Psalm 28 NLT Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary. Do not drag me away with the wicked—with those who do evil—those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil in their Read more
Psalm 33 NLT We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone. (20-22) The Psalmist says that the Lord Read more
Acts 8 NLT A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria. (Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.) But Saul was going everywhere to destroy Read more
Psalm 37 NLT Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. (5-6) Reading this text in the NLT was like a breath of Read more
Genesis 40-41 NLT Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought. (40:23) Finally, the king’s chief cup-bearer spoke up. “Today I have been reminded of my failure,” he told Pharaoh. (41:9) You have heard the saying, “better late than never!” Well, that is the heart Read more
2 Chronicles 24 NLT Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest… But after Jehoiada’s death, the leaders of Judah Read more
Psalm 62 NLT Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no Read more
2 Chronicles 29 NLT Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became the king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done. In the very Read more
Psalm 55 NLT Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest! I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. How quickly I would escape—far from this wild storm of hatred. (6-9) The Red Eyed Dove is indigenous to much of Read more
Romans 2 NLT And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life. (16) Africans are amazing, complex, multi-faceted people. I have spent my life learning their culture and growing to love them, and yet, I often feel like Read more