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Psalm 126 verse 6 ( NIV)  Those who go out weeping,    carrying seed to sow,   will return with songs of joy,    carrying sheaves with them. This is a very familiar verse. But I don’t think I’ve ever taken the time to properly consider it – until today.  What struck me is that…

Hebrews chapter 12 verses 12-13 (NIV)  Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.  “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. This chapter in the book of Hebrews also talks about perseverence and running the race which God has marked out for us individually.  These…

Ezekiel chapter 24 verses 15 – 18 ( NIV) The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears. Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep…

Hebrews chapter 11 verse 6 (NIV)  And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. I recall in my younger days attending a hospital Christian Fellowship meeting and discussing with others there what we thought…

Psalm 132 verses 1-2 (NIV)   I lift up my eyes to you,    to you who sit enthroned in heaven.   As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,    as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,   so our eyes look to the…

Psalm 122 verses 6-9 (NIV)   Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:    “May those who love you be secure.  May there be peace within your walls    and security within your citadels. ”  For the sake of my family and friends,    I will say, “Peace be within you.”   For the sake of the…

Ezekiel chapter 18 verses 30-32 (NIV)   “Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new…

Hebrews chapter 9 verse 14 (NIV)  How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! It was the last half of this verse that spoke to me today.…

Ezekiel chapter 13 verses 1-3 (NIV)  The word of the LORD came to me:  “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: ‘Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the foolish prophets…

Psalm 119 verse 176  (NIV)  I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands. David was a shepherd. He must have gone after many lost sheep in his youth. We know the Parable of the lost sheep which Jesus taught, yet here we see David praying the…