Today Our Daily Bread 3-2-05

Daily~
John 17:8 for I have passed on to them the words you gave me; and they accepted them and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.

1 Corinthinthians 10:3-4 And all of them ate the same miraculous F50 food, 4 and all of them drank the same miraculous water. For they all drank from the miraculous rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ.
Today ~
Matthew 16:13-19
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"14 "Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets." 15 Then he asked them, "Who do you say I am?"16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."17 Jesus replied, "You are blessed, Simon son of John, F83 because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. 18 Now I say to you that you are Peter, F84 and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell F85 will not conquer it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you lock on earth will be locked in heaven, and whatever you open on earth will be opened in heaven."
Luke 11:9-23
"And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.11 "You fathers – if your children ask F54 for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? 12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! 13 If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him."
14 One day Jesus cast a demon out of a man who couldn't speak, and the man's voice returned to him. The crowd was amazed, 15 but some said, "No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, F55 the prince of demons!" 16 Trying to test Jesus, others asked for a miraculous sign from heaven to see if he was from God. 17 He knew their thoughts, so he said, "Any kingdom at war with itself is doomed. A divided home is also doomed. 18 You say I am empowered by the prince of demons. F56 But if Satan is fighting against himself by empowering me to cast out his demons, how can his kingdom survive? 19 And if I am empowered by the prince of demons, what about your own followers? They cast out demons, too, so they will judge you for what you have said. 20 But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you. 21 For when Satan, F57 who is completely armed, guards his palace, it is safe 22 until someone who is stronger attacks and overpowers him, strips him of his weapons, and carries off his belongings.
23 "Anyone who isn't helping me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.
Luke 17: 20-21 One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the Kingdom of God come?" Jesus replied, "The Kingdom of God isn't ushered in with visible signs. F77 21 You won't be able to say, 'Here it is!' or 'It's over there!' For the Kingdom of God is among you. F78 "
Luke 19:11-27 The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away.12 He said, "A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return. 13 Before he left, he called together ten servants and gave them ten pounds of silver F85 to invest for him while he was gone.14 But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say they did not want him to be their king.15 "When he returned, the king called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what they had done with the money and what their profits were. 16 The first servant reported a tremendous gain – ten times as much as the original amount! 17 'Well done!' the king exclaimed. 'You are a trustworthy servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.'18 "The next servant also reported a good gain – five times the original amount. 19 'Well done!' the king said. 'You can be governor over five cities.'20 "But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, 'I hid it and kept it safe. 21 I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn't yours and harvesting crops you didn't plant.'22 "'You wicked servant!' the king roared. 'Hard, am I? If you knew so much about me and how tough I am, 23 why didn't you deposit the money in the bank so I could at least get some interest on it?' 24 Then turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered, 'Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one who earned the most.'25 "'But, master,' they said, 'that servant has enough already!'26 "'Yes,' the king replied, 'but to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who are unfaithful, F86 even what little they have will be taken away. 27 And now about these enemies of mine who didn't want me to be their king – bring them in and execute them right here in my presence.'"
FOOTNOTES:F54: Some manuscripts add for bread, do you give them a stone? Or if they ask. F55: Greek Beelzeboul. F56: Greek by Beelzeboul; also in 11:19. F57: Greek the strong one. F77: Or by your speculations. F78: Or within you. F83: Greek Wherever the carcass is, the vultures gather. F84: Exod 20:12-16; Deut 5:16-20. F85: Greek 10 minas; 1 mina was worth about 3 months' wages. F86: Or who have nothing.
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