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I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. —Psalm 34:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... One way to keep our life on track and our hearts surrendered to the will and work of God is to praise our glorious LORD continually. Let's put our praise for God on...

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. —Matthew 10:38-39 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus wants us to seriously look into our hearts and surrender...

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. —Psalm 119:133 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God's word is a light to our dark path in a morally uncertain world. It must be our standard for right and wrong, righteousness and evil. As God's will and Word have...

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. —Proverbs 10:32 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... How many times have you said just the "wrong" thing? For me, it is more often than I would like to recall. Jesus words on this topic are...

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. —Psalm 23:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God is our Shepherd. Our destiny is tied to his goodness and mercy which he longs to shower upon us until he brings us home to...

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. —Psalm 23:5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While the enemy of the righteous may flourish for a season, God will lavish his love and show his favor on the righteous. As...

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. —Proverbs 10:24 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The wicked fear the triumph of goodness, holiness, and righteousness. They fear not being in control. They fear death overtaking them. The...

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. —Luke 9:23 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Offering ourselves to God isn't easy because it means we must first die to our own selfish will. Like Jesus did in the Garden...

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and...

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. —John 14:21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Love is much more than a feeling or an attitude: love is an action...

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. —Romans 8:23 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The Holy Spirit, who lives in us, is our guarantee of a...

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. —Romans 8:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Eagerly waits! Don't you just love that idea! Sounds like an oxymoron. It's not. Think of a groom waiting for his bride to come down the aisle. Imagine...

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. —Matthew 18:20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When are friends more than friends? When they gather in the name of Jesus and he meets with them there. My Prayer... Father, thank you for sending your...

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. —Psalm 23:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Death is the ultimate profanity in today's world. We don't like to think about it, much less talk...

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. —Romans 6:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This matching verse to Romans 6:1-2, is the great reminder that sin is no longer our master and no longer our choice. We choose to live for God with every...

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. —Titus 2:13-14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We...

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world... —Titus 2:11-12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Grace is not about excuses for our sins...

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. —Romans 6:11-12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... If we have been cleansed from...

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, "Abba, Father." —Romans 8:14-15 NLT Key Thought "She wanted a mother. She...

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. —Proverbs 10:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Tell the truth the first time and then you won't have to remember what you said." That's a quote attributed to the famous Speaker of the House (U.S.A...