Contemplative Bible Reading

Ephesians 1:15-16 (English Standard Version) 15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, Paul is writing to a group of Christians in Ephesus. Paul thanks God […]

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1 Samuel 22:1-2 (English Standard Version) 1 David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. 2 And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, […]

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Acts 22:16 (New Living Translation) 16 What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’ In this verse, Paul is retelling the story of how he came to follow Jesus as the Christ. Ananias is talking to Paul. He tells Paul […]

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Deuteronomy 28:9-10 (New Living Translation) 9 “If you obey the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways, the Lord will establish you as his holy people as he swore he would do. 10 Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the Lord, […]

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2 Corinthians 3:16 (New Living Translation) 16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. The verses before this describe the lack of mental understanding and the lack of emotional feeling of God’s people as a veil. There was a veil that covered their minds and covered their hearts when the […]

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Deuteronomy 26:8 (English Standard Version) 8 And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders. There are times when God is terrifying. God appears in works of terror. Terror is a harsh word. I don’t recall times in my […]

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1 Kings 10:23-24 (New Living Translation) 23 So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth. 24 People from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him. King Solomon had asked God for wisdom. God gave Solomon wisdom. People from all the nations came […]

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Deuteronomy 10: 18-19 (English Standard Version) 18 He (God) executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. 19 Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. In these verses, God is passing instructions to the people on how to treat sojourners. […]

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