Our Daily Bread 15 April 2022 ODB Devotional || His Cross of Peace

DAILY DEVOTION OF THE DAY FRIDAY 15TH APRIL 2022 – Join the reading of Our Daily Bread devotional for Friday April 15, 2022 titled His Cross of Peace on ODB daily devotional for spiritual upliftment.

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Today’s ODB Devotional 15/04/2022 Our Daily Bread || Bible Verse:

A certain man from Cyrene . . . was passing by . . . and they forced him to carry the cross. – Mark 15:21

ODB Devotional 15th April 2022 Our Daily Bread || Today’s Scripture: Mark 15:16–24

OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL | ODB SPECIAL | FOR TODAY FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2022 ||INSIGHT

Somber eyes peer out from the painting Simon of Cyrene by contemporary Dutch artist Egbert Modderman. Simon’s eyes reveal the immense physical and emotional burden of his responsibility. In the biblical account from Mark 15, we learn that Simon was pulled from the watching crowd and forced to carry Jesus’ cross.

Mark tells us that Simon was from Cyrene, a big city in North Africa with a large population of Jews during Jesus’ time. Most likely Simon had journeyed to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. There he found himself in the middle of this unjust execution but was able to perform a small but meaningful act of assistance to Jesus (Mark 15:21).Earlier in the gospel of Mark, Jesus tells His followers, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (8:34). On the road to Golgotha, Simon literally did what Jesus figuratively asks His disciples to do: he took up the cross given to him and carried it for Jesus’ sake.We too have “crosses” to bear: perhaps an illness, a challenging ministry assignment, the loss of a loved one, or persecution for our faith. As we carry these sufferings by faith, we point people to the sufferings of Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross. It was His cross that gave us peace with God and strength for our own journey. By: Lisa M. Samra

Bible in a Year: 1 Samuel 27–29, Luke 13:1–22

REFLECT: What “cross” have you been asked to carry? How can you use this struggle to point others to Jesus?

ODB Devotional 15th April 2022 Our Daily Bread || PRAYER: Jesus, thank You that You understand and sympathize with the pain I experience as I take up my cross and follow You. Give me courage and strength even when the journey is difficult.

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