Bible Verse for Today

If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.

— 1 Corinthians 15:19 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Wow, what a powerful and sobering thought. Our faith in Jesus' resurrection and our faith in being joined to him is so crucial that all else pales in comparison. Our hope in Christ is not just for here and now, but it is also a hope that transcends life and bursts the shackles of death. If it doesn't offer us this hope, then it is no...

 

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.

— 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Some things are "first importance" things. They lie at the heart of the matter and are central to the issue at hand. For us as Christians, we don't have to doubt...

 

By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

— 1 Corinthians 15:2 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

What saves us? God does through Jesus' sacrificial life! Let's make a commitment to let nothing make us relinquish our trust and dependency upon that hope, that Gospel by which we are saved. There is no other name, no other Gospel, no other message that can give us salvation. (See Acts 4:12; Gal. 1:3-9...

 

Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.

— 1 Corinthians 15:1 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Our hope, our salvation, and our foundation for faith is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This Gospel is the same as that Gospel first preached by the apostles and passed on to the believers in the early church. With so many confusing and conflicting ideas present in the world, we need to go back and...

 

...present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

— Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

What guards your heart? What protects your mind? Did you know that the peace of God can stand guard over our hearts and minds? That's the apostle Paul's promise to us in this passage. If we will present our requests to God, with thanksgiving, then God's peace that is greater than...

 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

— Philippians 4:6 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Anxiety is worry over things which we cannot control and which we do not remove from our thoughts. Anxiety dominates and controls a passive mind and a troubled heart, filling both with doubt, fear, and dread. But, anxiety cannot be removed; it must be replaced. We remove our anxiety by giving our...

 

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

— Philippians 4:5 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Extravagant over-reaction! That's what we're programmed to seek and to display in our modern world of sound bytes and over-hyped personality. But gentleness, that moderating grace in the midst of chaos and conflict, is so vital to bring the peace of God to conflict-laden churches, families, and relationships. How can we be gentle, how can we restrain from over-reacting...

 

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

— Philippians 4:4 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Sometimes the squabbles of church can be discouraging and cause us to lose sight of the incredible blessings we have in God's family. We have many reasons to rejoice in the Lord. Let's not lose sight of those, especially when those around us get caught up in pettiness and rivalry. Let's remember our hope is in the crucified Nazarene, who is also our resurrected Lord...

 

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me -- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

— Philippians 4:9 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

As we seek to pass on the faith to our children, our friends, our younger spiritual "children" in the faith, we must remember Paul's example. He taught the truth; passed on the truth that had been revealed and passed on to him; he displayed that truth in his life; Paul then called on the...

 

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God -- that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.

— 1 Corinthians 1:30 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

God's grace has brought us into a saving relationship with Jesus as our Lord and Savior. As believers, we recognize that Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross was much more than a terrible miscarriage of justice and the murder of a good and decent man. Jesus is God's wisdom, a wisdom to...