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  • Daniel 10:12

    Daniel 10:12 (NIV)
    Then he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Malachi 1:6

    Malachi 1:6 (NIV)
    "A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?" says the lord Almighty. "It is you priests who show contempt for my name. "But you ask, 'How have we shown contempt for your name?'

    Created 8 months ago

  • Jeremiah 51:7

    Jeremiah 51:7 (NIV)
    Babylon was a gold cup in the lord's hand; she made the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore they have now gone mad.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Jeremiah 42:9

    Jeremiah 42:9 (NIV)
    He said to them, "This is what the lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition, says:

    Created 8 months ago

  • Jeremiah 17:5

    Jeremiah 17:5 (NIV)
    This is what the lord says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the lord.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 48:17

    Isaiah 48:17 (NIV)
    This is what the lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 48:11

    Isaiah 48:11 (NIV)
    For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 48:5

    Isaiah 48:5 (NIV)
    Therefore I told you these things long ago; before they happened I announced them to you so that you could not say, 'My images brought them about; my wooden image and metal god ordained them.'

    Created 9 months ago

  • God will make His plans happen no matter what

    The love and power of God! His will and plans for the good of man will always prevail. Here, God says whether He uses a bird or a man, He will see to it that His will is done. This is great assurance…

    Created 9 months ago

    Isaiah 46:11 (NIV)

  • Isaiah 46:11

    Isaiah 46:11 (NIV)
    From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 46:4

    Isaiah 46:4 (NIV)
    Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 45:12

    Isaiah 45:12 (NIV)
    It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 45:7

    Isaiah 45:7 (NIV)
    I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the lord, do all these things.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 45:3

    Isaiah 45:3 (NIV)
    I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 44:24

    Isaiah 44:24 (NIV)
    "This is what the lord says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself,

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 44:19

    Isaiah 44:19 (NIV)
    No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, "Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?"

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 44:10

    Isaiah 44:10 (NIV)
    Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit nothing?

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 43:24

    Isaiah 43:24 (NIV)
    You have not bought any fragrant calamus for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your offenses.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 43:18

    Isaiah 43:18 (NIV)
    "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 43:2

    Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)
    When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 42:20

    Isaiah 42:20 (NIV)
    You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen."

    Created 9 months ago

  • Isaiah 42:9

    Isaiah 42:9 (NIV)
    See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you."

    Created 9 months ago

  • Beware the steps that lead us to forget God

    Here, God explains a simple process to help us recognise our weakness and temptation to forget Him. 1.When we have a need, we ask Him (pray, cry and may even promise Him some things in return) and He…

    Created 9 months ago

    Hosea 13:6 (NIV)

  • Hosea 13:6

    Hosea 13:6 (NIV)
    When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Are we becoming worthless?

    Here, God rebukes His people for not worshipping Him as their only true God. Instead, they also worshipped the gods of the lands that God has given them. "They worshipped worthless idols and make themselves…

    Created 9 months ago

    2 Kings 17:41 (NIV)

  • 2 Kings 17:15

    2 Kings 17:15 (NIV)
    They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the lord had ordered them, "Do not do as they do."

    Created 9 months ago

  • God feels insulted too

    The king Ahaziah was injured and sent his men to inquire Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron whether he will recover. God sent Elijah to intercept the men to confront them with the question "Is it because there…

    Created 10 months ago

    2 Kings 1:18 (NIV)

  • 2 Kings 1:3

    2 Kings 1:3 (NIV)
    But the angel of the lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, "Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?'

    Created 10 months ago

  • Would anyone regret your death?

    This is king Jehoram who was 32 years old when he became king and only reigned for 8 years. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord unlike his father Jehoshaphat. It is recorded that he passed on to no one's…

    Created 10 months ago

    2 Chronicles 21:20 (NIV)

  • 2 Chronicles 21:20

    2 Chronicles 21:20 (NIV)
    Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He passed away, to no one's regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

    Created 10 months ago

  • God can draw your enemy away

    Jehoshaphat was in trouble during battle and was on the verge of being killed as the chariots charged towards him. He cried for help and God drew danger away from him. He coould have been conveniently…

    Created 10 months ago

    2 Chronicles 18:34 (NIV)

  • God does not split His instructions

    God gave one young prophet a clear instruction. The prophet obeyed strictly until another older prophet came along and told him that God had changed the instructions regarding him (the old man was lying).…

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Kings 13:18 (NIV)

  • Can we afford for God to expose us in public?

    Ever wondered why "crime will always catch you up?" Here's why. Even to David, who is called God's friend, God had to exercise His power to punish sin. We plot and sin in secret. God pays us back in…

    Created 11 months ago

    2 Samuel 12:12 (NIV)

  • Are we despising His Word?

    Here, God says that if we do evil, we are despising His Word. Are we ? We think of evil as all those dramatic sins such as murder and robbery. Evil is sin. And sin is anything that we know is right…

    Created 11 months ago

    2 Samuel 12:9 (NIV)

  • We are only worth our next breath

    We work, we fight, we boast, we scheme, we get angry, we ..... God reminds us that "everyone is but a breath". There are enough of other reminder... man is like grass that today is, and tomorrow it is…

    Created 12 months ago

    Psalm 39:5 (NIV)

  • Just 2 things to do

    Do not forget what He has done. Wait for His plant to unfold. These are 2 simple things that He requires us to do each day. Any problem with that? The consequence of not doing it can be unimaginable!…

    Created 12 months ago

    Psalm 106:13 (NIV)

  • God will draw enough people to do His work

    God's purpose cannot be thwarted, neither can it be bolstered by our own strength and wisdom. Here, we see that "day after day men came to help David. If what we are doing is God-directed, we need not…

    Created 12 months ago

    1 Chronicles 12:22 (NIV)

  • Which step are you missing ?

    It is "amazing" how closely and intimately God wants to do things with us. We think it is difficult to imagine but to Him, it is norrmal. Problem of our perception here ? David's success formula with…

    Created 12 months ago

    2 Samuel 5:23 (NIV), 2 Samuel 5:24 (NIV), 2 Samuel 5:25 (NIV)

  • How did you become powerful?

    David became more and more powerful because God Almighty was with him. What about our life story. If we were to fill in the blank "I became powerful / rich / wise / smart / famous /... because __________________."…

    Created 12 months ago

    2 Samuel 5:10 (NIV)

  • Nubmers do not mean victory

    Jonathon's faith is fantastic and his view of God is exemplary. "...nothing will hinder the Lord from saving, by many or by few". We tend to find strength in numbers (people, strength, wisdom etc.)…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Samuel 14:6 (NIV)

  • Do not miss your defining moment

    Samuel told Saul to wait for him at Gilgal for 7 days after Samuel had made it clear that God wanted Saul to be king over Israel. But when Saul saw that Samuel had not arrived, because Saul was preparing…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Samuel 13:1 (NIV)

  • Don't fret over time gaps

    In verse 7, God made it clear to Saul how his calling to be king of Israel will be confirmed. Then he is to do whatever his hands find to do. God told him to wait 7 days and after that He will tell him…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Samuel 10:8 (NIV)

  • Do whatever your hands find to do

    Get GOING ! stop asking and fretting if God has already fulfilled what you specifically asked for or has specifically shown you His guidance or will (which is as clear as day, and only you know it).…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Samuel 10:7 (NIV)

  • Don't just fret over what you hear or see

    This is classic. Samson's parents are fretting over the fact that he is asking for a Philistine woman to be his wife. The parents have all the reasons to say "Why this one of all woman?" because the…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Judges 14:4 (NIV)

  • God can burn the ropes that bind you

    Samson was bound in ropes by his people to be delivered to the Philistines. During the journey, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him and the ropes became charred flak and the bindings simply dropped!…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Judges 15:20 (NIV)

  • God knows we are human and afraid

    Although God told Gideon that He would give the Midianites into his hands, He knew that Gideon was afraid because he only had 300 men (which God had chosen). He told Gideon to go the enemy camp to find…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Judges 7:1 (NIV)

  • Why can't you be the solution?

    Gideon gave a typical response when the angel of the Lord said to him how great God is from what He has done to deliver Israel. "Yea, so why all this suffering and oppression?" When the angel said:…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Judges 6:13 (NIV)

  • Understand the real reasaon

    God left let the enemy nations around Israel in order to teach them warfare because that generation had not experienced war. It would have been easy and normal for the Israelites why there was no peace…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Judges 3:1 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks

    2011-05-12

  • Know your stuff

    When you do well especially great acts that display strength, wisddom, skills or power, the world will heap praises on you and ask you to be their leader. it is naturally flattering to be in such a position.…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Judges 8:23 (NIV)

  • Is God testing you ?

    An entire generation of Israelites neither knew the Lord or His ways after the Joshua-led generation died. That is so unimaginable ! Yet it happened. Their ancestors saw so many miracles, even had close…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Judges 2:22 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2011-05-07

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    2011-03-20

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    2011-02-21

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-02-12

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-01-31

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    2011-01-30

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-01-26