Tuesday, May 3, 2022
"Sir," [the people] said, "give us that bread every day."
The people's request is a valid one. Jesus even taught us to pray for our "daily bread." [1] The problem is that requests for physical blessings are sometimes substituted for requests for a relationship with Christ and for an intimate walk with God. "Daily bread" sustains for only a day. The bread God most longs to give us sustains forever. What have you set your sights upon: "daily bread" or the eternal "bread of life"? [2] Our goal is to pursue the latter, depending on God to give us the former! Pursue God's eternal bread of life, and you get both. Pursue daily bread, and you get eternal hunger.
What Jesus Did! is a series of one-year devotional guides through each gospel, using one short scripture passage each day and following the Gospel in sequential order. Each devotional consists of a scripture passage and a reflection and a prayer which open up the day's scripture and show how it challenges you to live for Jesus.
What Jesus Did! is written by Phil Ware and is available in book form.
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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