Bread of Life - - A Daily Devotion from The Lutheran Spokesman.

“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The Lord blesses Solomon with great success.

BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 8 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 8 2 Chronicles 8 (Listen) Solomon’s Accomplishments 8:1 At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house, 2 Solomon rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them. 3 And Solomon…

The Lord blesses Solomon with great success.

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August 11, 2026July 14, 2026

The Lord accepts the sacrifices associated with the dedication of the temple, sending fire from heaven. The Lord is with His faithful people to deliver them and to bless them. Those who reject the Lord will experience disaster.

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August 10, 2026July 14, 2026

BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 7 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 7 (Listen) Fire from Heaven 7:1 As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the…

Solomon blesses the people of Israel and dedicates the temple with prayer.

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August 8, 2026July 14, 2026

BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 6 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 6 (Listen) Solomon Blesses the People 6:1 Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 2 But I have built…

The priests bring the ark of the covenant into the temple and place it in the Most Holy Place. The glory of the Lord fills the temple.

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August 7, 2026July 14, 2026

BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 5 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 5 (Listen) 5:1 Thus all the work that Solomon did for the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that…

Solomon furnishes the temple beautifully with a bronze altar, gold lamp stands with gold lamps, tables, gold basins, doors overlaid with bronze, and other vessels and utensils.

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August 6, 2026July 14, 2026

BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 4 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 4 2 Chronicles 4 (Listen) The Temple’s Furnishings 4:1 He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits1 long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high. 2 Then he…

Solomon builds the temple of the Lord on Mount Moriah, where both Abraham and David had offered sacrifices to the Lord in the past.

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August 5, 2026July 14, 2026

BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 3 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 3 (Listen) Solomon Builds the Temple 3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD1…

Solomon uses the wisdom that he has received from the Lord for the general strengthening of Israel. Specifically, he applies his wisdom to the preparations for the construction of the temple.

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August 4, 2026July 14, 2026

BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 2 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 2 (Listen) Preparing to Build the Temple 2:1 Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal palace…

The Lord blesses King Solomon greatly. Pleased when Solomon requests wisdom, the Lord grants Solomon not only wisdom but also riches, possessions, and honor.

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August 3, 2026July 14, 2026

BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 1 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 (Listen) Solomon Worships at Gibeon 1:1 Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him…

When even his own son rebels against him, David continues to trust in the Lord for deliverance.

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August 1, 2026July 14, 2026

BibleGateway: Psalm 103 ESV Text: Psalm 103 Psalm 103 (Listen) Bless the Lord, O My Soul Of David. 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!2 Bless the LORD, O…

Whether we are crushed by the guilt of our sins or are experiencing any crisis in life, our hope is in the Lord. He will show us mercy. This is the fifth of the seven “penitential psalms.”

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July 31, 2026June 17, 2026

BibleGateway: Psalm 102 ESV Text: Psalm 102 Psalm 102 (Listen) Do Not Hide Your Face from Me A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the LORD. 102:1 Hear…

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