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Psalm 116 verse 10 (NIV)  I trusted in the LORD when I said,    “I am greatly afflicted”.  How many times have we seen or heard of people who say that they cannot believe in God because of the circumstances that they are in. Sadly, even some believers have lost their faith too for similar…

Jeremiah chapter 3 verses 12-13 (NIV)  Go, proclaim this message toward the north:“‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD,    ‘I will frown on you no longer, for I am faithful,’ declares the LORD,    ‘I will not be angry forever.  Only acknowledge your guilt—    you have rebelled against the LORD your God, you have…

Jeremiah chapter 2 verse 8 (NIV)  The priests did not ask,    ‘Where is the LORD?’ Those who deal with the law did not know me;    the leaders rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by Baal,    following worthless idols. Three times in chapter one, then once again at the beginning of chapter two,…

Zepheniah chapter 1 verse 9 (NIV)  “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,    that all of them may call on the name of the LORD    and serve him shoulder to shoulder. In modern life it’s easy for some people to think the grass is always greener elsewhere. Sadly, even in Christian…

Ephesians chapter 6 verses 5-8 (NIV)  Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favour when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly,…

Ephesians 5:15–16 (NIV)  ‘Be very careful then how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.’ The days in which we currently live are indeed evil. What I think Paul is trying to say is that we may not always get the opportunity…

Isaiah chapter 63 verse 5 (NIV)  I looked, but there was no one to help,    I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm achieved salvation for me,    and my own wrath sustained me. Isaiah chapter 63 verse 7(NIV)  I will tell of the kindnesses of the LORD,    the…

Ephesians chapter 4 verses 15-16 (NIV)  Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.  From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part…

The works of his hands are faithful and just;    all his precepts are trustworthy. They are established for ever and ever,    enacted in faithfulness and uprightness. He provided redemption for his people;    he ordained his covenant forever—    holy and awesome is his name. God’s goodness is unchanged. His precept, these verses…

Ephesians chapter 2 verse 7(NIV)  … in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. As I pondered on this verse, I wondered what people might say if they were asked to give their definition of incomparable riches. I’m…