Understanding the Bible - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2025

Bible in a Year : Numbers 23-25, Mark 7:14-37

The word of God is alive and active. . . . [It] judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12

Today's Scripture & Insight : 2 Timothy 3:14-16

How important is the Bible? It’s so vital that people in many countries risk their lives to translate it into their native languages. Often, these are ordinary believers in Jesus who face arrest for translating the words of Scripture into a heart language others can understand.

One female translator from a country hostile to believers in Jesus said, “I must complete this work. I want to see my beloved ones experience salvation in Christ.” And a man who organises persecuted Christians to secretly translate Scripture explains that the Bible is essential to growing mature believers in local churches: “You can start a church, but . . . [without] the Bible in its heart language, it will typically only last one generation.”

Why are they doing this? Because there’s no other book like the Bible. Its preservation through the centuries is unique. Its authenticity and its representation of the human heart is accurate. It’s “alive and active . . . [and] judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). And “all Scripture is God-breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16), inspired by Him. And most important, it reveals the source and reality of “salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (v. 15).

Let’s read, cherish and live by the Scriptures. And as God provides, let’s help those around the world receive it and understand it.

By: Dave Branon

Reflect & Pray
What’s your favourite aspect of the Bible? How can you help others understand it better?

Dear God, thank You for the Scriptures and for the privilege of sharing them with others.