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Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. —1 Peter 1:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When Jesus came the first time, he came to reveal God (John 1:18). As wonderful, powerful...

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. —Isaiah 1:16-17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Do you find it easy to replace service to...

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? —Micah 6:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God's desires for us are not hard to discern. He wants to bless us with salvation. The...

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... In a world which has no absolutes, in a...

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. —Psalms 90:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... So often we look up and time has passed us by. The things we promised ourselves we'd accomplish and the deeds we told others we'd do get left undone. Before we know it...

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. —2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We all like "do-overs" or second chances. God does much better than that! He allows us to become new again. Being the...

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. —John 3:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Fast away the old year passes..." But we can be new and fresh and clean (cf. 2 Cor. 4:17). Kingdom people are those...

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name... —John 1:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Isn't it incredible that we are called children of God!? But that is exactly what we are! (cf. 1 John 3:1-3) We are God's...

He came unto his own, and his own received him not. —John 1:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus came to his own things — the world he had created and the land he had promised his people — and his very own people didn't receive him. Sometimes we are blinded by our desires and dreams...

No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. —John 1:18 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus is God's greatest message. He not only proclaims and declares God's love, mercy, and grace, he has made it known. Only Jesus...

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. —Luke 2:20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Can you imagine the shepherds returning to their flocks after the night they had? They had seen God's glory. They...

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. —Luke 2:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... There is only one proper response for God's gift of Jesus — our praise and adoration. God's love, grace, favor, blessing, forgiveness, mercy, and salvation come to us through...

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. —Luke 2:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Look at all this verse tells us. Jesus is a descendant of David, the eternal king of promise. He is Savior of all peoples. He is Christ, the Messiah, the...

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. —Luke 2:10 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Don't be afraid! What can cast away all fear in the presence of God's glorious messengers? The joy of knowing that God has...

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. —Luke 2:6-7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's...

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. —Luke 2:4-5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse...

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. ... And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added...

Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. —Acts 13:38-39 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Law...

Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. —Psalm 80:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... In the days of Jesus' birth, there was a group of devout and lowly people who still looked for God's redemption. They knew that salvation could not, and would...

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. —Proverbs 31:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "No room in the inn!" "Placed him in a manger!" So often we play favorites with the rich, beautiful, powerful, and prestigous. Isn't it interesting that God revealed...