DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries
March 8, 2026
READ: Psalm 107 (Focus vs. 1-11 & 41-43)
MEMORY VERSE
“Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story.” Psalm 107:2
BACKGROUND
They sit side by side on Ball Street in my city—the Grand Ideas Garden and the county jail. My friend Joann loved both places. She loved to sit in the garden, thinking about the goodness of God and her love for Him because of what He’d done in her life.
She also loved to share with the women in the jail and tell her story of God redeeming her life after many bad choices and wandering far from Him.
Often, she would tell me of her passion: her dream that all the women there would someday understand and experience the love of God for them personally.
The psalmist told his fellow Israelites to “tell their story” of how God redeemed them from their enemies (Psalm 107:2). They had “wandered in desert wastelands,” “they were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away” (vv. 4-5).
At times they rebelled against God, and He disciplined them (vv. 10-12). Yet every time “they cried out to the Lord in their trouble…He delivered them from their distress” (v. 6). They had much to give God thanks for and to talk about with others.
As the Israelites learned, and we can learn also, He has a love that will never let us go.
We too can take opportunities to “ponder the loving deeds of the Lord” toward us (v. 43), give thanks to Him, and tell our own story of His rescue.
Anne Cetas
INSIGHT
The book of Psalms is divided into five books or subsections. Psalm 107 is in Book 5 and celebrates Israel’s salvation history. Much of it is a reminder of the ways that God had delivered Israel time and again in her history.
Some have speculated that this psalm may have been written after the Babylonian captivity upon Israel’s return to the land of promise they’d received so many years before.
As such, it’s fitting to say, “Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things” (vv. 8-9).
But gratitude isn’t reserved for Israel alone, for God has done loving deeds for all people. Today, as we reflect on His loving deeds to us, we can share our story with others.
APPLICATION
What has God done for you to transform your life? Who can you share your story with?
PR’s (Pastor Richard) RE-EMPHASIS (From Today’s Post)
“(God) has a love that will never let us go.”
PR’s TAKE
“…for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!” 1 Corinthians 9:16 nkjv
“I’m just a NOBODY, trying to tell EVERYBODY about SOMEBODY who can save ANYBODY.” Anonymous
PRAYER
“You are so good, and what You’ve done for me is worth telling others about, dear God. Please give me the words and open my mouth to speak about You.”
TODAY’S HYMN/WORSHIP/PRAISE/GOSPEL SONG
I’VE GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY” Williamsons
Pardon me a minute while I brag about my Lord
He’s been so good to me, I just couldn’t ask for more
Since the day of my salvation, He’s been keeping me alive
I’ve got to tell somebody, I can’t keep it all inside
I’ve got to tell somebody (what the Lord has done for me)
Oh, I’ve got to tell somebody…
I’ve got to tell somebody…
I’ve got to tell you what the Lord has done for me
Well, He’s healed my broken body
More times than I can count,
When I’ve wandered into trouble,
My sweet Jesus brought me out
When I need to feel protected,
He puts angels around me
Just ask me and I’ll tell you how it feels to be set free
I’ve got to tell somebody
What the Lord has done for me
Oh, I’ve got to tell somebody,
I’ve got to tell somebody…
I’ve got to tell you what the Lord has done for me
God is so good
God is so good
God is so good
He’s so good to me
I’ve got to tell it
He saved my weary, sinking soul
I’ve got to tell it
And He filled me with the Holy Ghost
I’ve got to tell it
He placed my feet on solid ground
I’ve got to tell it
He picked me up when I was down
I’ve got to tell somebody…
I’ve got to tell you what the Lord has done for me
