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Romans chapter 13 verses 11-14 (NIV)   And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.  The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of…

Psalm 89 verses 34-37 (NIV)  I will not violate my covenant    or alter what my lips have uttered. Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—    and I will not lie to David—  that his line will continue forever    and his throne endure before me like the sun; Numbers chapter 23…

1 chronicles chapter 5 verse 22 (NIV)  and many others fell slain, because the battle was God’s. And they occupied the land until the exile. 1 Chronicles chapter 5 verses 24-26 (NIV) These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads…

Proverbs Chapter 18 verse 16 (NIV)   A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. Hebrews chapter 4 verses 14-16 (NIV)  Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.  For we do not have…

Romans chapter 9 verses 22-24 (NIV)  What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction? What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance…

Hosea chapter 13 verses 5-6 (NIV)  I cared for you in the wilderness,    in the land of burning heat.  When I fed them, they were satisfied;    when they were satisfied, they became proud;    then they forgot me. Hosea reminds us here that God looks after us in the wilderness. He cares for…

Romans chapter 8 verse 18 (NIV)   I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.  Some people like to make comparisons. Whether it’s about something as simple as what we wear, or whether it’s about our perceived talents or successes. There are some who even…

Hosea chapter 8 verse 12 (NIV)  I wrote for them the many things of my law,    but they regarded them as something foreign. Last weekend I was sent a video via Instagram of a speech made by Danny Kruger MP. The chamber of the House of Commons was almost empty with a single figure…

Hosea chapter 6 verse 3 (NIV)  Let us acknowledge the LORD;    let us press on to acknowledge him.   As surely as the sun rises,    he will appear;   he will come to us like the winter rains,    like the spring rains that water the earth.”  Hosea reminds us here that we…

Hosea chapter 3 verse 1 (NIV)  The LORD said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes. ” This must have been…