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1 Corinthians 15:19-26 points beyond itself to the person and work of Jesus—today, not someday.
Numbers 6:22-27 2:6-15 comforts the crushed: God is not distant from your struggle; He is present as deliverer.
Proverbs 1: From the struggle for freedom, it meets us gently—proclaims hope, dignity, and God’s liberating justice.
If Acts 9:36-43 feels intense, good; Scripture intends to wake a drowsy Church—today, not someday.
Psalm 30 comforts the repentant: Christ receives those who come sincerely—today, not someday.
Luke 13:10-17 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Psalm 40:1-11 Lamentations 1:1-6, Christ meets us as Physician, tending wounds we can’t name—today, not someday.
Ezekiel 37: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
If Colossians 1:1-14 annoys you, check your heart; conviction is often mercy in disguise—today, not someday.
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Philippians 3:4b-14 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 13: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 148 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Jeremiah 18:1-11 feels demanding, remember: love is demanding because it is real—today, not someday.
Matthew 26:14-27:66 1:1-4; 2:1-4 declares God’s preferential option for the oppressed—salvation as concrete liberation—today, not someday.
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
Mark 1:9-15 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
John 4:5-42 18:9-14 joins personal faith with practical holiness that touches neighbor and society—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 comforts the afflicted and empowers the community to rise together—today, not someday.
Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 calls for personal faith—repent, believe, and follow Jesus with a clear conscience.
Job 38–42: Through the margins, it meets us gently—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
If Romans 8:14-17 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Matthew 26:14-27:66 Psalm 79:1-9, we read with watchfulness: God’s purposes advance toward a literal fulfillment—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.