Bible Verse for Today

"... I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."

— John 17:23 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

How will the world come to know that God sent his Son? Through our unity. How will the world know that God truly loves us as his children? When we live together in unity. What is that unity? That's harder to define. The basis of unity comes from our love for Jesus, our love for...

 

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

— James 1:22 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

"The proof of the pudding is in the eating." The proof of biblical wisdom and understanding is in the living. To simply know the truth doesn't mean a whole lot if we don't do anything with that knowledge; to live the truth is everything. (cf. Matthew 7)My Prayer...

O LORD God, empower me with your Spirit as I seek to not only "practice what I...

 

"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'"

— Matthew 25:21 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

We want it all now! We don't want to have to wait for anything. But God has a principle that is absolutely vital: we will be entrusted with much only after we have been faithful with a little. So let's not discount those moral choices about...

 

"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me."

— John 17:20-21 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Few things are more precious than knowing that Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, thought to pray for us! So often, we read the words of John 17 and study them as a prayer...

 

But now, this is what the LORD says -- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine."

— Isaiah 43:1 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

We belong to the LORD, God of all creation and God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (cf. 1 Pet. 2:9-10). We are recipients of God's grace and are blessed by his love for Israel's fathers. We do not have to fear because God is in control of our future, just as...

 

"As you [God] sent me [Jesus] into the world, I have sent them into the world."

— John 17:18 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

We are not here by accident! God has a purpose and plan for us. Jesus has sent us into the world to touch it with his redemptive love and make a positive impact on it for him.My Prayer...

O LORD God Almighty, please give me wisdom and courage to see your will for my life. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen...

 

Do not say, "I’ll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.

— Proverbs 20:22 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Vengeance is an awful and painful way to respond to those who we feel have wronged us. The LORD is our assurance of just rewards. Leave it to him. Escalating vindictiveness only leads to broken people and to broken lives. Worse yet, it leads to broken character.My Prayer...

Through your Spirit, Abba Father, please empower me to...

 

Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

— Psalm 37:16-17 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

What is your most important capital, your money or your character? I can assure you, this question will be asked of you a myriad of ways, quite often at the worst of all possible times when you are most vulnerable. Martin Luther supposedly said that the last thing to get...

 

"My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one."

— John 17:15 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Jesus, in showing his love and care for his disciples in prayer before God, is our great example that we should, we must, and we can pray for God's spiritual protection for those we love.My Prayer...

Loving and Tender Shepherd, the great Guardian of the Flock, please be glorified in my life. Please physically and spiritually...

 

"I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do."

— John 17:4 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

One of the most amazing things that Jesus ever said, he said to his Father in heaven: "I have completed the work you gave me to do ..." In fact, when he breathed his last, he said, "It is finished." Let's live with the glory of God our highest priority! This is our purpose as God's children (cf. Eph. 1:6, 12, 14; 1 Pet. 2:9-10). The more we live by...