DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries)
AUGUST 31, 2026
READ: Galatians 2 (Focus vs. 19-21)
MEMORY VERSE
“I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20*
BACKGROUND
Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer became famous for his talent at age twenty. The art critics of his day called him “the greatest mind that ever expressed itself in line.”
As his fame spread, influential people tried to hire him with promises of luxury and ease. Even other acclaimed artists such as Giovanni Bellini and Raphael revered his work.
In what experts consider to be his best self-portrait, Dürer mingled his physical characteristics with what he thought Jesus might have looked like. He painted himself with long, wavy hair, a beard, and eyes that seemed to convey a sense of divine purpose.
While many assumed this was the artist’s prideful opinion of himself, others who knew him believed Dürer wanted to live a life that would allow people to see Jesus in him.
If we truly know Christ, this is our desire as well. Believing in Him and accepting His death and resurrection as the basis for our relationship with God means we should now live for Jesus—not for ourselves (Galatians 2:19).
We live for Him, and He lives in us and works through us. The apostle Paul said this about his spiritual transformation: “I no longer live, but Christ lives in me” (v. 20). May the glory of Christ shine through our lives today so that the world sees Him in us.
Jennifer Benson Schuldt
INSIGHT
“Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed,” Jesus said. “But if it dies, it produces many seeds” (John 12:24).
Christ spoke these words during the week He was killed. It’s a lesson Paul had learned as he wrote to people in danger of relying on keeping the law to earn salvation.
In Romans 3:10-20, he outlines why law-keeping will never save us. He then explains that it’s “apart from the law [that] the righteousness of God has been made known” (v. 21). “This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe” (v. 22).
He goes on: “Our old self was crucified with him . . . that we should no longer be slaves to sin” (6:6). Because “Christ [lived]” in him (Galatians 2:20), the apostle could live a life honoring to God that would draw others to Christ.
Today, God can help us surrender to the Spirit so others will see Christ in us.
Tim Gustafson
APPLICATION
How do you feel when you sense Jesus working through you to make Himself known? What challenges prevent this from happening at times?
PR’s (Pastor Richard) RE-EMPHASIS (From Today’s Post)
“If we truly know Christ…we will believe in Him; accepting His death and resurrection as the basis for our relationship with God; living for Him and not for ourselves. As we live for Him. He lives in us and works through us.”
PR’s TAKE
“…God chose to make known how great…the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27
“But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like Him as we are changed into His glorious image.” 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 nlt.
PRAYER
“Father in heaven, please help me to stop living to satisfy my desires. Help me to surrender to Your Spirit so others will see Christ in me.”
TODAY’S HYMN/WORSHIP/PRAISE/GOSPEL SONG
“FROM GLORY TO GLORY” SINACH
We are perfect in You
We bless Your name, yeah
We are complete in You
We praise Your name
We are perfect in You
We bless Your name
We are complete in You
We praise Your name (we praise Your name)
For upon us is Your glory and Your grace
For upon us is Your beauty and Your love
For upon us is Your glory and Your grace
And upon us is Your beauty and Your love
From glory to glory
You are taking us
From glory to glory
You are taking us
We are perfect in You
We bless Your name
I am complete in You
I praise Your name
I am perfect in You
I bless Your name
I am complete in You
I praise Your name (I praise Your name)
For upon me is Your glory and Your grace
And upon me is Your beauty and Your love
For upon me is Your glory and Your grace
And upon me is Your beauty and Your love
From glory to glory
You are taking me
From glory to glory
You are taking me…
Now we go higher
He’s taking me higher
He’s taking me higher
He’s taking me higher
From glory to glory
Higher (higher)
Higher (higher)
Higher (higher)
From glory to glory
Higher (higher)
Where I was yesterday
Is not where I am today
Is not where I’ll be tomorrow
He’s taking me higher
Somebody say “higher”
From glory to glory
