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“In a sermon early in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. quoted Jesus’ words from Mark 10 about servanthood. Then he said, “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. . . . You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.”
― RBC Ministries, Our Daily Bread - January / February / March 2014 - Enhanced Edition

“Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - January/February/March 2016

“God is always near in spite of our fears.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - July/August/September 2015

“Soon after World War II, a tired-looking woman entered a store and asked the owner for enough food to make a Christmas dinner for her children. When he inquired how much she could afford, she answered, “My husband was killed in the war. Truthfully, I have nothing to offer but a little prayer.” The man was not very sentimental, for a grocery store cannot be run like a breadline. So he said, “Write your prayer on a paper.” To his surprise she plucked a little folded note out of her pocket and handed it to him, saying, “I already did that.” As the grocer took the paper, an idea struck him. Without even reading the prayer, he put it on the weight side of his old-fashioned scales, saying, “We shall see how much food this is worth.” To his surprise, the scale would not go down when he put a loaf of bread on the other side. To his even greater astonishment, it would not balance when he added many more items. Finally he blurted out, “Well, that’s all the scales will hold anyway. Here’s a bag. You’ll have to put them in yourself. I’m busy.” With a tearful “thank you,” the lady went happily on her way. The grocer later found that the mechanism of the scales was out of order, but as the years passed, he often wondered if that really was the answer to what had occurred. Why did the woman have the prayer already written to satisfy his unpremeditated demands? Why did she come at exactly the time the mechanism was broken? Frequently he looked at that slip of paper upon which the woman’s prayer was written, for amazingly enough, it read, “Please, dear Lord, give us this day our daily bread!” —Henry Bosch”
― RBC Ministries, Prayer

“When we walk in the Light, we won’t stumble in the darkness.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - April/May/June 2015

“Wherever God sends us, He comes alongside us.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - April/May/June 2015

“The Lord is our close and faithful companion throughout our entire life. He will guide us in our deepest struggles, forgive our sin, hear each silent prayer, and shoulder the burdens we cannot bear.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, God Hears Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women

“Prayer should be our first response to life’s situations.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, God Hears Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women

“O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant.”
― RBC Ministries, Our Daily Bread - January/February/March 2015

“Don’t always ask Jesus what He can do for you; ask Jesus what you can do for Him.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - April/May/June 2015

“We are never too badly broken for God to reshape. He loves us in spite of our imperfections and past mistakes, and He desires to make us beautiful.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, God Hears Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women

“Fear makes us feel weak and helpless and causes us to think we are alone in the world. But God has assured us that His Spirit in us is greater than any worldly power (1 John 4:4). Whenever we become discouraged by the evil we can see, we need to think instead about the good work God is doing that we cannot see.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - April/May/June 2015

“The stories of so many people we love are not yet ended, and the privilege to tell them about the love of Jesus is a remarkable gift.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Stand Strong: 365 Devotions for Men by Men

“When we put our problems in God’s hands, He puts His peace in our hearts.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - July/August/September 2015

“Fifty years ago A Charlie Brown Christmas was first broadcast on American television. Some network executives thought it would be ignored, while others worried that quoting the Bible would offend viewers. Some wanted its creator, Charles Schulz, to omit the Christmas story, but Schulz insisted it stay in. The program was an immediate success and has been rebroadcast every year since 1965.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - October/November/December 2015

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
― RBC Ministries, Our Daily Bread - October / November / December 2014

“Reputation is fragile; once it’s called into question, it’s hard to restore.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, God Hears Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women

“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’” —Matthew 6:9–13”
― RBC Ministries, Prayer

“The Bible, God’s eternal truth, can be trusted today.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - April/May/June 2015

“True faith is not a pleasant weekend diversion—it is a vibrant relationship with Jesus!”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, God Hears Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women

“To avoid a breakdown, take a break for rest and prayer.”
― RBC Ministries, Our Daily Bread - April / May / June 2014 Enhanced Edition

“A Christian’s life is a window through which others can see Jesus.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - April/May/June 2015

“what feels overwhelming today will one day be part of a greater story of His healing love.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, God Hears Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women

“I wonder about us. Is that our understanding of greatness? Are we gladly serving, doing tasks that may be unnoticed? Is the purpose of our serving to please our Lord rather than to gain applause? If we are willing to be a servant, our lives will point to the One who is truly great. —Vernon Grounds”
― RBC Ministries, Our Daily Bread - January / February / March 2014 - Enhanced Edition

“Jesus can transform our routine into meaningful service for Him.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - July/August/September 2015

“She was, it turns out, just an ordinary woman on earth who served others.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, God Hears Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women

“When Jesus returns, God’s transforming work in us will be complete.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - January / February / March 2021

“Like Peter, we all fall short—in our relationships, in our struggle with sin, in our faithfulness to God. But “failure is not fatal,” as Churchill also said. Thankfully, this is true in our spiritual life. Jesus forgave the repentant Peter for his failure (John 21) and used him to preach and lead many to the Savior. Failure is not fatal. God lovingly restores those who turn back to Him.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - April/May/June 2015

“He revealed that He can never be too late. Time can’t limit what He’s able to do and when He chooses to do it.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - July / August / September 2019

“Honesty with God about our sin brings forgiveness.”
― Our Daily Bread Ministries, Our Daily Bread - July/August/September 2015