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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 Israel are to provide generously for one another. At the end of every seventh year, all debts are to be forgiven.

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 15 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 15 Deuteronomy 15 (Listen) The Sabbatical Year 15:1 “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. 2 And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because… The people of Israel are to provide generously for one another. At the end of every seventh year, all debts are to be forgiven.

Each of us must give account to the Lord before entering His rest. Thanks be to God, we have a great high priest who has sacrificed Himself to redeem us. Therefore we may approach the Lord with joyful confidence.

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BibleGateway: Hebrews 4 ESV Text: Hebrews 4 Hebrews 4 (Listen) 4:1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.… Each of us must give account to the Lord before entering His rest. Thanks be to God, we have a great high priest who has sacrificed Himself to redeem us. Therefore we may approach the Lord with joyful confidence.

Jesus Christ is greater than Moses. For now we wander through the wilderness of this fallen world. However, all who remain faithful unto death will enter eternal rest.

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BibleGateway: Hebrews 3 ESV Text: Hebrews 3 Hebrews 3 (Listen) Jesus Greater Than Moses 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers,1 you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2 who… Jesus Christ is greater than Moses. For now we wander through the wilderness of this fallen world. However, all who remain faithful unto death will enter eternal rest.

We are in danger of drifting away from saving faith if we neglect the salvation of Christ. Jesus has redeemed us by becoming one of us. He knows from experience our pain and our suffering and the temptation that we experience.

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BibleGateway: Hebrews 2 ESV Text: Hebrews 2 Hebrews 2 (Listen) Warning Against Neglecting Salvation 2:1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2 For since the… We are in danger of drifting away from saving faith if we neglect the salvation of Christ. Jesus has redeemed us by becoming one of us. He knows from experience our pain and our suffering and the temptation that we experience.

Salvation is not a license to continue sinning. In our Baptism, the Lord has raised us to a new life of faithfulness. We are dead to sin and alive to God. No longer slaves to sin, now we are privileged to live as slaves to righteousness.

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BibleGateway: Romans 6 ESV Text: Romans 6 Romans 6 (Listen) Dead to Sin, Alive to God 6:1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How… Salvation is not a license to continue sinning. In our Baptism, the Lord has raised us to a new life of faithfulness. We are dead to sin and alive to God. No longer slaves to sin, now we are privileged to live as slaves to righteousness.

Pashhur the priest persecutes Jeremiah. Jeremiah prophesies against Pashhur and against Judah, predicting the Babylonian captivity. Jeremiah cries out to the Lord in grief.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 20 ESV Text: Jeremiah 20 Jeremiah 20 (Listen) Jeremiah Persecuted by Pashhur 20:1 Now Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying… Pashhur the priest persecutes Jeremiah. Jeremiah prophesies against Pashhur and against Judah, predicting the Babylonian captivity. Jeremiah cries out to the Lord in grief.

The Lord responds to Moses that He will deliver the Israelites out of Egypt and will give them the land of Canaan, as He has promised. Moses records the genealogy of Moses and Aaron.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 6 ESV Text: Exodus 6 Exodus 6 (Listen) God Promises Deliverance 6:1 But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he… The Lord responds to Moses that He will deliver the Israelites out of Egypt and will give them the land of Canaan, as He has promised. Moses records the genealogy of Moses and Aaron.

Pharaoh rejects the command of the Lord to let the Israelites go. Instead Pharaoh commands the Israelites to gather their own straw for making bricks. The Israelites blame Moses and Aaron. Moses complains to the Lord.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 5 ESV Text: Exodus 5 Exodus 5 (Listen) Making Bricks Without Straw 5:1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go,… Pharaoh rejects the command of the Lord to let the Israelites go. Instead Pharaoh commands the Israelites to gather their own straw for making bricks. The Israelites blame Moses and Aaron. Moses complains to the Lord.

The Lord gives Moses powerful signs so that the children of Israel will listen to him. The Lord appoints Aaron to serve as a spokesman for Moses. Moses takes his wife and his children and returns to Egypt.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 4 ESV Text: Exodus 4 Exodus 4 (Listen) Moses Given Powerful Signs 4:1 Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The LORD… The Lord gives Moses powerful signs so that the children of Israel will listen to him. The Lord appoints Aaron to serve as a spokesman for Moses. Moses takes his wife and his children and returns to Egypt.

Jesus sends out the twelve apostles to proclaim to the Israelites that “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 10:7) The proclamation of the gospel will result in persecution for those who proclaim it. Even so, the Lord protects His faithful people and promises them His gracious reward.

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BibleGateway: Matthew 10 ESV Text: Matthew 10 Matthew 10 (Listen) The Twelve Apostles 10:1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal… Jesus sends out the twelve apostles to proclaim to the Israelites that “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 10:7) The proclamation of the gospel will result in persecution for those who proclaim it. Even so, the Lord protects His faithful people and promises them His gracious reward.