Bible Verse for Today

We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
— Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...The Psalmist reminded us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made and God has something definite planned for us to do while we are here. We display his craftsmanship and skill when we intentionally live for him and not like the rest of the world.

My Prayer...Master, teach me to recognize your opportunities and your will...

 

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
— 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We are God's temple! God lives in us. What we do in our bodies is part of our worship to him. We are called to not only abstain from impurity, but we are called to glorify God in our bodies and honor the sacrifice by which our holiness...

 

I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
— Psalm 119:14 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Our treasure and our truth come from Scripture. Scripture is God's guidance for us on how to avoid Satan's harmful traps and to live God's blessed life. Rather than seeing God's Word as limiting, we need to see it as a gift of love and to value it more highly than riches.

My Prayer...Holy God, thank you for your written Word, your people's Scripture. May your truth...

 

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
— Psalm 46:1 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Where can we go when all the walls fall and all the armies crumble and all hope is lost? To the eternal God, who is our Father. He preserved Israel through the most difficult of times, protected the Bible from those who would eradicate it, and has led his Church through troubles and triumphs through the centuries. He will do the same with us until he brings us home to...

 

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
— Luke 12:6-7 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...In a universe so vast, what is our little planet? In a planet so diverse and so full of life, what are simple everyday people? Among all the billions of people alive and who have lived before us, what significance do I have? Jesus reminds us that...

 

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
— Psalm 149:4 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Jesus, who left heaven and made himself a servant, did so to enable the last to be first, the servant to be greatest, and the least to be best. For ages, the arrogant, the abusive and the powerful have found it easy to reject the call of Christ -- after all he died and they're "important" and have no need for a Savior. But those who are humble find him to not...

 

The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.
— Isaiah 33:22 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...When we think about God being our judge, we normally think of falling into judgment. Isaiah reminds us that God being our judge means that he will be there to judge us based on his will, his rule, and his grace. He is on our side and is looking to save, not condemn. Using the New Testament idiom, when we stand before our Judge we see instead...

 

All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
— Psalm 119:160 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...The requirements of morality and holiness are not temporary or fleeting because they reflect the nature of our Holy God who is eternal. They don't shift with the wishes of culture, but are true across cultures and times and wishes. We do not adapt God's will to our times, but we redeem our times by adapting our wills to his truth.

My Prayer...Righteous God Almighty, may my...

 

The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
— Psalm 119:130 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Sometimes the right path is not so difficult to find; we just need to know where to begin our search -- the reading of God's words. The right way is very seldom just the property of the bright, wise, and scholarly; it is very clear if we will but look for it!

My Prayer...Holy Father, thank you for making your will known through your words in Scripture. Bless...

 

This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it -- the Lord is his name: Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
— Jeremiah 33:2-3 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...In a universe of billions of stars, think of the power of God who made them and knows each of their names. Think of all he knows that we don't. Think of all he has seen that is not in our history books. Think of all he has done...