Bible Verse for Today

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish.

— Isaiah 41:10-11 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Not only does God's blessing rest on us, his presence goes with us. We cannot ever be in a place where he is not with us (see Psalm 139). His presence and...

 

The LORD will fulfill [his purpose] for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever -- do not abandon the works of your hands.

— Psalm 138:8 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

First there is conviction: the LORD will finish his work in us! (cf. Phil. 1:6). Second, there is declaration: the LORD's love endures and doesn't fail (cf. 1 Cor. 13:8). Finally, there is supplication: O Lord, don't forget me, your creation (cf. Ps. 139:13-16). What beautiful balance for our walk with the...

 

The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.

— Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

How would you like to place the mighty name of the LORD on people you love? God promised that this priestly blessing in today's Scripture enabled his name (his power and authority) to be placed on his people. What an incredible gift that we have the power to give to others with...

 

"Your right hand, O LORD, was majestic in power. Your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy. "

— Exodus 15:6 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

One of the great images of the Old Testament is that of God stretching out his right hand with power and doing mighty things for his people. So often, Israel faced a larger and more experienced foe. Yet when God's people fully trusted in him, he gave them great victory.My Prayer...

Father, great in holiness and majesty, please...

 

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

— Hebrews 10:24,25 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

We need each other. We cannot make it on our own. God calls us to get together regularly to encourage and to motivate one another to live vibrant lives of service and faith. With the day of...

 

Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

— Isaiah 30:18 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

God is slow to exercise his justice when that justice demands his people's punishment. "Gracious and slow to anger" is a phrase repeatedly used to describe God in the Old Testament. God longs to be gracious and bless his people. He extends time for us to repent and turn to him. In Jesus...

 

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

— Proverbs 18:24 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Close spiritual friends -- the kind that can hold us accountable when we need it, build us up when we're down, or celebrate with us when we've enjoyed success -- are truly rare. So many people are lonely; they're lonely for something, or better yet, someone, they've never experienced. We have a tendency in modern western culture...

 

I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.

— Ezekiel 36:23 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

God can and will use us even though we are not worthy vessels for him to use. Scripture gives us many examples of people God used when they did not measure up to his moral...

 

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

— Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Weariness is a part of life. Weariness is a part of ministry. Weariness is definitely something that overtakes us when we set our hearts on doing good for others. The wonderful blessing of God, however, is that he will renew us and sustain us and rekindle us. He does it through the encouraging word of a friend. He does it...