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Read Jeremiah 51:1–64   Mike nervously stood before his congregation to tell how God had healed him of severe joint pain. Afterward, his pastor asked him to pray for others who needed healing. An elderly woman moved slowly from her seat, in obvious pain.   Mike offered a quiet prayer. “How do you feel?” he asked cautiously.   The woman …

Read Jeremiah 25:1 through 27:22   God gave Jeremiah the words to say and even told him where to stand as he preached. The result? He was arrested and put on trial.   But as soon as Jeremiah finished telling all the people everything the Lord had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets and all the people seized …

Read John 6:1 through 7:53   Richard and Darlene had endured several excruciating years. Their business was failing, and they scrambled to pay bills as their utilities were repeatedly shut off. They tried to find other jobs, but it seemed as if God closed every door they knocked on.   The situation kept getting worse. They endured health problems, car …

Read Nahum 1:1 through 3:19   “Yes, Quinn, we had telephones when I was your age.” Grandmother smiled as she answered her small grandson’s question. “But when we talked to someone far away it was very expensive, so we didn’t do it very often. Also, when you got a long distance call it was usually very important news—and often bad.” …

Read Isaiah 63:7 through 66:24; Colossians 1:24 through 2:23   You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, You were angry. How then can we be saved? All of us have become like one who is unclean and all our righteous acts are like filthy …

Read Isaiah 39:1 through 42:25   Helen kissed her husband as he went out the door and then hurried to get her three young daughters ready for school. Moments later, she waved good-bye as the school bus carried her precious cargo down the street. She then quietly turned back into the house and the welcomed solitude. After retrieving her Bible …

Read Isaiah 31:1 through 35:10   The government of the United States has three branches—judicial, legislative, and executive. The judicial branch oversees the court system of the United States and interprets the laws. The legislative branch, with representatives from all fifty states, makes the laws. The executive branch sets national policy and represents the country to other nations. It includes …

Read Isaiah 9:1 through 13:22   In the United States, about 10,832 babies are born daily—about 451 per hour, which works out to between seven and eight babies per minute. Unless the child is born to someone whose name we instantly recognize or under extremely unusual circumstances, his or her birth doesn’t make the news. A child being born is …

Read Hosea 1:1 through 7:16   Current headlines sometimes mimic biblical accounts. There are often stories about someone reconciling with an unfaithful spouse after repeated indiscretions. People shake their heads and wonder why.   God had Hosea experience this kind of rejection and unfaithfulness, which mirrors how God feels when His people repeatedly turn their backs on Him.   Hosea …

Read Colossians 1:1 through 4:18   Philip Yancey was raised in a legalistic, racist church. He still has a card from that church, which ushers were prepared to give any black students trying to integrate their worship services. His book Soul Survivor tells his story of recovering from that difficult upbringing and the resulting rebellion he expressed as a youth. …