Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

I hope you find today's reading uplifting.

It's titled The Power of God, and it was written by Anne Cetus.

Rebecca and Russell's doctors told them they couldn't have children. But God had other ideas,

and ten years later, Rebecca conceived. The pregnancy was a healthy one, and when the contraction

started, the couple excitedly rushed to the hospital. Yet the hours of labor grew long

and more intense, and Rebecca's body still wasn't progressing enough for delivery.

Finally, the doctor decided she needed to perform an emergency C-section.

Fearful, Rebecca sobbed for her baby and herself.

The doctor calmly assured her saying,

I will do my best, but we're going to pray to God because he can do more.

She prayed with Rebecca, and 15 minutes later, Bruce, a healthy baby boy was born.

The doctor understood her dependence on God and his power.

She recognized that although she had the training

and skill to do the surgery, she still needed God's wisdom, strength, and help to guide her hands.

It's encouraging to hear about highly skilled people or of anyone who recognize they need

him, because honestly, we all do. He's God. We're not. He alone is

able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. Let's have a humble heart to learn from

him and to trust him in prayer, because he can do more than we ever could.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is Psalm 1121.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains. Where does my help come from? My help comes from

the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip. He who watches over you

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