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Read Jeremiah 15:15-18 O Lord, you know; remember me and visit me, and take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In your forbearance take me not away; know that for your sake I bear reproach. Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts. I did not sit in the company of revelers, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone, because your hand was upon me, for you had filled me with ind

Read Hebrews 4 Since the promise of entering [God's] rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. Hebrews 4:1 We must understand that there are spiritual lessons in the geography of Israel's experiences. The nation's bondage in Egypt is an illustration of sinners' bondage in this world. Much as Israel was delivered from Egypt by the blood of lambs and the power of God, so sinners who believe on Christ are delivered from the bonda

Read Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ecclesiastes 1:1 Nowhere in this book did the author give his name, but the descriptions he gave of himself and his experiences would indicate that the writer was King Solomon. Solomon began his reign as a humble servant of the Lord, seeking God's wisdom and help ( 1 Kings 3:5-15 ). As he grew older, his heart turned away from Jehovah to the false gods of the many wives he had taken from foreign

Read Job 6-8 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: "How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind." Job 8:1-2 "Your words are a blustering wind." Can you imagine a counselor saying that to a suffering individual who wanted to die? Bildad did; in fact, he used the same approach in his next speech (18:2). Job had poured out his grief and was waiting to hear a sympathetic word, but his friend said that Job's speech was just so much hot air. There is a reason fo

Read Revelation 21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no...

Read Galatians 5 Galatians 5:22 says, "But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,...

Read Galatians 2 Galatians Chapter two, verse 20. I don't know many verses that better describe what it means to be a Christian, what it...

Read Matthew 17 In Mathew chapter 17, Jesus' disciples are unable to cast a demon out of a boy. Jesus comes and He casts the demon out....

Read Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die....

Read Hebrews 2:10-18 For this reason [Jesus] had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and...

Read Matthew 24 Matthew 24:14 . "And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations and then the end will come." This verse is a promise. It's not even a command. So, we see the command later in Matthew. Go make disciples of all nations. That's not what this is. This is a promise that that is going to happen. That the gospel is going to go throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations and then the end will

Read Deuteronomy 4 To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides him. Out of heaven he let...

Read Matthew 18 Matthew 18:20 . "Jesus says, for where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." All right, so I've...

Read Ephesians 4 Ephesians, chapter 4, verse 29 says, "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for...

Read Romans 1 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking,...

Read Isaiah 43 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you;...

Read Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure.... Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done ... everything was meaningless. Ecclesiastes 2:10-11 Today's world is pleasure mad. Millions of people will pay almost any amount of money to buy experiences and temporarily escape the burdens of life. While there is nothing wrong with innocent fun, those who build their lives only on seeking pleasure are bound to be disappointed

Read Ephesians 1 Ephesians chapter one verse three, let these words soak in. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing the heavenly places. Even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us for adoption to Himself as sons through Jesus Christ according to the purpose of His will to the praise of His glorious grace with

Read Ephesians 2 Ephesians chapter two verse eight. "For by grace, you have been saved through faith and this is not your own doing; it...

Read Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind. For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes 1:17-18 When Adam and Eve sinned, they did get an experiential knowledge of good and evil, but since they were alienated from God, this knowledge only added to their sorrow. It has been that way with people ever since. Whethe

Receive Today's passage: 1 Chronicles 29:10-20 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and on earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. 1 Chronicles 29:11-12 Reflect Based upon the message of these verses, what should I view as my real home ... my true treasure? Do I live my everyday life as if

Read 2 Corinthians 1:6-7 Our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:7 One of my favorite preachers was Dr. George W. Truett, who pastored First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, for nearly fifty years. In one of his sermons, he told about an unbelieving couple whose baby died suddenly. Dr. Truett conducted the funeral and later had the joy of seeing both parents trust Jesus Christ. Many

Read Galatians 1 Galatians 1:6-8 are critical, not just for this entire book and understanding this Bible book, but for every one of our lives. Paul writes, "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel. Not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we are an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to

Read Job 9-10 "Though I were innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my Judge for mercy." Job 9:15 In Job 9 and 10, Job asks three questions: (1) "How can I be righteous before God?" (9:1-13); (2) "How can I meet God in court?" (vv.14-35); and (3) "Why was I born?" (10:1-22). You can see how these questions connect. Job is righteous, but he has to prove it. How can a mortal man prove himself righteous before God? Can he take God to court? But if God doesn't