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 returned Judeans begin rebuilding the altar of the Lord so that they may resume offering sacrifices. The Judeans lay the foundation of the new temple. The people shout for joy, but many of the older Judeans weep loudly, remembering the grandeur of the first temple.

BibleGateway: Ezra 3 ESV Text: Ezra 3 Ezra 3 (Listen) Rebuilding the Altar 3:1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen,…

“‘Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered; Blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin.’” (4:7-8)

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July 8, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Romans 4:1-12 ESV Text: Romans 4:1-12 KJV Text: Romans 4:1-12 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:39 1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to…

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood.” (3:23-24)

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July 7, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Romans 3:21-31 ESV Text: Romans 3:21-31 KJV Text: Romans 3:21-31 The section starts at about 2:10 and ends at about 3:34 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being…

“That every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” (3:19-20)

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July 6, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Romans 3:1-20 ESV Text: Romans 3:1-20 KJV Text: Romans 3:1-20 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:19 1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of…

“For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.” (2:28-29)

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July 5, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Romans 2:17-29 ESV Text: Romans 2:17-29 KJV Text: Romans 2:17-29 The section starts at about 2:0 and ends at about 3:45 17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and…

“Gentiles . . . not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them.” (2:14-15)

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July 4, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Romans 2:1-16 ESV Text: Romans 2:1-16 KJV Text: Romans 2:1-16 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:9 1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for…

“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.” (1:20)

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July 2, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Romans 1:18-32 ESV Text: Romans 1:18-32 KJV Text: Romans 1:18-32 The section starts at about 2:18 and ends at about 4:32 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness…

“For in it [the Gospel] the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith.'” (1:17)

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July 1, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Romans 1:1-17 ESV Text: Romans 1:1-17 KJV Text: Romans 1:1-17 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:27 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated…

Though under house arrest for two years, God enables Paul to carry on a productive Gospel ministry. In whatever situation we find ourselves, God will give us outlets to serve in the interest of our Savior.

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June 30, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 28:17-31 ESV Text: Acts 28:17-31 KJV Text: Acts 28:17-31 The section starts at about 2:11 and ends at about 4:41 17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called…

The power of Jesus comes to the island of Malta. Paul suffers no ill effects after being bitten by a venomous snake, and people from all over the island are cured of sicknesses. Most certainly, Paul preaches the Gospel, God’s power for salvation.

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June 29, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 28:1-16 ESV Text: Acts 28:1-16 KJV Text: Acts 28:1-16 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:20 1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island…

It’s a shipwreck, but one in which not one single person aboard is lost. Isn’t that exactly what God, through Paul, had said would happen? Lord, help us trust implicitly all that Your Word says and promises.

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June 28, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 27:27-44 ESV Text: Acts 27:27-44 KJV Text: Acts 27:27-44 The section starts at about 3:17 and ends at about 5:51 27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven…

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