Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
MIRACLES IN 2025
The Bread of Life
John 6:35-40
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. Joh 6:36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. Joh 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. Joh 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. Joh 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. Joh 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone which sees the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
The portion for today continues the discussion with the people who wanted Jesus to provide their daily food as Moses had done in the wilderness. Yesterday, we saw that He encouraged them to seek the eternal and not just to satisfy the physical.
Here Jesus shows them how to accomplish what He had taught earlier. He told them that He was the source of spiritual nourishment. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. He continued to explain to them that they had seen His miracles and still did not accept that He was God’s Son. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
The way for them to have eternal life and spiritual satisfaction was come to Him, and in so doing, they would be assured that they would never be left out of the kingdom. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Jesus also wanted them to realize that God the Father had sent Him to accomplish the divine will. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone which sees the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. The will of the Father was to provide eternal salvation for all who would believe in Jesus. He told them there would be a resurrection coming where everyone who had made that decision would live with the Lord forever.
Yes, Jesus is the Bread of Life. He gives us eternal life and all we need to be completely satisfied. We look forward to the resurrection that is coming, for then our salvation will be complete!
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Bible Reading for the Year
Today we start the second reading of the New Testament
April 2nd, Matthew 4-6
Prayer Needs
Please pray for Dr. Joe Jordan who had an ablation for his irregular heart rhythm.
Please pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. She has a visit with the doctor at Duke on April 4th to discuss surgery. Please pray for her complete healing. Pray that the tumors will shrink or disappear altogether.
Please pray for Phil Corey. He is back in the hospital with a blood clot and is being treated with medication to remove it.
Please pray for Vickie Dalton who had surgery recently for pancreatic cancer. Pray for her healing. She had her second chemo treatment on Wednesday. On April 8th, she has a PET scan for nodules on her lungs and starts chemo pills on April 9th.
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Pray for our Missionaries!
Sue Singleton and the mission in Cambodia
Dr. Joe Jordan and the CBM (Cross and Bible Ministries)
Travis and Caroline Fennessy – IBM missionaries to Southeast Asia