Bible Verse for Today

In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
— Romans 6:11 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Just as Jesus died to sin, we also died to sin. But, simply putting aside sin isn't going to keep sin away from us. We must embrace Jesus' new life for us every day, with our hearts open to the Lord's exciting will for us. Let's let what is dead remain buried and in the past. Let's live passionately for God with our eyes focused on Jesus and his future for us...

 

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
— Galatians 6:10 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We are to be a people who do good deeds. That's a very significant part of who we are as Jesus' followers. So let's look for the many opportunities that God places in our paths to bless others. Let's use all of these blessings to bring God glory!

My Prayer...Almighty LORD, please give me the eyes to see and the...

 

People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
— 1 Timothy 6:9 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...This is not a message for folks who are financially rich. No, this is for all of us who want to have that wealth. Craving it, coveting it, and going in pursuit of earthly wealth expose us to grave danger. Let's be reminded of Jesus' words: "Seek first God's Kingdom and his righteousness, and...

 

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
— Genesis 6:8 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Reminds me of what God told Jesus at his baptism -- "... in you I am well pleased!" Even in the middle of a culture steeped in sin in Noah's time, God could find the one heart loyal to him and use him and his family to be a blessing and provide the world a future. May we each be such a person in our day, in our job, in our school, in our neighborhood. Can you imagine the difference it would...

 

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
— Galatians 6:7 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We're not going to fool God. While we might put up a facade for others, God knows our hearts. So, if we spend our wealth, time, and interest in other things and give God the crumbs, we need to know that we are not going to reap a bounteous spiritual harvest.

My Prayer...O LORD God Almighty, who sees all things and knows all hearts, please give me wisdom to see the...

 

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
— Matthew 6:6 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Prayer is an incredible invitation from God to share with him what is on our hearts. Even when we don't have words to say, he helps us through his Spirit in those moments. This incredibly intimate conversation, sustained by the very precious Spirit of God within us, must never be...

 

If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
— Romans 6:5 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...So, here's the great news: if we have died with Christ, we've already died the only death that really matters. Our lives are joined with his and so we will share in his glory when he returns (Colossians 3:1-4). Even death cannot separate us from his presence in our lives (Romans 8:35-39) because we have been given the...

 

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
— Ephesians 6:4 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Malachi 4:6 promised that fathers and children would be reunited in heart. Let's make that true in our homes by nurturing and correcting our children -- with a balance between nurture and correction. Let's not make our faith so full of rules and restrictions that it becomes impossible for our children to hear that they are our...

 

Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
— Romans 6:3 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...More than an outward symbol, baptism is coming to the core of the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) and sharing in it by grace (Romans 6:1-15). What an incredible blessing to be able to do what Jesus did at the beginning of his ministry to please God (Luke 3:21-22), and also know that through our faith in God's power to raise him from the dead...

 

Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
— Galatians 6:2 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse..."I didn't know Jesus had a law!" Well, he doesn't have a written one like we find in the Old Testament (2 Corinthians 3). No, his is Spirit-imprinted on our hearts and transforms our character. This law gives us liberty from written law (James 2:12-17) and emphasizes the undergirding principle that guided Jesus' life -- sacrifice and service for others...