Bible Verse for Today

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

—Matthew 7:28-29 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


Unlike the teachers of his day, Jesus didn't have to shore up his teaching with obscure quotes from past teachers. Jesus, the Word of God, spoke the very words of God. He did and said what the Father willed. His life and his words had the ring of...

 

"Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is."

—John 7:27 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


God in human flesh is how John 1:14 describes Jesus, God's ultimate message (cf. Heb. 1:1-3). Of course this is a mystery that we cannot fully fathom. It is beyond our human experience and limited reality. Jesus' critics want to easily characterize him as someone who cannot be Messiah because they think they know where he is from...

 

Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

—Deuteronomy 7:26 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


A little corruption, a little poison, and a little rotten are all oxymorons. God has made us pure and perfect in Jesus. What a glorious thought! Why would we want to stain his perfection with what is evil. Our Father wants us to...

 

For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

—Acts 7:25 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


Timing is everything. Well, not everything, but an important thing. God's plan and power provide us with everything. Finding his timing for that plan and power is crucial. When Moses took it upon himself to redeem God's people, he failed. After being humbled in the wilderness, God called him back to...

 

O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

—Romans 7:24-25 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


Our bodies are mortal and flawed. They are tainted with our weakness and sin. But, by the grace of God given us in Jesus Christ, our future does not rest in the dust with our bodies, but in the power of our perfecting Lord.

My Prayer...


Almighty God, thank you for giving me life beyond...

 

"Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence."

—Ezekiel 7:23 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


God hates it when the innocent are afflicted with violence and bloodshed. He hates evil and political corruption. He hates courts that are false and leaders who are abusive of their power. We need to rest assured that he will provide deliverance for his faithful followers and administer justice to those who have abused or harmed other...

 

"Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears."

—2 Samuel 7:22 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


The promises of God to Abraham and David, the work of God through Jesus, and the miraculous preservation of both the Abrahamic and Davidic lines to Jesus are nothing short of miraculous. They are testimony to God's faithfulness and power. When we get discouraged by...

 

Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.

—Deuteronomy 7:21 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


What foe can defeat the people of God? None! Our God, our Deliverer, is mighty in power, awesome in holiness, and greater than any of our foes. We refuse to fear what the evil one threatens because our Savior has already ultimately defeated him.

My Prayer...


Abba Father, calm my fears and sooth my anxious...

 

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

—Ecclesiastes 7:20 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


Yep, we're all broken, flawed, and tainted. Or, at least that is what we were (cf. 1 Cor. 6:9-11). Praise God, because of his grace and the work of Jesus, we can stand before God holy, without blemish, and free from accusation (Col. 1:22).

My Prayer...


Forgiving Father and Holy God, thank you for redeeming me from my mortal and...

 

The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.

—Deuteronomy 7:19 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...


So often we look at the past work of God and think we will not see the display of his power like our predecessors did. But, just as God reminded a new generation of his people that...