Daily Bible Reading

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction Psalm 51: Today’s reading is a psalm asking for God’s forgiveness, and it is attributed to King David. After David had arranged to have Uriah killed in battle so that he could marry Bathsheba, who was pregnant with David’s child, the prophet Nathan confronted David with his sin (see 2 […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 6:60–71: Today’s reading concludes the discourse that began with verse 25 (see yesterday’s reading). Jesus is aware that there are those in the crowd who will choose to turn away. Jesus says that God’s Spirit gives life, and Simon Peter affirms that Jesus is the Holy One who has […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 6:25–59: The day after Jesus miraculously fed the people, the crowd went looking for him. When they found him, Jesus explained the difference between the manna that their ancestors ate in the desert and the “real bread from heaven.” Yet there were people in the crowd who took issue […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 6:1–24: Jesus crosses Lake Galilee, and a large crowd follows him. A young boy offers his food of five barley loaves and two fish, and Jesus is able to provide enough food for all the people. In the evening the disciples go back across the lake toward Capernaum, and […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 5:19–47: Today’s reading continues with Jesus’s response to the religious leaders who challenge his authority. He speaks of his relationship with God the Father and says that those who believe in him will have eternal life. He refers to the witness of John the Baptist and admonishes the religious […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 5:1–18: Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath. This action angers the Jewish authorities, who are now determined to kill him. The man who had been healed is upbraided by the Jewish authorities for carrying his mat, since carrying one’s bedding on the Sabbath was considered work and thus […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 4:43–54: Jesus leaves Samaria and returns to Galilee. A government official approaches Jesus and begs him to heal his son. The official believes Jesus’s words, and his son is healed. As recorded in John’s Gospel, this is the second miracle that Jesus performed. His first miracle occurred at a […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 4:27–42: Today’s reading concludes the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman. She leaves her water jar behind and returns to town and tells the people about her encounter with Jesus. The people come to Jesus, listen to his message, and believe he is the Savior of the world. […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 4:1–26: Today’s reading is the beginning of a lengthy discourse between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. In Jesus’s day, a Jewish man conversing with a woman in public was a violation of social convention. Jesus teaches about life-giving water and worship and reveals to her that he is the […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 3:22–36: The disciples of John the Baptist speak to him about those who are being baptized by Jesus and following him. John acknowledges that his own ministry must now decrease as the ministry of Jesus increases. Scripture Reading 22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went to the province of […]