Bible Verse for Today

For this is what the high and lofty One says-- he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.
— Isaiah 57:15 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Jesus' coming to earth is not inconsistent with the God who reveals himself in the Old Testament. God is high and holy. God is righteous and majestic. However, God loves people, especially...

 

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior...
— Isaiah 43:2-3 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...In the context of this passage, God reminds his people that they are precious to him. He formed them and redeemed them. He is not about to abandon them. No...

 

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
— Hebrews 13:2 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...What do you you do to welcome new neighbors into your neighborhood or apartment complex? How warmly do you personally welcome visitors at your church or in your Bible study group? When was the last time you invited someone new in your congregation over for dinner or included them in a gathering of your Christian friends? While...

 

"I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."
— John 17:26 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Jesus reveals God to us. One of the reasons he does this is so that we can know who God is and what is important to him. Clearly, the most important thing on Jesus' heart in this prayer is that we share his love for us with each other. In this way, Jesus comes to life in us.My...

 

Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
— John 17:24 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Wow, what an unbelievable collection of high powered phrases of truth and promise! We are a gift from the Father to Jesus. Jesus wants us to be with him in the glorious presence of God. Jesus wants us to see his glory and experience it. Jesus has been loved by the Father...

 

I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
— John 17:23 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...How will the world come to know that God sent his Son? Through our unity? How will the world know that God truly loves us as his children? When we live together in unity. What is that unity? That's harder to define. The basis of unity is a life of character so consistent with the will of God...

 

I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
— John 17:23 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...How will the world come to know that God sent his Son? Through our unity? How will the world know that God truly loves us as his children? When we live together in unity. What is that unity? That's harder to define. The basis of unity is a life of character so consistent with the will of God...

 

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
— James 1:22 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse..."The proof of the pudding is in the tasting." The proof of biblical wisdom and understanding is in the living. To simply know the truth doesn't mean a whole lot; to live the truth is everything. (cf. Matthew 7)My Prayer...O LORD God, empower me with your Spirit as I seek to not only "practice what I preach," but also show my obedience to your will and live...

 

My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
— John 17:20-21 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Few things are more precious than knowing that Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, thought to pray for us! So often, we read the words of John 17 and study them as a prayer for his...

 

But now, this is what the LORD says -- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine."
— Isaiah 43:1 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We belong to the LORD, God of all creation and God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (cf. 1 Pet. 2:9-10). We are recipients of God's grace and are blessed by his love for Israel's fathers. We do not have to fear because God is in control of our future, just as he worked...