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Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more...

But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. —Luke 9:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I love the way Jesus gets his disciples' attention. "You feed them, boys!" Of...

[Jesus continued talking about hypocritical religious teachers:] "Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be more severely punished." —Mark 12:40 NLT Key Thought In the previous verses...

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. —Matthew 9:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Why did Jesus associate with sinners? Because we need him to associate with us! What's the most crucial part of that truth: Jesus'...

Jesus also taught: "Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets." —Mark 12:38-39 NLT Key...

Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. —2 Corinthians 9:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Why does God bless us with riches? So we can share those riches generously with those in need and so we can bring thanksgiving to God. My...

Later, as Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, he asked, "Why do the teachers of religious law claim that the Messiah is the son of David? For David himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand...

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. —Proverbs 9:10 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... There are many fields of academic pursuit that are noble and beneficial, but true wisdom and the highest understanding can be found in only one...

Realizing how much the man [who had asked about the greatest commandment] understood, Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions. —Mark 12:34 NLT Key Thought Despite the hostile environment in which Jesus faced the...

Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. —Ezekiel 9:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... In times of evil...

[After Jesus answered that the greatest commandments are to love God and love others, the] teacher of religious law replied, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other. And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my...

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work... —2 Corinthians 9:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What a powerful promise! If we are willing to generously share with others in the name of Jesus as...

[Jesus continued,] "The second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these." —Mark 12:31 NLT Key Thought In the previous verses (Mark 12:29-30), Jesus says that the greatest commandment is for us to love God. Now he says that the second...

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. —Mark 9:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Who are you listening to in your life? We can hear all sorts of different voices, but we can follow only one. So who are you...

Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: 'Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.'" —Mark 12:29-30 NLT Key Thought The essence of our response...

Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. —Nehemiah 9:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's...

One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate [between Jesus and the Jewish leaders]. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" —Mark 12:28 NLT Key Thought An honest seeker overhears the...

Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. —Nehemiah 9:5b (KJV) Thoughts 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...

[Replying to the Sadducees, Jesus continued,] "But now, as to whether the dead will be raised — haven't you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of...

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest ... —Acts 9:4-5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When Paul teaches that the Church is the Body of Christ...