Bible Verse for Today

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

—1 John 4:20 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Singing "O how I love Jesus!" and "I love you, Lord, and I lift my voice to worship you, O my soul rejoice..." sounds great. However, Jesus responds to us singing these words by asking us a simple and clear question: How well are you doing with loving your...

 

We love him, because he first loved us.

—1 John 4:19 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

As human beings, we like to think of ourselves as the center of our universe. We determine the greatness or validity of most things around us based on their impact on us. Some of us even consider ourselves great adventurers, inventors, and investigators. However, in our most important quest, we did not act first; God did. He loved us sacrificially. He loved us personally. God loved us...

 

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

—1 John 4:18 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

There are many kinds of fear. Some fears are legitimate and based on threats to our physical safety. Some are fear based on things we only imagine could happen. Still, other fears are irrational and based on superstitions. Thankfully, as Christians, we don't have to fear the one crucial event in our...

 

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

—1 John 4:17 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

When we live lovingly toward others as Jesus did, we can have the same confidence in the face of death our Savior did. We can place our spirits in the hands of God. We can trust our future to his grace. We don't have to worry about standing before God in judgment. However, our confidence is not in our...

 

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

—1 John 4:16 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We can rely on God's love because he demonstrated it by sending Jesus to save us (John 3:16-17). The Father wants us to live in and be blessed by his love. That love is more than just the grace that reached us when God saved us. We experience God's love when he extends it through us to others who...

 

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

—1 John 4:15 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

"Jesus is the Son of God."

Six simple words. However, they are much more than simple words when we believe them! They are the doorway that opens our hearts to God. So, today, as you confess Jesus as God's Son, consciously and intentionally welcome God into your heart. He longs to live with you and in you. And as you pursue Jesus by knowing...

 

Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

—1 John 4:13 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Our sign of authenticity, showing we are truly God's children, is the Holy Spirit who lives in us. The Spirit helps bring forth the character of God in our lives (Galatians 5:22). The Spirit helps us when we pray (Romans 8:26-27). The Spirit empowers us to overcome sin (Romans 8:13) and gives us the strength to do things we never imagined...

 

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

—1 John 4:12 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

What an incredible thought! God can be seen in my home when I love those in my family. The Father of the universe lives in my church, and his presence can be recognized when I love those in my church family. Almighty God's love is recognizable in my life when I love those around me and when we choose to be loving instead...

 

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

—1 John 4:11 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

The Creator of the Universe loves us personally. He knows us and made us intentionally. Our Heavenly Father cares about us tremendously. Although God knew about our weaknesses and sinfulness, he was willing to pay a terrible and outrageous price to redeem us. Even though we are sometimes weak or rebellious, he still loves us, forgives us, and welcomes us back when we...

 

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

—1 John 4:10 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God loved us first! He paid the huge price to atone for our sins in Jesus before calling us to follow Jesus to love others. Jesus was the way God displayed his mercy and justice before he asked us to love. We know what love is because God demonstrated it before demanding it from us. How we demonstrate God's mercy...