Bible Verse for Today

Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
— Psalm 34:12-13 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...God reminds us that our words and the way we use our speech greatly impact the quality of life we enjoy. Nothing cuts short a vibrant life like evil speech and lies we tell. They set loose a force of deception and damage that we cannot control. This unleashed power not only damages those about whom and to whom we...

 

Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
— Psalm 34:11 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Is there any greater definition of what a parent's role is than this? Let's make sure that in the swirling demands and involvements of our lives we do not forget the MAIN thing that God has given us as parents, teachers, and friends to do in the lives of children.My Prayer...O Master, LORD God my Savior and Sustainer, please keep my heart set on your priorities with...

 

Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.
— Psalm 34:9 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse..."Fear of the LORD" is one of the great themes of the Old Testament. The phrase is particularly hard to translate, especially in light of the repeated message of the Bible to "fear not" and John's reminder that "perfect love casts out all fear." It means more than "hold God in reverence." Generally, "fear of the LORD" means that we remember our place in the order of things...

 

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
— Psalm 34:8 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Some aspects of faith are indescriblable: they can only be experienced and known by doing them. Taste the Lord. Sample his goodness. Lean on his grace. Take refuge in his care. We are blessed to find him near and take our refuge from life's greatest dangers and death's greatest fears.My Prayer...Help me, dear Father, to know you better. Open my heart, dear...

 

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
— Psalm 34:7 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...I don't see him, but I know he's there! The same angel of the Lord who destroyed Israel's enemies is now fighting to win the spiritual battle that rages around you and me.My Prayer...Give me faith, dear Father, to believe that your heavenly messengers are around me to deliver me to you with glory and great joy. Thank you! In Jesus name. Amen.Devotional provided...

 

This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
— Psalm 34:6 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...So few hear the cry of the poor or respond to the plight of the disadvantaged. If we are going to be true children of our Father, his values must become our own, his lost sheep must become our quest. Let's help others around us who are in need find that when they call to God, they are not forgotten. Let's be his delivery system of grace.My Prayer...Gracious...

 

Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
— Psalm 34:5 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We are like the moon; the glory we show is the reflection of the greater life in our lives that does not originate in us but is a blessing to others through us. Look to God for your hope, your strength, your values, your foundation, your security, and your light.My Prayer...Father, I look for you and to you. Be near me as I face challenges and temptations. Don't...

 

I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
— Psalm 34:4 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Have you sought the LORD lately? Many of us made a commitment to turn all of our lives over to him last week; how have you done at that commitment? God promises wisdom to those who ask and don't doubt. Have you asked for wisdom recently? Let's join our hearts together, and with the Spirit's help, let's seek our Father so that we can honor and glorify him, finding our...

 

Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.
— Psalm 34:3 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Isn't it good that we can sing alone and know God loves our song! Isn't it even better that we can join others in songs of praise and lose ourselves in wonder, love, and praise! Let's spend today finding other believers and praising God together. All around the world, hundreds of thousands strong, let's reach out to other believers and ask them to join us in glorifying the Lord!My...

 

My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
— Psalm 34:2 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We have no basis to boast in our own might. We can't preserve our life. We can't topple kingdoms. We can't see the edge of the heavens. We can't determine the future or change the past. So what do we have in which we can boast? God! We are living proof of his grace and mercy — he saved us when we didn't deserve it, he rescued us from sin and death when we had no power to...