Bible Verse for Today

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

—Psalm 37:4 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Be careful not to misread this promise as saying that God will give us whatever we want. Notice that first emphatic phrase that qualifies this promise: "Delight yourself in the LORD..." As my heart delights in the LORD — in his will and his purposes — I find a fantastic truth at work; he fulfills those desires. When I yearn for what the LORD...

 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

—Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

When the Holy Spirit is alive in our hearts, the character of God comes to life in us as the Spirit conforms us and transforms us with ever-increasing glory to become like Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 3:17-18). This transformation occurs as we focus on Jesus and pursue knowing him...

 

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

—Romans 8:3-4 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We shouldn't need a law to guide us when the Spirit lives in us. God had promised that under his new covenant, he would put his law in the minds and...

 

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

—John 14:23 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

This chapter, John 14, begins with Jesus' promise to return to heaven and prepare a place for us with God (John 14:1-3). In our verse, however, the LORD wants us to know that we don't have to wait until heaven to be in the presence of God or have his presence in us. As we...

 

And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

—Acts 5:32 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Of all the many gifts God gives us, the gift of his presence in us through his Holy Spirit is among the most precious.

• The Spirit's presence makes us God's temple (1 Corinthians 6:19).
• The Spirit intercedes for us according to the will of God when we pray (Romans 8:26-27).
• The Spirit helps us overcome the...

 

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

—Psalm 119:1 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

As Christians, we hear this passage a little differently than those who lived under the Torah, the Law of Moses. We recognize that our blamelessness comes as a gift because of Jesus' sacrificial death on the Cross (Romans 5:6-11; Colossians 1:19-22). We are not justified by working hard to keep the Law (Romans 3:28; Galatians 2:16, 3:11, 24, 5:4). Instead, we...

 

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

—Romans 8:1-2 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

The law of Spirit and life is built on the work of our great liberator, Jesus the Messiah! We are set free from the law of sin and death. Death has no mastery over us because of Jesus' resurrection. Sin has...

 

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

—Acts 2:38 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Peter makes a promise for everyone everywhere who turns their hearts to God and submits themselves to him in baptism, fully trusting...

 

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

—Psalm 37:3 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Having a place to live amid life's uncertainties and having assurance of God's protection and care are based on two essential principles:

1. Trusting in the LORD.
2. Doing good to others.

When we live by these two commitments, we learn to depend upon God in fresh new ways that bring us refreshment, hope, and joy. As we do, we...

 

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

—Psalm 37:1-2 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Aren't frustration and envy sometimes our reaction to those who are evil and yet seem to prosper? We're reminded in this psalm not to let the apparent and short-lived successes of evil people derail our faith or dampen our spirits. Their victories are...