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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 they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. —Revelation 5:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Worthy! What a...

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...

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished...

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...

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. —Acts 2:36 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... More than titles, these two names of Jesus are the pillars around which we can build our lives in God's Kingdom...

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...

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...

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. —Acts 4:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While many substitute Messiahs have been offered, only the True Messiah saves. While we often live for many lords, only...

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. —Psalm 103:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Now that's a long way — from the sun's rising to the sun's setting, that's how far God has removed our sins. But the keyword is removed. When we sin and...

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. —Romans 15:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While we may be flawed and imperfect, Paul reminds us of how important, competent, and useful...

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ? —Isaiah 2:22 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... How often have you been disappointed by someone you voted for? How many friends have betrayed you? Have you ever been abandoned by a loved one? How many...

O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. —Psalm 95:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... So much of what we get excited about today is merely a fleeting victory, a vicarious sporting thrill, or personality worship. We have something to sing...