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Jeremiah 31:13-15 (NLT) The young women will dance for joy, and the men – old and young – will join in the celebration.  I will turn their mourning into joy.  I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.  The priests will enjoy abundance, and my people will feast on my good gifts.  I,…

Psalm 82:1-4 (NLT) God presides over heaven’s court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings:  “How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked?  Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.  Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of…

  1 Peter 2:16 (NLT) For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.   Did I read that correctly?  We’re free yet we’re slaves?  When did I sign up for slavery?  This stuff is confusing!     In his book Not a Fan,…

Psalm 119:18 (NLT) Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.   When prayed sincerely, God will answer this prayer.    Write these words on an index card you keep with your Bible and pray them earnestly:  Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.   If you read…

Psalm 119:143 (NLT) As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.     Find joy in commands?    I’ve been turning this verse over in my mind all day.  So short.  So simple.  So hard to understand.    I don’t like commands.  I prefer guidance or advice.  I want…

Galatians 5:16 (NLT) So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives.   Did you hear it?  Did you feel it?   The whisper.   I did.  Some of you did too.  One friend told me she oddly woke up one morning praying for me, not knowing why.  After reading Seeds of Scripture she…