DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries)
OCTOBER 12, 2026
READ: Deuteronomy 8 (Focus vs. 10-18)
MEMORY VERSE
Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands. Deuteronomy 8:11
BACKGROUND
Dan Wallace teaches Greek and travels the world cataloguing ancient manuscripts. At the height of his career, he caught encephalitis, a disease that causes the brain to swell. Dan spent the next year in a wheelchair, traveling to five hospitals and the Mayo Clinic.
He survived, though he lost most of his memory, including his knowledge of foreign languages. Yet he persisted and returned to the classroom. Dan says, “I had to relearn Greek, and I taught myself Greek using the textbook that I myself had published the year before!”
It’s strange to learn Greek from yourself, but it’s not unusual to learn the same truths over again. This is why God gave us Deuteronomy. Its name means “second law,” a fitting title for a book that reviews the laws and commands given by God in the Old Testament.
Deuteronomy gives the Ten Commandments again (ch. 5) and repeatedly urges God’s people to remember how He delivered them from Egypt, led them through the wilderness, and brought them to the promised land.
They needed to remember their salvation story, lest their success might make them proud and they’d “forget the Lord . . . [their] God, who brought [them] out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery” (8:14).
What wilderness has God brought you out of? How has He provided for you? When we pause to think, we have ample reason to thank and praise Him—again and again.
Mike Wittmer
INSIGHT
“Remembering” is a surprisingly central theme in Scripture. The Israelites were to remember God’s faithfulness in the past since it would serve as the basis for trusting His future faithfulness (Deuteronomy 8:10-18). More than simple recollection, biblical remembering involves active obedience.
Our unfaithfulness is how we “forget” His faithfulness (vv. 11, 14). Thankfully, even when we do forget, God always “remembers” His promises to His loved ones.
The prophet Isaiah reminds God’s people: “Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you” (Isaiah 44:21). Today, as we reflect on God’s faithfulness, we can respond in praise.
Tim Laniak
APPLICATION
Why is it important to rehearse the Bible’s stories and instructions? What other practices help you to celebrate your salvation?
PR’s (Pastor Richard) RE-EMPHASIS (From Today’s Post)
“When we pause to think, we have ample reason to thank and praise Him (REPEATEDLY).” Mike Wittmer
PR’s TAKE
“…I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.” Isaiah 46:11 esv
“Remembering” is a surprisingly central theme in Scripture. The Israelites were to remember God’s faithfulness in the past since it would serve as the basis for trusting His future faithfulness (Deuteronomy 8:10-18). More than simple recollection, biblical remembering involves active obedience.”
Tim Laniak
“O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by Your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for You!” Jeremiah 32:17 nlt*
PRAYER
“Dear Jesus, please help me to remember Your story.”
TODAY’S HYMN/WORSHIP/PRAISE/GOSPEL SONG
“SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE” Nathan Bassey
See what the Lord has done
See what the Lord has done
What we’ve waited for has come to pass
See what the Lord has done
See what the Lord has done
Can you see what the Lord has done?
What we’ve waited for has come to pass
See what the Lord has done
On your wedding day, you’re gonna sing that
Can you see what the Lord has done?
When you walk into that property
Can you see what the Lord has-?
When that healing happens
What we’ve been praying for, He has brought to pass
See what the Lord has done
See what the Lord has done
See what the Lord has done
What we’ve waited for has come to pass
See what the Lord has done (if I were you, I’ll sing it to someone)
I’ll just sing it to someone
See what the Lord has done (can you see?)
See what the Lord has done
What we’ve waited for has come to pass, oh
See what the Lord has done
And you’ll say
“My eyes have seen, my ears have heard
I have seen what the Lord has done
The baby I’ve been waiting for
He has brought it to pass, hey!
See my Isaac, see my Samuel, ” hey!
See what the Lord has done
See what the Lord has done
It’s a marvelous thing, it’s a glorious thing
What I’ve been waiting for, hey!
He has brought it to pass
Hey!
See what the Lord
See what the Lord has done (come and see)
What we’ve waited for has come to pass
See what the Lord has done
Sing it with faith in your heart
(See what the Lord has done)
See what the Lord has done (oh, oh-oh)
See what the Lord has done
What we’ve waited for has come to pass
See what the Lord has done
Lift your hands in worship, hey!
See what the Lord has done
See what the Lord has done (hey!)
Let’s declare it one more time, see what
See what the Lord has done
Can you see Him healing?
See what the Lord has done
He said it and He did it
What we’ve waited for has come to pass
See what the Lord has done
See what the Lord…
See what the lord has done…
