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Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. —Proverbs 20:22 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Revenge is Satan's way of destroying both the innocent and the offender. Once vengeance becomes the motivation, the wounded party can suddenly be swept up in...

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. —Psalm 69:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What a beautiful prayer for any Christian! In a world that is so self-absorbed, isn't it...

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled. —Colossians 1:21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... So many people reject God because of the things they do not want to give up to honor and obey him. They may couch it in an...

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. —Psalm 46:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Our challenge is trusting that amid our lives, those...

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. —Proverbs 8:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When we have a deep and reverential respect for our holy God, we will love what God loves and hate what he hates. We need to...

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. —Colossians 1:19-20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... How...

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. —1 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Why would Jesus do it? How did he...

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. —Psalm 71:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Our mouths can be filled with food, profanities, and gossip. Or we can choose for our mouths to be filled with praise for God and his loving grace. We can talk about many...

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. —Colossians 1:18 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus is the living leader and head of his church. No person can rightfully fill this role. No...

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil. —Hebrews 2:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Did you know that Jesus is not only our...

Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. —Psalm 80:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This passage makes me want to cry out to God: "Please restore us, God! Restore us, your people, O God, for we have lost their sense of wonder! Restore our old...

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. —Colossians 1:17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Before the beginning, there was God! Before there was an earth, universe, or nature, there was Jesus! The Spirit was present before any created thing was made. God will exist after...

Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. —Psalm 86:6-7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Sometimes there are no immediate answers. We have prayed, cried, tried, gone sleepless, and...

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience... —1 Peter 3:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Having Jesus as our Lord does not mean we...

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... One of my most complex challenges as a parent is knowing that I can't...

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him. —Colossians 1:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Jesus is Lord!" This...

My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. —Isaiah 51:5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God's promises stand through the ages. He has fulfilled them in many different ways. He...

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. —1 John 5:20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus came to reveal God to us...

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. —Proverbs 19:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Maybe one of the most important things we can do to grow in spiritual maturity is to become passionate about the right things. We can get...

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. —Colossians 1:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... If we had been alive when Jesus worked in the carpentry shop in Nazareth or walked along the Sea of Galilee near Capernaum, we could have seen him and said, "There goes...