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Read  John 4:1–26 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water” (John 4:10). When Jesus met the woman at the well He knew who she was and what she needed to hear, but she was …

Read  Micah 6:1 through 7:20 Debbie sat weeping in the Christian counselor’s office. Finally, she broke down and told the therapist the truth. Her heart had been burdened with guilt ever since having an abortion ten years earlier. She had asked God to forgive her perhaps a thousand times. But Debbie just couldn’t bring herself to believe that He actually …

Read  Isaiah 44:1 through 48:22 Sunlight was streaming through the windows of the Boeing 747. Then, without warning, the light disappeared. The plane had climbed into a dark cloud. Finally, the big plane tilted upward into the bright sunshine again. Outside the window was a beautiful sight. The sunlight was shining on the clouds beneath the plane, turning the clouds …

Read  Isaiah 40:1 through 43:28 Isaiah was facing a discouraged, weak, and powerless nation, which felt completely out of control. He knew they had brought it on themselves, as they had failed to pray and seek the Lord. But he also knew Jehovah was compassionate, longing to help His chosen people. So he reminded this hurting, depressed nation, which hardly …

Read  Hebrews 8:1 through 10:18 For all the physical conditioning required for an athlete to excel in competition, mental preparation is just as vital. A weightlifter stares hard at the hundreds of pounds he or she is about to lift off the floor, envisioning it hoisted in the air. A diver stands poised on the high board, mentally reviewing every …