DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries)
NOVEMBER 9, 2026
READ: Genesis 25 (Focus vs. 19-26)
MEMORY VERSE
“Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife.” Genesis 25:21
BACKGROUND
Josephine Cochrane (1839-1913) was tired of having her dishes damaged by handwashing, so she decided to create a dishwasher. Shortly after she began her design, her husband passed away, leaving her in debt.
Those circumstances reinforced her need to succeed. In 1886, with a mechanic’s help, she built and then patented the first commercially successful hand-powered dishwasher.
At first her dishwasher didn’t sell, but then hotels and restaurants began purchasing them. It wasn’t until the 1950s that dishwashers became popular in homes.
Sometimes it takes time and struggles for plans to come to fruition. The same is also sometimes true of God’s promises. Abraham and his descendants were promised they’d become a great nation, yet Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob never saw it happen.
Abraham was one hundred years old when Sarah gave birth to a son, Isaac (Genesis 21), and Isaac was sixty when Rebekah finally gave birth (25:20-21, 26).
When Jacob settled in Egypt during a famine, his family numbered only seventy persons (46:27). It wasn’t until the time of Moses (about 400 years later) that the Israelites became a great nation.
As Isaac waited for a son, he did what we’re all called to do: He “prayed to the Lord” (25:21). Bring your hopes and struggles to God. He’ll bring you comfort, guidance, strength, and blessings as you wait.
Alyson Kieda
INSIGHT
As the chosen son of the Abrahamic covenant, Isaac carried the burden of ensuring that Abraham would have countless descendants (Genesis 17:1-8). But there were obstacles to overcome.
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah (25:20), and she was barren (v. 21). But unlike his father Abraham with Hagar (see 16:1-4), Isaac didn’t try to help God out.
Instead, he turned his predicament over to God, prayed, and asked Him to intervene (25:21). Isaac persevered in his prayers and unwaveringly trusted God. Many years later, God answered his prayer when Rebekah became pregnant (v. 21).
Isaac was sixty years old when Jacob and Esau were born (v. 26). Whatever difficult challenges or trials we face, we can bring them to God. Jesus said “to always pray and not give up” (Luke 18:1).
Trusting God means waiting patiently for Him to act. As we bring our struggles to Him, He’ll comfort us as we wait.
K.T. Sim
APPLICATION
When have you waited for a desire to be fulfilled? What was the result?
PR’s (Pastor Richard) RE-EMPHASIS (From Today’s Post
“Trusting God means waiting patiently for Him to act. Bring your hopes and struggles to God. He’ll bring you comfort, guidance, strength, and blessings as you wait.” Alyson Kieda
PR’s TAKE
“You can be assured that God will give you favor with the right people at the right time to align the right opportunities for that what he has ordained for you.” Germany Kent
“No human is strong enough to withstand seeing too much of God’s plan in advance. It must be revealed daily, and we must be led to it and through it slowly.” Lysa TerKeurst
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” Isaiah 40:31
PRAYER
“Dear God, please help us to trust You with our dreams as we seek to live for You.”
TODAY’S HYMN/WORSHIP/PRAISE/GOSPEL SONG
“GOD’S TIMING” Just Pierre
Anything significant God is gonna do in your life
Is gonna take longer than you want
But it’s gonna be better than you could ever imagine
I choose to trust Your timing
I’ve decided
I would rather trust God’s timing
He has never once broke His promise
So I would rather trust God’s timing
Yeah, yeah
I’ve decided
I would rather trust God’s timing
He has never once broke His promise
So I would rather trust God’s timing
Yeah, yeah
God is good in-case you need a reminder
I’m clothed in His righteousness, I only rock designer
Pastor Davis said, put on spiritual blinders
And focus on the journey ahead, not what’s behind us
No recliners, we out working
I learned courage is nothing without purpose
I learned kindness is nothing (without) discernment
I learned the greatest among us shall be a servant
Yup, your gift will make room for ya
But if you lack character, it’s too soon for ya
Let God make you, let God shape you
Don’t elevate yourself, let God take you
Yeah
I’ve decided
I would rather trust God’s timing
He has never once broke His promise
So I would rather trust God’s timing
Yeah, yeah
I’ve decided
I would rather trust God’s timing
He has never once broke His promise
So I would rather trust God’s timing
Yeah, yeah
The decision we have to make
When things don’t happen the way we want them to happen
And when we want them to happen
We say, God, I choose to trust Your timing
Because Your timing is always perfect
