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1 Corinthians 15:19 – “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.” Paul is dealing with the core teaching of Christianity in chapter 15 that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day (vv.3,4). There was a segment of the …
Job 6:25 - “How forceful are right words!” Words have the power to create. The worlds came into existence because “God said…and it was so.” Our words have a similar impact on our world. You can speak words that can calm a situation. You can also speak words that stir things up. Job says that …
Psalm 37:16 – “A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.” Today’s reading contrasts the lives of the wicked and the righteous. Eight times the word wicked is used in 18 verses of text today and the word righteous is used six times. Here are the characteristics of …
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a — “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all …
Esther 4:13,14 – “And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: “Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your …
Esther 2:8,9 – “So it was, when the king’s command and decree were heard, and when many young women were gathered at Shushan the citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king’s palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women. 9Now the young woman pleased him, …
Nehemiah 13:1,2 – “On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against …
Psalm 34:15 – “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.” Today’s Psalm highlights God’s dealing with the righteous. The Bible makes it clear that God loves all people, but He shows favor to the righteous. This verse tells us that God’s eyes are on the …
1 Corinthians 9:22b – “…I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” Paul’s desire was to win people to Christ no matter the cost. In today’s New Testament passage he presents himself as the adaptable apostle. Leading up to today’s verse he says these words: “For though …
Nehemiah 9:7 – “You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram, And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, And gave him the name Abraham…” Today’s Old Testament One Year Bible reading carries over into tomorrow as a prayer delineating Israel’s history. It chronicles their origin and highlights God’s intervention in developing this infant …