Bible Verse for Today

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

—Psalm 37:16-17 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

What do we want to be the basis of our security? Will it be what we can do, accomplish, achieve, earn, protect, and hoard? Or will it be our God who has shown himself faithful throughout generations upon generations? We get to choose! We do that every day with our...

 

The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

—Proverbs 10:7 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Sometimes, the wisdom of God is short, succinct, and sweet for those who seek to do his will. I want my children and grandchildren to remember me with sweet thoughts because their dad, their granddad, and their great-granddad sought to be righteous and love the LORD with all his heart. I refuse to live the kind of life that poisons the lives of those I...

 

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! ... For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

—Romans 11:33-36 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

The apostle Paul wrote these words after concluding his presentation of salvation by grace through faith and God's plan of redemption for all people, found in his letter to the Romans. These words move...

 

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

—Psalm 37:6-7 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

If you listen to these words carefully, heaven says, "Have a holy chill-out moment." I'm not making light of this invitation. Heaven says, "Come into God's presence with dependent yet confident patience and silence." But how can we when our world is frantic, noise is...

 

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

—Romans 8:15 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

These simple words, "by him we cry, 'Abba, Father,'" are revolutionary! Just as Jesus prayed to God, addressing him as "Abba Father,"* we too can speak so frankly and openly with God. The simple syllables "ab-ba-ab-ba" are some of the earliest babies babble. They form the word "Abba," which was...

 

Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

—Isaiah 41:4 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End (Revelation 1:8). This should be a great comfort for us. We don't have to worry about our God leaving us as prey for other gods. We don't have to worry about his truth becoming obsolete or outdated. We don't have to worry about him abandoning us. His...

 

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

—Proverbs 10:21 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Righteous people have a way of blessing others with their words. They may be words of encouragement, carefully chosen speech, advice full of wisdom, messages of comfort, truth in teaching, or faithfulness to their promises. Now, there are folks who think their words are wise, but they don't match up to this promise:

The lips of the righteous nourish...

 

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

—Psalm 37:5-6 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

How much do we trust the LORD?

How much of ourselves have we entrusted to the LORD?

We focused the last several days on the promised blessings the LORD longs to give us. Yet, God sometimes chooses to release these blessings dependent upon our trust in him...

 

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

—Romans 8:14 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Over the last two weeks, we have been blessed to read a number of Scriptures that speak of the Spirit's work in our lives. Over the last several days, we've celebrated being God's beloved children, with all the rights of the oldest son, full heirs of our Father's inheritance. The two concepts come together today in our verse in one glorious declaration: we are...

 

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

—Galatians 3:26-27 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Paul's words are radical. When he wrote them, women didn't have the rights of honor and heirship that sons did. This verse, however, declares all followers of Jesus, men and women, have the rights of sonship and heirship. We are children of God, with all the rights and honors of full heirs...