Praise God for the Chinese Living Bibles distributed to Chinese tourists as they visited other countries in Southeast Asia. Pray the Scriptures speak to the hearts of those who received them.
The LORD looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. […]
Posted on December 11th, 2007 by faith
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The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him– the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD– and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his […]
Posted on December 11th, 2007 by faith
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I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. (v. 13)
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Pray the IBS-STL Thai Living the Story monthly Scripture booklets distributed to children through Compassion International in Thailand reveal God’s love for them.
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 1 John 4:16
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Posted on December 10th, 2007 by faith
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You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. (v. 20)
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Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way […]
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In cooperation with Compassion International, we gave 1.5 million copies of IBS-STL’s My Monthly Bible Reader to children in Latin America in 2007. Pray children draw close to God through His Word.
He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he […]
Posted on December 9th, 2007 by faith
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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. (v. 1)
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If I speak in human or angelic tongues, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I […]
Posted on December 9th, 2007 by faith
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Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It […]
Posted on December 8th, 2007 by faith
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The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. (v. 2)
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IBS-STL sent 40,668 Spanish Scriptures (more than half for children) and 14,500 blankets to the victims of the August 15 earthquake in Peru. Pray suffering people find comfort in the Scriptures.
My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. Psalm 119:50
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Thank God for the release of the Hiligaynon Bible in the Philippines, representing 16 years of translation work. Ask God to use this translation to speak to the hearts of people in the Philippines.
But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all […]
Posted on December 7th, 2007 by faith
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Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall […]
Posted on December 7th, 2007 by faith
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Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. (v. 12 ESV)
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Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, ‘The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.’ The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to […]
Posted on December 6th, 2007 by faith
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Praise God for the publication of Finding Hope Beyond the Battle: A Bible for Military Families. Pray the Bibles minister to the hearts of those who receive them.
Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will […]
Posted on December 6th, 2007 by faith
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The Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes . . . for our lasting good. (v. 24)
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For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings? In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him. Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and […]
Posted on December 5th, 2007 by faith
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God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them . . . (Jonah 3:10)
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