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

The inspired writer records a genealogy of the Israelites who returned to Jerusalem following the Babylonian captivity. Then he returns to the genealogy of Saul.

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 9 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 9 1 Chronicles 9 (Listen) A Genealogy of the Returned Exiles 9:1 So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith. 2 Now the first…

Paul begins a personal letter to Timothy. He urges Timothy not to be ashamed of his faith, but to guard and to treasure it.

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June 5, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: 2 Timothy 1 ESV Text: 2 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 1 (Listen) Greeting 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in…

The Marys visit Jesus’ tomb early on Easter morning. An angel announces to them that Jesus has risen from the dead. The Jewish leaders pay the Roman soldiers to say that Jesus’ disciples have stolen His body. In Galilee Jesus commissions His church to baptize and to teach.

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June 3, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Matthew 28 ESV Text: Matthew 28 Matthew 28 (Listen) The Resurrection 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see…

After Pentecost, the followers of Christ devote themselves to the Word and sacraments. Peter heals a lame beggar and preaches Christ in the temple.

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June 2, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 2:42-3:26 ESV Text: Acts 2:42-3:26 Acts 2:42–3:26 (Listen) The Fellowship of the Believers 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And…

The Lord creates the universe in six days. On the seventh day He rests.

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June 1, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Genesis 1:1-2:3 ESV Text: Genesis 1:1-2:3 Genesis 1–2:3 (Listen) The Creation of the World 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was…

We join the psalmist in praising the Lord for the wisdom and the love that He has displayed in the six days of the creation of the universe.

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May 31, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Psalm 104 ESV Text: Psalm 104 Psalm 104 (Listen) O Lord My God, You Are Very Great 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor…

All who oppose the people of the Lord will suffer a humiliating defeat when they face the Lord in the fury of His wrath. It is not a pretty picture that Ezekiel paints for us, but it is a stark reminder of the perfect justice of our righteous God. At the same time, Ezekiel paints for us a beautiful and comforting picture of the abounding grace of our Lord as He restores His chosen people.

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May 30, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ezekiel 39 ESV Text: Ezekiel 39 Ezekiel 39 (Listen) 39:1 “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of…

Through the prophet Joel the Lord calls His people to repentance. Among other prophecies, the Lord promises to pour out His Spirit.

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May 29, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Joel 2:18-32 ESV Text: Joel 2:18-32 Joel 2:18–32 (Listen) The Lord Had Pity 18 Then the LORD became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.19 The LORD answered and said to his people, “Behold, I…

Jesus travels to Jerusalem secretly for the Feast of Booths. During the feast Jesus begins teaching publicly in the Temple to the amazement of many of the Jews. The chief priests and the Pharisees attempt to have Jesus arrested.

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May 27, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: John 7:1-39 ESV Text: John 7:1-39 John 7:1–39 (Listen) Jesus at the Feast of Booths 7:1 After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews1 were seeking…

The Lord fulfills His promise to pour out the Holy Spirit on His Church. Tongues of fire rest on the disciples of Jesus, and the Holy Spirit enables them to speak in tongues so that the Jews who have gathered from various nations may hear and understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Peter preaches a sermon and three thousand new converts are baptized.

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May 26, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 2:1-41 ESV Text: Acts 2:1-41 Acts 2:1–41 (Listen) The Coming of the Holy Spirit 2:1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven…

The Lord appoints seventy elders to assist Moses in leading the children of Israel. In His mercy the Lord provides His people with quail for meat. In His wrath the Lord punishes His people for their complaining and for their greed.

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May 25, 2023March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Numbers 11:16-35 ESV Text: Numbers 11:16-35 Numbers 11:16–35 (Listen) Elders Appointed to Aid Moses 16 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to…

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