Contemplative Bible Reading

Acts 4:25-26 (New International Version) from Psalms 2 25You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: ” ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 26The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed […]

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Psalms 15 (New International Version) 1 LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? 2 He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart 3 and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts […]

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Psalms 24:3-4 (New International Version) 3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD ? Who may stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. Who could approach God under the old […]

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Romans 1:20 (New International Version) 18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world […]

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Psalms 86:11 b (Holman Christian Standard Bible) give me an undivided mind to fear your name. I read this while sitting in a Bible class on a Sunday morning. At the time I had two different notebooks in my lap, an open Bible, and several note cards in my hands. It was a typical Sunday […]

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Psalm 100 (New International Version) 1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his [a] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. […]

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Such a simple phrase: the Lord is my shepherd.  It can be the confession of a Christian. I am following God. He is my shepherd. Then comes the question: who are you following? An often heard answer to this question is, “I am going my own way.”  Some argue that no person goes his or […]

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Psalms 64:1 (New International Version) Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. Several weeks ago I read the above verse in a Bible class. I read it again just this morning. I paraphrase this as God, listen to me complain. What a request! How […]

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Psalms 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Years ago I was watching TV late at night. The program had a speaker whose name I cannot recall. His theory was that by studying the motion and alignment of the stars and planets, we could predict the […]

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Psalm 34:4 (New International Version) I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. I’m not afraid of as much as used to be. At least I tell myself that here when I am 49 years old. Still, if someone probed me they could find plenty that I fear. […]

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