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But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. —Galatians 4:4-5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God waited till history reached his appointed time...

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. —Isaiah 7:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God is interested in us personally. So much so, that he personally gives us this sign. Because of Matthew's...

The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken. —Deuteronomy 18:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus is that prophet like Moses. He has come and taught us God's truth. He has taught us with his words...

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. —John 15:5,8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We take on Jesus'...

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. —John 14:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I don't want to be any more exclusive than Jesus. But I do want to hear his voice. He calls me to find the way to the Father through him. I must...

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: —John 11:25 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This is the most important question you will ever answer. Do you really believe this? Do you believe that when you died...

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. —John 10:14-15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The goal of our walk with Jesus is to come to know him as our shepherd just as...

Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. By me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more...

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. —John 8:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Darkness is more than a symbol, it is a pervasive way of living and viewing the world...

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. —John 6:35 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We crave food at regular intervals during the day. During this holiday season food occupies our thoughts and...

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. —Hebrews 1:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God is a...

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. —John 1:1-2 and 14 (KJV)...

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what...

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever. —Psalm 136:1 and 26 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Our thankgiving arises from the nature of God and his glory and goodness. The steadfast...

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. —Colossians 3:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We sing when we are happy. We sing when we are...

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: —Hebrews 12:28 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We are receiving the triumphant and glorious victory of God in his Kingdom. We will join with the...

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. —Colossians 3:17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Everything! All! No matter what we say, no matter what we do, it is to be offered as a gift of thanks to God with Jesus'...

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. —Colossians 2:6-7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Some things you don't change, swap, or update. In...

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. —Psalm 100:4-5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Worship is always about entering —...

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. —Colossians 3:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Peace — that elusive state of grace that incorporates all of life's well-being. Because of Jesus, we have true shalom — wellness...