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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

Like David, we turn to the Lord when facing enemies or difficult circumstances. The will of the Lord for us is best, even when we cannot understand it. Therefore, we trust in Him with confidence.

BibleGateway: Psalm 59 ESV Text: Psalm 59 Psalm 59 (Listen) Deliver Me from My Enemies To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam1 of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. 59:1   Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;    protect me from those who rise up against… Like David, we turn to the Lord when facing enemies or difficult circumstances. The will of the Lord for us is best, even when we cannot understand it. Therefore, we trust in Him with confidence.

The Lord provides laws regarding sacrifice, unintentional sin, punishment for breaking the Sabbath, and tassels on garments.

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BibleGateway: Numbers 15 ESV Text: Numbers 15 Numbers 15 (Listen) Laws About Sacrifices 15:1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land… The Lord provides laws regarding sacrifice, unintentional sin, punishment for breaking the Sabbath, and tassels on garments.

The people grumble against Moses and Aaron. Joshua and Caleb urge the people to trust in the Lord and to take the land, but the people refuse. Moses appeals to God for mercy. The Lord declares that the Israelites will wander forty years in the wilderness and that those who are twenty years old and older will never enter the Land of Promise. Without the blessing of the Lord, the people attempt to enter the land and are defeated by the Amalekites and the Canaanites.

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BibleGateway: Numbers 14 ESV Text: Numbers 14 Numbers 14 (Listen) The People Rebel 14:1 Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. 2 And all the people of Israel grumbled against… The people grumble against Moses and Aaron. Joshua and Caleb urge the people to trust in the Lord and to take the land, but the people refuse. Moses appeals to God for mercy. The Lord declares that the Israelites will wander forty years in the wilderness and that those who are twenty years old and older will never enter the Land of Promise. Without the blessing of the Lord, the people attempt to enter the land and are defeated by the Amalekites and the Canaanites.

Moses sends twelve men to spy out the land of Canaan. Most of the spies bring a bad report to the people, causing fear among the people.

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BibleGateway: Numbers 13 ESV Text: Numbers 13 Numbers 13 (Listen) Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the… Moses sends twelve men to spy out the land of Canaan. Most of the spies bring a bad report to the people, causing fear among the people.

Facing violence and betrayal, David turns to the Lord in prayer, confidently entrusting his life and his safety to the Lord. We, too, rely on the mercy of the Lord in the face of danger.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 55 ESV Text: Psalm 55 Psalm 55 (Listen) Cast Your Burden on the Lord To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil1 of David. 55:1   Give ear to my prayer, O God,    and hide not… Facing violence and betrayal, David turns to the Lord in prayer, confidently entrusting his life and his safety to the Lord. We, too, rely on the mercy of the Lord in the face of danger.

David laments betrayal, while expressing thanksgiving and confidence in the deliverance of the Lord. God is our helper and our deliverer in every trouble.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 54 ESV Text: Psalm 54 Psalm 54 (Listen) The Lord Upholds My Life To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil1 of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David… David laments betrayal, while expressing thanksgiving and confidence in the deliverance of the Lord. God is our helper and our deliverer in every trouble.

We live among the wicked in this world. All of us are foolish and corrupt by nature. Those who trust in Jesus, however, receive forgiveness, new life, and salvation.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 53 ESV Text: Psalm 53 Psalm 53 (Listen) There Is None Who Does Good To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil1 of David. 53:1   The fool says in his heart, “There is no… We live among the wicked in this world. All of us are foolish and corrupt by nature. Those who trust in Jesus, however, receive forgiveness, new life, and salvation.

David laments his situation as enemies threaten his life. With David we put our trust in the Lord, and we wait for His justice and His love.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 52 ESV Text: Psalm 52 Psalm 52 (Listen) The Steadfast Love of God Endures To the choirmaster. A Maskil1 of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to… David laments his situation as enemies threaten his life. With David we put our trust in the Lord, and we wait for His justice and His love.

In the aftermath of his sin with Bathsheba, David pleads to the Lord for a clean heart and a right spirit. This is the fourth of the seven “penitential psalms.”

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BibleGateway: Psalm 51 ESV Text: Psalm 51 Psalm 51 (Listen) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had… In the aftermath of his sin with Bathsheba, David pleads to the Lord for a clean heart and a right spirit. This is the fourth of the seven “penitential psalms.”

Asaph presents the Lord as a mighty judge Who sees through the hypocrisy of insincere ritual. The Lord desires in His people true repentance and true faith in their Savior.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 50 ESV Text: Psalm 50 Psalm 50 (Listen) God Himself Is Judge A Psalm of Asaph. 50:1   The Mighty One, God the LORD,    speaks and summons the earth    from the rising of the sun to its… Asaph presents the Lord as a mighty judge Who sees through the hypocrisy of insincere ritual. The Lord desires in His people true repentance and true faith in their Savior.