Bible Verse for Today

And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

—Acts 14:21-22 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Do you know a new Christian? Do you have friendships with new believers? Peter, Paul, and Barnabas remind us that becoming a Christian can be...

 

O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

—Psalm 96:9 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Don't you appreciate the phrase "the splendor of his holiness"! Don't you long to behold that splendor? It conjures up reminders of Isaiah's encounter with God in Isaiah 6 or John's vision of Jesus in Revelation 1. God's essence — known in the Old Testament as his holy and majestic glory — can be described only as splendorous! Our fitting response...

 

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

—Psalm 21:13 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

What is our role in the grand scheme of things? In Psalm 21, the Spirit emphasizes our importance as God's cheerleaders and worshipers. We ask God to reveal himself in his glory. We urge God to make his strength known to all people. We marvel in amazement at the almighty God's deeds. We praise our heavenly Father for the incredible things he has...

 

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

—1 Peter 2:12 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

How do we win the hearts of those hostile to us and our faith? How do we influence them to follow Jesus? While we need skilled defenders and expositors of biblical truth among believers today, most of us will win others to Jesus by how...

 

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry.

—1 Timothy 1:12 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We minister by grace. We are saved and made holy by God's grace given us by Jesus. We are declared righteous and blameless before God because of the grace of Jesus. We are given spiritual gifts to use in ministry for the Church because of the grace of Jesus. We are given strength from the Holy Spirit to...

 

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

—1 John 2:17 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

So much of what we pursue is fleeting. Once we acquire it, we try to preserve it! Why? Because we know it will soon be gone. God has promised us that just as he is eternal and will live forever, so are those who pursue a relationship with him and are committed to his will. So, let's look at how we spend our time, money, and...

 

Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.

—Psalm 93:5 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

So many of the material things we pursue are temporary. Their usefulness lasts only months, or at most, only a few short years. Even our lives, and the lives of those we love, are short. The defining quality of God's character, holiness,* is forever — "for endless days." So as we build our lives, let's construct them on a secure foundation, the...

 

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

—1 John 3:8 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

John presents us with two truths — one hard and the other liberating:

1. The person who CONTINUES* to live a life caught up in sin has been co-opted and deceived by the devil's influence in their lives.
2. The Son of God came to destroy all that the...

 

Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

—Isaiah 29:15 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Aren't we so very silly sometimes! We hide what we've done and what we're planning from the LORD. Of course, we're only fooling ourselves. At first glance, God's knowing our plans and seeing our actions may feel threatening. But after a bit of time to think it through, isn't it nice...

 

Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

—Malachi 3:7 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

In times of horror and disaster, people routinely ask, "Where is God in all of this?" In reality, we often leave God at the periphery of our lives and look for him only when we are desperate and have no other options. We make...