Bible Verse for Today

And I ### saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former...

 

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

—1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

What do you have that is forever?
Most of what we have in this world falls apart, breaks, or wears out...

 

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

—Psalm 56:4 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

One of the powerful things about having a Bible as a repository of God's words is that its age and influence across diverse countries and cultures remind us how enduring God's truth is. Still, we remember that it is God in whom we put our trust! His enduring presence across cultures, centuries, and countries reminds us that...

 

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

—Psalm 103:17-18 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Forever love is sometimes talked about in dime store novels, but this kind of love is only found in God's faithful lovingkindness. Thankfully, we can tap into that reservoir of eternal and divine love through...

 

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

—Romans 12:15 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We are not alone. God promised that he would never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5-6). He has given us Jesus' family to find support and share our joys. Along the way, we want to share each other's burdens and soar on each other's joys. We want to love each other through our hurts and mourn with each other through our grief. There should be no such thing...

 

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

—Acts 20:24 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

How important is grace? Paul said that sharing the good news of God's grace was more important to him than his life! In fact, that was his life after his conversion to Jesus. The wonderful thing for Paul is that...

 

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

—John 3:17 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

How do you view God?
Is he someone looking for a way to condemn or punish you? Is he an out-of-touch ol' curmudgeon who doesn't really know what it's like in our modern world? Is he too pious and holy to soil himself with the concerns of mere mortals and has left it up to us to work everything out for ourselves, including...

 

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

—James 1:19 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Let's just put this in cornbread English: "We must pump the brake on our speech and hit the throttle for our ears." When possible, we should let our emotional temperature cool for a few days before responding, pray to determine whether we need to respond, craft a response (written or verbal) with care, and then carefully edit and filter...

 

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another.

—Romans 12:10 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Being "devoted to another in brotherly love" requires that our church talk - we're family, brothers and sisters, children of God - be more than mere words. We must enter into each other's lives, getting to know one another so that we can serve, love, and bless one another. The many "one another" commands of the New Testament remind us...

 

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

—Romans 15:2 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Being disappointed and dissatisfied with life can stem from a myriad of problems. For many of us, however, these disappointments are symptoms that we have focused too much on ourselves and have allowed ourselves to become angry with life. We have forgotten to count our blessings, neglected to give thanks to God, grown silent in our praise to our Father, and...