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Isaiah chapter 43 verses 1-3 (NIV)  But now, this is what the LORD says—    he who created you, Jacob,    he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;    I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters,    I will be with…

Proverbs chapter 23 verse 4 (NIV)   Do not wear yourself out to get rich;    do not trust your own cleverness. So many people in the western world would themselves be wise to heed Solomon’s advice. God intended us to earn our living but not to get so caught up in making money that we…

Galatians chapter 2 verses 11-13 (NIV)  When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.  For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of…

Psalm 107 verses 24-27 (NIV)  They saw the works of the LORD,    his wonderful deeds in the deep.  For he spoke and stirred up a tempest    that lifted high the waves. They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;    in their peril their courage melted away. They reeled…

Galatians chapter 1 verses 15-18 (NIV)  But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being. I did not go up…

Proverbs chapter 22 verses 24-25 (NIV)  Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,    do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways    and get yourself ensnared. In his comments for today’s Bible reading, Nicky Gumbel commented that anger is contagious. That got me thinking. This is exactly why…

Psalm 107 verses 1-7 (NIV)  Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;    his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story—    those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands,    from east and west, from north and south. Some wandered…

2 Corinthians chapter 12 verse 10 (NIV)  That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. I take delight in many things, but I confess that I can rarely take delight in the list of things that…

Psalm 106 verses 32-33 (NIV)   By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD,    and trouble came to Moses because of them;  for they rebelled against the Spirit of God,    and rash words came from Moses’ lips. We need to be aware that our actions can impact others, hopefully most of the time…

Isaiah chapter 22 verses 8 – 13 (NIV)  The LORD stripped away the defenses of Judah,    and you looked in that day    to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest.  You saw that the walls of the City of David    were broken through in many places; you stored up water  …