http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php Nelson Bibles suggests the following scripts for your daily readings. en-us Copyright 2006 FriPMCDTE_RSeptemberC822 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Nelson Bibles Syndicator FriPMCDTE_RSeptemberC822 Nelson Bibles In house http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=399 “…pray for strength against temptation. The spirit wants to do what is right, but the body is weak.” (NCV) Fri, September 07, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=399 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=398 There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life-fear of death, fear of judgment-is one not yet fully formed in love. (The Message) Wed, August 01, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=398 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=397 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (NKJV) Tue, July 31, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=397 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=396 In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people. (NCV) Mon, July 30, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=396 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=395 The Lord is not slow in doing what he promised—the way some people understand slowness. But God is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to change their hearts and lives. (NCV) Sun, July 29, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=395 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=394 Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. God isn’t pleased at being ignored. (The Message) Sat, July 28, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=394 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=393 “…pray for strength against temptation. The spirit wants to do what is right, but the body is weak.” (NCV) Fri, July 27, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=393 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=392 But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (NCV) Thu, July 26, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=392 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=391 “…I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (NKJV) Wed, July 25, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=391 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=390 I am the Lord. There is no other God. (NCV) Tue, July 24, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=390 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=389 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. Mon, July 23, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=389 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=388 Your name will now be Israel, because you have wrestled with God and with people, and you have won. (NCV) Mon, July 16, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=388 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=387 I want to know Christ and the power that raised him from the dead... Then I have hope that I myself will be raised from the dead. (NCV) Sun, July 15, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=387 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=386 You were all baptized into Christ, and so you were all clothed with Christ. (NCV) Sat, July 14, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=386 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=385 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (NKJV) Fri, July 13, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=385 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=384 Our God is right in everything he does. (NCV) Thu, July 12, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=384 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=383 "Go away from me, Satan! You are not helping me! You don't care about the things of God, but only about the things people think are important." (NCV) Wed, July 11, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=383 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=382 We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ. (NCV) Tue, July 10, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=382 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=381 You are Christ's body—that's who you are! You must never forget this. Only as you accept your part of that body does your "part" mean anything. (The Message) Mon, July 09, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=381 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=380 Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. (NCV) Sun, July 08, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=380 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=379 All you who are thirsty, come and drink. (NCV) Sat, July 07, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=379 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=378 If Chris is in you, then the Spirit gives you life. (NCV) Fri, July 06, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=378 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=377 We're all like sheep who've wandered off and gotten lost. We've all done our own thing, gone our own way. And God has piled all our sins, everything we've done wrong, on him, on him. (The Message) Thu, July 05, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=377 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=376 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate... Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. (NCV) Wed, July 04, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=376 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=375 God is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to change their hearts and lives. (NCV) Tue, July 03, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=375 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=374 Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn't love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that. (The Message) Mon, July 02, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=374 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=373 Now he can help those who are tempted. (NCV) Sun, July 01, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=373 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=372 When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will do good to those who listen to you. (NCV) Sat, June 30, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=372 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=371 I will...not forsake My people. (NKJV) Fri, June 29, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=371 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=370 So brothers and sisters, since God has shown us great mercy, I beg you to offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him. Your offering must be only for God and pleasing to him, which is the spiritual way for you to worship. Do not change yourselves to be like the people of this world, but be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect. (NCV) Wed, June 27, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=370 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=369 Place these words on your hearts. Get them deep inside you. Tie them on your hands and foreheads as a reminder. Teach them to your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning until you fall into bed at night. Inscribe them on the doorposts and gates of your cities (The Message) Tue, June 26, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=369 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=368 My brothers and sisters, when you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience. (NCV) Mon, June 25, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=368 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=367 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. (NASB) Sun, June 24, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=367 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=366 Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints! For the Lord preserves the faithful. (NKJV) Sat, June 23, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=366 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=365 Write these commandments that I've given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night. Tie them on your hands and foreheads as a reminder; inscribe them on the doorposts of your homes and on your city gates. (The Message) Fri, June 22, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=365 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=364 Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious-the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. (The Message) Thu, June 21, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=364 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=363 “You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden. And people don't hide a light under a bowl. They put it on a lamp stand so the light shines for all the people in the house. In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven.” (NCV) Wed, June 20, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=363 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=362 Rain and snow fall from the sky and don't return without watering the ground. They cause the plants to sprout and grow, making seeds for the farmer and bread for the people. The same thing is true of the words I speak. They will not return to me empty. They make the things happen that I want to happen, and they succeed in doing what I send them to do. (NCV) Tue, June 19, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=362 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=361 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. (NASB) Mon, June 18, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=361 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=360 “I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.” (NASB) Sun, June 17, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=360 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=359 I will forgive them for the wicked things they did, and I will not remember their sins anymore. (NCV) Sat, June 16, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=359 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=358 And the ransomed of the Lord will return, And come with joyful shouting to Zion, With everlasting joy upon their heads. They will find gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away. (NASB) Fri, June 15, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=358 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=357 Love each other like brothers and sisters. Give each other more honor than you want for yourselves. (NCV) Thu, June 14, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=357 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=356 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!” (NKJV) Wed, June 13, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=356 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=355 The Lord has done great things for us; We are glad. (NASB) Tue, June 12, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=355 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=354 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head… (NCV) Mon, June 11, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=354 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=353 Don't panic. I'm with you. There's no need to fear for I'm your God. I'll give you strength. I'll help you. I'll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you. (The Message) Fri, June 08, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=353 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=352 Of Him all the prophets beat witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins. (NASB) Thu, June 07, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=352 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=351 For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good. (NASB) Wed, June 06, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=351 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=350 We must not become tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time if we do not give up. (NCV) Tue, June 05, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=350 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=349 “You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in my name He may give it to you.” (NASB) Mon, June 04, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=349 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=348 “He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favourable year of the Lord.” (NASB) Sun, June 03, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=348 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=347 When people are made humble and you say, ‘Have courage,’ then the humble will be saved. (NCV) Sat, June 02, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=347 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=346 Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. (NASB) Fri, June 01, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=346 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=345 “Stand up for me against world opinion and I'll stand up for you before my Father in heaven.” (The Message) Thu, May 31, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=345 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=344 For the Lord your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them. (NASB) Wed, May 30, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=344 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=343 You, Lord, give true peace to those who depend on you, because they trust you. (NCV) Tue, May 29, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=343 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=342 So now, those who are in Christ Jesus are not judged guilty. (NCV) Mon, May 28, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=342 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=341 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. (NASB) Sun, May 27, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=341 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=340 Isaiah (again!) gives us the metaphor for pulling this together: Careful! I've put a huge stone on the road to Mount Zion, a stone you can't get around. But the stone is me! If you're looking for me, you'll find me on the way, not in the way. (The Message) Sat, May 26, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=340 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=339 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. (NASB) Fri, May 25, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=339 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=338 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. (NASB) Thu, May 24, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=338 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=337 “For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But my lovingkindess will not be removed from you.” (NASB) Wed, May 23, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=337 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=336 Let the weak say, I am strong. (KJV) Tue, May 22, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=336 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=335 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to Him. (NASB) Mon, May 21, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=335 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=334 If they plant to satisfy their sinful selves, their sinful selves will bring them ruin. But if they plant to please the Spirit, they will receive eternal life from the Spirit. (NCV) Sun, May 20, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=334 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=332 “A thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I came to give life—life in all its fullness.” (NCV) Sat, May 19, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=332 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=333 He who promised is faithful. (NASB) Fri, May 18, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=333 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=331 The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. (NASB) Thu, May 17, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=331 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=330 “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (NKJV) Wed, May 16, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=330 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=329 With God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen. (NCV) Tue, May 15, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=329 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=328 The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. From the place of His dwelling He looks on all the inhabitants of the earth. (NKJV) Mon, May 14, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=328 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=327 He is not here. He has risen from the dead as he said he would. Come and see the place where his body was. (NCV) Sun, May 13, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=327 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=326 Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises. (NCV) Sat, May 12, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=326 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=325 I was put to death on the cross with Christ, and I do not live anymore—it is Christ who lives in me. (NCV) Fri, May 11, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=325 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=324 Your love must be real. Hate what is evil, and hold on to what is good. Love each other like brothers and sisters. Give each other more honor than you want for yourselves. (NCV) Thu, May 10, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=324 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=323 “Call to me in times of trouble. I will save you, and you will honor me.” (NCV) Wed, May 09, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=323 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=322 Your love, GOD, fills the earth! Train me to live by your counsel. Train me in good common sense; I'm thoroughly committed to living your way. (The Message) Tue, May 08, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=322 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=321 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so God can heal you. When a believing person prays, great things happen. (NCV) Mon, May 07, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=321 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=320 God put on him the wrong who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God. (The Message) Sun, May 06, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=320 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=319 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart. (NASB) Sat, May 05, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=319 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=318 Be blessed, GOD; train me in your ways of wise living. I'll transfer to my lips all the counsel that comes from your mouth; I delight far more in what you tell me about living than in gathering a pile of riches. (The Message) Fri, May 04, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=318 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=317 The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.” (NASB) Thu, May 03, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=317 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=316 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him. (NKJV) Wed, May 02, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=316 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=315 Now that we know what we have - Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God - let's not let it slip through our fingers. We don't have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it all - all but the sin. So let's walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help. (The Message) Tue, May 01, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=315 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=314 Pray in the Spirit at all times with all kinds of prayers, asking for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready and never give up. Always pray for all God's people. (NCV) Mon, April 30, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=314 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=313 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. (NASB) Sun, April 29, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=313 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=312 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much. (NKJV) Sat, April 28, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=312 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=311 For I am the Lord, I do not change. (NKJV) Fri, April 27, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=311 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=310 Each of us is an original. (The Message) Thu, April 26, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=310 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=309 But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.” So I am very happy to brag about my weaknesses. Then Christ's power can live in me. For this reason I am happy when I have weaknesses, insults, hard times, sufferings, and all kinds of troubles for Christ. Because when I am weak, then I am truly strong. (NCV) Wed, April 25, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=309 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=308 Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. (The Message) Tue, April 24, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=308 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=307 I've tried everything and nothing helps. I'm at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn't that the real question? The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different. (The Message) Mon, April 23, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=307 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=306 The yes to all of God's promises is in Christ, and through Christ we say yes to the glory of God. (NCV) Sun, April 22, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=306 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=304 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed. (NKJV) Sat, April 21, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=304 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=303 Get the word out to the nations! Preach it! Go public with this, broadcast it far and wide… (The Message) Fri, April 20, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=303 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=302 “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (NASB) Thu, April 19, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=302 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=301 …for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. (NASB) Wed, April 18, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=301 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=300 Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith. (The Message) Tue, April 17, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=300 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=299 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All power in heaven and on earth is given to me. So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you, and I will be with you always, even until the end of this age.” (NASB) Mon, April 16, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=299 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=298 The teachings of the Lord are perfect; they give new strength. The rules of the Lord can be trusted; they make plain people wise. (NCV) Sun, April 15, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=298 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=297 I won't punish you in my anger, and I won't destroy Israel again. I am God and not a human; I am the Holy One, and I am among you. I will not come against you in anger. (NCV) Sat, April 14, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=297 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=296 Do not be lazy but work hard, serving the Lord with all your heart. (NCV) Fri, April 13, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=296 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=295 My friends, do not try to punish others when they wrong you, but wait for God to punish them with his anger. It is written: “I will punish those who do wrong; I will repay them,” says the Lord. But you should do this: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. Doing this will be like pouring burning coals on his head.” (NCV) Thu, April 12, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=295 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=294 “Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me – you did it to me.” (The Message) Wed, April 11, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=294 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=293 Your word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path. (NKJV) Tue, April 10, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=293 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=292 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. (NCV) Mon, April 09, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=292 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=291 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. (NKJV) Sun, April 08, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=291 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=290 …and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. (NASB) Sat, April 07, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=290 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=289 Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” …And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. …Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!” (NASB) Fri, April 06, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=289 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=288 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” …And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” (NASB) Thu, April 05, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=288 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=287 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. (NKJV) Wed, April 04, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=287 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=286 While they were eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it and broke it. Then he gave it to his followers and said, “Take this bread and eat it; this is my body.” Then Jesus took a cup and thanked God for it and gave it to the followers. He said, “Every one of you drink this. This is my blood which is the new agreement that God makes with his people. This blood is poured out for many to forgive their sins. (NCV) Tue, April 03, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=286 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=285 The Son of Man will die, just as the Scriptures say. But how terrible it will be for the person who hands the Son of Man over to be killed. It would be better for him if he had never been born.” (NCV) Mon, April 02, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=285 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=284 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (NASB) Sun, April 01, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=284 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=283 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. (NCV) Sat, March 31, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=283 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=282 And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? (NASB) Fri, March 30, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=282 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=281 With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. (NASB) Thu, March 29, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=281 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=280 “Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst-not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life.” (The Message) Wed, March 28, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=280 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=279 I mean that you have been saved by grace through believing. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God. It was not the result of your own efforts, so you cannot brag about it. God has made us what we are. (NCV) Tue, March 27, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=279 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=278 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith. (NKJV) Mon, March 26, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=278 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=277 Be joyful because you have hope. Be patient when trouble comes, and pray at all times. Share with God's people who need help. Bring strangers in need into your homes. (NCV) Sun, March 25, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=277 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=276 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. (NASB) Sat, March 24, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=276 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=275 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. (NASB) Fri, March 23, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=275 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=274 The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? (NASB) Thu, March 22, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=274 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=273 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. (NKJV) Wed, March 21, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=273 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=272 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful (NASB) Tue, March 20, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=272 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=271 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without hoping to get anything back. Then you will have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God, because he is kind even to people who are ungrateful and full of sin. (NCV) Mon, March 19, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=271 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=270 He delivers and rescues, And He works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. (NKJV) Sun, March 18, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=270 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=269 I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end. (NKJV) Sat, March 17, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=269 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=268 But Jesus said to them, “My Father never stops working, and so I keep working, too.” (NCV) Fri, March 16, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=268 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=267 When we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not telling just smart stories that someone invented. But we saw the greatness of Jesus with our own eyes. (NCV) Thu, March 15, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=267 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=266 Christ redeemed us from that self-defeating, cursed life by absorbing it completely into himself. Do you remember the Scripture that says, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”? That is what happened when Jesus was nailed to the Cross: He became a curse, and at the same time dissolved the curse. (The Message) Wed, March 14, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=266 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=265 You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something. (The Message) Tue, March 13, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=265 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=264 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. (NKJV) Mon, March 12, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=264 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=263 Work and get everything done during six days each week, but the seventh day is a day of rest to honor the Lord your God. On that day no one may do any work: not you, your son or daughter, your male or female slaves, your animals, or the foreigners living in your cities. (NCV) Sun, March 11, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=263 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=262 The followers were very afraid and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” (NCV) Sat, March 10, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=262 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=261 Who will transform our earthy bodies into glorious bodies like his own. He'll make us beautiful and whole with the same powerful skill by which he is putting everything as it should be, under and around him. (The Message) Fri, March 09, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=261 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=260 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (NKJV) Thu, March 08, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=260 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=259 In the past all of us lived like them, trying to please our sinful selves and doing all the things our bodies and minds wanted. We should have suffered God's anger because of the way we were. We were the same as all other people. But God's mercy is great, and he loved us very much… (NCV) Wed, March 07, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=259 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=258 GOD's business is putting things right; he loves getting the lines straight, Setting us straight. Once we're standing tall, we can look him straight in the eye. (NCV) Tue, March 06, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=258 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=257 Jesus was given to you, and with the help of those who don't know the law, you put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But this was God's plan which he had made long ago; he knew all this would happen. God raised Jesus from the dead and set him free from the pain of death, because death could not hold him. (NCV) Mon, March 05, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=257 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=256 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But humility goes before honor. (NASB) Sun, March 04, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=256 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=255 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off, but the Word of the Lord endures forever.” (NASB) Sat, March 03, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=255 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=254 Staying with it - that's what is required. Stay with it to the end. You won't be sorry; you'll be saved. (The Message) Fri, March 02, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=254 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=253 He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did all this on his own, with no help from us! Then he picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah. (The Message) Thu, March 01, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=253 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=252 God’s business is putting things right. (NKJV) Wed, February 28, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=252 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=251 Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations- that's what I had in mind for you. (The Message) Tue, February 27, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=251 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=250 Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. (The Message) Mon, February 26, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=250 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=249 “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” (NKJV) Sun, February 25, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=249 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=248 Jesus said to all of them, “If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing to give up their lives daily to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life. But those who give up their lives for me will have true life. (NCV) Sat, February 24, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=248 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=247 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; talk of all His wondrous works! (NKJV) Fri, February 23, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=247 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=246 “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again.” (The Message) Thu, February 22, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=246 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=245 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour. (NKJV) Wed, February 21, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=245 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=244 The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you. He will rejoice over you. You will rest in his love; he will sing and be joyful about you. (NCV) Tue, February 20, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=244 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=243 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (NKJV) Mon, February 19, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=243 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=242 I passed on to you what I received, of which this was most important: that Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures say; that he was buried and was raised to life on the third day... (NCV) Sun, February 18, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=242 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=241 The God who made the whole world and everything in it is the Lord of the land and the sky. He does not live in temples built by human hands. This God is the One who gives life, breath, and everything else to people. He does not need any help from them; he has everything he needs. (NCV) Sat, February 17, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=241 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=240 The start of a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before it bursts. (The Message) Fri, February 16, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=240 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=239 For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the LORD our God whenever we call on Him? (NASB) Thu, February 15, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=239 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=238 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not get upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs that have been done. Love is not happy with evil but is happy with the truth. Love patiently accepts all things. It always trusts, always hopes, and always remains strong. Wed, February 14, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=238 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=237 Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. (NKJV) Tue, February 13, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=237 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=236 Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. (NKJV) Mon, February 12, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=236 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=235 So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. (NKJV) Sun, February 11, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=235 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=234 And you, my son Solomon, accept the God of your father. Serve him completely and willingly, because the Lord knows what is in everyone's mind. He understands everything you think. If you go to him for help, you will get an answer. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you forever. (NCV) Sat, February 10, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=234 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=233 God wanted them to look for him and perhaps search all around for him and find him, though he is not far from any of us: ‘We live in him. We walk in him. We are in him.’ Some of your own poets have said: ‘For we are his children.’ (NCV) Fri, February 09, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=233 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=232 Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you must change and become like little children. Otherwise, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. The greatest person in the kingdom of heaven is the one who makes himself humble like this child. (NCV) Thu, February 08, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=232 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=231 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. Let your heart live forever! (NKJV) Wed, February 07, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=231 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=230 He had no special beauty or form to make us notice him; there was nothing in his appearance to make us desire him. He was hated and rejected by people. He had much pain and suffering. People would not even look at him. He was hated, and we didn't even notice him. But he took our suffering on him and felt our pain for us. We saw his suffering and thought God was punishing him. But he was wounded for the wrong we did; he was crushed for the evil we did. The punishment, which made us well, was given to him, and we are healed because of his wounds. (NCV) Tue, February 06, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=230 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=229 We're Christ's representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God's work of making things right between them. We're speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he's already a friend with you. (The Message) Mon, February 05, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=229 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=228 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. (NASB) Sun, February 04, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=228 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=227 But I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and strength, to tell the people of Jacob how they have turned against God, and the people of Israel how they have sinned. (NCV) Sat, February 03, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=227 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=226 Overlook an offense and bond a friendship; fasten on to a slight and-good-bye, friend! (The Message) Fri, February 02, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=226 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=225 “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” (NKJV) Thu, February 01, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=225 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=224 You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (NKJV) Wed, January 31, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=224 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=223 GOD wasn't attracted to you and didn't choose you because you were big and important-the fact is, there was almost nothing to you. He did it out of sheer love, keeping the promise he made to your ancestors. GOD stepped in and mightily bought you back out of that world of slavery, freed you from the iron grip of Pharaoh king of Egypt. (The Message) Tue, January 30, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=223 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=222 The thing you should want most is God's kingdom and doing what God wants. Then all these other things you need will be given to you. (NCV) Mon, January 29, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=222 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=221 Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble. (The Message) Sun, January 28, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=221 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=220 Fig trees may not grow figs, and there may be no grapes on the vines. There may be no olives growing and no food growing in the fields. There may be no sheep in the pens and no cattle in the barns. But I will still be glad in the Lord; I will rejoice in God my Savior. (NCV) Sat, January 27, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=220 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=219 “Father, if you are willing, take away this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.” (NCV) Fri, January 26, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=219 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=218 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior…” (NASB) Thu, January 25, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=218 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=217 We know it so well, we've embraced it heart and soul, this love that comes from God. God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. (The Message) Wed, January 24, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=217 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=216 God began by making one person, and from him came all the different people who live everywhere in the world. God decided exactly when and where they must live. (NCV) Tue, January 23, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=216 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=215 “Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. (NASB) Mon, January 22, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=215 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=214 Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. (NKJV) Sun, January 21, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=214 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=213 Surely your goodness and love will be with me all my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. (NCV) Sat, January 20, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=213 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=212 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (NKJV) Fri, January 19, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=212 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=211 Then we will no longer be babies. We will not be tossed about like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another. We will not be influenced by every new teaching we hear from people who are trying to fool us. They make plans and try any kind of trick to fool people into following the wrong path. No! Speaking the truth with love, we will grow up in every way into Christ, who is the head. (NCV) Thu, January 18, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=211 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=210 Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions. (NASB) Wed, January 17, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=210 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=209 And I will make you my promised bride forever. I will be good and fair; I will show you my love and mercy. I will be true to you as my promised bride, and you will know the Lord. (NCV) Tue, January 16, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=209 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=208 If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. (NKJV) Mon, January 15, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=208 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=207 …because the time will come when people will not listen to the true teaching but will find many more teachers who please them by saying the things they want to hear. They will stop listening to the truth and will begin to follow false stories. (NCV) Sun, January 14, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=207 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=206 Tell all the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord your God. You must be holy because I am holy’. (NCV) Sat, January 13, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=206 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=205 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven… (NKJV) Fri, January 12, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=205 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=204 The Lord God is my strength. He makes me like a deer that does not stumble so I can walk on the steep mountains. (NCV) Thu, January 11, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=204 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=203 A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of. (The Message) Wed, January 10, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=203 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=202 The Lord says, “Forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. Look at the new thing I am going to do. It is already happening. Don't you see it? I will make a road in the desert and rivers in the dry land. (NCV) Tue, January 09, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=202 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=201 “…do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.” (NASB) Mon, January 08, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=201 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=200 Six days you shall labor… but the seventh day… you shall do no work; you, nor your son, nor your daughter. (NKJV) Sun, January 07, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=200 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=199 God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. (The Message) Sat, January 06, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=199 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=198 The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you… (NKJV) Fri, January 05, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=198 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=197 If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified. (NKJV) Thu, January 04, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=197 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=196 Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I'd even lived one day. (The Message) Wed, January 03, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=196 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=195 The wise people will shine like the brightness of the sky. Those who teach others to live right will shine like stars forever and ever. (NCV) Tue, January 02, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=195 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=194 Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's Sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace. (The Message) Mon, January 01, 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=194 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=193 “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” (NKJV) Sun, December 31, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=193 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=191 Sing praises to the Lord who is king on Mount Zion. Tell the nations what he has done. (NCV) Sat, December 30, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=191 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=192 He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death-and the worst kind of death at that: a crucifixion. (The Message) Fri, December 29, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=192 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=190 After coming into the house [the magi] saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way. Thu, December 28, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=190 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=189 So [the shepherds] came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child. And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds... The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them. Wed, December 27, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=189 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=188 In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Chris the Lord"... And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God... Tue, December 26, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=188 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=187 While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Mon, December 25, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=187 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=186 And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child. Sun, December 24, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=186 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=185 ..."Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet... Sat, December 23, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=185 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=184 The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David... And His kingdom will have no end." Fri, December 22, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=184 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=183 "I was watching the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed. Thu, December 21, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=183 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=182 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (NKJV) Wed, December 20, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=182 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=181 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behond, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. (NKJV) Tue, December 19, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=181 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=180 "I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him." (NKJV) Mon, December 18, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=180 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=179 Until I come, continue to read the Scriptures to the people, strengthen them, and teach them. Use the gift you have, which was given to you through prophecy when the group of elders laid their hands on you. Continue to do those things; give your life to doing them so your progress may be seen by everyone. (NCV) Sun, December 17, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=179 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=178 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. (NKJV) Sat, December 16, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=178 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=177 Lord, I know that a person's life doesn't really belong to him. No one can control his own life. (NCV) Fri, December 15, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=177 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=176 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (NKJV) Thu, December 14, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=176 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=175 Do not let anyone treat you as if you are unimportant because you are young. Instead, be an example to the believers with your words, your actions, your love, your faith, and your pure life. (NCV) Wed, December 13, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=175 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=173 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. (NASB) Tue, December 12, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=173 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=174 In Christ we can come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this through faith in Christ. (NCV) Mon, December 11, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=174 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=172 …there shall be deliverance, And there shall be holiness… (NKJV) Sun, December 10, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=172 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=171 For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. (NASB) Sat, December 09, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=171 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=170 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. (NKJV) Fri, December 08, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=170 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=169 The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. (NASB) Thu, December 07, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=169 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=168 The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him. (NKJV) Wed, December 06, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=168 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=167 But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you. (NKJV) Tue, December 05, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=167 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=166 By God's special gift of grace given to me through his power, I became a servant to tell that Good News… And God gave me the work of telling all people about the plan for his secret, which has been hidden in him since the beginning of time. He is the One who created everything. (NCV) Mon, December 04, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=166 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=165 Blessed be the name of the Lord. (NKJV) Sun, December 03, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=165 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=164 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! (NKJV) Sat, December 02, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=164 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=163 Also, I will teach you to respect me completely, and I will put a new way of thinking inside you. I will take out the stubborn hearts of stone from your bodies, and I will give you obedient hearts of flesh. (NCV) Fri, December 01, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=163 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=162 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. (NKJV) Thu, November 30, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=162 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=161 ...and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus. It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. (NASB) Wed, November 29, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=161 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=160 The evil nation is very proud of itself; it is not living as it should. But those who are right with God will live by trusting in him. (NCV) Tue, November 28, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=160 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=159 Jesus was given to you, and with the help of those who don't know the law, you put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But this was God's plan which he had made long ago; he knew all this would happen. God raised Jesus from the dead and set him free from the pain of death, because death could not hold him. (NCV) Mon, November 27, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=159 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=158 We always thank God for all of you and mention you when we pray. We continually recall before God our Father the things you have done because of your faith and the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (NCV) Sun, November 26, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=158 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=157 Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving, And the voice of those who make merry; I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. (NKJV) Sat, November 25, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=157 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=156 ...that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. (NKJV) Fri, November 24, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=156 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=155 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, And a great King above all gods, In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands formed the dry land. (NASB) Thu, November 23, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=155 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=154 That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works. (NKJV) Wed, November 22, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=154 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=153 We set our eyes not on what we see but on what we cannot see. What we see will last only a short time, but what we cannot see will last forever. (NCV) Tue, November 21, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=153 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=152 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? (NASB) Mon, November 20, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=152 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=151 I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him. (NKJV) Sun, November 19, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=151 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=150 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. (NKJV) Sat, November 18, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=150 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=149 "I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, And He answered me." (NKJV) Fri, November 17, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=149 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=148 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. (NASB) Thu, November 16, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=148 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=147 You did not choose me; I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and produce fruit, fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name. (NCV) Wed, November 15, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=147 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=146 For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end. (NKJV) Tue, November 14, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=146 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=145 The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. (NKJV) Mon, November 13, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=145 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=144 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith… (NKJV) Sun, November 12, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=144 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=143 In the Lord's name, I tell you this. Do not continue living like those who do not believe. Their thoughts are worth nothing. They do not understand, and they know nothing, because they refuse to listen. So they cannot have the life that God gives. (NCV) Sat, November 11, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=143 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=142 "As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd." (NKJV) Fri, November 10, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=142 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=141 But if you don't want to serve the Lord, you must choose for yourselves today whom you will serve. You may serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River, or you may serve the gods of the Amorites who lived in this land. As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord. (NCV) Thu, November 09, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=141 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=140 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion. (NASB) Wed, November 08, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=140 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=139 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power… (NKJV) Tue, November 07, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=139 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=138 "His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things…’" (NASB) Mon, November 06, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=138 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=137 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (NASB) Sun, November 05, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=137 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=136 The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have left the faith, because they wanted to get more money. (NCV) Sat, November 04, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=136 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=135 Jesus was given to you, and with the help of those who don't know the law, you put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But this was God's plan which he had made long ago; he knew all this would happen. God raised Jesus from the dead and set him free from the pain of death, because death could not hold him. (NCV) Fri, November 03, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=135 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=134 He also taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live.” (NKJV) Thu, November 02, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=134 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=133 Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord… The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. (NKJV) Wed, November 01, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=133 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=132 Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, I now send you. (NCV) Tue, October 31, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=132 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=131 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. (NKJV) Mon, October 30, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=131 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=130 Worship God who made the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the springs of water. (NCV) Sun, October 29, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=130 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=129 Return and say to Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you...”’ (NASB) Sat, October 28, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=129 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=128 I am the Lord your God. (NKJV) Fri, October 27, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=128 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=127 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (NKJV) Thu, October 26, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=127 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=126 …if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (NKJV) Wed, October 25, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=126 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=125 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. (NASB) Tue, October 24, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=125 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=124 If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me. (NCV) Mon, October 23, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=124 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=123 For who is God, besides the LORD? And who is a rock, besides our God? (NASB) Sun, October 22, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=123 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=122 I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. (NKJV) Sat, October 21, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=122 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=120 Abide in my love. (NKJV) Fri, October 20, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=120 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=119 I am very happy to brag about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me. (NCV) Thu, October 19, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=119 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=118 Remember me, O my God… and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy! (NKJV) Wed, October 18, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=118 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=117 I passed on to you what I received, of which this was most important: that Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures say. (NCV) Tue, October 17, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=117 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=116 Sing to the Lord, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. (NKJV) Mon, October 16, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=116 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=121 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy good food and sweet drinks. Send some to people who have none, because today is a holy day to the Lord. Don't be sad, because the joy of the Lord will make you strong.” (NCV) Sun, October 15, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=121 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=115 But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause… (NKJV) Sat, October 14, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=115 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=114 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. (NASB) Fri, October 13, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=114 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=113 Love your enemies. Pray for those who hurt you. (NCV) Thu, October 12, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=113 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=112 And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. (NKJV) Wed, October 11, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=112 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=111 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (NKJV) Tue, October 10, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=111 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=110 Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered. (NASB) Mon, October 09, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=110 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=109 And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God… (NKJV) Sun, October 08, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=109 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=108 Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. (NASB) Sat, October 07, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=108 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=106 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for showing people what is wrong in their lives, for correcting faults, and for teaching how to live right. Using the Scriptures, the person who serves God will be capable, having all that is needed to do every good work. (NCV) Fri, October 06, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=106 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=107 When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves. (NCV) Thu, October 05, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=107 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=105 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God. (NKJV) Wed, October 04, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=105 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=104 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities… As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. (NASB) Tue, October 03, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=104 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=103 Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. (NKJV) Mon, October 02, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=103 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=102 But those people who keep their faith until the end will be saved. (NCV) Sun, October 01, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=102 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=101 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go. (NASB) Sat, September 30, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=101 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=100 Christ gave those gifts to prepare God's holy people for the work of serving, to make the body of Christ stronger. (NCV) Fri, September 29, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=100 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=99 The plans of hard-working people earn a profit, but those who act too quickly become poor. Thu, September 28, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=99 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=98 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men... It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. (NASB) Wed, September 27, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=98 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=97 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel. (NASB) Tue, September 26, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=97 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=96 If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, then who will trust you with true riches? (NCV) Mon, September 25, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=96 http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=95 You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. (NKJV) Sun, September 24, 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nelsonbibles.com/dailyreadings.php?id=95 http://w