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

Returning to the tribe of Benjamin, the inspired writer records a genealogy of the family of Saul, the first king of Israel.

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 8 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 8 1 Chronicles 8 (Listen) A Genealogy of Saul 8:1 Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 These are the sons of Ehud…

The Lord blesses us greatly through the undershepherds into whose care He has entrusted us. Pastors and teachers are called to be faithful. We who are under their care are called to imitate their faithfulness.

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February 3, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 4 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 4 1 Corinthians 4 (Listen) The Ministry of Apostles 4:1 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.…

Christ Jesus is the object of our faith and the Head of His body, the Church. As believers, our loyalty is to Christ and not to the undershepherds who minister to us.

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February 2, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 3 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 3 1 Corinthians 3 (Listen) Divisions in the Church 3:1 But I, brothers,1 could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants…

Our faith rests only on Jesus Christ and Him crucified. The Holy Spirit gives us wisdom to receive the truth of God.

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February 1, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 2 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 2 1 Corinthians 2 (Listen) Proclaiming Christ Crucified 2:1 And I, when I came to you, brothers,1 did not come proclaiming to you the testimony2 of God with…

John sees seven angels with seven plagues. John sees the faithful, who have conquered the beast, praising God with harps in their hands.

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January 31, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Revelation 15 ESV Text: Revelation 15 Revelation 15 (Listen) The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues 15:1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last,…

The Lord commands Jeremiah to break an earthenware flask in the presence of elders and priests as an illustration of what the Lord will do to Jerusalem and Judah in response to the wickedness of the people.

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January 30, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 19 ESV Text: Jeremiah 19 Jeremiah 19 (Listen) The Broken Flask 19:1 Thus says the LORD, “Go, buy a potter’s earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of…

If we trust in other people or even in ourselves, then we are lost. Our trust must be only in the Lord, Who has redeemed us in His Son. Therefore we, too, remember the Sabbath day. Our Sabbath observance consists not in a day of physical rest per se, but in our regular gathering with fellow believers to receive forgiveness and salvation through the means of grace.

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January 29, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 17 ESV Text: Jeremiah 17 Jeremiah 17 (Listen) The Sin of Judah 17:1 “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the…

The Lord gives laws for the provision of the physical needs of the Levitical priests. The Lord forbids several abominable practices. The Lord promises to raise up a prophet like Moses.

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January 27, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 18 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 18 Deuteronomy 18 (Listen) Provision for Priests and Levites 18:1 “The Levitical priests, all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the…

The Lord continues to denounce the idolatry of His people. At the same time, the Lord promises restoration for Israel.

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January 26, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 16 ESV Text: Jeremiah 16 Jeremiah 16 (Listen) Famine, Sword, and Death 16:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters…

The Lord will use sword, famine, and pestilence to carry out His righteous judgment against His people. False prophets deceive the people, proclaiming that the Lord will not judge them in these ways. Many false teachers in our day preach a similar message, encouraging sinners to live securely in their sins.

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January 25, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 14 ESV Text: Jeremiah 14 Jeremiah 14 (Listen) Famine, Sword, and Pestilence 14:1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: 2 “Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the…

Sometimes we may wonder why the wicked seem to thrive in this world and why the Lord seems to be doing nothing about it. We can be certain that the Lord will punish the wicked. If not for the grace of God in Christ, we would be numbered among the wicked and punished forever. Thanks be to God, we have salvation in Christ and we have been given the privilege of sharing it with others.

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January 24, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 12 ESV Text: Jeremiah 12 Jeremiah 12 (Listen) Jeremiah’s Complaint 12:1 Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why…

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