Bible Verse for Today

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

—Jeremiah 31:25 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

In Jeremiah's overwhelming, hair-raising, and depressing prophecies, God repeatedly told his people he would destroy their things and places because of their obstinate, ever-rebellious, and hardened hearts. Yet, in the middle of these powerful and scorching warnings, God slips in messages that soar with hope, restoration, and grace beyond the...

 

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

—Matthew 6:14 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

As Christians, we are meant to live in God's environment of forgiveness and grace. As we forgive others, the basis of that forgiveness is the incredible debt that God has already forgiven us (Ephesians 4:32-5:1; Matthew 6:14-15, 18:21-35). God wants to see his forgiveness kept in circulation and passed on to others by us. God joyously pours out...

 

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

—Acts 3:19 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

I'm not sure what we fear about repentance. Repentance is turning around our hearts and behaviors to align with God's will, but that's where God's refreshment comes into our lives. God will not only lovingly receive us when we repent; he will also redeem us and remake us. But that...

 

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

—John 4:24 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Without the Holy Spirit living in us, we are not children of God (Romans 8:9). Without the Spirit, the cleansing power of Jesus' sacrifice would not be fully implemented in us (1 Corinthians 10:10-11; Titus 3:3-7). Without the Spirit, we cannot worship God in the ways he wants to be worshiped because God is Spirit. Our worship must be "spirit with...

 

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

—Matthew 6:1 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Why do we do the things we do? What is the motivation for our behavior as a Christian person? It's so easy to fall into the trap of doing religious things so that we will look good to others — especially to our spiritual friends. This is true even when culture reacts negatively to our faith. Those...

 

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

—Matthew 9:13 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God is merciful. Yes, we can probably recall some of those occasions when God was fed up and furious with the unrighteousness and rebellion of his people. But, we also remember them precisely because they did not occur that frequently over the hundreds of years he led the Israelites...

 

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

—Proverbs 11:25 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God is generous. He longs for his children to be like him in this grace of generosity. Our place on earth is not to be hoarders of blessings, forgiveness, wealth, and opportunities. Following the lead of our Father in Heaven, we are to be conduits of his blessings, forgiveness, wealth, and opportunities. As we are generous like God, we...

 

The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chains.

—2 Timothy 1:16 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

A friend in Christ who will faithfully serve others brings the beautiful gift of refreshment. Yet, as humans, we are tempted to be fickle friends — there for a bit while they need us, but often tiring over the long haul of extended recovery from illness, grief, or the consequences of previous sin or addiction. Is there...

 

That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

—Romans 15:32 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Our lives, futures, and plans are in God's hands. This inescapable reality is the basis of our existence. Remember what James, the brother of Jesus, taught us?

Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen...

 

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

—Mark 10:13-14 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Unfortunately, humans seem to always try to define our place in the "pecking order" of life. Jesus reminds his disciples that they have to throw...