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Psalm 66 verses 16-20 (NIV)   Come and hear, all you who fear God;    let me tell you what he has done for me.  I cried out to him with my mouth;    his praise was on my tongue.  If I had cherished sin in my heart,    the LORD would not have listened; but…

1 Samuel chapter 10 verses 9-11 (NIV)  As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying. When all…

John chapter 12 verses 17-19 (NIV)  Now the crowd that. was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him.  So the Pharisees said to one another, “See,…

John chapter 11:55-57 (NIV)  When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the Passover.  They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, “What do you think? Isn’t he coming to the festival…

John chapter 11 verses 4-7 (NIV)  When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”  Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he…

1 Samuel chapter 1 verses 17-18 (NIV)  Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.” She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes. ” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast. Hannah had been…

Psalm 62 verses 11-12 (NIV)  One thing God has spoken,    two things I have heard:    “Power belongs to you, God,  and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;    and, “You reward everyone    according to what they have done.” These two verses are a reminder that God doesn’t need flowery words, but when…

Ruth chapter 8 verses 2-3 (NIV) And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favour. ”Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.”  So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters.…

John chapter 8 verses 31-32 (NIV)  To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” What struck me about these verses is that Jesus was speaking to those who believed in…

Judges chapter 18 verse 1 (NIV)  In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking a place of their own where they might settle, because they had not yet come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. Judges chapter 19 verse 1 (NIV)  In those…