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“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 people of Reuben and the people of Gad, who have a large number of livestock, request permission to settle east of the Jordan in the land of Gilead, which is ideal for livestock.

BibleGateway: Numbers 32 ESV Text: Numbers 32 Numbers 32 (Listen) Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead 32:1 Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for livestock. 2 So… The people of Reuben and the people of Gad, who have a large number of livestock, request permission to settle east of the Jordan in the land of Gilead, which is ideal for livestock.

The Spirit of God rests on Jesus, the Chosen Christ, anointed to preach freedom for those held captive by sin. But beware! Friends and neighbors may react with hostility when we share the good news with them.

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BibleGateway: Luke 4:12-27 ESV Text: Luke 4:12-27 KJV Text: Luke 4:12-27 The section starts at about 1:21 and ends at about 3:36 12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not… The Spirit of God rests on Jesus, the Chosen Christ, anointed to preach freedom for those held captive by sin. But beware! Friends and neighbors may react with hostility when we share the good news with them.

By the waters of the Jordan River, God announces to the world that Jesus is His Son. Luke traces Jesus’ human ancestry all the way back to Adam. Jesus is the God-man come to save us.

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BibleGateway: Luke 3:21-37 ESV Text: Luke 3:21-37 KJV Text: Luke 3:21-37 The section starts at about 2:50 and ends at about 5:49      21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that… By the waters of the Jordan River, God announces to the world that Jesus is His Son. Luke traces Jesus’ human ancestry all the way back to Adam. Jesus is the God-man come to save us.

Luke chronicles the precise time in history in which John the Baptist, by preaching of the Word, begins to prepare hearts to receive the Savior. Now is our time in history to preach so that all mankind may see the salvation of our God.

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BibleGateway: Luke 3:1-20 ESV Text: Luke 3:1-20 KJV Text: Luke 3:1-20 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:59      1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius… Luke chronicles the precise time in history in which John the Baptist, by preaching of the Word, begins to prepare hearts to receive the Savior. Now is our time in history to preach so that all mankind may see the salvation of our God.

Already, on the eighth day of His earthly life, Jesus sheds His holy and precious blood for us. With eyes of faith we see the salvation God has prepared for all people!

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BibleGateway: Luke 2:21-40 ESV Text: Luke 2:21-40 KJV Text: Luke 2:21-40 The section starts at about 2:18 and ends at about 4:55      21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child,… Already, on the eighth day of His earthly life, Jesus sheds His holy and precious blood for us. With eyes of faith we see the salvation God has prepared for all people!

A serious and needed reflection for the ending of another year: Lord, “teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

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BibleGateway: Psalm 90 ESV Text: Psalm 90 KJV Text: Psalms 90:1-17 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 90:      1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all… A serious and needed reflection for the ending of another year: Lord, “teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law.”

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BibleGateway: Galatians 4:1-7 ESV Text: Galatians 4:1-7 KJV Text: Galatians 4:1-7 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 0:51      1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a… “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law.”

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God … And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us!”

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BibleGateway: John 1:1-14 ESV Text: John 1:1-14 KJV Text: John 1:1-14 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:30      1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,… “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God … And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us!”