scripture quotations

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. —Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... So many times Satan seduces us into a flat, 2 dimensional Christianity — going to...

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. —Psalm 86:5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Forgiveness is such a sweet blessing. But God does more than forgive! He cleanses and forgets. His love is not metered out or carefully...

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love. —Ephesians 4:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "You mean I have to put up with that!?" There are those folks in life about whom the saying is true: "They are the grit out of which we are to fashion our...

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. —Mark 9:35 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Last? Nobody likes to be last. We have a hard enough time settling for second place, much less last...

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. —John 4:24 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Genuine worship is a gift. Since God is spirit, since he is holy, we cannot fully approach him without the gift and blessing of his Holy Spirit. As Christians who...

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. —James 4:10 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Humble yourselves. That sounds obscene. At least to the "get ahead at all cost" and "don't look back the competition is...

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. —Galatians 6:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... In a day when intervening in someone's life is no longer politically and...

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. —Matthew 7:7-8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Ask! So often we're afraid to ask...

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. —Galatians 6:7-8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Isn't...

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. —John 8:31-32 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... There are few things more coveted than freedom. People die for it...

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. —1 John 4:20-21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's...

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God...

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then...

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: —Matthew 6:19-20 (KJV)...

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...

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...

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...