Daily Verse

[When Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, the people rejected his teaching, and] they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come. Still, many in the crowd put their faith in him. They said, "When the Christ comes, will he do more miraculous signs than this man?"—John 7:30-31Thoughts on Today's Verse...The enemies of Jesus tried repeatedly to seize […]

[King David was humbled that God had chosen him, and his "house," his descendants, to be on the throne forever. So, David responded:] "Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, O Sovereign LORD, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever."—2 Samuel 7:29Thoughts on Today's Verse...God had blessed King David […]

When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.—Matthew 7:28-29Thoughts on Today's Verse...Unlike the teachers of his day, Jesus didn't have to shore up his teaching with obscure quotes from past teachers and well-known rabbis. Jesus, the very Word of God (John 1:1-18), spoke the words of God. He […]

[Some in the questioning crowd, said the following about Jesus:] "But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from."—John 7:27Thoughts on Today's Verse...God in human flesh is how John described Jesus as he began his gospel (John 1:14-18). Jesus was God's ultimate message and revelation of God himself in human form (Hebrews 1:1-3). Jesus' incarnation is a mystery that […]

Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. Utterly abhor and detest it, for it is set apart for destruction.—Deuteronomy 7:26Thoughts on Today's Verse...A little corruption, a little poison, and a little rotten are not all that bad, are they? Of course, they are! God has made us pure and perfect in Jesus (Colossians 1:21-23). What a glorious thought! […]

Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.—Acts 7:25Thoughts on Today's Verse...Timing can be everything. Well, maybe not everything, but an important thing. God's plan and power provide us with everything. Finding God's timing and power for his plan is crucial. When Moses took it upon himself to redeem God's people before God called him to do so, […]

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God — through Jesus Christ our Lord!—Romans 7:24-25Thoughts on Today's Verse...Our bodies are mortal and flawed. Our weakness and sin taint them. But, by the grace of God given each of us in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:1-10) and the transformational power of the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:17-18), our future does not […]

[The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel and said: "This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel...] Prepare chains, because the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of violence."—Ezekiel 7:23Thoughts on Today's Verse...God hates it when the innocent are afflicted with violence and bloodshed. God hates evil and political corruption. He hates false courts and leaders who abuse their power. We […]

[King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:] "How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears."—2 Samuel 7:22Thoughts on Today's Verse...The promises of God to Abraham and David, the work of God through Jesus, and the miraculous preservation of both the Abrahamic and Davidic lines to […]