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Scriptures for August 31st

1 Kings 8:31 - “When anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple,   (NKJV) How do you treat your neighbors? 2 Samuel 1 8:31  - Just then the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, '"There is good news, my lord the king! For the Lord has avenged you this day of all those who rose against you."  (NKJV) Is the Lord your Avenger? Please feel free to post the 31st Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section. Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 30th

Deuteronomy 28:30 - "You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not gather its grapes. (NKJV) Have you ever felt that your blessings have been cursed? Leviticus 1 8:30 - Therefore you shall keep My ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.'" (NKJV) Are you keeping God's ordinances? Please feel free to post the 30th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section. Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 29th

1 Samuel 18:29 - and Saul was still more afraid of David. So Saul became David's enemy continually. (NKJV) Sometimes a person is your enemy because they are afraid of God's favor in your life. Numbers 1 8:29 - Of all your gifts you shall offer up every heave offering due to the Lord, from all the best of them, the consecrated part of them.' (NKJV) Do you offer God your best? Please feel free to post the 29th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section.  Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 28th

Exodus 8:28 - So Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Intercede for me." (NKJV) Has anyone ever tried to limit the way you worship the Lord? Genesis 1 8:28 - Suppose there were five less than the fifty righteous; would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?" So He said, "If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it." (NKJV) Are you bold enough to talk God down in a negotiation? Please feel free to post the 28th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section.  Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 27th

Exodus 8:27 - We will go three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as He will command us." (NKJV) How far are you willing to travel to spend quality time with the Lord with no distractions? Genesis 1 8:27 - Then Abraham answered and said, "Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord. (NKJV) Remember to remain humble when speaking to the Lord. Please feel free to post the 27th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section.  Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 26th

Exodus 18:26 - So they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but they judged every small case themselves. (NKJV) Are your leaders sufficiently doing their jobs? Genesis 1 8:26 - So the Lord said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes." (NKJV) How significant is your presence? Please feel free to post the 26th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section. Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 25th

Exodus 18:25 - And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. (NKJV) Would you be chosen to be a leader? Genesis 1 8:25 - Far be it from You to  do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" (NKJV) Could you ever be bold enough to accuse God of possibly not doing right? Please feel free to post the 25th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section. Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal  

Scriptures for August 24th

Exodus 18:24 - So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. (NKJV) Do you listen to wise advice from your elders? Genesis 1 8:24 - Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it? (NKJV) In your city, would you be counted among the righteous? Please feel free to post the 24th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section.   Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 23rd

Exodus 8:23 - I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be." ' " (NKJV) God can distinguish those who are His people. Genesis 1 8:23 - And Abraham came near and said, "Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? (NKJV) Have you ever questioned God about His intentions? Please feel free to post the 23rd Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section. Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 22nd

Exodus 8:22 - And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the land. (NKJV) Has God set you apart from others so that you get to really know Him? Genesis 2 8:22 - And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You." (NKJV) Do you truly give a tenth back to God? Please feel free to post the 22nd Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section. Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 21st

Genesis 28:21 - so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. (NKJV) What is your relationship with your parents and with God? Genesis 8:21 - And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, "I will never again curse the ground for man's sake; although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. (NKJV) Thank God for His mercy! Please feel free to post the 21st Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section. Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 20th

Genesis 48:20 - So he blessed them that day, saying, "By you Israel will bless, saying, 'May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!'" And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh. (NKJV) Do you feel more blessed or less blessed than your siblings? Genesis 2 8:20 - Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, (NKJV) Have you ever made a vow to God? Please feel free to post the 20th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section.  Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 19th

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  Genesis 48:19 – But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”  (NKJV) Are your younger siblings more successful than you?  Are you known by God in a trustworthy way? Please feel free to post the 19th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section. Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal

Scriptures for August 18th

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Leviticus 18:18 – Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.  (NKJV) Be wary of a man who tries to cause discord among family members! Stop overextending yourself! Please feel free to post the 18th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 8 in the Comments Section. Click here to visit My Bible Reading Journal The photo is courtesy of www.scripture-images.com.

Exodus 3 - Burn Bush Burn - Desert Inferno!

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  Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the back of the desert and ended up at Horeb, the mountain of God. The Angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. He looked and saw that the bush was burning, but it was not being consumed. Moses' curiosity got the best of him and he decided to go towards the bush to see why it was not consumed by the fire. From what we've seen of Moses' character in Exodus 2, we can't be surprised that he went to check out the burning bush. However, a bush on fire, but not being consumed would have peaked the curiosity of most of us. When the Lord saw that Moses was curious about the burning bush, God called him by name from the midst of the bush. Moses answered, "Here I am." Verse two says it was the Angel of the Lord whereas Verse four says "God". So, I googled. Some sources say it was an Angel speaking on God's behalf and...