Be Still and Know

READ: Proverbs 5.3-5 NLT 'For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead strai...

READ: Proverbs 4.18-19 NLT 'The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. But the way of thewicked is like total darkness. They have no idea what they are stumbling over.' I have ...

READ: Proverbs 3.13-14 NLT 'Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.' Proverbs spends a lot of time reflecting on wealth and the questio...

READ: Proverbs 3.9-10 NLT 'Honour the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.' If you have ever supported a charity by getting inv...

READ: Proverbs 3.5-6 NLT 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.' Trusting is something we do all the time. We trust mechanics, electri...

READ: Ephesians 6.10-11 NLT 'A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armour so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.' Just imagine if someone were to walk onto a battlefie...

READ: Ephesians 4.22-24 NLT 'Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly r...

READ: Ephesians 3.20-21 NLT 'Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever an...

READ: Ephesians 2.8-9 NLT 'God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.' I remember my f...

READ: Ephesians 1.19-20 NLT 'I pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honour at God’s right hand i...

READ: John 21.20-22 NLT Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved—the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, “Lord, who will betray you?” Peter asked Jesus, “What about him, Lord?” Jesus replied, “If I wa...

READ: John 21.17 NLT A third time Jesus asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep.”...

READ: John 21.4-6 NLT At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn’t see who he was. He called out, “Fellows, have you caught any fish?” “No,” they replied. Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat...

READ: John 20.25 NLT The disciples told Thomas, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.” I suspect that we all ...

READ: John 20.19-20 NLT That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. As he spoke, he showed them th...