Daily Verse

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.—John 10:11Thoughts on Today's Verse...How do we determine who we will follow?   How can we tell the religious predators, shysters, and charlatans from those who truly speak for God?   Jesus comes and shows us the ultimate test; he is the good Shepherd because he lays down his life for us, his sheep!My Prayer...Thank you, […]

Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.—John 6:27Thoughts on Today's Verse...What are you spending the considerable bulk of your life working to attain? Is it a position, a promotion, a sense of importance, a secure lifestyle, a nest egg for retirement, or something […]

Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the slave born in your household, and the alien as well, may be refreshed.—Exodus 23:12Thoughts on Today's Verse...Refreshed! Boy, that's often hard any time, but being refreshed is especially hard in August. It's either the dead of summer or the dead of winter, depending on which side […]

A bright cloud enveloped them [Peter, James, John, and Jesus,] and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!"—Matthew 17:5Thoughts on Today's Verse...Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus on the "Mount of Transfiguration" before Jesus' closest disciples. This was an incredible honor for them as faithful Jews — to see the glory of God and Moses, […]

But when [Jesus' closest disciples] saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."—Mark 6:49-50Thoughts on Today's Verse...In the middle of our storms and terrors, Jesus passes close by us to check on us. He is waiting for us to acknowledge […]

Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."—Mark 6:31Thoughts on Today's Verse..."Come away." We do need to withdraw — not once in a while, but often, even daily! Incredibly, Jesus invites his disciples (Today, that's us!) to withdraw with him to a […]

On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture said, streams of living water will flow from within him." —John 7:37-38Thoughts on Today's Verse...Streams of water — living water for dry hopes, cool water for parched hearts, refreshing water for those tired and weary. […]

You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.—Psalm 68:9Thoughts on Today's Verse...Whether spiritual or physical, dryness is sapping to the spirit and wilting to all living things. Let's join our hearts together today, ten of thousands strong,* praying that God will do two things: That God will bring rain and refreshment on those lands that are parched and where times are hard. That God will refresh all […]

Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?—Proverbs 6:28Thoughts on Today's Verse...I don't know where you are, but this time of year, it's really hot where we live. You don't have to worry about hot coals; try the sidewalk! But this reminder about scorching coals is good for us all. We get to feeling so strong inside spiritually we slack off our spiritual focus with Jesus. […]