Bible Verse for Today

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...

 

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
— 1 Chronicles 29:11 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Praise is the direct address of God that lets him know we recognize him for who he is, what he has done, and what he is doing. But more than informing God of his greatness, praise is rejoicing before him in his greatness and...

 

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
— Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Why is it so hard to endure an unjust or unfair criticism? Why do we always have to defend ourselves no matter how ridiculous the charge? Often the problems we have with others simply escalate because we do not choose to forgive and let them go on in the Lord!

My Prayer...Precious and Holy God, help me more carefully guard my speech from things you despise, especially...

 

Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
— Hebrews 9:28 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...Who are you waiting for? Can you think of anything more exciting than to wait for Jesus to come take us home in his glory!My Prayer...Majestic King of the Ages, may your Kingdom come in all its fullness and every knee bow to your Savior, and may you grant that it may...

 

I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride, beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
— Revelation...