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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 defines the boundaries of the land that Israel is to occupy. The Lord selects tribal chiefs who are to divide the land among the tribes of Israel.

BibleGateway: Numbers 34 ESV Text: Numbers 34 Numbers 34 (Listen) Boundaries of the Land 34:1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by… The Lord defines the boundaries of the land that Israel is to occupy. The Lord selects tribal chiefs who are to divide the land among the tribes of Israel.

The Lord ends the flood and the waters subside. Noah and his family and the animals come out of the ark. Noah offers sacrifices to the Lord. The Lord makes a covenant with Noah.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 8 ESV Text: Genesis 8 Genesis 8 (Listen) The Flood Subsides 8:1 But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made… The Lord ends the flood and the waters subside. Noah and his family and the animals come out of the ark. Noah offers sacrifices to the Lord. The Lord makes a covenant with Noah.

The Lord commands Noah to gather his family and the animals into the ark. Rain falls for forty days and forty nights. The flood water remains on the earth for 150 days.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 7 ESV Text: Genesis 7 Genesis 7 (Listen) 7:1 Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me… The Lord commands Noah to gather his family and the animals into the ark. Rain falls for forty days and forty nights. The flood water remains on the earth for 150 days.

The Lord has accomplished salvation for all people through His life, death, and resurrection. Individual sinners receive this salvation as the Holy Spirit gives them the gift of faith through the gospel.

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BibleGateway: Romans 10 ESV Text: Romans 10 Romans 10 (Listen) 10:1 Brothers,1 my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a… The Lord has accomplished salvation for all people through His life, death, and resurrection. Individual sinners receive this salvation as the Holy Spirit gives them the gift of faith through the gospel.

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.