Outside the Camp - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Bible in a Year: Proverbs 19-21, 2 Corinthians 7

Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
Hebrews 13:12

Today's Scripture & Insight: . Outside the camp was not where you wanted to be.

This harsh reality breathes life into the statement about Jesus in Hebrews 13: "Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore" (v. 13). Jesus was crucified outside the gates of Jerusalem, a significant point when we study the Hebrew sacrificial system.

We want to be popular, to be honored, to live comfortable lives. But God calls us to go "outside the camp"—where the disgrace is. That's where we'll find the vendor with Hansen's disease. That's where we'll find people the world has rejected. That's where we'll find Jesus.

By: Tim Gustafson

Reflect & Pray
How do you initially react to outsiders and misfits? In what practical way might you go to Jesus "outside the camp"?

Thank You, Jesus, that You don't show any favoritism. Thank You for going outside the camp for me.