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Mark 10:42-45 (NLT) – So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.  But among you it will be different.  Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants…

1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT) – But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him.  The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them.  People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”   Today’s verse comes from the story in which Samuel…

Malachi 3:10 (NLT) – “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple.  If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you.  I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! …

Psalm 119:114 (NLT) – You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.   True?  Is today’s verse a statement you could say with confidence in your own words?  Read it again.  Do you feel safe and protected by God?  Do you look to Scripture when you need hope?  …

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. Revelation 21:1 (NLT)   I really enjoyed this 7 minute video about heaven and earth by The Bible Project.  In the Garden of Eden, heaven and earth were the same.  After Adam and Eve’s first…

Psalm 119:93 (NLT) – I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life.   I like the way this sentence is present and future tense.  I will not forget.  Your commands give life.  They’re not irrelevant, ancient rules, but continue to guide us toward the best personal and community life possible.…