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And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart... —1 Samuel 12:20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Israel wanted a King. This crushed Samuel's heart and angered God with the...

When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby [John the Baptizer] leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. —Luke 1:41 NIV Key Thought In Jesus' final words of comfort to his apostles in John chapters 14-16, he repeatedly talks about the Holy Spirit being our...

The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come on you [Mary], and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God." —Luke 1:35 NIV Key Thought Jesus is the Son of God and holy because he was conceived in the womb of Mary through the...

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. —Proverbs 12:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Tell the truth the first time, then you won't have to remember what you said." This truism by the famous Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn, is good...

[An angel said, "John the Baptizer] will be a joy and delight to you [his parents], and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born."...

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. —1 Corinthians 12:18-20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The Apostle Paul reminds us that God...

Jesus said, "Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again and again. Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst — not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life." —John 4:13-14 MESSAGE Key Thought "Gushing fountains of...

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. —Romans 12:17-18 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... REDEMPTIVELY — That's how Jesus lived! He sought to make a difference in the lives of...

Jesus replied [to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well], "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water." —John 4:10 NLT Key Thought Over the last several days, we've been looking at Jesus providing living water to...

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. —Romans 12:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Don't be conceited!" That's a command for someone else, right? I don't think I've ever met someone who felt he...

The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. —Revelation 22:17 NIV Key Thought There are two powerful invitations in Revelation 22: The first is an invitation...

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. —Romans 12:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While misery may love company, grief tends to make us withdraw and hide. Let's remember those who have lost loved ones, especially this time of year. Let them know how you valued...

Then the Angel showed [John] Water-of-Life River, crystal bright. It flowed from the Throne of God and the Lamb, right down the middle of the street. The Tree of Life was planted on each side of the River, producing twelve kinds of fruit, a ripe fruit each month. The leaves of the Tree are for...

For the body is not one member, but many. —1 Corinthians 12:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The human body is an amazing collection of parts, members, vital organs, systems, and interdependent structures. When the body is healthy and these different elements of the body work in concert...

[God] said to [John]: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life." —Revelation 21:6 NIV Key Thought Jesus' promise early in his ministry about the Spirit bringing us refreshment (John...

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. —1 Corinthians 12:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What makes us family? In God's family, the Holy Spirit makes us one. The...

On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, "Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.'" (When he said "living water," he was speaking...

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. —Romans 12:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... How can we keep our circumstances from determining our mood? How can we emancipate ourselves from the limitations that life deals us? The last in the trio of commandments...

And [an angel] carried me [John] away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. —Revelation 21:10 NIV Key Thought The Holy Spirit brings hope. There is the hope for current circumstances that the Spirit brings...

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; —Romans 12:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus made it clear that God wants us to be passionate about our Christian life. "I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So...