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Psalm 86: Verses 16-17 (NIV translation) Turn to me and have mercy on me;    show your strength in behalf of your servant;save me, because I serve you    just as my mother did. Give me a sign of your goodness,    that my enemies may see it and be put to shame,    for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me. David was the youngest of eight…

Psalm 86: Verses 5-7 (NLT Translation) O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,    so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord;    hear my urgent cry. I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble,    and you will answer me. There is so much publicity these days about…

Amos Chapter 4:  Verses 4-5 (NLT Version) “Go ahead and offer sacrifices to the idols at Bethel. Keep on disobeying at Gilgal. Offer sacrifices each morning, and bring your tithes every three days.  Present your bread made with yeast as an offering of thanksgiving. Then give your extra voluntary offerings so you can brag about it…

Proverbs Chapter 17: Verses 9-10 (NLT) Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool. In a way these two verses extend yesterday’s lesson. Love should not cast up past…

Jonah Chapter 3 verse 10 to Jonah Chapter 4 Verse 4 (NIV)  When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.  Butto Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.  He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord,…

2 Kings Chapter 25: Verse 12 (NIV) But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields. Some people might think that this is a strange verse to have caught my attention. Others might say that this is an example of the poor and marginalised being…

Psalm 84 verses 5-7 (NLT) What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. They will continue to grow stronger,…

2 Kings Chapter 22: Verses 2-7 (NLT Translation)  He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the court secretary, to…

Acts Chapter 28: Verses 15-16 (NIV Translation) The brothers and sisters there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged. When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live…

Acts 27:33-37 (NIV) Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything.  Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from…