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Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; —Romans 12:10 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "He who toots his own horn plays in a very small band!" A very selfish part of us wants all attention and appreciation to be focused on what we have...

And Jesus Christ was revealed as God's Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross — not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. —1 John 5:6 NLT Key Thought Jesus was "God with us" (Matthew 1:23) every step of...

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. —Romans 12:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Our love cannot be feigned, faked, or fickle! That means that we abhor things that are evil. We not only stay away from them, but we disdain them. At the...

But we come from God and belong to God. Anyone who knows God understands us and listens. The person who has nothing to do with God will, of course, not listen to us. This is another test for telling the Spirit of Truth from the spirit of deception. —1 John 4:6 MESSAGE Key Thought How do you...

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God... —Luke 12:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What a simple way to inherit a blessing. Let's make sure that we don't fall into the trap of Peter during the night of...

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, ... —Ephesians 1:13 NIV Key Thought When we first came to Jesus, he poured out the Holy Spirit upon us, to...

The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. —Proverbs 12:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This is eventually true in every culture. An evil leader is murdered by his even more evil successor. Ruin comes to the one who brings ruination on others. But...

With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it. —Romans 9:1 NLT Key Thought As we have seen over the last several days, our assurance of the truth about the message of Jesus is the Holy Spirit. In his letter to the Roman Christians...

But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. —Matthew 12:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What is the greatest construction project built by human hands? Jesus is greater still! What is the most "holy" place you have been? Jesus is far holier still! What is the...

At this I [John] fell at [the angel's] feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus." —Revelation 19:10 NIV...

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him... —Hebrews 12:5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When I was young, I always acted as if I hated discipline. It was...

When the unbelievers got cantankerous and started bickering with each other, Paul interrupted: "I have just one more thing to say to you. The Holy Spirit sure knew what he was talking about when he addressed our ancestors through Isaiah the prophet: 'Go to this people and tell them this: You're...

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. —Romans 12:4-5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... An arm detached from the body is just a dead and useless body part. We belong...

[Jesus said,] "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future." —John 16:13 NLT Key Thought Father, Son, and Holy Spirit work in harmony as the one, true, living God. Jesus...

Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. —1 Corinthians 12:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Say it today as often as you can: “Jesus is Lord.” But more than...

[Jesus said,] "But I will send you the Advocate — the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me." —John 15:26 NLT Key Thought When someone suggests that things are "all about me," we are usually put off by the arrogance. Not so with Jesus. Jesus is the...

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. —Romans 12:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Sooner or later we all have to make a decision: Will I be a nonconformist...

[Jesus said,] "If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth." —John 14:15-17a NLT Key Thought Translators have tried to capture the essence of the Spirit's role...

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. —Romans 12:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Our worship isn't confined to Sunday! Each day that we offer ourselves to...

My dear friends, don't believe everything you hear. Carefully weigh and examine what people tell you. Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There are a lot of lying preachers loose in the world. Here's how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith...