Contemplative Bible Reading

Psalms 49:16-20 (New Living Translation) So don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich and their homes become ever more splendid. 17 For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave. 18 In this life they consider themselves fortunate and are applauded for their success. 19 […]

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Proverbs 17:13 (New Living Translation) If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house. I read this verse as: You can’t give away all the evil. There will always be some left over. I could be wrong on this one, but that is my take. Evil seems to be that way. It […]

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Proverbs 17:1 (New Living Translation) Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting—and conflict. This tells us a simple principle about priorities. Take care of the physical necessities. Then take care of the emotional needs. The key word in the first principle is “necessities.” Enough bread to survive is a […]

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Psalms 39:4 (New Living Translation) “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is. I don’t understand this request of David. He wants God to remind him how short his life is. Why does David want to be reminded of this? […]

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2 Kings 5:1-6 (New Living Translation) The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the Lord had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. 2 At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives […]

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Psalms 39:1 (New Living Translation) I said to myself, “I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will hold my tongue when the ungodly are around me.” Does it matter what we say? Does it matter what we say when we are around Christians? Does it matter what we […]

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2 Kings 5:1-6 (New Living Translation) The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the Lord had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. 2 At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives […]

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Ecclesiastes 3:11 (New Living Translation) He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. The writer of Ecclesiastes notes things that puzzle man, puzzle man all his life and never make sense. Here […]

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Proverbs 22:22-23 (New Living Translation) Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, 23 for the Lord will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. Evil is easy. It is easy to rob the poor. It is easy to rob the rich. Let’s make a list of evil […]

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