scripture quotations

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. —Psalm 34:12-13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God reminds us that our words and the way we use our speech greatly impact the quality of life we...

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. —Psalm 34:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Is there any greater definition of what a parent's role is than this? Let's make sure that in the swirling demands and involvements of our lives we do not forget the MAIN...

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. —Psalm 34:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Some aspects of faith are indescriblable: they can only be experienced and known by doing them. Taste the Lord. Sample his goodness. Lean on his grace. Take refuge in...

The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. —Psalm 34:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I don't see him, but I know he's there! The same angel of the Lord who destroyed Israel's enemies is now fighting to win the spiritual battle that rages around...

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. —Psalm 34:5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We are like the moon; the glory we show is the reflection of the greater life in our lives that does not originate in us but is a blessing to others through us. Look to...

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. —Psalm 34:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Have you sought the LORD lately? Many of us made a commitment to turn all of our lives over to him last week; how have you done at that commitment? God promises wisdom to...

My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. —Psalm 34:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We have no basis to boast in our own might. We can't preserve our life. We can't topple kingdoms. We can't see the edge of the heavens. We can't determine the...

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. —Psalm 119:30 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Yesterday we made a commitment to follow the Lord Jesus whole-heartedly. Let's not forget it and slip back into old habits and bad patterns. Let's choose the way of truth...

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. —Matthew 10:38-39 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus wants us to seriously look into our hearts and surrender...

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. —Psalm 119:133 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God's word is a light to our dark path in a morally uncertain world. It must be our standard for right and wrong, righteousness and evil. As God's will and Word have...

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. —Psalm 23:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God is our Shepherd. Our destiny is tied to his goodness and mercy which he longs to shower upon us until he brings us home to...

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. —Proverbs 10:24 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The wicked fear the triumph of goodness, holiness, and righteousness. They fear not being in control. They fear death overtaking them. The...

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. —Luke 9:23 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Offering ourselves to God isn't easy because it means we must first die to our own selfish will. Like Jesus did in the Garden...

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and...

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. —John 14:21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Love is much more than a feeling or an attitude: love is an action...

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. —Romans 8:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Eagerly waits! Don't you just love that idea! Sounds like an oxymoron. It's not. Think of a groom waiting for his bride to come down the aisle. Imagine...

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! —Proverbs 16:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What are the greatest riches in life? Well surely they are not silver and gold. Of infinitely greater value is wisdom, which helps us...

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. —Romans 6:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This matching verse to Romans 6:1-2, is the great reminder that sin is no longer our master and no longer our choice. We choose to live for God with every...

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. —Romans 6:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... As we called on Jesus name in baptism and trusted him to be our Savior, we died to sin. In this death, we die to dying and pass from death to life because...

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. —Titus 2:13-14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We...