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Our Daily Bread: This Far By Faith

DAY 5 OF 19

The Gift That Keeps Giving 

When I was eight I received a gift that has never stopped giving. I was riding downtown with my mother on a sunny day when suddenly a heavy downpour began. We drove by a couple, shocked by the rain, and attempting to block the pelting beads with their hands. I watched intently as our car came to a stop. Without a word my mother went to the couple, giving them our brand new umbrellas! As expressions of gratitude filled their faces, a smile took over mine.

As my mother had bestowed a gift on complete strangers, she also gave me the gift of serving. In Galatians 5:13–15, the apostle Paul instructed the early church to serve one another humbly in love. This beautiful legacy remains in the historically Black Church. Whether by the pastor, a church mother, or a child, humble service is a hallmark. In moments with my mother, she taught me to serve. Today I understand why she was always helping someone in need, why my grandmother opened her home to the abandoned, and my great-grandmother cooked for the community. 

Through times of pain and persecution, great joy and deep mourning, serving has always been a priority. As we continue to do the work God has called us to we can extend our legacy in the body of Christ by serving each other—just like those who’ve gone before us. -Breonna Rostic

Serving blesses others and us.


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Our Daily Bread: This Far By Faith

Brought to you by Our Daily Bread, this collection of devotional readings in celebration of Black History Month will inspire you to engage in ongoing praise and thanksgiving for what God has done, what He is doing, and what He will do for those who rely on Him and trust in His Word.

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