Contemplative Bible Reading

Galatians 6:1 (New Living Translation) Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. I’ve mentioned this before, as a child one of the most […]

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Leviticus 5:3 (New Living Translation) 3 Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt. Look at this part of the law given in Leviticus. The phrase “you must admit your guilt” is repeated often. Later, people are told to confess […]

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Luke 19:10 (New Living Translation) 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost. Jesus, called the “Son of Man” here, came to earth to seek and save the lost. Consider the first action: Jesus came to seek the lost. Jesus sought the lost. Where ever He was, Jesus […]

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Exodus 34:28 (New Living Translation) 28 Moses remained there on the mountain with the Lord forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the Lord wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments—on the stone tablets. Moses is on Mt Sinai with Jehovah God. Jehovah […]

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Ezekiel 34:5-6 (New Living Translation) 5 So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd, and they are easy prey for any wild animal. 6 They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them. God is talking to […]

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Exodus 32:27-28 (New Living Translation) 27 Moses told them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Each of you, take your swords and go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other. Kill everyone—even your brothers, friends, and neighbors.” 28 The Levites obeyed Moses’ command, and about 3,000 […]

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Romans 8:16-17a (New Living Translation) 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. Simple statement. I struggle to understand it. There seems to be a great promise here. The Spirit of God affirms that we the believers […]

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Exodus 32:20 (New Living Translation) 25 Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of their enemies. This is part of the (hi)story of Moses, God, the Ten Commandments and all those things. Moses came down from the mountain where God gave the law. Moses finds […]

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