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If you have ever stood at the grave side of a loved one, this thought probably crossed your mind, too — "if you had only been here, Lord..."! Where is Jesus when we hurt? Why couldn't he be here to help us? There are a couple of crucial answers to remember. Jesus is with us in our moments of loss and grief. The Church is Jesus' Body and every act […]

The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.— Proverbs 11:20 Now you can listen to Today's Verse on iTunes, Spotify, Echo devices, and more! Thoughts on Today's Verse... Blameless? We can't make a claim to be blameless in our own achievements so how will the Lord delight in me? We are blameless because of Jesus' perfect sacrifice. God has forgiven and […]

Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.— Deuteronomy 11:19Moses gives us three crucial messages about God's commandments that were given to Moses for the people of God. As parents, it is our responsibility to teach God's commandments to our children — not the responsibility of the government, schools, […]

When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, "So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life."— Acts 11:18 Now you can listen to Today's Verse on iTunes, Spotify, Echo devices, and more! Thoughts on Today's Verse... Breaking through racial and cultural barriers is never easy, but this was the challenge early church leaders faced when the Holy Spirit led Peter to share […]

About This Devotional Today's Verse is a free daily devotional that includes a Bible verse, thought and prayer. The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. Source link

Instead, they were longing for a better country — a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.— Hebrews 11:16 Now you can listen to Today's Verse on iTunes, Spotify, Echo devices, and more! Thoughts on Today's Verse... Hebrews 11:1-40 is full of reminders of the great heroes of faith from long ago. Many of them risked everything. […]

As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.— Joshua 11:15 Now you can listen to Today's Verse on iTunes, Spotify, Echo devices, and more! Thoughts on Today's Verse... Joshua is one of my favorite Bible heroes. He was a great servant to Moses. He refused to be swayed by his peers or […]

And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. — 2 Corinthians 11:14 Now you can listen to Today's Verse on iTunes, Spotify, Echo devices, and more! Thoughts on Today's Verse... While we wait for God's great victory for us to be fully realized, we also need to know that we are in a very intense battle. Our most brutal struggles are not with flesh and blood […]

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. — Hebrews 11:13 Now you can listen to Today's Verse on iTunes, Spotify, Echo devices, and more! Thoughts on Today's Verse... I'm not good at waiting for much of anything. I'm […]