Daily Verse

"Everything is permissible" — but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible" — but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.—1 Corinthians 10:23-24Thoughts on Today's Verse...Freedom is a wonderful gift! Freedom in Christ is more significant than any other kind of freedom. God entrusts it to us. But we don't want to use our freedom to impinge on someone else's freedom or […]

"All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved."—Matthew 10:22Thoughts on Today's Verse...Wow! Jesus' words are emphatic and decisive! He chose these challenging words because his followers — that's us today — must realize they will not be the dominant or accepted culture during most of the world's history. Discipleship is difficult and demanding; most folks want things simple and […]

He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.—Deuteronomy 10:21Thoughts on Today's Verse...God is our praise! The God who parted the Red Sea and supplied manna to the Israelites in the wilderness is also the God who did the most amazing miracles for us and in us — he has turned our selfish hearts to do […]

Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name. He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.—Deuteronomy 10:20-21Thoughts on Today's Verse...What do you find yourself holding onto most often? What is your source of security, reassurance, hope, and stability in what frequently feels […]

When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.—Proverbs 10:19Thoughts on Today's Verse...We are constantly filling our world with noise. If it is not the sound of our own voices, then we turn up some other source of noise to fill the silence. With the proliferation of radio talk shows, we can sound off to that noise. With YouTube®, Instagram®, Snapchat®, Facebook® and […]

If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.—Ecclesiastes 10:18Thoughts on Today's Verse...Laziness is not just an attitude; it is a lack of action. It is a choice to let important matters suffer and neglect what is necessary. The results of this choice of laziness over action may not always be immediately evident. However, with time, the accumulating signs of decay make the […]

He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.—Proverbs 10:17Thoughts on Today's Verse...God has given each of us a circle of influence, a place where our lives impact others for either good or ill. In much the same way, each of us is also influenced by others, some of whom can help us see and overcome our problems and shortcomings, while others seem […]

Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?—1 Corinthians 10:16Thoughts on Today's Verse...The Apostle Paul makes clear, as Jesus earlier made certain when he instituted the LORD's Supper, that believers anchor the heart of the Gospel in the death, burial, resurrection, and resurrection appearances of […]

But the Israelites said to the LORD, "We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best, but please rescue us now." Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord. And he could bear Israel's misery no longer.—Judges 10:15Thoughts on Today's Verse...When God's people realized the depth of their sin and their impending punishment by God, they repented and asked for his help. They […]