Daily Verse

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe for our God is a consuming fire.—Hebrews 12:28-29Thoughts on Today's Verse...We should worship God with reverence because he is a consuming fire! Mmm. What does that mean? Is the focus on his holiness? Does this warn of judgment against sin? Is this an expression of his […]

He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge...—Psalm 91:4Thoughts on Today's Verse...Life is filled with many uncertainties. You never know when something unexpected is going to happen. You have no idea when the next disaster will strike. In a world filled with hate and terrorism, none of us has a clue when the next horrible atrocity will occur. So what do we do […]

In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.—Exodus 15:13Thoughts on Today's Verse...As a minister, I have been privileged to be present at many of the most important events in people's lives. Being present at these crossroads is a sacred trust. In those hardest moments — tragedy, catastrophe, dying, and death — verses like this one […]

Who among the gods is like you, O LORD? Who is like you — majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?—Exodus 15:11Thoughts on Today's Verse...With whom do you compare our incomparable God? How do you grasp the infinite with a finite mind? When the quintessence of majesty is the God you contemplate, how can you ever speak of majesty about anything else? God exhausts our superlatives. God's glory bewilders […]

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.—Romans 5:1-2Thoughts on Today's Verse...Peace is more than the mercurial, vaporous, whimsical wish of folks who want everyone to get along and things to be calm. […]

If you do not obey the LORD, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.—1 Samuel 12:15Thoughts on Today's Verse...Dietrich Bonhoeffer said ago that grace had become cheapened. I wonder what he would say today? I'm all for grace, but I'm horrified at the cost by which it came — Jesus' death on the cross. I can't for the […]

[Rebellious and vile sinners] is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.—1 Corinthians 6:11Thoughts on Today's Verse...Following a list of scandalous and common vices (1 Corinthians 6:9-10), Paul finished his exhortation with this incredible word of grace. He had to do it because we all tend to […]

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.—Proverbs 19:15Thoughts on Today's Verse...I was raised in a family with three boys. Dad had a theory: A certain amount of testosterone had to be burned off by each boy every day. If it weren't burned off daily, the house would quickly become unlivable, so he always had hard work for us to do outside. Dad didn't have to memorize […]

But let all who take refuge in you [O God] be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.—Psalm 5:11Thoughts on Today's Verse...The last several years have not been easy for believers. Persecution around the world is at an all-time high. In the United States, some mass murderers targeted those who believed in God. Though executed […]