Overwhelmed at the thought of reading the Bible? New to the idea? Or looking to get more out of it? Spend time each day hearing from Nicky and Pippa Gumbel as they take you through the whole Bible in 365 days and help you to understand it better. Drawing out a theme for each day from the designated Bible readings, Nicky and Pippa’s thoughts on the Proverbs, Psalms and New and Old Testament excerpts are full of insight, wisdom and application.
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Psalm 148:1–6, Revelation 18:17–19:10, Nehemiah 7:4–8:18 The word ‘Hallelujah’ is an invitation to worship – it literally means ‘Praise (Hallal) the Lord’ (Yahweh). It occurs twenty-four times in the Old Testament (mainly in the Psalms) and it occurs four times in the New Testament – each of them in our passage for today.…
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Psalm 147:12–20, Revelation 17:1–18, Nehemiah 3:1–4:23 In each of today’s passages we see the blessings of following the ‘new born King’.
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Psalm 147:1–11, Revelation 16:1–21, Nehemiah 1:1–2:20 The change of heart and mind means not only turning *away* from the bad things, but also *turning towards God and good*.
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Psalm 146:1–10, Revelation 14:14–15:8, Ezra 10:1–44 God hasn’t changed. He still pours his love into our hearts. These are the foundational principles of living in hope.
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Proverbs 31:1–9, Revelation 14:1–13, Ezra 8:15–9:15 As Pastor Rick Warren has tweeted, ‘In ministry, *private purity* is the source of *public power*.
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Psalm 145:13–21, Revelation 13:1–18, Ezra 7:11–8:14God’s invisible and intangible hand is on you: leading, guiding, encouraging, protecting, strengthening you and giving you courage.
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Psalm 145:8–13a, Revelation 12:1–13:1, Ezra 6:1–7:10 The Bible is true to *real* life. Life involves many struggles, trials, tests, temptations, difficulties and battles. Yet, in Christ you can be an *overcomer*.
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Psalm 145:1–7, Revelation 11:1–19, Ezra 4:6–5:17The central theme in the teaching of Jesus was the *kingdom of God*. It not only refers to kingdom in a political or geographical sense, but it also conveys the notion of activity – the activity of ruling and reigning. The *kingdom of God* means ‘*the rule and reign of God*’.…
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Proverbs 30:24–33, Revelation 9:13–10:11, Ezra 2:68–4:5Jesus taught us to pray that God’s name should be honoured (Matthew 6:9). How should you act in order to see his name honoured?
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Psalm 144:9–15, Revelation 8:1–9:12, Ezra 1:1–2:67 When reading and trying to understand the Bible, you have three helpers.
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Psalm 144:1–8, Revelation 7:1–17, Malachi 2:17–4:6 God is described in the Old Testament as ‘the Lord’. In the New Testament passage for today, we see the background to the extraordinary claim that ‘Jesus is Lord!'
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Psalm 143:1–12, Revelation 6:1–17, Malachi 1:1–2:16God is the Sovereign Lord of history. But we are not mere robots. You are not being moved around like a piece on a chessboard. Rather, you have a part to play. God involves you in his plans. God works out his purposes in co-operation with his people.…
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Proverbs 30:11–23, Revelation 5:1–14, Esther 9:1–10:3 Doing hard things requires us to be lion-like – bold, steely and courageous. Doing things the right way means being like a lamb – gentle, meek and submissive. We are supposed to be a godly mixture of the qualities of both the lion and the lamb.
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Psalm 142:1–7, Revelation 4:1–11, Esther 6:1–8:17 The Bible has much to say about celebration. There is a *celebration* in heaven every time one person turns to Christ. What should you celebrate? How should you celebrate?
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Psalm 141:1–10, Revelation 3:7–22, Esther 2:19–5:14The Scriptures tell us that the right kind of rebuke is an important way in which God cares for us, and in which we can care for each other.
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Psalm 140:6–13, Revelation 2:18–3:6, Esther 1:1–2:18 In each of the passages for today we see that evil will *not* ultimately triumph. At the end of the day, good wins. Furthermore, in this struggle between good and evil, you *can* make a difference.
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Proverbs 30:1–10, Revelation 2:1–17, Zechariah 12:1–14:21 In today’s passages, we see how Jesus Christ is revealed not only in the New Testament, in the book of Revelation, but also in the Old Testament – in Proverbs and Zechariah.
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Psalm 140:1–5, Revelation 1:1–20, Zechariah 9:1–11:17 In the book of Revelation, Jesus is further unveiled. We get a clearer disclosure of his great love for us, and his victory over evil.
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Psalm 139:17–24, Jude 1:1–25, Zechariah 5:1–8:23 When we find ourselves in a place of desperation, nothing but the presence of God will satisfy.
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Psalm 139:11–16, 3 John 1:1–14, Zechariah 1:1–4:14 The Lord reigns! His love disposes Him to desire our everlasting welfare, and His sovereignty enables Him to secure it.
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Proverbs 29:19–27, 2 John 1:1–13, Haggai 1:1–2:23Spiritual fitness is far more important than physical fitness. It also involves balancing a number of areas of your life.
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Psalm 139:1–10, 1 John 5:1–21, Daniel 11:36–12:13In the passages for today we see what God wants for you and for everyone.
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Psalm 138:1–8, 1 John 4:7–21, Daniel 11:2–35 God’s love is at the heart of each of the four keys to overcoming unhealthy fear in your life: ‘There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear’.
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Psalm 137:1–9, 1 John 3:11–4:6, Daniel 9:20–11:1 The right form of confidence involves valuing yourself *in* and *through* Christ.
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Proverbs 29:10–18, 1 John 2:28–3:10, Daniel 8:15–9:19 Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision is a nightmare! But *vision combined with action* can change the world.
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Psalm 136:13–26, 1 John 2:12–27, Daniel 7:1–8:14 There are evil spiritual forces at work in our world today. Many people today are ignorant or dismissive of spiritual realities. Yet you have the powerful spiritual ‘antiseptic’ to use against these destructive forces. It is vital that you learn to do so.…
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Psalm 136:1–12, 1 John 1:1–2:11, Daniel 5:17–6:28 Fellowship – it’s a wonderful word. It’s what you were made for. It satisfies the deepest longings of your heart. It is the answer to loneliness. Nothing in this life compares with it. It starts now and goes on for ever.
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Psalm 135:13–21, 2 Peter 3:1–18, Daniel 4:19–5:16 What do you do while you are waiting for God to do what he has promised to do?
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Proverbs 29:1–9, 2 Peter 2:1–22, Daniel 3:13–4:18The lives of men and women of courage and faith are hugely inspiring, challenging and motivational.
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Psalm 135:1–12, 2 Peter 1:1–21, Daniel 2:24–3:12You will grow in faith as you study the truth of God’s word and boldly proclaim that ‘there is a God’ and ‘he is great’.
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Psalm 134:1–3, 1 Peter 5:1–14, Daniel 1:1–2:23 How should you respond to God’s great grace?
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Psalm 133:1–3, 1 Peter 4:1–19, Ezekiel 47:1–48:35 God blesses ‘unity’. When Christians from different churches, traditions and denominations come together in unity, ‘that’s where God commands his blessing’.
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Proverbs 28:18–28, 1 Peter 3:1–22, Ezekiel 45:1–46:24What people see is far more important than what they hear. People do what people see.
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Psalm 132:1–18, 1 Peter 2:4–25, Ezekiel 43:1–44:31 The only church building the New Testament speaks about is a building made of people (Ephesians 2:20–22), founded and built upon Jesus, the chief cornerstone. The holy temple in the New Testament is one made of ‘living stones’ (1 Peter 2:5) – in other words, people like you and me. This is God’s ne…
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Psalm 131:1–3, 1 Peter 1:1–2:3, Ezekiel 41:1–42:20 In today’s passages, we see the implications of the new birth, the various stages of spiritual growth as a son or daughter of God and how ‘you may grow up in your salvation’.
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Psalm 130:1–8, James 5:1–20, Ezekiel 40:1–49 How can you pray with power?
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Proverbs 28:7–17, James 4:1–17, Ezekiel 38:1–39:29 Why is there so much evil in the world? Why is there such a battle with evil in our own lives? How can you resist the devil? What will happen to the devil at the end of time?
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Psalm 129:1–8, James 3:1–18, Ezekiel 36:1–37:28 God has divine connections lined up for your life. There is power in connection. Connections lead to life.
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Psalm 128:1–6, James 2:1–26, Ezekiel 33:21–35:15 Centuries ago, when the people of God were in exile and despair, they cried out to God, “*How should we then live?*” (Ezekiel 33:10, KJV). The same question rings down through the ages. As ‘believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ’ (James 2:1), *how now shall we live?*…
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Psalm 127:1–5, James 1:1–27, Ezekiel 32:1–33:20 The Christian life is multi-faceted. There are a number of different things going on at the same time. In the passages for today we see five of these aspects, which all begin with the letter T.
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Proverbs 27:23–28:6, Hebrews 13:1–25, Ezekiel 30:1–31:18 The Christian community, the church, is the community of our Lord Jesus, the ‘great Shepherd of the sheep’ (Hebrews 13:20). Each local church is called to be a community of the great Shepherd.
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Psalm 126:1–6, Hebrews 12:14–29, Ezekiel 28:1–29:21You no longer have to go to a specific physical place to experience the presence of God. Because of Jesus, the ‘mediator of a *new covenant*’ (Hebrews 12:24a), you can worship *anywhere*. Jesus is the one who has made this new relationship with God possible through his death on the cross for you an…
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Psalm 125:1–5, Hebrews 12:1–13, Ezekiel 26:1–27:36In each of the passages for today, you see what you need to do in order to run ‘the race marked out for [you]’, as well as some of the results of doing so.
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Psalm 124:1–8, Hebrews 11:17–40, Ezekiel 24:1–25:17Faith is *leaning your whole weight upon Jesus*.
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Proverbs 27:15–22, Hebrews 11:1–16, Ezekiel 22:23–23:49 Faith and ‘*being sure*’ are not opposed.
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Psalm 123:1–4, Hebrews 10:19–39, Ezekiel 20:45–22:22 The will to persevere is often the difference between success and failure.
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Psalm 122:1–9, Hebrews 10:1–18, Ezekiel 19:1–20:44 *Holiness is beautiful* and it has nothing to do with outward beauty. It is a beauty that radiates from within.
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Psalm 121:1–8, Hebrews 9:16–28, Ezekiel 17:1–18:32‘We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ *once for all*’.
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Proverbs 27:5–14, Hebrews 9:1–15, Ezekiel 16:1–63 *You* can meet *your* blood donor. Jesus came ‘to *give his life* as a ransom for many’ (Mark 10:45). At the last supper, when Jesus took the cup, he said: ‘*This is my blood* of the covenant’ (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24).
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Psalm 120:1–7, Hebrews 8:1–13, Ezekiel 13:1–15:8 God created you for community – calling you into a loving relationship with him and with other human beings.
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