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How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! —Proverbs 16:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What are the greatest riches in life? Well surely they are not silver and gold. Of infinitely greater value is wisdom, which helps us...

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. —Romans 6:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... As we called on Jesus name in baptism and trusted him to be our Savior, we died to sin. In this death, we die to dying and pass from death to life because...

Perhaps the biggest gift of I suppose it's safe to say we all have "Jonah Days," as Anne of Green Gables called them. Hard days. Crashing off a wonderful weekend to nitty-gritty Mondays that stretch into Tuesdays. Days when the AC breaks, the refrigerator sits in the middle of the kitchen...

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. —Joshua 1:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While these words were spoken to Joshua when he took over for Moses, they are also...

[Jesus said,] "All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, 'The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.'" —John 16:15 NLT Key Thought The source of our truth is God. His Spirit of truth will tell us everything he has received from the Son and make it clear to us...

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. —Proverbs 3:3-4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Character is measured by the love and faithfulness we...

On the final and climactic day of the Feast, Jesus took his stand. He cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Rivers of living water will brim and spill out of the depths of anyone who believes in me this way, just as the Scripture says." (He said this in regard to the...

For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened — those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come — and who then turn away from God ... —Hebrews...

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. —Hebrews 13:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What do you you do to welcome new neighbors into your neighborhood or apartment complex? How warmly do you personally welcome visitors at your church or...

[Jesus:] "I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences." He told them this because they were saying, "He's possessed by an evil spirit." —Mark 3:28-30 NLT Key Thought What...

But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine." —Isaiah 43:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We belong to the LORD, God of all creation, and God of Abraham, Isaac...

Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, "This is what God says: Why do you disobey the LORD's commands and keep yourselves from prospering? You have abandoned the LORD, and now he has abandoned you!" —2 Chronicles 24:20 NLT...

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. —John 17:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... One of the most amazing things that Jesus ever said, he said to his Father in heaven: "I have completed the work you gave me to do..." In fact, when he...

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! —Galatians 5:22-23 NLT Key Thought We don't have the personal power to produce holiness through our...

For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. —Galatians 5:17-18 NIV Key Thought Our flesh, our...

I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? —Galatians 3:2 NIV Key Thought Most of us love lists. We can check things off our lists and show we've completed our tasks. If we don't complete our list, we feel...

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. —Romans 6:23 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Our sin earns us death. God's grace gives us life. The difference between these two extremes? The Cross of Christ which spans the chasm of our sin...

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. —Psalm 103:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Praise and thank God our Father. He doesn't just forgive our sins; he removes them from us completely! My Prayer... Loving and merciful Father and holy...

[The apostles to the church in Jerusalem concerning ministering to the widows:] "And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility." —Acts 6:3 NLT Key Thought Almost every religion defines spirituality a...

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. —Philippians 1:21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The ultimate question in each of our lives is simply this: do we have something to live for that is also worth dying for? Paul's answer is "Yes!" Christ is the answer, the reason, and the...