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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Deuteronomy 18:9–18 2:1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. 3 And [...]

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Words to Live By in Troubled Times (3)

‘The Word of our God stands forever.’
 Isaiah 40:8 NKJV Here are some more wonderful promises from the Bible that you can rely on when trouble comes: (1) ‘Because you have made the Lord… your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 34–37 52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever feeds on my flesh [...]

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Words to Live By in Troubled Times (2)

‘The Word of our God stands forever.’
 Isaiah 40:8 NKJV Are you ready for more of God’s wonderful promises? (1) ‘Let all those who…put their trust in You rejoice…because You…defend them; let those also who love Your name…be in high spirits.’ (Psalm 5:11 AMPC) 
(2) ‘The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

2 Kings 6:8–23 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the [...]

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Words to Live By in Troubled Times (1)

‘The Word of our God stands forever.’
 Isaiah 40:8 NKJV For the next few days let’s renew our minds with some of the wonderful promises God has given to us through His Word. Let’s not just read them casually, but process them slowly, deeply, prayerfully and repeatedly, letting the truth of them change our thinking [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 30–33 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes [...]

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Keep Your Spiritual Glasses Clean

‘Be clean, you who bear the vessels of the Lord.’
 Isaiah 52:11 NKJV One day a man was getting his windscreen washed at a petrol station. When the attendant finished, the man said, ‘That’s a terrible job. Re-do my windscreen―it’s as dirty as when you started.’ So, the attendant wiped it again. The man looked [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 26–29 25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not work for the [...]

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Who’s Your Saul?

‘Go! This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name.’
 Acts 9:15 NIV Saul of Tarsus was the last person on earth you’d ever have expected to become a Christian, much less the author of half the New Testament. Describing his life before he met Christ, he wrote, ‘I persecuted the church of God [...]

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Forgiveness and Inner Healing

‘Who forgives all your iniquities.’
 Psalm 103:3 NKJV The psalmist wrote, ‘Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases.’ Notice which comes first: the consciousness that all your sins are forgiven precedes the healing of all your diseases. Note also the words ‘all your iniquities’. Some of us are comfortable with receiving partial [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 22–25 16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 17–21 6:1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. [...]

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Respect, Don’t Reject

‘I try to find common ground with everyone.’
 1 Corinthians 9:22 NLT For any relationship to work, we must accept each other’s differences. Within our family we must respect each other’s unique perspectives. We don’t need to agree on every issue, but we must always honour where the other person is coming from. Paul did [...]

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Learning To Lead (4)

‘If it is leadership, let him govern diligently.’
 Romans 12:8 NIV How will you know you have the gift of ‘leadership’? Because you’ll know where God wants you to go, and be able to show others the value of going with you. There are many talented people who never become effective leaders. Why? Because they’re [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 12–16 31 If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. 32 There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33 You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that the testimony that I receive is [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 8–11 16 And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, [...]

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Learning To Lead (3)

‘Correct, rebuke and encourage.’
 2 Timothy 4:2 NIV When you crave acceptance and approval, you end up being controlled by those you’re supposed to lead. Paul recognised this. That’s why he instructed Titus: ‘Teach… and encourage your people… correcting them when necessary as one who has every right to do so. Don’t let anyone think [...]

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Learning To Lead (2)

‘I have great confidence in you.’
 2 Corinthians 7:4 NIV When people feel ‘used’ they begin to drop out, but when they feel appreciated they’ll follow you anywhere. Paul, one of the finest leaders of all time, told the Corinthian believers, ‘I have great confidence in you; I take great pride in you. I am [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 61:1–9 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 4–7 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been an [...]

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Learning To Lead (1)

‘You cannot handle it alone.’
 Exodus 18:18 NIV President Theodore Roosevelt once said, ‘The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.’ Bottom line: unless you learn to delegate, your leadership will [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 1–3 39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the [...]

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Confessing Our Sins

‘I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And You forgave me!’
 Psalm 32:5 NLT When you deliberately sin, you’re rebelling against God’s rule in your life―and you’ll feel bad about it. And feeling bad is evidence that you truly are a redeemed child of God; otherwise your sin wouldn’t bother [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 39–40 27 Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” 28 So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who told [...]

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