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Mary responded, "Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!" —Luke 1:46-47 NLT Key Thought Praise emanates from our spirits — that innermost part of us. Honest, heartfelt adoration and respect for God come from deep within our spirits. And as followers of...

They that are... upright in their way are his [the Lord's] delight. —Proverbs 11:20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I am confident that the Lord will say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" Why? Not because I'm perfect, but Jesus has forgiven and cleansed me and the Holy Spirit is...

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate [and reflect] the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. —2 Corinthians...

And ye shall teach them [God's commandments] to your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. —Deuteronomy 11:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Moses gives us three crucial messages about...

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. —Ephesians 3:20-21 NLT Key Thought We confess that God is all...

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. —Acts 11:18 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Breaking through racial and cultural barriers is never easy. Thankfully, God's Spirit doesn't let us...

I pray that out of [the Father's] glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ... —Ephesians 3:16 NIV Key Thought Years ago, a good friend made a graphic similar to the "intel inside"® branding on computers. It read, "Spirit Inside!" Yes, the power...

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. —Zechariah 11:17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While we don't like to hear bad news and don't appreciate...

[Jesus] is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. —Colossians 1:28-29 NIV Key Thought Paul's ministry was powered by...

But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. —Hebrews 11:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Hebrews 11 is full of reminders of the great heroes of faith from long ago. Many of them...

Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God's Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal...

As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. —Joshua 11:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Joshua is one of my favorite Bible heroes. He was a great servant to Moses. He refused to be...

Then I [John] heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." —Revelation 14:13 NKJV Key Thought Jesus talked about the Holy Spirit as the Comforter and...

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. —2 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While we wait for God's great victory for us to be fully realized, we also need to know that we are in a battle. God will win this battle through Jesus Christ. The...

Again [Jesus] said, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you." Then he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit." —John 20:21-22 NLT Key Thought We are here on purpose. What we have been given and the time in which we live are not accidents, luck, or the...

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. —Hebrews 11:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I'm not good at waiting for much of...

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. —Proverbs 11:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Wise folks don't have to prove their wisdom by disrespecting others and putting them down. Instead, they hold their tongues and let their lives...

[Jesus said,] "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere — in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." —Acts 1:8 NLT Key Thought Power. Spirit. Witnesses. Everywhere. Four...

Then I [John] saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God that is sent out into every part of the...

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. —1 Corinthians 11:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "We are all one in Christ Jesus!" Paul told the Galatians (Galatians 3:26-29). Satan, however, constantly tries to divide God's people...