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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Psalm 100 – Make a joyful shout
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1 Peter 1:18-19 – Redeemed with the blood of Christ
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1 Corinthians 6:17 – One with the Lord in spirit
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1 Samuel 15:22 – To obey is better than sacrifice
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1 Corinthians 10:13 – God will make the way of escape
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1 Corinthians 1:27-29 – God has chosen the foolish things
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Psalm 119:11 – I have hidden your word in my heart
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Colossians 4:12 – Wrestling in prayer
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Romans 13:12 – Put on the armour of light
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Luke 9:62 – Fit for the kingdom
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Psalm 27:4 – Dwell in the house of the Lord
“One thing I ask of the Lord,this is what I seek;that I may dwell in the house of the Lordall the days of my life,to gaze upon the beauty of the Lordand to seek him in his temple.” Although David...
Psalm 42:1-3 – As the deer pants for streams of water
“1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?3 My tears have been my food day and...
Proverbs 15:15 – The days of the afflicted
NIV – “All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.”GNT – “The life of the poor is a constant struggle, but happy people always enjoy life.”NKJV, KJV –...
Proverbs 18:10 – The name of the Lord is a strong tower
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.” The name of the Lord I think of two aspects to this:(1) The “name” signifies the very person of the Lord, whose...
Romans 10:15 – Those who bring good news
“And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written:'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!'” Unless they are sent Being “sent” suggests that those who bring the...
Isaiah 43:7 – Created for My glory
“Everyone who is called by My name,Whom I have created for My glory;I have formed him, yes, I have made him” Everyone who is called by my name These verses in Isaiah vary in their application...
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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