Contemplative Bible Reading

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (New Living Translation) 19 “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 20 You can make this choice by […]

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Ecclesiastes 12:13 (New Living Translation) That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. There is much that can be written about fearing God. For today, let’s consider it in light of the rest of the sentence: obey his commands. I should be […]

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Isaiah 37:14-15a (New Living Translation) 14 After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread it out before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed… The enemy was at the gates. There was no natural way that they would be repelled. Isaiah went into the […]

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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! The prophet is relaying from God what the future will hold. He, […]

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Malachi 3:5 (New Living Translation) “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people […]

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Zechariah 8:16 (New Living Translation) But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. Speaking through the prophet, God is telling the people how to live in a way to will be good for them. Step Number 1: […]

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Daniel 4:27 (New Living Translation) King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper. This is what Daniel told the man who was practically king of the world. The advice is: stop sinning […]

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Daniel 3:29 (New Living Translation) Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can […]

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Ezra 8:21-22 (New Living Translation) 21 And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled. 22 For I was ashamed to ask […]

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Daniel 2:28 (New Living Translation) But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed. Daniel is speaking with the King, Nebuchadnezzar. The King had […]

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