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
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.
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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Colossians 2:8-10 – Lest anyone cheat you
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Matthew 11:15 – Who has ears to hear
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1 Corinthians 15:10 – By the grace of God
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James 1:21-25 – Be doers of the word
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Psalm 117 – The truth of the Lord endures forever
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Jeremiah 33:3 – Which you do not know
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know” The word of the Lord Verse 1 records that “the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah”, and the promise in...
1 Peter 2:1-2 – Pure Milk of the Word
"Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby" Question: God’s word is...
Isaiah 6:8 – Called by God
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying;“Whom shall I send,And who will go for Us?”Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” The Nature of God’s Calling In our career and worldly choices, we tend to...
Psalm 37:23-24 – He delights in his way
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2 Corinthians 4:16 – Being Renewed Day by Day
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.” The outward man is perishing As a young man, I used to commute an hour...
Colossians 3:17 – Christ in us
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." Verse 16 talks of the word of Christ dwelling in us, and how this is...
Romans 9:16 – Reconciling God’s attributes
“So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.” The problem In chapter 9, Paul deals with the question of how so many of the Jews rejected Jesus; for they were...
Mark 8:15 – Worship of power
“Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” Question: What is the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod? The alliance Mark 3:6 explains why Jesus grouped these two...
Philippians 1:21 – To live is Christ
“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Question: What does “to live is Christ” mean? How does it work? Born again When we believe in Christ we are baptized, not only with the outward...
Philippians 1:19 – The Spirit of Jesus Christ
“For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ”Question: What does “supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ” mean? What is the...
James 1:5-8 – He who doubts is like a wave of the sea
“5. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.6. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is...
Share your thoughts
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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