Bible Verse for Today

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

—Psalm 34:4 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Have you sought the LORD lately? Many of us made a commitment to turn all of our lives over to him last week; how have you done at that commitment? God promises wisdom to those who ask and don't doubt. Have you asked for wisdom recently? Let's join our hearts together, and with the Spirit's help, let's seek our Father so that we can honor and glorify him...

 

O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

—Psalm 34:3 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Isn't it good that we can sing alone and know God loves our song! Isn't it even better that we can join others in songs of praise and lose ourselves in wonder, love, and praise! Let's spend today finding other believers and praising God together. All around the world, hundreds of thousands strong, let's reach out to other believers and ask them to join us in...

 

My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

—Psalm 34:2 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We have no basis to boast in our own might. We can't preserve our life. We can't topple kingdoms. We can't see the edge of the heavens. We can't determine the future or change the past. So what do we have in which we can boast? God! We are living proof of his grace and mercy — he saved us when we didn't deserve it, he rescued us from sin and...

 

I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

—Psalm 34:1 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

One way to keep our life on track and our hearts surrendered to the will and work of God is to praise our glorious LORD continually. Let's put our praise for God on our lips with song and memorized Scripture. Let's tell his wonderful and great deeds to our children, grandchildren, and friends. Let's give him thanks for all that he has done for us...

 

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

—Psalm 119:30 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Yesterday we made a commitment to follow the Lord Jesus whole-heartedly. Let's not forget it and slip back into old habits and bad patterns. Let's choose the way of truth again today, and tomorrow, and...

My Prayer...​

Righteous Father, your way and your Word are my source of life and guidance. I choose your will and your truth today. Help it come alive...

 

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

—Matthew 10:38-39 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Jesus wants us to seriously look into our hearts and surrender those things that hold us back from fully following and serving him. We know what they are. He comes to us with his now nail-scarred hands and reminds us that he gave up everything to redeem...

 

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

—Psalm 119:133 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God's word is a light to our dark path in a morally uncertain world. It must be our standard for right and wrong, righteousness and evil. As God's will and Word have sway in our life, we are delivered from all sorts of destructive practices that can ruin our lives.

My Prayer...​

Great and Almighty God, who raises the dead and restores the fallen...

 

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

—Proverbs 10:32 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

How many times have you said just the "wrong" thing? For me, it is more often than I would like to recall. Jesus words on this topic are indeed convicting to me: "Out of the abundance of the heart does the mouth speak." In other words, poor words and bad timing in our speech are more issues of our heart than issues of social...

 

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

—Romans 8:19 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Eagerly waits! Don't you just love that idea! Sounds like an oxymoron. It's not. Think of a groom waiting for his bride to come down the aisle. Imagine parents of a child that is due to be born. Remember what it was like as a child waiting for Christmas morning. Eagerly waits! That's what creation, so caught up with decay, disaster, and...

 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

—Psalm 23:6 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God is our Shepherd. Our destiny is tied to his goodness and mercy which he longs to shower upon us until he brings us home to dwell with him forever.

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My Prayer...​

Father God, please bathe my heart in your goodness...