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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

In the aftermath of his sin with Bathsheba, David pleads to the Lord for a clean heart and a right spirit. This is the fourth of the seven “penitential psalms.”

BibleGateway: Psalm 51 ESV Text: Psalm 51 Psalm 51 (Listen) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 51:1   Have mercy on me,1 O God,    according to your steadfast love;  according to your abundant mercy    blot out my… In the aftermath of his sin with Bathsheba, David pleads to the Lord for a clean heart and a right spirit. This is the fourth of the seven “penitential psalms.”

Repent! Believe the Gospel! That was Jesus’ message to the 1st century world. It continues to be His message in the 21st century. And, just as Jesus called and equipped men like Peter and John to preach the message, so He continues to send His people out with the timeless message of repentance and God’s forgiveness.

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BibleGateway: Mark 1:1-15 ESV Text: Mark 1:1-15 Mark 1:1–15 (Listen) John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.1 2 As it is written in Isaiah the… Repent! Believe the Gospel! That was Jesus’ message to the 1st century world. It continues to be His message in the 21st century. And, just as Jesus called and equipped men like Peter and John to preach the message, so He continues to send His people out with the timeless message of repentance and God’s forgiveness.

So many diamonds in these verses!. A short list includes: 1) Suffering for good is a blessed thing. 2) Sharing our hope in Christ with others is done with gentleness and respect.. 3) Dying for the unrighteous, the righteous Christ has brought us to God. 4) Having been baptized, we are guaranteed a clear conscience toward God.

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BibleGateway: 1 Peter 3:8-22 ESV Text: 1 Peter 3:8-22 1 Peter 3:8–22 (Listen) Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake 8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.… So many diamonds in these verses!. A short list includes: 1) Suffering for good is a blessed thing. 2) Sharing our hope in Christ with others is done with gentleness and respect.. 3) Dying for the unrighteous, the righteous Christ has brought us to God. 4) Having been baptized, we are guaranteed a clear conscience toward God.

In this Psalm David prays for forgiveness, guidance, and deliverance from His enemies. As we join David in this prayer, we are confident that the Lord will look on us with tender mercy and lovingkindness. As the God of our salvation, we can count on His help in all our troubles.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 25 ESV Text: Psalm 25 Psalm 25 (Listen) Teach Me Your Paths 1 Of David. 25:1   To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.2   O my God, in you I trust;    let me not be… In this Psalm David prays for forgiveness, guidance, and deliverance from His enemies. As we join David in this prayer, we are confident that the Lord will look on us with tender mercy and lovingkindness. As the God of our salvation, we can count on His help in all our troubles.

Mercifully God gave the wicked pre-flood world 120 years to repent. But no one would listen to preacher Noah’s call to repentance. Thus humanity was destroyed by a global flood. Yet God could not renege on His promise to redeem the world through the Woman’s Offspring. His promise was kept alive through flood survivors.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 8:1-22 ESV Text: Genesis 8:1-22 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… Mercifully God gave the wicked pre-flood world 120 years to repent. But no one would listen to preacher Noah’s call to repentance. Thus humanity was destroyed by a global flood. Yet God could not renege on His promise to redeem the world through the Woman’s Offspring. His promise was kept alive through flood survivors.

Because Jesus never sinned once He is the perfect sacrifice to take away the world’s sin. His sinless life also has been credited to us, giving us the perfection we need to enter into Heaven. Finally, Jesus demonstrates that God’s Word is our powerful weapon against temptation!

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BibleGateway: Matthew 4:1-11 ESV Text: Matthew 4:1-11 Matthew 4:1–11 (Listen) The Temptation of Jesus 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty… Because Jesus never sinned once He is the perfect sacrifice to take away the world’s sin. His sinless life also has been credited to us, giving us the perfection we need to enter into Heaven. Finally, Jesus demonstrates that God’s Word is our powerful weapon against temptation!

In Adam’s sin death spread to all, for all have sinned. All deserve hell. What a gloomy truth. Yet, wait for it . . . in Christ all are justified! It’s a free gift for all. Will all end up in Heaven? No. “Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God” [v.1]

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BibleGateway: Romans 5:12-21 ESV Text: Romans 5:12-21 Romans 5:12–21 (Listen) Death in Adam, Life in Christ 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread… In Adam’s sin death spread to all, for all have sinned. All deserve hell. What a gloomy truth. Yet, wait for it . . . in Christ all are justified! It’s a free gift for all. Will all end up in Heaven? No. “Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God” [v.1]

It’s hard to admit even one sin, yet alone to honestly confess our total sinfulness from conception. Only God’s Law and Gospel can bring us to true and honest repentance, whereby we admit our sin and rely completely on God’s mercy. “According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.” [v.1]

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BibleGateway: Psalm 51:1-19 ESV Text: Psalm 51:1-19 Psalm 51 (Listen) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had… It’s hard to admit even one sin, yet alone to honestly confess our total sinfulness from conception. Only God’s Law and Gospel can bring us to true and honest repentance, whereby we admit our sin and rely completely on God’s mercy. “According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.” [v.1]

Certainly we see ourselves in Adam and Eve with all their pathetic excuses for breaking God’s command: Half-truths. Blame others. Even find fault with God. Yet, in the face of such dishonesty and wickedness, the Lord shows incredible mercy. Praise God for the serpent crushing power of the Woman’s Offspring!

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BibleGateway: Genesis 3:1-15 ESV Text: Genesis 3:1-15 Genesis 3:1–15 (Listen) The Fall 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the… Certainly we see ourselves in Adam and Eve with all their pathetic excuses for breaking God’s command: Half-truths. Blame others. Even find fault with God. Yet, in the face of such dishonesty and wickedness, the Lord shows incredible mercy. Praise God for the serpent crushing power of the Woman’s Offspring!

“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” (31:10 NIV ’84) Having a wife who fears the Lord and is of a noble character is better than the most priceless jewelry. Such a woman is industrious, wise, and caring. Her children call her blessed, and her husband praises her.

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BibleGateway: Proverbs 31:10-31 ESV Text: Proverbs 31:10-31 Proverbs 31:10–31 (Listen) The Woman Who Fears the Lord 10   1 An excellent wife who can find?    She is far more precious than jewels.11   The heart of her husband trusts in… “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” (31:10 NIV ’84) Having a wife who fears the Lord and is of a noble character is better than the most priceless jewelry. Such a woman is industrious, wise, and caring. Her children call her blessed, and her husband praises her.

“Every word of God is pure . . . Do not add to His words.” (30:5-6) Blessed are those who attend a church where every word of the Bible is regarded as pure truth. Treasure the Bible. It points to Jesus, and has everything we need for this life and the life to come.

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BibleGateway: Proverbs 30:1-33 ESV Text: Proverbs 30:1-33 Proverbs 30 (Listen) The Words of Agur 30:1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.1   The man declares, I am weary, O God;    I am weary, O God,… “Every word of God is pure . . . Do not add to His words.” (30:5-6) Blessed are those who attend a church where every word of the Bible is regarded as pure truth. Treasure the Bible. It points to Jesus, and has everything we need for this life and the life to come.