The reading experience - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

Whoever reads, let him understand.

Do you understand what you are reading?
Matthew 24:15; Acts 8:30

The reading experience
It’s great that you’ve opened this calendar! Maybe you read it regularly, or perhaps you picked it up today more “by chance”.

You might find yourself in a similar situation to the royal official from Ethiopia, as reported in Acts chapter 8. He had come from afar to visit Jerusalem, the centre of the Jewish religion, in order to worship. Now he was on his way back, reading with great interest in the book of the prophet Isaiah, which he had probably bought in Jerusalem. There he came across a puzzling passage. It spoke of a man compared to a lamb that is silent before its shearers. How was he supposed to understand that? Did the prophet Isaiah, who had written this text, speak of himself or someone else? Fortunately, he encountered the evangelist, Philip.

When we read the Bible, we don’t understand everything right away. But it wouldn’t be right to stop reading it because of that – because the Bible contains the wonderful message of God’s love for us, and much more.

When Philip explained the text, the royal official understood that it was about Jesus, the Messiah. This person is called the “Lamb of God” elsewhere in the New Testament. Thus seemingly difficult texts become understandable the more sincerely you read, think about them, and use reliable Bible commentaries.

We warmly invite you to engage in reading the Bible and to get to know God and His Son, the Lord Jesus, better and better. This calendar aims to help you a little with that every day.

Today’s reading: Exodus 16:1-12 · Luke 7:11-17