Reflections on Bible Verses
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Several years ago, I joined a group where each week we are given a bible verse to reflect on during the week, and we then share our personal response to the verse when we next meet, before a time of prayer. I value those evenings because each of our responses are personal, so they are entirely different, and I am given new perspectives outside of my experience.
In the hope that my personal reflections on those verses may be of value in a similar way to you, I have presented them here.
John
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My aim in setting up this page was to share personal reflections on bible verses as a help to people as they set out on their journey of faith, and explore bible readings.
Your comments, challenging (but sincere) questions, and suggestions for other verses, are all welcome.
Also welcome are your personal reflections on these verses where they support this aim — brief reflections can be listed in the comments on a verse, while more lengthy reflections will be shown on a separate page (use the contact form at this stage, listing the relevant verse and date, your screen name and email address, and attach any relevant files).
Due to the problems of spam and viral attacks on websites, I will review comments and contributions before they appear on the site.
Guidance for contributions:
- Keep it personal (not copied from other sources)
- A heartfelt response to the verse (not promoting particular doctrines or ideology)
- Guided by the Holy Spirit (not promoting philosophies built on human logic, they tend to discourage or mislead).
As with the small group I attend, we are blessed by a variety of perspectives.
See also
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Mark 4:26-29 – Scatter seed on the ground
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Ecclesiastes 5:1 – Walk prudently
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Mark 11:23-24 – Moving mountains
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Psalm 99:5 – Worship at His footstool
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James 1:19-20 – The wrath of man
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Matthew 6:9 – Hallowed be Your name.
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1 Samuel 2:30 – Those who honour Me I will honour
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Matthew 9:38 – Pray the Lord of the harvest
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Matthew 18:20 – I am there in the midst of them
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James 5:13-18 – The prayer of faith
“13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him,...
Psalm 16:08 – He is at my right hand
“I have set the Lord always before me;Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.” True life In many of the psalms, there is an urgent concern with physical danger, or attack from Israel’s...
Psalm 42:11 – Why are you cast down?
“Why are you cast down, O my soul?And why are you disquieted within me?Hope in God;For I shall yet praise Him,The help of my countenance and my God." Question: How do we experience being down, and...
Proverbs 21:1 – Heart in the hand of the Lord
“The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.”Question: Applying this as “our heart” and not the king’s, how have you experienced that verse...
1 Corinthians 13:1-3 – But have not love
“1. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.2. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries...
1 Thess 5:6 – Watch and be sober
“Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.”Question: What does it mean by the words “watch”, and “sober”. This verse is set in the context from verses 2 to 10,...
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You are welcome to add to the discussion by commenting, sharing your reflections, and suggesting other verses.
Contributions welcome ...
My aim in setting up this page was to share personal reflections on bible verses as a help to people as they set out on their journey of faith, and explore bible readings.
Comments, challenging (but sincere) questions, and suggestions for other verses not listed here, are all welcome.
Also welcome are your personal reflections on these verses where they are in line with this aim — brief reflections can be listed in the comments on a verse, while more lengthy reflections will be shown on a separate page with a link from the main page for that verse, and listed under the contributor’s name. Use the contact form to send these, listing the relevant verse and date, your screen name and email address, and attaching any relevant files.
Due to the problems of spam and viral attacks on websites, I will review comments and contributions before they appear on the site.
The type of contributions which would not support this aim are those copied from other sources (keep it personal), those promoting a particular doctrine or ideology (keep it to a heartfelt response to the verse), or promoting concepts built on human logic that discourage us on our journey (unfortunately there is no shortage of these).
As with the small group I attend, we are blessed by a variety of perspectives.
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