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Our Daily Bread Devotional 3 October 2022 ODB Today Titled Mirror Test

OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTION OF THE DAY 3RD OCTOBER 2022

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TOPIC: MIRROR TEST

Our Daily Bread Devotional 3rd October 2022 ODB Today || Bible Verse

Whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it . . . will be blessed in what they do. James 1:25

Our Daily Bread Devotional 3 October 2022 ODB Today || Today’s Scripture: James 1:22–27

READ || Our Daily Bread Devotional 3 October 2022 ODB Today || INSIGHT

“Who’s in the mirror?” the psychologists conducting the self-recognition test asked children. At eighteen months or younger, children don’t usually associate themselves with the image in the mirror. But as kids grow, they can understand they’re looking at themselves. Self-recognition is an important mark of healthy growth and maturation.

It’s also important to the growth of believers in Jesus. James outlines a mirror recognition test. The mirror is “the word of truth” from God (James 1:18). When we read the Scriptures, what do we see? Do we recognize ourselves when they describe love and humility? Do we see our own actions when we read what God commands us to do? When we look into our hearts and test our actions, Scripture can help us recognize if our actions are in line with what God desires for us or if we need to seek repentance and make a change.

James cautions us not to just read Scripture and turn away “and so deceive [ourselves]” (v. 22), forgetting what we’ve taken in. The Bible provides us with the map to live wisely according to God’s plans. As we read it, meditate on it, and digest it, we can ask Him to give us the eyes to see into our heart and the strength to make necessary changes. By: Katara Patton

Bible in a Year: Isaiah 17–19, Ephesians 5:17–33

Our Daily Bread Devotional 3 October 2022 ODB Today || REFLECT: What do you see when you look into the mirror of Scripture? What changes do you need to make?

Our Daily Bread Devotional 3 October 2022 ODB Today || PRAYER

Dear God, please help me use Scripture as a mirror into my life, my motives, and my actions.

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