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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 Lord will destroy Damascus, but will preserve a remnant of faithful people.

BibleGateway: Isaiah 17 ESV Text: Isaiah 17 Isaiah 17 (Listen) An Oracle Concerning Damascus 17:1 An oracle concerning Damascus.   Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city    and will become a heap of ruins.2   The cities of Aroer are deserted;    they will be for flocks,    which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.3   The fortress will disappear from Ephraim,    and… The Lord will destroy Damascus, but will preserve a remnant of faithful people.

A great multitude of people from every nation, clothed in white and holding palm branches, declares the praises of God. Angels join in worshiping God.

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BibleGateway: Revelation 7 ESV Text: Revelation 7 Revelation 7 (Listen) The 144,000 of Israel Sealed 7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of… A great multitude of people from every nation, clothed in white and holding palm branches, declares the praises of God. Angels join in worshiping God.

John sees a scroll sealed with seven seals. Jesus, appearing as a slain Lamb, takes the scroll to open it. The twenty-four elders praise Jesus. The angelic armies praise Jesus. All creatures praise Jesus.

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BibleGateway: Revelation 5 ESV Text: Revelation 5 Revelation 5 (Listen) The Scroll and the Lamb 5:1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and… John sees a scroll sealed with seven seals. Jesus, appearing as a slain Lamb, takes the scroll to open it. The twenty-four elders praise Jesus. The angelic armies praise Jesus. All creatures praise Jesus.

John sees God on His throne, surrounded by twenty-four elders seated on thrones. Four living creatures praise God and the twenty-four elders cast down their crowns and praise God.

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BibleGateway: Revelation 4 ESV Text: Revelation 4 Revelation 4 (Listen) The Throne in Heaven 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking… John sees God on His throne, surrounded by twenty-four elders seated on thrones. Four living creatures praise God and the twenty-four elders cast down their crowns and praise God.

Believers in Christ are righteous by faith, not by works of the flesh. Having been declared righteous in Christ, we are privileged to serve the Lord faithfully as we grow in grace through His Word.

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BibleGateway: Philippians 3 ESV Text: Philippians 3 Philippians 3 (Listen) Righteousness Through Faith in Christ 3:1 Finally, my brothers,1 rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and… Believers in Christ are righteous by faith, not by works of the flesh. Having been declared righteous in Christ, we are privileged to serve the Lord faithfully as we grow in grace through His Word.

The unfaithful people of the Lord are like an unfruitful vineyard. Isaiah pronounces judgment on those who disobey the commands of the Lord.

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BibleGateway: Isaiah 5 ESV Text: Isaiah 5 Isaiah 5 (Listen) The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed 5:1   Let me sing for my beloved    my love song concerning his vineyard:  My beloved had a vineyard    on a very fertile hill.2   He… The unfaithful people of the Lord are like an unfruitful vineyard. Isaiah pronounces judgment on those who disobey the commands of the Lord.

The Lord invites His people to return to Him. The Lord declares to Judah disaster from the north. The Lord expresses deep anguish over the destruction that His people have brought on themselves.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 4 ESV Text: Jeremiah 4 Jeremiah 4 (Listen) 4:1   “If you return, O Israel,      declares the LORD,    to me you should return.  If you remove your detestable things from my presence,    and do not waver,2   and if you swear,… The Lord invites His people to return to Him. The Lord declares to Judah disaster from the north. The Lord expresses deep anguish over the destruction that His people have brought on themselves.

The Lord compares His people to an unfaithful wife. The Lord calls Israel to repentance, promising to send faithful shepherds to care for His people.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 3 ESV Text: Jeremiah 3 Jeremiah 3 (Listen) 3:1   “If1 a man divorces his wife    and she goes from him  and becomes another man’s wife,    will he return to her?  Would not that land be greatly polluted?  You have… The Lord compares His people to an unfaithful wife. The Lord calls Israel to repentance, promising to send faithful shepherds to care for His people.

The Lord calls Jeremiah to serve as a prophet. The Lord commands Jeremiah to prophesy destruction for the people of Judah. The people will oppose Jeremiah, but the Lord will be with him.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 1 ESV Text: Jeremiah 1 Jeremiah 1 (Listen) 1:1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word… The Lord calls Jeremiah to serve as a prophet. The Lord commands Jeremiah to prophesy destruction for the people of Judah. The people will oppose Jeremiah, but the Lord will be with him.