Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 38:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.’” 2 […]

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Jeremiah 16:13 (Christian Standard Bible) So I will hurl you from this land into a land that you and your fathers are not familiar with. There you will worship other gods both day and night, for I will not grant you grace. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God is telling His people of their coming punishment. […]

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Isaiah 9:7 (New Living Translation) His government and its peace    will never end.He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David    for all eternity.The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies    will make this happen! This is describing the coming government of the… Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. […]

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Genesis 18:13-14 (New Living Translation) 13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” Of course not. There […]

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Exodus 12:30 (New Living Translation) Pharaoh and all his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died. What a horrible night. Try to imagine this. Growing up in Sunday school […]

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Genesis 24:62-63 (New Living Translation) 62 Meanwhile, Isaac, whose home was in the Negev, had returned from Beer-lahai-roi. 63 One evening as he was walking and meditating in the fields, he looked up and saw the camels coming. How do I spend my evenings? Here is how Isaac spent his. He walked and meditated in […]

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Genesis 24:12 (New Living Translation) “O Lord, God of my master, Abraham,” he prayed. “Please give me success today, and show unfailing love to my master, Abraham…” The person praying is a nameless servant of Abraham sent to find a wife for Isaac. (Consider that task for a while.) It is not arrogant or selfish […]

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Psalm 100:4-5 (New Living Translation) … Give thanks to him and praise his name.5 For the Lord is good.His unfailing love continues forever,and his faithfulness continues to each generation. Thank you God. Perhaps I haven’t prayed that yet today. Perhaps I haven’t realized that yet today. I am, after all, human with all my human failings. […]

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Psalms 19:14 (Revised Standard Version) Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart     be acceptable in thy sight,     O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. As a person who speaks and writes words (probably too much and too many) and thinks often and deeply (again, probably too much), this verse pokes […]

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2 Samuel 8:15 (New Living Translation) So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. This is the start of the reign of David, King over all of God’s people. What words are used to describe it? Peace? Prosperity? Security? Military might? Health Care? Or one of […]

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