Bible Verse for Today

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

—Isaiah 57:15 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Jesus' gracious and redemptive coming to earth is wholly consistent with the LORD God's nature, the one who reveals himself in the Old Testament, and fully reveals himself in...

 

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

—Matthew 7:3-5 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Jesus reminds us in his Sermon on the Mount about a...

 

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour...

—Isaiah 43:2-3 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We must be careful. These verses are NOT promises to an individual, but to Israel, the people of God (Isaiah 43:1). God is reminding Israel that...

 

And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

—John 17:26 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Jesus reveals God to us. That's John's Gospel in a nutshell, and his clear message in John 1:1-18. Jesus even promised that as we love each other and obey him, he is present with us, reveals himself to us, and he and the Father make their home in us (John 14:21, 23). One of the reasons Jesus does...

 

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

—Hebrews 13:2 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

What do you do to welcome new neighbors into your neighborhood or apartment complex?
How warmly do you personally welcome visitors at your church gatherings or in your Bible study group?
When was the last time you invited someone new from your congregation over for dinner or included them in a gathering of your Christian friends?
While...

 

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

—John 17:24 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Wow, what an unbelievable collection of high-powered phrases of truth, promise, and prayer! We are a gift from the Father to Jesus. Jesus wants us to be with him in the glorious presence of God forever. Jesus wants us to see his glory and...

 

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

—Zechariah 7:9-10 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Do you want a clear, simple, straightforward word from the LORD today? That's what Zechariah gives us. He reminds us that God wants us to be fair, compassionate...

 

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

—John 17:23 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

How will the world come to know that God sent his Son? Through our unity and love for each other!
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...

 

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

—James 1:22 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Most of us try to live by the old proverb: "The proof of the pudding is in the eating." Well, the proof of biblical wisdom and understanding is in the living. Knowing the truth doesn't mean much; living the truth is everything. Jesus said that knowing the truth and not living it makes us foolish and brings destruction on ourselves and our efforts...

 

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

—Matthew 25:21 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We want it all now! Or, at least most of us do. We don't want to have to wait for anything. But God has a vital principle: he will only entrust us with much only after we have been faithful with a little. Patience is not just a virtue...