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Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. —Ephesians 6:24 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What do you have that lasts forever? Not much unless it is connected to the Lord Jesus Christ. So many things we love and pursue are hollow, fleeting, shallow, and...

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. —Psalm 53:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Are you a "God-seeker"? Through much of history, especially when things are going well or in times of great wickedness, God has...

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. —James 1:17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... He doesn't waver! Isn't that comforting? God is consistent and in his consistency, he gives...

O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. —Nehemiah 1:11 (KJV)...

That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. —Joshua 4:24 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The LORD brought the Israelites miraculously through the Jordan River during the flood season because of his...

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. —2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When I pray, I often catch myself...

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. —Ephesians 3:20-21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Sometimes there...

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man. —Ephesians 3:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What is one of the most important things we can do for those we love in the Lord? We can pray for them. But more than...

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. —2 Corinthians 4:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While there are many talented and successful Christians in the world today, they are merely vessels for God's message of grace...

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. —Acts 4:31 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Prayer changes us. Prayer calls on God to change circumstances. Prayer...

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. —1 Peter 2:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Unjust suffering! Ouch, even the sound of those words sends a chill up and down my spine. Such a thing doesn't seem fair or appropriate — and it...

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. —Acts 4:19-20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We can't contain what we've experienced...

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. —2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (KJV) Thoughts on...

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. —Luke 12:11-12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When we need...

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. —1 John 4:18 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While I approach God with reverence and awe because he is the holy and majestic God, I don't have to fear his...

But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. —Hebrews 10:39 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I love this description of God's people that precedes "the faith Hall of Fame" (Hebrews 11). When you look at God's people over the...

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. —Psalm 56:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When all is said and done, there really isn't a whole lot we can trust. Most of us have been hurt at one time or another by a friend who has...

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. —Psalm 139:9-10 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I guess for those who find themselves in places they shouldn't be, the abiding presence of...

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. —Philippians 4:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What's the basis of our happiness? If it's our outward circumstances, we're all in trouble because sooner or later, these aren't going to be too good. Paul said he had learned the...

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. —2 Corinthians 4:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While we joke about growing older, the challenges of aging are tough. We realize our mortality. Our bodies can betray us. We can't...