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Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: —1 Peter 3:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Unity and harmony are no accident! They happen because of intention and submission. But more than just states of being, they are...

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. —Philippians 4:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Joy is found in the Lord, not in things. Joy is found in knowing that he always accompanies, sustains, helps, protects, and upholds me. How can I not rejoice? God loves me so much that he...

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. —Psalm 121:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... In a world of startling beauty and a universe of dazzling diversity, our hearts are to be drawn back to the One who...

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. —Isaiah 46:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God will not forget us when we're in trouble or when we are old. We may outlive our friends and be...

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. —Titus 2:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Worthy of respect! What a goal for our lives whether we are men or women! Don't you want your life to reflect the character of God because our faith expresses...

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. —Psalm 143:10 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We want the Spirit to be at work in us to make us like Jesus. For this to happen, we must open our hearts to the will of God. There are no...

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: —Colossians 1:28 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Our goal as Christians is not to obey some law, to adhere to some set of rules, or even be followers of some...

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. —John 14:23 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... At many Christian funerals, the preacher emphasizes how Jesus has left to make a place...

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I...

Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. —2 Timothy 1:13-14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We live in a world of keys, locks...

Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. —Isaiah 48:17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I sometimes long for the pillar of fire at night and the cloud by day to guide...

The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. —Psalm 119:64 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Sometimes we get so caught up in the wonders of God's creation and the marvelous blessings of his grace we forget to ask him to teach us his truth. Let's not only worship him in...

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. —Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Children don't need to be taught; they need to be trained. Life is not just about intellectual lessons and information. It is about integrating truth...

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, —Psalm 95:6-7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Worship is more than our heart, soul and words...

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. —Galatians 3:28 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Wouldn't it be great if we could tear down all the walls that divide us — racial, social, economic, and...

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. —Isaiah 26:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While it is naive, on one hand, to think that trusting in God makes all of our problems go away — Christians have many of the same problems that...

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. —Romans 12:4-5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... One of the key realities of Christianity is belonging. I belong! I belong to...

I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. —Psalm 116:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Understanding the Lord's love, presence, and nearness should lead us to serve him...

When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. —Psalm 94:18-19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We are amazed at the vastness of God's reach, the awesome breadth of his power, and the glorious sweep of...

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? —Romans 8:32 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... If God gave up his Son to save us, what would he not give up to bless us and keep us! That's Paul's point. In 1...