinthians 10:24 says, “No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.” Our overarching guide should be our love for our neighbors and for God.
Our Daily Bread Today 24 February 2022 MESSAGE
No words. Just music and moving. During a twenty-four-hour Zumba marathon amid the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people from around the globe worked out together and virtually followed instructors from India, China, Mexico, America, South Africa, parts of Europe, and several other places. These diverse individuals were able to move together without any language barriers. Why? Because instructors of the exercise craze Zumba, created in the mid-1990s by a Colombian aerobics instructor, utilize nonverbal cues to communicate. Class instructors move, and students follow their lead. They follow with no words uttered or shouted.
READ: Joseph Prince 23 February 2022 Devotional || The Spirit of Wisdom
Words can sometimes get in the way and create barriers. They may cause confusion such as the Corinthians experienced, as noted in Paul’s first letter to them. It was confusion brought about by differing views of disputable matters pertaining to the eating of particular foods (1 Corinthians 10:27–30). But our actions can transcend barriers and even confusion. As Paul says in today’s passage, we should show people how to follow Jesus through our actions—seeking “the good of many” (10:32–33). We invite the world to believe in Him as we “follow the example of Christ” (11:1).
As someone once said, “Preach the gospel at all times. Use words when necessary.” As we follow Jesus’ lead, may He guide our actions to cue others to the reality of our faith. And may our words and actions be done “all for the glory of God” (10:31).
Our Daily Bread Today 24 February 2022 ODB Devotional For Thursday
REFLECT: What nonverbal faith cues are you showing others through your actions? How are people able to see Christ in your words and actions?
PRAY: Father God, thank You for the example of Jesus. Show me how to follow Him in actions and in words every day.
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Salvation Prayer
Have you ever made Jesus the Lord and Savior of your life?
If not, pray this prayer and start a new life in Christ.
Dear God, I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I admit that I am not right with You, and I want to be right with You. I ask You to forgive me of all my sins. The Bible says if I confess with my mouth that “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead, I will be saved (Rom. 10:9). I believe with my heart and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is the Lord and Savior of my life. Thank You for saving me! In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.
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