Bible Verse for Today

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

—Isaiah 11:9 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Isaiah is describing the magnificent time of the Messiah's last days glorious coming (Isaiah 11:1-9). We will know God personally, and the vast chorus of the faithful will sing joyfully because we know God. We will enjoy his protection and be free of fear. As great as the oceans are, the...

 

They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

—Jeremiah 11:10 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Sometimes, those with the most significant opportunities for God's blessings spurn them and fall back into the sinful habits of their past heritage and culture. The consequences of their...

 

Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it...

—Deuteronomy 11:8 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God desires that we obey his will, and that will is not arbitrary, impulsive, or unfair. Our Father wants us to reflect his character, rest in his blessing, and receive his strength to restore our freedom as he delivers us from bondage. Let's not look at his call for...

 

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

—Psalm 11:7 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Can you think of any more blessed promise for those who seek to be righteous and long to honor God and his character? We will see God face-to-face!

What a blessing! What a future! What an incredible Father!

So let's seek our Abba Father, the LORD God, with all heart, soul, mind, and strength until we get to see him as he is, face-to-face with...

 

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

—Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

And why do we serve God? Fear? A sense of obligation? Because our parents did?

How about because we want to please God and bring the Father joy?

How about because we believe in what God has done and will do for us?

We believe that God sent his Son Jesus to die for...

 

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

—Matthew 11:5 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

The clear sign of the Messiah's presence was a time of true blessedness for all who knew and followed him. His actions — his miracles and compassion shared with others — gloriously displayed the anticipated Messiah's coming. If this was true with his first coming to...

 

Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

—1 Samuel 12:24 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God is awesome and mighty. He can do anything he chooses to do. So isn't it amazing that of all the things he could do, God chooses to love and bless us? God blesses us with material blessings. He blesses us with spiritual things. He blesses us with big things and small things and things in between. He blesses us...

 

Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

—Proverbs 11:4 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

What is your primary investment? Only righteousness offers a truly long-term benefit! That's why Jesus said:

"So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his...

 

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

—Hebrews 11:3 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Where did it all come from? Where did matter, energy, order, beauty, specificity, diversity, and time come from? How did our universe come to possess complexity and structure when all we know about our existence moves to decay, disorder, and death? By faith, we know it came from the...

 

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

—Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

"I believe, but help my unbelief!" That's what the father of the boy with convulsions said to Jesus (Mark 9:24). This probably is your prayer at times, too! As we look at the great heroes of faith in Hebrews 11:2-40 — which follows our verse — we know this must have also been their prayer. Their faith wasn't always perfect. Their trust wasn't...