Daily Verse

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. —Psalm 90:12Thoughts on Today's Verse...We waste our time when we lose our sense of urgency to live for God, TODAY! God has a plan for us, our world, and his church. Without God giving us his gift of spiritual calendaring ("number our days aright"), we never "gain a heart of wisdom." So how do we […]

Stand up and praise the LORD your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.—Nehemiah 9:5Thoughts on Today's Verse..."Stand up and shout it if you love my Jesus..." That's a song our children love to sing! But what happens to that youthful exuberance and joy at worshiping the LORD as we age? Scripture shows that God […]

Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. —Jeremiah 33:3Thoughts on Today's Verse...God yearns for us to seek him and call out to him. Our verse for today is one of his many invitations to call on him and seek his will. He wants to answer us and tell us about things beyond our human comprehension. He longs to […]

Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. —Psalm 25:4-5Thoughts on Today's Verse...Life can be so confusing. We have many choices as we decide the values governing our lives. So how will we find the best way — and much more importantly, God's way — […]

Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints. —Philemon 1:7Thoughts on Today's Verse...Wouldn't this description of Philemon be a great one to have said about you? I know I would love to have this reputation among God's family! To be loved and supported, encouraged by an encourager, is to have your heart refreshed and your attitude lifted. Let's commit […]

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. —1 Timothy 6:17Thoughts on Today's Verse...It is very easy to try and build our security around money, isn't it? But world catastrophes, economic collapses, embargoes, pandemics, and natural disasters can […]

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? —Matthew 6:25Thoughts on Today's Verse...Worries are many, and they all seem to trouble our hearts around bill time or tax time, don't they? Jesus reminded us that life is more than food, […]

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.—Philippians 4:12Thoughts on Today's Verse...Contentment! Mmmm, I'd like to have a little of that! How about you? Paul was in prison when he wrote those words. I want […]

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.—Mark 10:25Thoughts on Today's Verse...It is so easy to think of ourselves as average-income people who are not wealthy. So Jesus resorts to a bit of sarcastic humor, talking about trying to get a camel's big nose and humpy back with its long legs through the […]