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Daniel chapter 3 verse 19 (NIV) Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed.  Daniel chapter 3 verses 25-26 (NIV)   He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” Nebuchadnezzar then approached…

2 Peter Chapter 1 verse 15 (NIV)  And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things. In this chapter, Peter talks about preparing his readers to continue in their Christian walk after he is called home. He tells them that it has been…

1 Peter Chapter 5 verse 7 (NIV)  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. When I read this verse this morning, it was the word “cast” that caught my attention. In Hebrew,  “to cast” comes from the root word ‘shalak’, meaning to hurl, fling, to banish, shed or abandon. The picture that this…

1 Peter Chapter 4 verses 3-4 (NIV)  For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.  When we decide to…

1 Peter Chapter 3 verses 3-4 (NIV)  Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.  Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.  Sometimes…

1 Peter Chapter 2 verse 12 ( NIV)   Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. 1 Peter chapter 2 verses 15-17 (NIV)  For it is God’s will that by doing good you…

1 Peter Chapter 1 verses 3 – 7 (NIV)   Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.…

Psalm 130 verse 4 (NIV)  But with you there is forgiveness,    so that we can, with reverence, serve you. This is a reminder from the psalmist that having been forgiven much, we shouldn’t feel that we can do as we please. That forgiveness was paid for at great cost. If we truly appreciate what…

James chapter 4 verses 7-8 (NIV)  Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Thinking again today about what it means to submit to God. Submitting to…

James chapter 3 verse 17 (NIV)   But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.  James Chapter 1 verse 5 (NIV)  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault,…