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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

Ruth lives with Naomi and supports herself and her mother-in-law by gleaning grain in the field of Boaz. Boaz notices Ruth and helps her.

BibleGateway: Ruth 2 ESV Text: Ruth 2 Ruth 2 (Listen) Ruth Meets Boaz 2:1 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him… Ruth lives with Naomi and supports herself and her mother-in-law by gleaning grain in the field of Boaz. Boaz notices Ruth and helps her.

Paul encourages the Galatians to admonish and to restore one another in gentleness and to do good toward one another. Paul closes his letter with a blessing.

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BibleGateway: Galatians 6 ESV Text: Galatians 6 Galatians 6 (Listen) Bear One Another’s Burdens 6:1 Brothers,1 if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep… Paul encourages the Galatians to admonish and to restore one another in gentleness and to do good toward one another. Paul closes his letter with a blessing.

Believers in Christ are free from the curse of the law, free to stop gratifying the desires of the sinful flesh, and free to live according to the desires of the Spirit.

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BibleGateway: Galatians 5 ESV Text: Galatians 5 Galatians 5 (Listen) Christ Has Set Us Free 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.… Believers in Christ are free from the curse of the law, free to stop gratifying the desires of the sinful flesh, and free to live according to the desires of the Spirit.

At the appointed time, God sent His Son to redeem us. We are no longer slaves, but sons and heirs of our heavenly Father. Paul urges the Galatians not to return to the slavery of their former paganism.

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BibleGateway: Galatians 4 ESV Text: Galatians 4 Galatians 4 (Listen) Sons and Heirs 4:1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,1 though he is the… At the appointed time, God sent His Son to redeem us. We are no longer slaves, but sons and heirs of our heavenly Father. Paul urges the Galatians not to return to the slavery of their former paganism.

The writer to the Hebrews exhorts his readers to holy living before closing his letter with a benediction and personal greetings.

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BibleGateway: Hebrews 13 ESV Text: Hebrews 13 Hebrews 13 (Listen) Sacrifices Pleasing to God 13:1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 3 Remember those… The writer to the Hebrews exhorts his readers to holy living before closing his letter with a benediction and personal greetings.

We trust in Jesus Christ alone. By faith in Him we are equipped to endure whatever crosses or trials may come our way. We belong to the unshakable kingdom of the Lord!

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BibleGateway: Hebrews 12 ESV Text: Hebrews 12 Hebrews 12 (Listen) Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every… We trust in Jesus Christ alone. By faith in Him we are equipped to endure whatever crosses or trials may come our way. We belong to the unshakable kingdom of the Lord!

Some sinners are saved purely by the grace of the Lord. Others are damned as a result of their own rejection of His grace. We cannot rationalize this paradox. We simply stand in awe of the Lord, trusting His infinite wisdom, justice, and love.

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BibleGateway: Romans 9 ESV Text: Romans 9 Romans 9 (Listen) God’s Sovereign Choice 9:1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—2 that I have great… Some sinners are saved purely by the grace of the Lord. Others are damned as a result of their own rejection of His grace. We cannot rationalize this paradox. We simply stand in awe of the Lord, trusting His infinite wisdom, justice, and love.

Christ offered one sacrifice for all the sins of the world. By faith in Him we receive the free gifts of forgiveness, life, and salvation.

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BibleGateway: Hebrews 10 ESV Text: Hebrews 10 Hebrews 10 (Listen) Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All 10:1 For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of… Christ offered one sacrifice for all the sins of the world. By faith in Him we receive the free gifts of forgiveness, life, and salvation.

Jesus Christ is a greater Priest than those of the Old Testament, and His covenant also is greater than theirs. He has redeemed us by His own blood.

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BibleGateway: Hebrews 9 ESV Text: Hebrews 9 Hebrews 9 (Listen) The Earthly Holy Place 9:1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. 2 For a tent1 was prepared, the… Jesus Christ is a greater Priest than those of the Old Testament, and His covenant also is greater than theirs. He has redeemed us by His own blood.