Contemplative Bible Reading

Deuteronomy 28:67 (New International Version) In the morning you will say, “If only it were evening!” and in the evening, “If only it were morning!”-because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights that your eyes will see. This passage speaks about the calamities that will come to God’s people if they fail […]

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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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Malachi 4:6 (New International Version) He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.” As a father, this verse stings me. God will turn my heart to my children. Have I turned […]

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This is a tough topic. I don’t have all the answers and I’m not sure I have even half of the questions. In the spirit of weakness, let’s go into this. Proverbs 24:30-34 (New International Version) 30 I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; 31 […]

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Isaiah 44:16-19 (NIV)ß 16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire; over it he prepares his meal, he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.” 17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to […]

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Jeremiah 10:5 Like a scarecrow in a melon patch, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good.” I love this phrase, “Like a scarecrow in a melon patch” Who would worship a scarecrow? Isn’t that silly? […]

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Proverbs 1:1 and 1:4 (New International Version) 1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:…4 for giving prudence to the simple, I love the phrase giving prudence to the simple. I had to study the word prudence. From http://dictionary.com, prudence, noun, caution with regard to practical matters; discretion. Prudence, calculation, foresight, forethought […]

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Deuteronomy 8:10-14 (New International Version) 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. […]

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Nehemiah was cup bearer to King Artaxerxes. He was troubled by the news that came from Jerusalem. Nehemiah wanted to ask the king for a favor – actually a huge favor; the kind of favor that you don’t ask often; the kind of favor that if answered with a “no” comes with an execution for […]

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1 John 2:15-17 (New International Version) 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For everything in the world — the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has […]

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