If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE … We all like “do-overs” or second chances. God does much better than that! He allows us to become new again. Being the “God of new things” he can even make…
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. Psalms 138:2 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… For Christians, God’s temple is one of two related things: either the Christian’s body (1 Cor. 6:19-20)…
I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalms 18:1-2 NIV THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE … We sing it and we say it in our public prayers: “Father,…
I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given to me – the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace. Acts 20:24 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE … How important is grace? Paul said it was more important…
He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor. Proverbs 21:21 NIV THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE … Isn’t it funny that when we set off to find happiness or joy or significance or meaning, we seldom find it. Instead, when we offer to serve others and give ourselves wholeheartedly to the Lord and His…
He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… God made the world in 6 days. Now he sustains it with his powerful word. But in each of us, he is still at work and will continue…
God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE … How do you view God? Is he someone looking for a way to condemn you? Is he an out-of-touch old man who doesn’t really know what it’s…
Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done and proclaim that his name is exalted. Isaiah 12:4 New International Version THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… It is wrong to think God’s love for the nations began only with Jesus and the Great Commission. Remember Jonah’s preaching to…
This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. –Romans 13:6 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE I hate taxes. But I…
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. Proverbs 29:25 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… Fear is such a paralyzing emotion. It robs us vitality, decision-making ability, and strength. Courage helps us step out of fear’s paralysis and turn its nervous edge into power. But…
