Our Daily Bread Devotional 9th May 2023 Titled Known by God
The topic on today’s Our Daily Bread devotional is Known by God for today Tuesday 9th May 2023 for your spiritual nourishment and devotional.
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Our Daily Bread Bible Verse
[Mary] turned toward him and cried out . . . “Rabboni!” – John 20:16
Today’s Scripture & Insight: John 20:11–18
Our Daily Bread Devotional 9th May 2023 Titled Known by God
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter two brothers were separated by adoption, a DNA test helped to reunite them almost twenty years later. When Kieron texted Vincent, the man he believed was his brother, Vincent thought, Who is this stranger? When Kieron asked him what name he’d been given at birth, he immediately answered, “Tyler.” Then he knew they were brothers. He was recognized by his name!
Consider how a name plays a key role in the Easter story. As it unfolds, Mary Magdalene comes to Christ’s tomb, and she weeps when she finds His body missing. “Woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asks (John 20:15). She didn’t recognize Him, however, until He spoke her name: “Mary” (v. 16).
Hearing Him say it, she “cried out in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’ (Which means ‘Teacher’)” (v. 16). Her reaction expresses the joy believers in Jesus feel on Easter morning, recognizing that our risen Christ conquered death for all, knowing each of us as His children. As He told Mary, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (v. 17).
In Georgia, two reunited brothers bonded by name, vowed to take “this relationship to the next level.” On Easter, we praise Jesus for already taking the utmost step to rise in sacrificial love for those He knows as His own. For you and me, indeed, He’s alive! By: Patricia Raybon
Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 7–9, John 1:1–28
Our Daily Bread Devotional 9th May 2023 || Reflect & Pray
How does it feel knowing that Jesus rose again and knows you by name? How can you know Him better?
Your knowledge of me is humbling, dear Jesus. Thank You for the sacrificial gift of Your knowing love.
