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

Nehemiah lists priests and Levites who have come to Jerusalem, beginning with those who arrived with Zerubbabel and Jeshua about a century earlier (compare Ezra 2). The Judeans dedicate the wall of Jerusalem and organize the men who are to serve at the temple.

BibleGateway: Nehemiah 12 ESV Text: Nehemiah 12 Nehemiah 12 (Listen) Priests and Levites 12:1 These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were…

All people face impending death. Solomon advises us to eat, to drink, and to work, enjoying life on earth while we have it. Wisdom is greater than might. Wisdom is greater than folly.

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October 24, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 9 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 9 Ecclesiastes 9 (Listen) Death Comes to All 9:1 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in…

The wise man obeys earthly authority. The wise man fears the Lord. While we cannot make sense of everything that happens in this world, we trust that the will of the Lord prevails.

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October 23, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 8 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 8 Ecclesiastes 8 (Listen) Keep the King’s Command 8:1 Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of…

Solomon contrasts wisdom with folly. Despite the meaninglessness of life in this world, the wise man trusts that the Lord will work all things for good.

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October 22, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 7 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 7 Ecclesiastes 7 (Listen) The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.2 It is better…

The earthly blessings of the Lord do not benefit the man who finds no enjoyment in them. The earthly life of a man is short and meaningless.

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October 21, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 6 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 6 Ecclesiastes 6 (Listen) 6:1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: 2 a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions,…

Solomon teaches humility and faithfulness before the Lord. The love of money is meaningless. To eat and to drink and to find enjoyment in one’s work are blessings from the Lord.

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October 19, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 5 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 5 Ecclesiastes 5 (Listen) Fear God 5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice…

Injustice and oppression are realities in this world. The pursuit of worldly wealth is meaningless. Companionship is a blessing from the Lord. The success of a good and wise ruler soon is forgotten.

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October 18, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 4 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 4 Ecclesiastes 4 (Listen) Evil Under the Sun 4:1 Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they…

Human efforts are furthermore meaningless since the proper times for various occurrences and actions are determined by the Lord apart from the will or decision of man. Injustice and wickedness seem to thrive in this world and man, like the animals, dies.

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October 17, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 3 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 3 Ecclesiastes 3 (Listen) A Time for Everything 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a…

Self-indulgent pleasure is meaningless. Even wise living is meaningless in the end, since both the wise man and the fool face the same fate: death. Work also is meaningless, since “you can’t take it with you.”

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October 16, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 2 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 2 Ecclesiastes 2 (Listen) The Vanity of Self-Indulgence 2:1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.1…

Solomon contemplates the meaninglessness of life in this world without the Lord. From a worldly perspective, even wisdom is meaningless in the end.

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October 15, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 1 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 1 Ecclesiastes 1 (Listen) All Is Vanity 1:1 The words of the Preacher,1 the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity2 of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is…

The devil tempts Jesus in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights. Jesus resists every temptation, defending Himself with the Word of God. Jesus begins His ministry in Galilee. Jesus calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John to be His disciples. Jesus heals the sick and demon-possessed, and great crowds follow Him.

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October 14, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Matthew 4 ESV Text: Matthew 4 Matthew 4 (Listen) The Temptation of Jesus 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty…

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