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O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. —Psalm 95:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Joy knows no better explanation than laughter and song...

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. —Proverbs 29:25 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Fear is such a paralyzing emotion. It robs us vitality, decision making ability, and strength. Courage helps us step out of fear's paralysis and turn its...

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. —Philippians 2:3-4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Do you remember one of the earliest...

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. —Psalm 121:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... In a world of startling beauty and a universe of dazzling diversity, our hearts are to be drawn back to the One who...

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. —Psalm 42:8 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I have always loved music. To this day, songs help unlock the part of me that is most yielded to God...

And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God... "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he...

For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. —Isaiah 33:22 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When we think about God's being our judge, we normally think of falling into judgment. Isaiah reminds us that God's being our judge means that he will...

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. —Leviticus 19:18 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Hanging on to bitterness and keeping alive grudges is consuming work. It leaves little energy for...

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, —Ephesians 5:25-26 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... For husbands, there is sacrificial love in our purpose and purpose in...

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. —1 Thessalonians 5:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While Paul's exhortation here is excellent, it is the style of the exhortation we should especially notice. We live in an age where we are constantly...

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. —Colossians 4:5-6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... There are no random acts of kindness, only intentional acts given...

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. —Hebrews 12:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "He drives where he looks, he drives where he...

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. —Romans 8:28 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God is in our lives. He is at work right now, undoing Satan's destructive messes and leading us to places he wants us...

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. —Proverbs 21:21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Isn't it funny that when we set off to find happiness or joy or significance or meaning, we seldom find it. Instead, when we offer to serve others and...

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. —James 1:5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Wisdom is that elusive quality we respect in others and find so difficult to develop in ourselves. Yet God promises it...

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. —Galatians 5:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... I don't want you to think about an orange rhinoceros flying with blue wings. Now quit. I don't want you to think about it anymore. You know there is no such...

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...

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. —John 4:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Water! That precious gift for the tired and thirsty. Water! That...

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God... —Philippians 2:5-6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus did not hang on to his heavenly glory, but surrendered it to save us. Now he asks us to follow his...