Bible Verse for Today

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
— 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse..."I'm not sure I can love them any more! My supply of love is gone, my capacity to love is exhausted." Yes, there are times when it seems others will exhaust our ability to love, either because of their need being so great or because of their unwillingness to love in return. How do we go on? We need a community of...

 

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
— 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We are comforted because we are heartbroken. We are comforted because we need a blessing. We are comforted because God loves us. We are comforted to comfort others. While each of the above...

 

The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.
— Psalm 34:22 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...God not only buys out our bondage and debt to sin, but he also assures us that he will provide refuge for those who trust in him. Our future is tied to him and not to our ability to provide and protect what we need.My Prayer...O LORD, God of heaven and earth, I place my life and my future in your hands. Please use me to bless others as I do your will. In...

 

The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.
— Psalm 34:22 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...God not only buys us out our bondage and debt to sin, but he also assures us that he will provide refuge for those who trust in him. Our future is tied to him and not to our ability to provide and protect what we need.My Prayer...O LORD, God of heaven and earth, I place my life and my future in your hands. Please use me to bless others as I do your will. In...

 

A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
— Psalm 34:19-20 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We know that the righteous can have troubles, but how do we understand that God delivers us from them all? How do we understand that he protects all our bones, especially in light of recent tragedies and the persecution of believers in many places in the world? Paul demonstrates the answer...

 

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
— Psalm 34:18 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...The LORD is... ...near! ...present! ...close! How do I know? He came close in the manger. He walked among us in ministry. He suffered with us and for us at Calvary. We know that in tragedy, trial, heartbreak, and brokenness he is near to us to save us. So, will our hearts be open to him and will we be seeking him to come near? Don't let troubles or heartache...

 

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
— Psalm 34:17 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Deliverance! A great theme of the Bible is that God is a God of deliverance who keeps his promises and faithfully shares his grace, mercy, and justice. Let this promise stir you to righteous living and then to cry out to God in all your troubles. One way to do this is to read through the Psalms regularly, letting these inspired words from so long ago...

 

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
— Psalm 34:17 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Deliverance! A great theme of the Bible is that God is a God of deliverance who keeps his promises and faithfully shares his grace, mercy, and justice. Let this promise stir you to righteous living and then and to cry out to God in all your troubles. One way to do this is to read through the Psalms regularly, letting these inspired words from so long...

 

The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
— Psalm 34:16 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...God hates violence and demands that we not admire those who are violent or share in their violent lifestyle. (Prov. 3:31) God abhors those who do evil. God not only opposes them when they are alive, he also mitigates their influence after they are gone. He helps them be seen for what they really are. Far from being viewed as heroes, their...

 

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry...
— Psalm 34:15 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We are righteous because of God's grace. We are remembered because of God's faithfulness. We are heard because of God's faithfulness. We are blessed because God is God.My Prayer...Thank you, Father, for seeing my needs, hearing my cries, answering my prayers, and coming down to save, comfort, and bless. In Jesus' name. Amen.Devotional provided by...