Daily Verse

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.—Romans 15:1Thoughts on Today's Verse...Dear friend of Jesus, have patience with those around you who are not yet what God intends for them to be — remembering that you are not yet all that God intends for you to be. As you "bear with" their "failings", you may find that others are patient […]

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.—2 Thessalonians 1:3Thoughts on Today's Verse...When was the last time you found a new brother or sister in Christ and told that precious person everything they were doing right? Don't you think that's too long? Shouldn't you let […]

[Paul shared this thanksgiving with his son in the faith, Timothy.] I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.—2 Timothy 1:3Thoughts on Today's Verse...Paul is near the end of his life, feeling very alone and facing persecution in a horrible prison. Many of the young men he mentored had left the faith or […]

In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.—Romans 8:37Thoughts on Today's Verse...Are we really conquerors despite "trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword"? (Romans 8:35) Yes! That is the Father's ultimate assurance to us through Christ Jesus and the indwelling Holy Spirit. Nothing can separate us from God's love in Christ. The Evil One and his allies can […]

Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.—2 Corinthians 2:14Thoughts on Today's Verse...What do you smell like today? Is that question too personal? Not to God! Paul says we are warriors returning from conquest with the smell of victory incense permeating our presence. To those who see us and know us, this aroma […]

For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.—Isaiah 44:3Thoughts on Today's Verse...Growing up in West Texas in part of my early years, I certainly know what "thirsty land" truly is. The black dirt shrinks, leaving deep fissures in the ground. All the grass turns yellow, then brown, and […]

God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. —Job 37:5Thoughts on Today's Verse...How does God help us know his will? Clearly, God has given us the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit to help us understand those Scriptures. What about more subtle and less defined ways? Most of us have had a "cluster of divine coincidences" — what I call "Godincedences." Many of us have had […]

The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.—Proverbs 10:7Thoughts on Today's Verse...Each of us is creating a legacy. The influence of our lives will leave an imprint on all those the LORD has brought into our lives for us to touch and influence. Today's proverb reminds us that our legacy will live far beyond physical bodies, and we must strategically consider […]

We wait for the blessed hope of the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.—Titus 2:13Thoughts on Today's Verse...One way to view our lives is to see them as a wait. However, a long wait without anticipation is frustrating and sometimes fosters bitter anger for what appears to be wasted time. Long or short, as followers of Jesus, we live and wait with anticipation. Our waiting has […]