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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...

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! —Proverbs 16:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What are the greatest riches in life? Well surely they are not silver and gold. Of infinitely greater value is wisdom, which helps us...

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...

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. —Romans 6:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... As we called on Jesus name in baptism and trusted him to be our Savior, we died to sin. In this death, we die to dying and pass from death to life because...

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...

Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation — but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. —Romans 8:12-13 NIV Key Thought In Romans 7:5...

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. —Joshua 1:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While these words were spoken to Joshua when he took over for Moses, they are also...

But for you who welcome [the Spirit of Christ], in whom [God] dwells — even though you still experience all the limitations of sin — you yourself experience life on God's terms. It stands to reason, doesn't it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your...

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. —Hebrews 4:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What is the...

But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him. Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won't know what we're talking about. —Romans 8:9 MESSAGE Key Thought God's...