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Meditate on Bible Verses of Hope

Buy your copy of Hope for Each Day Large Deluxe: Words of Wisdom and Faith in the FaithGateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every dayBefore you get to your wit’s end—before you see life as being unbearable—remember to wait on the Lord and depend on his strength. Decide to trust God moment by moment throughout your day. Meditate on God’s Word and let it saturate your soul.


“To whom can you compare me? Whom do I resemble?”
says the Holy One.
Look up at the sky!
Who created all these heavenly lights?
He is the one who leads out their ranks;
he calls them all by name.
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not one of them is missing.

Why do you say, Jacob,
Why do you say, Israel,
“The LORD is not aware of what is happening to me;
My God is not concerned with my vindication”?

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Bible News Roundup — Week of January 31, 2021

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Most Americans Embrace Religion, Spirituality—Even Atheists
Lifeway Research
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FBC Birmingham Members Celebrate New Year, Renewed Focus by Reading Entire Bible Aloud
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New Verse Mapping Bibles Offer Customized Convenience for Scriptural Word Studies

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The newly published NIV Verse Mapping Bible (Zondervan, 2021), created by award-winning author, and women’s ministry leader and speaker, Kristy Cambron, is designed to help you experience the all-inclusive story of who God is and how he is presented throughout the totality of Scripture.

“That’s the heart behind the NIV Verse Mapping Bible—taking God’s Word, turning pages that are alive, digging deep into the story of Scripture, and recording promises that are wholly relevant to our faith today,” says Cambron. “It’s the journey that’s changed my entire life, and I’m so excited that through these Bibles we can invite families into that same experience, and they’ll make precious memories out of studying God’s Word together.”

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How to Live the Bible — Troubled Times

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This is the one-hundred-forty-first lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here.


But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 1:7

It was a very troubled time in 18th century England. Working conditions were horrible. People’s lives were so desperate that, for entertainment, they flocked to public executions, the public dissection of dead criminals, and bloody animal spectacles. One-fourth of the women in London were prostitutes. Worst of all, people were learning of the horrific conditions on the slave ships where bodies were stacked together. One captain threw live slaves overboard in order to collect insurance money.

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God’s Purpose for Your Marriage

Aaron and Jennifer SmithBy Aaron & Jennifer Smith

It is God’s Word and his Word alone that we, as faithful men and women, stand on. In fact, without the Bible, there can be no faith, salvation, maturity, wisdom, or knowledge of the Holy One, let alone a marriage after God. The Bible is and must always remain our only source for defining what our lives and marriages mean and what they are meant for.

So then, what does the Bible say about marriage? Why did God create this beautifully messy thing called holy matrimony?

Paul proclaimed, “For [God’s] invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made” (Romans 1:20). God made everything to show the world who he is and what kind of God he is. Every star, every plant, each and every animal, every cell, light, wind, and sound, it was all created with this purpose in mind.

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Video: Snowflakes Are the Jewels of Winter

An image of a single snowflake

On a winter morning they fall gracefully from the sky. Snowflakes – some of the most beautiful works of art to adorn planet earth. But how do these extraordinary creations take shape? Through breathtaking macro and time-lapse photography and computer animation, explore the science behind the wonder in the following short film.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Seeing the Creator in the Wonders of Our Cosmos: An Interview with David Bradstreet]

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Bestselling Author Max Lucado Hosts First Ever Online Reading Club Starting January 25

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Begin Again Reading Club Invites Readers to Enter 2021 with Hope

Award-winning and bestselling author Max Lucado, who has over 140 million products in print, is inviting people internationally to start 2021 afresh, abandoning fear, worry, and hopelessness from the crises of 2020 and looking forward to personal restoration and renewal in the new year.

The Begin Again Reading Club runs January 25–March 7, 2021, sponsored by Bible Gateway, the most visited Christian website in the world. Free registration for the event is at BibleGateway.com/Begin.

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Bible News Roundup — Week of January 24, 2021

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God’s Word Is ‘a Love Letter to Us’ to Be Read Every Day, Pope Says
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Catholic News Agency: Vatican Archbishop: Turn Off Your Phone and Open the Gospel
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Rare Purple Dye Discovered in 3,000-Year-Old Fabric
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The Times of Israel: Ancient Cloth With Bible’s Purple Dye Found in Israel, Dated to King David’s Era
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Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Latest Biblical Archaeology Research

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Celebrate Sunday of the Word of God

Buy your copy of the New American Bible Revised Edition in the FaithGateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every dayThe Sunday of the Word of God in the Roman Catholic Church takes place on the third Sunday in Ordinary Time, during January. In 2022 it will fall on January 23. According to Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, it “is to be devoted to the celebration, study, and dissemination of the Word of God.” The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has created many resources to help celebrate the observance.

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REPORT: Number of Christians Murdered for Faith Rose 60% in 2020

Open Doors 2021 Interactive World Watch Map

“Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.” 1 John 3:13

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Christian persecution is at a record high globally, according to religion freedom watchdog organization Open Doors in announcing its 2021 World Watch List. It reports more than 340 million Christians now suffer high levels of persecution for their faith—even for simply reading the Bible—representing 1-in-8 Christians worldwide, 1-in-6 in Africa, 2-out-of-5 in Asia, and 1-in-12 in Latin America.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Bible Verses for the International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church]

In other words, on average, every day, 13 Christians worldwide are killed because of their faith; every day, 12 churches or Christian buildings are attacked; every day, 12 Christians are unjustly arrested, detained, or imprisoned; and every day, 5 Christians are abducted for faith-related reasons.

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