Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 7:2-4 (New Living Translation) 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him (Jesus) to come and heal his slave. 4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. […]

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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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Luke 6:45 (New Living Translation) A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. I like the first sentence in the verse above. Yes, good comes from […]

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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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Luke 6:40 (New Living Translation) Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. I love to teach. I think I am pretty good at it—at least a few persons have told me so. Have I ever “fully trained” a student? Have I ever trained […]

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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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