scripture quotations

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. —Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jeremiah was telling God's people that 70 years after the devastation, God would deliver and restore them...

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. —Isaiah 61:10 (KJV)...

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Confessing our sins means that we view our sin the same way that God does — the same revulsion and disdain for them. This kind of...

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... Sometimes what we need to do is very simple and plain, isn't it? I need to handle those around...

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you... —Matthew 7:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God wants us to seek his blessings. This is not because he wants to manipulate our lives, but because he longs to bless us and have us know the...

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. —Romans 6:3-4...

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. —Proverbs 16:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The real question behind this promise is very simple: How do I define success for my plans? The answer is very simple as well: bringing glory to God for his grace (see Eph...

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. —Galatians 6:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This is just another way of saying, "Love your neighbor as yourself!" Jesus came to bear our burdens and carry away the stain and pain of our sin. (Read Isaiah 53 for a powerful...

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. —Galatians 5:25 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... It is one thing to talk about being filled with the Spirit; it is quite another to live under the Spirit's control and direction in our life. Paul is reminding us that we must do more...

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. —Proverbs 31:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Christians in every era are called to defend the rights of the weak, speak up for the disenfranchised, and protect the life of those who are vulnerable. This...

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. —Isaiah 40:28-29...

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. —Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This was originally spoken to Jeremiah about the fate of Jerusalem. However, this promise is true in special ways for us as well. God wants us...

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. —Jude 24-25 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Two things...

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. —Ephesians 2:10 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We are not just saved by grace from death, we are saved by grace for God's glory. He has remade us. We are his...

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. —1 Peter 5:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... So often our worries are so heavy because we refuse to put them down. Let's cast our burdens on the Lord. Let's consciously put our future in his hands. Let's trust our worrisome fears to...

The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. —Proverbs 10:29 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What is your source of security, hope, and protection? The way of the Lord is a refuge, a strength, a place of security! Let's make sure we...

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. —Proverbs 3:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Those who are older are not as respected in Western cultures today as they once were and as "the...

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. —Matthew 5:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Darkness dominates our world. Despite appearances, darkness controls so much of what is said and how it is viewed by the world. When someone lives for Christ, they will...

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. —Matthew 5:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus never wanted us to give up our moral...

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. —2 Peter 3:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God wants all people brought to repentance so they can...