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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.

Thanks to the Lord and His work in us we are not like the unrepentant evildoers. May the Lord save us from the punishment that is awaiting them!

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BibleGateway: Psalm 26 ESV Text: Psalm 26 KJV Text: Psalms 26:1-12 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 26:      1 A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have… Thanks to the Lord and His work in us we are not like the unrepentant evildoers. May the Lord save us from the punishment that is awaiting them!

The Lord is King and all the earth, as well as all power and authority, belongs to Him. Yet because of Jesus who has cleansed us from our sins we can approach Him without fear.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 24 ESV Text: Psalm 24 KJV Text: Psalms 24:1-10 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 24:      1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they… The Lord is King and all the earth, as well as all power and authority, belongs to Him. Yet because of Jesus who has cleansed us from our sins we can approach Him without fear.

Love does not do evil, even to our enemies, and it does not allow us to look down on those who have sinned as if we never have or never would.

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BibleGateway: Luke 6:27-45 ESV Text: Luke 6:27-45 KJV Text: Luke 6:27-45 The section starts at about 3:18 and ends at about 6:1      27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good… Love does not do evil, even to our enemies, and it does not allow us to look down on those who have sinned as if we never have or never would.

The disciples weren’t “harvesting” on the Sabbath, they were eating lunch. It was clear that the Pharisees had distorted and lost the true purpose for the Sabbath: rest for souls.

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BibleGateway: Luke 6:1-11 ESV Text: Luke 6:1-11 KJV Text: Luke 6:1-11 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:40      1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first,… The disciples weren’t “harvesting” on the Sabbath, they were eating lunch. It was clear that the Pharisees had distorted and lost the true purpose for the Sabbath: rest for souls.

Laban tricked Jacob into taking Leah as his wife too, but the Lord blessed Leah and she became the mother of Judah, from whose tribe Jesus would eventually come.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 29:16-35 ESV Text: Genesis 29:16-35 KJV Text: Genesis 29:16-35 The section starts at about 2:5 and ends at about 4:34 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah,… Laban tricked Jacob into taking Leah as his wife too, but the Lord blessed Leah and she became the mother of Judah, from whose tribe Jesus would eventually come.

Like his father Abraham, Isaac wanted his son to find a godly spouse. It’s still best today for believers to find godly spouses. It’s worth the “journey” to locate them.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 29:1-15 ESV Text: Genesis 29:1-15 KJV Text: Genesis 29:1-15 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:14      1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of… Like his father Abraham, Isaac wanted his son to find a godly spouse. It’s still best today for believers to find godly spouses. It’s worth the “journey” to locate them.