Contemplative Bible Reading

Philippians 3:3-4 (New Living Translation) 3 For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort, 4 though I could have confidence in my own effort if anyone could. Indeed, if others […]

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Numbers 17:10 (New Living Translation) And the Lord said to Moses: “Place Aaron’s staff permanently before the Ark of the Covenant to serve as a warning to rebels. This should put an end to their complaints against me and prevent any further deaths.” In Numbers 16, we have the (hi)story of people who complained that […]

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1 John 2:2 (New Living Translation) He (Jesus) himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world. The sacrifice of Jesus atones for my sins. Wow! That is a lot. Amazing grace, as the song says. And wait, there is more: the sacrifice of […]

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Leviticus 6:4-5 (New Living Translation) 4 If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found, 5 or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying […]

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1 Peter 4:10 (New Living Translation) God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Peter is summarizing his first letter. He has a word of great encouragement. Everyone has received a wonderful gift from God. He has a word of great […]

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Exodus 2:11 and 2:19 (New Living Translation 11 Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews. 19 “An Egyptian rescued us from […]

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2 Peter 1:2 (New Living Translation) May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. Peter is writing to Christians—those who share the same precious faith as Peter, faith in Jesus. Peter wants his fellow followers of Christ to have more peace […]

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3 John, verse 5 (New Living Translation) Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. John is writing to a dear friend named Gaius. John urges his friend to care for the traveling teachers who pass through. This […]

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