Bible Verse for Today

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

—Romans 5:5 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Hope has become such a "wimpy" term in modern vocabulary. It hardly qualifies as an adequate translation of the meaning in most New Testament passages. Christian hope is the assurance that what we believe will happen. We could call it spiritual confidence. We have that confidence because of what Jesus did...

 

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope.

—Romans 5:3-4 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

What are you living to produce with your life?

Wealth, fame, status, significance, legacy?

How about character?

Isn't having the character of God our real goal in life?

Perseverance, character, and hope can help us forge a stronger faith as we live for Jesus under the pressure and...

 

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

—Romans 5:1-2 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Justified, peace, access, grace, hope, and glory are wonderful gifts! Each of these gifts is ours because of One — One reason, One person, and One LORD: Jesus Christ, the Son of God and our Savior. Our faith in Jesus opens the...

 

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

—Proverbs 10:11 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Do you want to know the difference between a righteous person and a wicked one? Simple! Jesus said to check the fruit of their life. One of the most visible forms of fruit in peoples' lives is found in the way they talk, how they talk, and their empathy as they talk. Righteous people find ways to impart life through what they say...

 

For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

—Psalm 100:5 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We come to the final devotional thought based on Psalm 100:5. The focus is on God's enduring love and faithfulness that continues through all generations. The genealogy of Matthew 1:1-16 lists the generations that God used to bring us Jesus, our LORD and Messiah. I usually speed-read through biblical genealogies. However, let's invite the...

 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

—Psalm 100:4 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

As we continue reflecting on the call to worship in Psalm 100, we realize that today's exhortation comes from the days when God's physical Temple was in Jerusalem. For us, God's New Covenant people, God's Temple is Jesus' church (1 Corinthians 3:16) as well as our physical bodies (1 Corinthians 6:19). Let's joyfully...

 

Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

—Psalm 100:3 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God made us and knew us even when we were unseen in our mother's womb. He made us with loving care, a purpose for our lives, and his promise to be with us every step of our lives (Psalm 139:1-18). God cares for us much more than even the best shepherds care for their sheep. So let's live as those who...

 

Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

—Psalm 100:2 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Let's not be limited to singing only in church buildings and sanctuaries. Worship is a whole body and heart worship from all of our life (Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 22:36-40), based on our joy for what God has done for us in Jesus (Romans 5:6-11). Let's make today a day of joyful songs as we sing our thanks and praise to God!

My Prayer...​

Dear Father in...

 

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.

—Psalm 100:1 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

With joy, let's praise and make a joyful noise to the LORD of lords and the King of kings. Let's do it today! Let's find short moments during our day, seize them, and use them to give thanks and praise to our Father in heaven. Let's do it audibly and passionately with all of our hearts. As we are blessed, let's take a moment and pause for praise. As we think about what God has done...

 

A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

—Proverbs 16:9 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We're now a week and a half into the new year. How are you doing with those changes, commitments, and resolutions you made for this year? Don't give up or quit on them, even if you're having trouble staying on track. Remember that only one commitment is essential for this year: Asking the LORD where he wants us to go and what he wants us to do, then we go there...