Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Our Reading titled Managing Our Gifts was written by Patricia Rabin.

In 2013, British actor David Soucher was filming the final TV episodes as Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and also starring in a stage play, when he took on the biggest role in his life.

Between those projects, he recorded an audio version of the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation,

752,702 words, over 200 hours.

Soucher, who became a believer in Jesus after reading the book of Romans in a Bible he found in a hotel room called

the project the fulfillment of a 27-year-long ambition. I felt totally driven. I did so much research

on every part of it that I couldn't wait to get going. Then he donated his wages. His recording remains an inspiring example of how to

glorify God by stewarding a gift, then sharing it. Peter urged such stewardship in his letter to the

first century believers. Persecuted for worshipipping Jesus, not Caesar, they were challenged

to focus instead on living for God by nurturing their spiritual gifts. First Peter chapter 4 verse 11 reads,

If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. Like all gifts, we can develop them

so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. Suu She offered his talents to God.

We can do the same. Whatever God has given to you, manage it well for His glory.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from 1 Peter chapter 4, verses 7 through 11.

The end of all things is near.

Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

Above all, love each other deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one

another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve

others as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.

If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God.

If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides,

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