Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.Isaiah 55:6 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… In truth, God is always close to those who genuinely seek after him. The real problem is that we drift away from him, lose interest, and leave his presence. So let’s seek him and…
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.Proverbs 27:1 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… Don’t you have your hands full with today? Don’t you find yourself distracted from the urgent and important things of today by worrying about the problems of tomorrow and fantasizing about all the…
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… The great truth about Jesus’ empty tomb is not that he is…
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…
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5:11-12 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… For most who…
Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. Jeremiah 32:17 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… In the immense expanse of our universe, with its billions upon billions of stars, where our own tiny blue planet is only a small…
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…
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… Of all the names…
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)…
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…