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But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. —Matthew 9:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Why did Jesus associate with sinners? Because we need him to associate with us! What's the most crucial part of that truth: Jesus'...

But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. —Luke 9:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I love the way Jesus gets his disciples' attention. "You feed them, boys!" Of...

Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel. —1 Corinthians 9:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... One of the great tragedies of our modern world is that while some who preach and teach the gospel are charlatans and cheats, the vast majority of...

But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void. —1 Corinthians 9:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Paul was careful not to take support from the...

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. —Genesis 9:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I don't know about you, but I'm a very visual person. I truly...

[Moses reminds the Israelites of his reaction to seeing the golden calf by saying] "And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes." —Deuteronomy 9:17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Anger, frustration, disappointment, and loss of...

[Moses reminds the Israelites of his reaction to seeing the golden calf by saying] "And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes." —Deuteronomy 9:17 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Anger, frustration, disappointment, and loss of...

But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. —Luke 9:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I love the way Jesus gets his disciples' attention. "You feed them, boys!" Of...

Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. —2 Corinthians 9:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Why does God bless us with riches? So we can share those riches generously with those in need and so we can bring thanksgiving to God. My...

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. —John 9:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Let's ask God to help us view people through the eyes of Jesus so that we will see them as people in whom the work of God...

I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. —Psalm 9:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The words of Jessie Brown Pound's old hymn say it best: "If the light of his presence has brightened your way, O will you not tell it today?" Prayerfully...

And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. —Mark 8:29 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The sweetest confession we will ever make is this: I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and I want him to be Lord of my...

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. —Romans 8:18 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Life is pain... Anyone who says differently is selling you something." This line from the movie "Princess Bride"...

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. —Romans 8:13-14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Living a life of purity is a daily battle, an...

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... After stumbling around in the dark watering my yard last night, I was overjoyed to find a...

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. —John 8:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When we find it easy to identify the sin of others, God wants us to be reminded of how important it...

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. —2 Corinthians 8:5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Paul was surprised at the Macedonians' generosity to the Lord's work for two reasons. First, they were very impoverished and...

Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. —Acts 8:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When someone tries to stomp out the flame of dry broom weed, the sparks fly upward and ride upon the wind, spreading the flame far and wide. As Satan tried to use...

...for the fashion of this world passeth away. —1 Corinthians 7:31 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This often repeated theme in the New Testament and from the lips of Jesus should be the great reminder that we shouldn't spend our lives working for what is temporary. My Prayer... Lord...

"Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence." —Ezekiel 7:23 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God hates it when the innocent are afflicted with violence and bloodshed. He hates evil and political corruption. He hates courts that are false and...