Bible Verse for Today

The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
— 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...It's amazing to me how Satan knows our "silver bullet sins" -- those sins that can especially wound and disable us from the work of Christ. Commit in your heart to ask God to protect you, your family, and one other person (you'll silently and daily support in prayer) from the attacks of the evil one.

My Prayer...Mighty and Triumphant King, crush your...

 

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and will not be faint.
— Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...It is easy for us to live victoriously for the Lord when we soar on the wings of eagles. It can be exciting when we run and don't grow weary in the work of the Lord, buoyed by his power and presence. But it often takes heroes to keep walking and not faint when trying times...

 

The Lord will keep you from all harm -- he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
— Psalm 121:7-8 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Our lives are not lived out on our own, alone. The Lord is with us personally. He holds our future and our safety in his hands. Our deliverance is assured, either deliverance from death which means service to him, or deliverance to him through death which means freedom from the constraints of...

 

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
— Psalm 91:1 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...How good it is to be as close to God as his shadow and to share in the comfort of his sheltering presence. He is not far if our hearts choose to draw near him. Let's choose to draw near!

My Prayer...O great Almighty God, tender Shepherd and Abba Father, make known to me your nearness. I long to live in your presence as I try to reflect your holiness and...

 

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his very soul?
— Mark 8:36 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...We chase after so many different things. Only one thing is needful. Having a fist full of dollars, a great estate, and lots of prestige doesn't mean a whole lot if you've gone to your ultimate address without the Lord. Even worse is to find that in the middle of your busy-ness, you awake to find yourself in the barren land where Christ does not dwell and life is...

 

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy.
— Ephesians 5:25-26 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...For husbands, there is sacrificial love in our purpose and purpose in our sacrifice. We give up ourselves to love our wives. Jesus is our example here, and he gave up everything. His purpose? To make us holy and beautiful to God. Our motives are to be equally as sacrificial and pure in surrendering our rights to bless and love...

 

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...Mothers have such an inside road with children that it is interesting that God commands fathers to be about the work of spiritual nurture. I don't believe he means to exclude mothers. No, I think he assumes they'll do their part. But the father's influence and intentional training is so essential.

My Prayer...Abba Father, may...

 

Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds -- his name is the Lord -- and rejoice before him. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
— Psalm 68:4-5 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...I can't help but think of what James, Jesus' brother said: "Pure religion, undefiled before God the Father is this: keep oneself undefiled and care for orphans and widows in their distress." Jesus showed clearly this was the Father's heart...

 

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
— Psalm 103:13 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Compassion. Not pity, not anger, not shame, not impatience, not intolerance, not rejection, but compassion is what God, my Father, gives to me. He cares for my pain enough to enter into my world and share it in Jesus.

My Prayer...Father of Mercies and God of all Compassion, thank you for not only knowing and caring about my struggles and...

 

The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him.
— Proverbs 23:24 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...The greatest gift I can give my father, and my Father, is to be righteous in my heart and life.

My Prayer...Holy and righteous Father, may my life please you and bring honor to my father and his name. I know that if I please you, it will make his heart glad. Help me as I seek to know you and serve you in ways that show your character in my life...