Bible Verse for Today

Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
— Philippians 3:20 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...No matter what your passport says, if you are a Christian, there is no earthly country that can hold you, no borders that can claim you, and no flag that flies above you but Jesus and the Kingdom of Heaven. You have more in common with the believing aboriginal tribesman of Indonesia, the Christian refugee in Africa, the Bedouin brother in...

 

"If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask for him."
— Luke 11:13 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Think of all the great gifts you've been given. Next to Jesus, God's gracious sacrifice for our salvation, the greatest gift we can receive is God's abiding presence in the Holy Spirit! He is ours if we ask. In fact, when we ask God for anything, the Spirit is already in...

 

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
— Psalm 19:1-2 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...God's voice is always speaking. His witnesses give testimony to his glory, majesty, and creative grace. The universe shouts with joy that behind its intricate beauty and paralyzing powers is the One who gave it life, purpose, and intention.

My Prayer...O Great God, Creator of the...

 

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
— Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...History tells me it has been true! Faith trusts it will be true eternally! Reverent silences, a pause in the hectic rush of our lives, reminds us that it is true today.

My Prayer...O Father in heaven, may your name be revered and held holy in my life and my world today. Your will be done, your reign on earth come with power and might...

 

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
— Colossians 3:13 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...How can I not forgive a brother or sister for whom Christ died, when I know what God paid to forgive me?

My Prayer...Holy Father, I commit today to release any grudge or bitterness that I have against one of your children. I am sorry for not reflecting your grace and mercy which you lavished on me. Abba Father, I...

 

Jesus said, "Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
— Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...The world wants a Savior but not a Lord. The New Testament is clear, a Savior who is not Lord is no Savior and no friend. If the Old Testament showed us anything, it is that God's seemingly bizarre laws were written not for his fascination but...

 

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.
— Habakkuk 3:19 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse..."The Lord is my strength!" Wow, what power we have in his abiding and empowering presence in the Holy Spirit.

My Prayer...Sovereign God and Almighty Father, be not only my strength, but the strength of those battling depression, grief and despair. I ask your blessings especially and specifically for _________ at this time of...

 

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
— Psalm 90:2, 4 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...So many things about our life are uncertain. This one thing, however, is sure: no matter where, when, or how long, God will be there and will be with us and for us.

My Prayer...Everlasting Father, I find great...

 

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge -- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
— Ephesians 3:17-19 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Love that surpasses knowledge. That's very difficult to explain, but when you have loved your spouse for decades and he or she is as close to you as any bodily...

 

Encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
— 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...While Paul's exhortation here is excellent, it is the style of the exhortation we should especially notice. We live in an age where we are constantly pressured to emphasize the novel, new, or improved versions of things. But in our lives as Christians, our knowledge always exceeds our obedience. So more often than we like to think, we need to remind...