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

42,360 exiles return to Judah and begin giving offerings for the reconstruction of the temple of the Lord.

BibleGateway: Ezra 2 ESV Text: Ezra 2 Ezra 2 (Listen) The Exiles Return 2:1 Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. 2 They came…

In the world people scramble to get to the top of the social or corporate ladder. In God’s kingdom Jesus calls us to the bottom of the ladder into a life of humble service. After all, He came in humility as servant of all.

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January 24, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 9:46-62 ESV Text: Luke 9:46-62 KJV Text: Luke 9:46-62 The section starts at about 6:2 and ends at about 8:19 46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be…

Peter had the right answer when Jesus asked, “Who do you say I am?” But Peter’s [or anybody else’s] personal conviction about Jesus’ true identity won’t save you. Who do you say Jesus is?

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January 22, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 9:18-27 ESV Text: Luke 9:18-27 KJV Text: Luke 9:18-27 The section starts at about 2:14 and ends at about 3:42 18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples…

We are rightly impressed with Jesus’ ability to feed so many with so little. But let’s not miss the more important spiritual feeding in our reading. Jesus fed the crowd His Word, speaking to them of the kingdom of God.

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January 21, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 9:1-17 ESV Text: Luke 9:1-17 KJV Text: Luke 9:1-17 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:23 1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and…

The world tells us it’s hopeless. There’s nothing, they say, that can be done about death. Don’t listen to them! Just believe! Trust that even death must bow before Jesus. He is the Resurrection and the Life.

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January 20, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 8:40-56 ESV Text: Luke 8:40-56 KJV Text: Luke 8:40-56 The section starts at about 5:45 and ends at about 7:57 40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people…

Yesterday we read of Jesus’ power over the forces of nature. Today we see His power over the forces of hell. Satan and his demons are powerful enemies, but they are no match for the Son of the Most High.

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January 19, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 8:26-39 ESV Text: Luke 8:26-39 KJV Text: Luke 8:26-39 The section starts at about 3:36 and ends at about 5:52 26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over…

Jesus was asleep in the boat as the disciples struggled against a vicious storm. Does it sometimes feel like God is asleep, oblivious to our fears? If so, we need to wake up! Jesus is ready to calm any storm we may encounter.

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January 18, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 8:16-25 ESV Text: Luke 8:16-25 KJV Text: Luke 8:16-25 The section starts at about 2:2 and ends at about 3:43 16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a…

God calls us to scatter the seed of His Word with reckless abandon. The power to create and grow faith is in the Word, not in us. The results will vary. But we take heart, trusting the Gospel to bring in a harvest of souls.

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January 17, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 8:1-15 ESV Text: Luke 8:1-15 KJV Text: Luke 8:1-15 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:11 1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city…

Jesus is the prophesied Christ! He shows it by healing the blind, the deaf, the lame, and leprous. He even raises the dead! Don’t look for anyone else. He’s the One–the answer to all our guilt and pain.

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January 15, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 7:18-35 ESV Text: Luke 7:18-35 KJV Text: Luke 7:18-35 The section starts at about 2:17 and ends at about 4:45 18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. 19…

If we haven’t seen it so far in Luke’s Gospel, it’s crystal clear in today’s reading: Jesus is God in human flesh. Who else can heal the sick and raise the dead with just a few words!?

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January 14, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 7:1-16 ESV Text: Luke 7:1-16 KJV Text: Luke 7:1-16 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:20 1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of…

With 20/20 vision we see the speck in our brother’s eye, but are often blind to the two-by-four in our own. Lord, help us see our own sin so that we may look upon our brother with humble and helpful love.

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January 13, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 6:37-49 ESV Text: Luke 6:37-49 KJV Text: Luke 6:37-49 The section starts at about 4:26 and ends at about 6:38 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye…

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