Daily Verse

But some troublemakers said, "How can this fellow save us?" They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.—1 Samuel 10:27Thoughts on Today's Verse...Some folks didn't want Saul to serve them as King because of his simple background and non-aristocratic family history. So often, we tend to do the same thing today — label people and discount their ability to lead God's people or serve in God's […]

The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it.—1 Corinthians 10:26Thoughts on Today's Verse...When we talk about giving to God and the work of God, we must remember that all we have is his. He doesn't need our gifts to do his work in the world — after all, he made all creation without us. On the other hand, we need to share the blessings he has entrusted to us […]

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.—Hebrews 10:25Thoughts on Today's Verse..."Going to church" isn't very attractive phrase to many folks. This reality shouldn't surprise us. Doing things as an act of discipline isn't very popular and often isn't easy. Plus, doing things for others doesn't […]

Correct me, LORD, but only with justice — not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing.—Jeremiah 10:24Thoughts on Today's Verse...Jeremiah frequently struggled with the hard message the LORD gave him to communicate to God's people. He often wept over and complained to God about what he was given to communicate. While he knew he was wrong to complain, he begged the LORD to correct him with justice and […]

"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 […]