Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
MIRACLES IN 2025
The Bread of Life – part 2
John 6:41-59
The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. Joh 6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? Joh 6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. Joh 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Joh 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. Joh 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. Joh 6:48 I am that bread of life.
The religious leaders to whom Jesus was speaking still did not understand the message that the Lord was giving them. They had a wrong idea of who Messiah was and how He would lead the nation when He came. They thought they knew where He was from and who His parents were. The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. Joh 6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
Jesus again tried to explain who He was. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. These men, who were supposed to be scholars in the Scriptures, had not understood the teaching of the suffering Savior who was to come into the world. Christ was offering them eternal life, and all they could think about was the food they had received.
Jesus has so much more for us if we will just be willing to accept the truth of who He is, submit to Him, and obey His teachings. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life. The statement is made in Matthew 4:4, But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. We need the Word of God as much as we need our daily food. That is why we should read and study the Bible daily in order to know the Lord better and be able to follow Him in all we do. Jesus is truly the Bread of Life!
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Bible Reading for the Year
Today we start the second reading of the New Testament
April 3rd, Matthew 7-9
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