Psalm: 103 Meditation: JohnWhat is the true bread of heaven? Here Jesus explains the truest meanings of the miracles of manna and the feeding of the thousands. In those miracles something came from heaven to feed their fleshly bodies. Jesus came down from heaven to feed their spirit/souls. Manna and the bread in Galilee lasted …
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Friday, November 4
Psalm: 69:1-23 Meditation: MattHow much food does it take to feed five thousand men? How much more food is needed if you add 5-7 thousand more women and children? Now imagine that all that food came out of a lunch box. Like the miracles of manna and quail in the old testament, the people ate …
Monday, May 23
Psalm: 106 Meditation Deuteronomy is a retelling of the law. Simple enough. It also serves to “fill in the gaps” left in the law’s wake. Verse 3 cuts to the heart of the matter like a laser: “one does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of the …
Wednesday, March 30
Psalm: 69 Meditation John: Much of Jesus’ life mirrors the life of Moses such as at the time Moses prays for God to send the Israelites food. That food, from heaven, took the form of “manna” (translated: “what is this stuff?”) Here Jesus is telling these descendants of Moses that He is the bread that …
Saturday, August 28
Psalm: 40 Meditation John: Jesus is still talking about bread. Here, He proclaims that He is “the bread of life that comes down from heaven.” (v. 48) Jesus then makes a contrast between “the bread that comes down from heaven” and the manna in the wilderness. Exodus 16 talks of manna sometimes called “angel’s food.” …
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