Contemplative Bible Reading

Deuteronomy 29:19-20 (New Living Translation) 19 “Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.’ This would lead to utter ruin! 20 The Lord will never pardon such people. Instead his anger and jealousy will burn […]

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Luke 24:25 (English Standard Version) And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! What does it mean to be “slow of heart?” How can you make your heart go faster? How do you make yourself believe faster? No, I don’t have answers. Sometimes […]

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Ezekiel 20:5 (New Living Translation) Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: When I chose Israel—when I revealed myself to the descendants of Jacob in Egypt—I took a solemn oath that I, the Lord, would be their God. The last part of this verse is quite simple and yet profound. All the people’s in […]

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Ezekiel 18:23 (New Living Translation) Do you think that I like to see wicked people die? says the Sovereign Lord. Of course not! I want them to turn from their wicked ways and live. In our (post post post whatever) modern world, many see God as the big punisher. God is the ultimate big brother […]

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Deuteronomy 28:54 (New Living Translation) The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children. God describes to His people life without God. The most tender, loving person among us will care nothing about his family—even his own children. “I’m first. Give me the […]

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Luke 24:19 (New Living Translation) “What things?” Jesus asked. “The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth,” they said. “He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. This is a great, two-word opening to a sermon. What things? […]

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Deuteronomy 12:4-7 (New Living Translation) “Do not worship the Lord your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods. 5 Rather, you must seek the Lord your God at the place of worship he himself will choose from among all the tribes—the place where his name will be honored. 6 There you will […]

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Deuteronomy 7:20 (English Standard Version) Moreover, the Lord your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed. Jehovah, the God of the Israelites, is about punish their enemies. What does He do? Does he send mighty armies? Does He crush mighty barriers? No, He sends […]

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