Our Daily Bread Devotional 14 April 2022 ODB || “And It Was Night”
DAILY DEVOTION FOR TODAY THURSDAY 14TH APRIL 2022 – Read today’s ODB daily devotional of the day today Thursday 14 April 2022 titled “And It Was Night” on Our Daily Bread devotional.
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Our Daily Bread Devotional 14/4/2022 ODB || Key Verse
As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night. – John 13:30
Today’s Scripture: John 13:21–32
TODAY’S ODB DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR THURSDAY 14-04-2022 OUR DAILY BREAD || INSIGHT
Elie Wiesel’s book Night starkly confronts us with the horrors of the Holocaust. Based on his own experiences in Nazi death camps, Wiesel’s account flips the biblical story of the Exodus. While Moses and the Israelites escaped slavery at the first Passover (Exodus 12), Wiesel tells of the Nazis arresting Jewish leaders following Passover.
Lest we criticize Wiesel and his dark irony, consider that the Bible contains a similar plot twist. On the night of Passover, Jesus, expected to free God’s people from suffering, instead permits Himself to be arrested by those who would kill Him.
John ushers us into the holy scene before Jesus’ arrest. “Troubled in spirit” over what awaited Him, at the Last Supper Jesus predicted His betrayal (John 13:21). Then, in an act we can scarcely comprehend, Christ served His betrayer bread. The account reads: “As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night” (v. 30). History’s greatest injustice was underway, yet Jesus declared, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him” (v. 31). In a few hours, the disciples would experience panic, defeat, and dejection. But Jesus saw God’s plan unfolding as it should.
When it seems as though the darkness is winning, we can recall that God faced His dark night and defeated it. He walks with us. It won’t always be night. By: Tim Gustafson
Bible in a Year: 1 Samuel 25–26, Luke 12:32–59
REFLECT: When have you experienced panic, loss of hope, and despair? How would you describe how you felt after you came through that dark experience?
Our Daily Bread Devotional 14/4/2022 ODB || PRAYER:
Thank You, Jesus, for keeping Your Father’s plan in view when You went through the steps to the cross. Thank You for conquering death for us.
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Our Daily Bread Devotional 14 April 2022 ODB || “And It Was Night”
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