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Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. —Galatians 6:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "I didn't know Jesus had a law!" Well, he doesn't have a written one like we find in the Old Testament (2 Corinthians 3). No, his is Spirit-imprinted on our hearts and...

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. —Matthew 6:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Compassion is not for personal glory, just as it is not a private internal emotion. Christian compassion must...

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. —Acts 5:29 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Against a stern warning from the ruling council in Jerusalem, called the Sanhedrin, Peter and the other apostles proclaimed Jesus as Lord. They knew that...

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. —Matthew 5:28 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Living in a sexually supercharged world and facing the prevalence of pornography on the Internet and in today's...

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, "Follow me." —Luke 5:27 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... After capturing the hearts of the crowd, Jesus now calls another disciple, Levi (Matthew). Two things are...

Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. —James 5:20 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When someone wanders from the path of God, let's not take that rebellion frivolously. God has given us...

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. —Mark 5:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This man has been given back his life, ransomed from the power of Satan and...

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. —Matthew 5:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... As Christians, we are not called to isolate ourselves from culture. We are not called to be hermits or monks. Instead, we are to...

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; —1 Thessalonians 5:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What are you doing to bless the lives of your spiritual leaders? Do you pray daily for them? Do you send them notes of...