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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 do to welcome new neighbors into your neighborhood or apartment complex? How warmly do you personally welcome visitors at your church or in...

[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...

The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. —Proverbs 10:29 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What is your source of security, hope, and protection? The way of the Lord is a refuge, a strength, a place of security! Let's make sure we...

After [the disciples'] prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness. —Acts 4:31 NLT Key Thought I am touched by several things in the prayer of these early followers of Jesus when they were threatened (Acts...

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. —Proverbs 3:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Those who are older are not as respected in Western cultures today as they once were and as "the...

And Peter said to [the crowd on Pentecost], "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the...

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. —Matthew 5:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Darkness dominates our world. Despite appearances, darkness controls so much of what is said and how it is viewed by the world. When someone lives for Christ, they will...

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. —Romans 8:14 NIV Key Thought Parents lead their children till they are ready for life on their own. As we cry out to God as our "Abba, Father" (Romans 8:15), God leads us. We are his young children, and we never outgrow our...

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. —1 Corinthians 15:20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Why do you seek the living among the dead?" These words of the angel to the women who came to Jesus' tomb are also God's words to us. Jesus is risen...

There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. —Isaiah 11:1-2 ESV...