Daily Verse

But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.—1 Corinthians 8:8-9Thoughts on Today's Verse...Both Jesus and Paul emphasize that food and drink don't bring us closer to God or distance us from God — it's what comes […]

When they kept on questioning [Jesus about the woman caught in the act of adultery, Jesus] straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."—John 8:7Thoughts on Today's Verse...When we find it easy to identify the sins of others, God wants us to be reminded of how important it is for us to take […]

But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to [those who served as priests in Old Testament times,] as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises.—Hebrews 8:6Thoughts on Today's Verse...The Old Testament is a beautiful covenant of love, as God redeems fallen humanity and sets in motion his promises and plans for grace to bring to […]

And [the young Macedonian believers] did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will.—2 Corinthians 8:5Thoughts on Today's Verse...Paul's encouraging the Corinthian brothers and sisters to support other believers in need in Jerusalem. Paul nudges the Corinthians and says he was surprised at the Macedonians' generosity to the LORD's work for two reasons: They were impoverished […]

Those who had been scattered [at the stoning of Stephen and the outbreak of subsequent persecution] preached the word wherever they went.—Acts 8:4Thoughts on Today's Verse...When someone tries to stomp out the flame of dry broom weed, the sparks fly upward and ride upon the wind, spreading the sparks and igniting wildfires far and wide. Satan tried to use persecution and martyrdom to discourage the early church. As the evil […]

For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to […]

[T]hrough Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.—Romans 8:2Thoughts on Today's Verse...Praise God! Jesus delivered us from the principle of law-keeping as the way to prove our righteousness and earn our salvation. We are now enabled to live out the will of God in our lives by the power of the Holy Spirit, who conforms us (Romans 8:28-29) […]

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.—Psalm 8:1Thoughts on Today's Verse...At first glance, these two concepts — majestic in all the Earth and glory above the heavens — may seem to be contradictory or at least disconnected. On the one hand, God's name is majestic in this plain ol' transitory space we call Earth. At the […]

For this world in its present form is passing away.—1 Corinthians 7:31Thoughts on Today's Verse...This often repeated theme in the New Testament is from Jesus's lips and taught again by the apostle Paul. It should be a great reminder to us that we shouldn't spend our lives working for what is only temporary. We must invest in Jesus and his Kingdom, for all other kingdoms, structures, nations, and powers will […]