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Psalm 149 verses 4-5 (NIV)   For the LORD takes delight in his people;    he crowns the humble with victory.   Let his faithful people rejoice in this honour    and sing for joy on their beds. The verses that caught my attention today follow on really from those of yesterday. We are reminded that…

Psalm 148 verse 14 (NIV)   And he has raised up for his people a horn,    the praise of all his faithful servants,    of Israel, the people close to his heart.  Praise the LORD. The horn is a common biblical metaphor for strength and power. Horns also symbolise authority and kingship. In addition to representing human…

Psalm 148 verse 14 (NIV)   And he has raised up for his people a horn,    the praise of all his faithful servants,    of Israel, the people close to his heart.  Praise the LORD. The horn is a common biblical metaphor for strength and power. Horns also symbolise authority and kingship. In addition to representing human…

Nehemiah chapter 7 verse 5 ( NIV)  So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there: God put it on Nehemiah’s…

Nehemiah chapter 5 verses 17 – 18 (NlV)  Furthermore, a hundred and fifty Jews and officials ate at my table, as well as those who came to us from the surrounding nations. Each day one ox, six choice sheep and some poultry were prepared for me, and every ten days an abundant supply of wine…

Nehemiah chapter 3 verse 12 (NIV)  Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his daughters. Following on from yesterday, here we read of other women who played their part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. They were willing to get stuck in, as was…

Luke chapter 24 verses 5-12 (NIV) In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:  ‘The Son of…

Luke Chapter 23 verse 25 (NIV)  He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will. It was the irony in this verse that caught my attention. Pilate surrendered Jesus to the will of the people. Yet what had Jesus…

Luke Chapter 22 verses 21-24  But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!”  They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this. A dispute…

Luke chapter 21 verses 13-15 (NIV)  And so you will bear testimony to me. But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.  For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. Luke Christmas challenge day 21. The words that stuck out…