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Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. —Ephesians 3:20-21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Of all the names...

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. —Psalm 138:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... For Christians, God's temple is one of two related things: either the Christian's body (1...

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. —Psalm 18:30 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God is a shield whose Word can be trusted. His way is not only true, but it is also life-giving. But, we must take refuge in him if...

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. —Matthew 24:35 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What do you have that will last? Not much — the love you have for God and his children, the praise you offer him, and the Word he has spoken to us through his Spirit, the...

And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. —Isaiah 12:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... It is wrong to think God's love for the nations began only with Jesus and the Great Commission...

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. —Psalm 33:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What is the god of our culture and our nation? Certainly our God is the LORD, Yahweh, King of Israel and Redeemer of the lost. He is King of...

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. —Proverbs 14:34 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Wow, what an indictment. When we vote our pocketbook more than character and when we excuse the indiscretions, infidelities, and illegalities in the leaders of both...

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. —Jeremiah 17:9-10 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus told us that what...

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. —Romans 12:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Pride does go before a...

And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. —Zechariah 14:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Jesus taught us to pray for the day that the LORD would be The recognized King over all the...

The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. —Psalm 138:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God has a purpose and plan for each of our lives. The greatest thing we can do is to find that purpose and live it...

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. —2 Peter 3:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Maranatha — O Lord come! This cry of the early church...

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. —Matthew 16:25 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The key to life is letting go of ourselves and welcoming Jesus and his will into our lives. Please don't forget to relinquish your life...

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. —Leviticus 19:18 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Hanging on to bitterness and keeping alive grudges is consuming work. It leaves little energy for...

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. —Jeremiah 23:24 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... There is no hiding from God, but for those who willingly and joyously seek him, there is comfort, power, and hope...

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. —2 Thessalonians 3:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... It's amazing to me how Satan knows our "silver bullet sins" — those sins that can especially wound and disable us from the work of Christ. Commit in your heart to...

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. —Isaiah 40:31 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... It is easy for us to live victoriously for the Lord when we soar on the...

The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. —Psalm 121:7-8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Our lives are not lived out on our own, alone. The Lord is with us...

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. —Psalm 91:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... How good it is to be as close to God as his shadow and to share in the comfort of his sheltering presence. He is not far if our hearts choose to...

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? —Mark 8:36 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We chase after so many different things. Only one thing is needful. Having a fist full of dollars, a great estate, and lots of prestige doesn't mean a whole...