Daily Verse

"The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor."—Matthew 11:5Thoughts on Today's Verse...The clear sign of the Messiah's presence was a time of true blessedness for all who knew and followed him. His actions — his miracles and compassion shared with others — gloriously displayed the anticipated Messiah's coming. If […]

Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.—Proverbs 11:4Thoughts on Today's Verse... What is your primary investment? Only righteousness offers a truly long-term benefit! That's why Jesus said: "So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But […]

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.—Hebrews 11:3Thoughts on Today's Verse...Where did it all come from? Where did matter, energy, order, beauty, specificity, diversity, and time come from? How did our universe come to possess complexity and structure when all we know about our existence moves to decay, disorder, and death? By […]

He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.'"—Luke 11:2-4Thoughts on Today's Verse...We approach the LORD as the holy and almighty God to be worshiped in reverence and our Abba Father, whom we approach as loving children. […]

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.—Hebrews 11:1Thoughts on Today's Verse..."I believe, but help my unbelief!" That's what the father of the boy with convulsions said to Jesus (Mark 9:24). This probably is your prayer at times, too! As we look at the great heroes of faith in Hebrews 11:2-40 — which follows our verse — we know this […]

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.—1 Corinthians 10:31Thoughts on Today's Verse...We can quibble over things we feel are important to us, especially when others don't share our enthusiasm for those things — whether food, holidays, teams, special days, or events. This kind of divisive quarreling often feels more like a sign of our insecurities than as a mark […]

The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.—Proverbs 10:30Thoughts on Today's Verse...This proverb's promise to ancient Israel is even truer for those of us who live on this side of Calvary and the empty tomb! As the apostle Paul declared: ...our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the LORD Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables […]

How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?—Hebrews 10:29Thoughts on Today's Verse...We often look at the swift and dramatic discipline and punishment God used with his people in the Old Testament and are […]

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.—Proverbs 10:28Thoughts on Today's Verse...Good news! When we seek righteousness, justice, holiness, mercy, and godliness — qualities of our Father in heaven — our future is with him and will be full of joy. Don't let the darkness that may be around you now steal away the glorious dawn of joy that has already begun […]