Bible Verse for Today

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

—Romans 6:5-6 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Paul reminds us that our baptism was more than just a dunking in water. In baptism, we shared in Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection. What he did to save us is now shared...

 

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

—1 Thessalonians 4:14 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Jesus' resurrection was just the beginning! His resurrection means that those of us who have faith in him, who trust in the Father that raised him from the dead, can have confidence that those who belong to him, whether they are living or dead when he comes, will also share in his victory over death.

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For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

—Romans 8:3-4 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Jesus did what we could not do; he lived perfectly before God. He showed that sin isn't a necessity in our lives and that it does not have to hold us...

 

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

—Psalm 91:2 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

"In God we trust." That's the phrase written on much of the money in the United States. It's a great reminder. The financial climate ebbs and flows, always vulnerable to instability in the world. Only God is our refuge and fortress during the storms of life. He is eternal. He desires to bless us. He has earned our trust.

My Prayer...​

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Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

—Proverbs 27:1 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Humility about the future! We don't control tomorrow. At other times in our lives we may have taken tomorrow for granted; not so anymore. Tomorrow may not come. Tomorrow something horrible could happen. Tomorrow everything we possess could be gone. In the face of these discouraging possibilities, is there anything positive we can hold onto...

 

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ...

—2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

In our battle against evil, we use the spiritual weapons of God that enable us...

 

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.

—Psalm 32:7 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Out of the attacks of evil come the victories of God and the victory chants of God's people. Let's find our strength and protection in our holy God! Let's make God our hiding place, our source of security, and our hope in times of trouble.

My Prayer...​

Father, thank you for the confidence I have in your...

 

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

—Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

The battle we face is not a physical one. Instead, it is a spiritual battle with powers that we do not easily see and which are very powerful. We shouldn't dismiss this as an imaginary battle or as an irrelevant struggle. Just as clearly as Satan...

 

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

—Ephesians 6:11 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

So often we are focused only on the things we like, we are good at doing, or we are interested in accomplishing. God wants us to use every piece of his spiritual armour. He wants us to be disciplined and grow in the areas of our spiritual weakness and the areas we don't necessarily find exciting or interesting. Our evil opponent is...

 

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

—Ephesians 6:10 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Some of our strength to fight evil comes from our experiences in the past, from the encouragement of others, and from our knowledge of the truth in the Scriptures. Ultimately, however, our power comes from God's mighty power. Paul uses his letter to the Ephesians to remind Christians that this power is what raised Jesus from the dead (Ephesians...