Contemplative Bible Reading

Zephaniah 1:6 (New Living Translation) And I will destroy those who used to worship me    but now no longer do.They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance    or seek my blessings. The prophet is relaying a message from Jehovah God the Creator to the people. God will not tolerate those who do not worship God. The people […]

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Habakkuk 1:3b (New Living Translation) I am surrounded by people    who love to argue and fight. I copied title from the news today. No, not really. I copied it from this verse. The prophet wrote this a few thousand years ago. Someone at the Washington Post or whatever could copy these words and put them where […]

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Daniel 3:16-18 (New Living Translation) 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. 18 But even if he doesn’t, we want […]

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Ezekiel 14:4 (New Living Translation) Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Israel have set up idols in their hearts and fallen into sin, and then they go to a prophet asking for a message. So I, the Lord, will give them the kind of answer their great idolatry deserves. […]

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Jeremiah 9:24 (New Living Translation) But those who wish to boast    should boast in this alone:that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord    who demonstrates unfailing love    and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,and that I delight in these things.    I, the Lord, have spoken! Jeremiah 9:24 (New Living Translation) God is talking […]

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Jeremiah 9:24a (New Living Translation) But those who wish to boast    should boast in this alone:that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord Jeremiah 9:24a (New Living Translation) Want to brag or boast about something? Don’t we all? Here is something: I know the Creator. I understand that the Creator exists. I […]

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Isaiah 42:16 (New Living Translation) I will lead blind Israel down a new path,    guiding them along an unfamiliar way.I will brighten the darkness before them    and smooth out the road ahead of them.Yes, I will indeed do these things;    I will not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16 (New Living Translation) God is speaking through the prophet Isaiah. These […]

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Isaiah 32:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 Look, a righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him. 2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. The […]

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Psalm 99:9 (New Living Translation) Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain in Jerusalem, for the Lord our God is holy! Consider the last words: Jehovah our God is holy. Holy means separated, different. The Creator, Jehovah, the God of the chosen people is different from all other gods. And there […]

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Job 37:23-24 (New Living Translation) 23 We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty; but even though he is just and righteous, he does not destroy us. 24 No wonder people everywhere fear him. All who are wise show him reverence.” People everywhere fear God. Those select few who are wise revere God. Why do […]

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