Daily Verse

For many years you were patient with them. By your Spirit you admonished them through your prophets. Yet they paid no attention, so you handed them over to the neighboring peoples.—Nehemiah 9:30Thoughts on Today's Verse...Nehemiah recognized that the LORD had spoken repeatedly to his people. The faithful prophets spoke as the Holy Spirit of God inspired them. God loved, blessed, and protected his people, yet they often ignored his will […]

"When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the LORD. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the LORD's."—Exodus 9:29Thoughts on Today's Verse...These words of Moses to Pharaoh remind us that when Moses confronted Pharaoh and was met only by the hardness of Pharaoh's heart, God sent the plagues. […]

So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.—Hebrews 9:28Thoughts on Today's Verse...You gotta know it! Jesus IS coming back! Are you ready? Are you waiting? Are you eager? I sure hope you are because our salvation and the LORD's glory await those who […]

I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.—1 Corinthians 9:27Thoughts on Today's Verse..."Practice what you preach!" "I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day." "Put your life where your mouth is!" Each statement has the same goal: following God's will and living under Jesus' Lordship led by […]

"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels."—Luke 9:26Thoughts on Today's Verse...Some of the saddest words a child can hear are these: "I'm so disappointed in you." We don't want the reaction of our LORD and Savior Jesus as we stand before […]

"What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?"—Luke 9:25Thoughts on Today's Verse...I once had a picture in my office of a hearse pulling a U-Haul trailer with the caption, "Who says you can't take it with you?" While it is humorous, it is also wrong: DEAD wrong. And that was the point of the picture! Jesus wants us […]

"Let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD.—Jeremiah 9:24Thoughts on Today's Verse...This passage from Jeremiah reminded God's people of two truths about the LORD's character — truths we should display in our lives, as well: God exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness.God […]

"'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for one who believes."—Mark 9:23Thoughts on Today's Verse...A desperate father came to Jesus with a request for help and said, IF you can, Jesus, please help! IF? IF! Jesus told the desperate father everything is possible for the person who believes. We say we believe that our Father in heaven will act for our best eternal good and the eternal best good […]

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.—1 Corinthians 9:22Thoughts on Today's Verse...Christ left heaven, became one of us, endured the worst from us, and served us to save us. Paul sacrificed everything to share the Gospel with both Jews and Gentiles and be able to save some. What have […]