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We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers. —1 Thessalonians 1:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Why is it so hard to share with others that we have thanked God for bringing them into our lives? God let his Son, Jesus, know his love, approval, and...

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Paul gives the Philippians this promise only after he has emphasized to them that he had found the Lord's grace sufficient in good times and tough...

Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. —Psalm 10:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We are part of a profoundly broken world filled with wounded people. On days when a person around us — or the person inside us — suffers pain and unbearable anguish, we can easily...

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. —James 1:27 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Yesterday James reminded us how important our "talk" is. Today he reminds us...

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. —James 1:26 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "It's no big deal!" That's the whine of a believer rationalizing vulgar, inappropriate, or hurtful speech. However...

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. —Psalm 10:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Just as God saw the plight of the Israelites in Egypt and heard their cries, and...

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. —Acts 2:41 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Wow! Wouldn't it have been great to see 3,000 people baptized and added to God's people today? Those who accepted...

But godliness with contentment is great gain. —1 Timothy 6:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What determines our financial worth? Do we compute it in terms of dollars, possessions, real estate, or investments? Paul reminded Timothy that ultimate gain, the gain of incalculable value, is...

Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. —Psalm 146:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Hallelujah!" This is a hallelujah Psalm! "Praise the LORD" is our translation for "Hallelujah!" but...

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. —Psalm 46:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God promised to be our refuge and strength. Our challenge is...

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. —Galatians 6:10 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We are to be people who do good deeds! When God gives us the opportunity, let's take it and do good to others! Unlike those...

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. —Psalm 145:3-4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What we know about God is confined to our tiny brains, our limited...

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. —Amos 5:24 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While many attribute this quote to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it was originally uttered by Amos, God's spokesman, over 2600 years earlier than Dr. King quoted it. God...

The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. —Psalm 103:6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... There are times in our world history when this promise of God seems like a mirage in the face of brutal governments, racial hatred, and human injustice. But over time...

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. —Philippians 4:4-5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Because the Lord is near, we can rejoice and treat others with gentleness. He is near because he lives in us through his...

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. —Psalm 145:1-2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The way we praise God forever and honor our pledge to give him glory for all the days of...

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. —Romans 13:7 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Wouldn't it be nice for God to let us off the hook at tax time? But he calls us to live his character in our...

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. —James 4:14-15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "If the Lord wills!" Do you do short-term and long-range planning? I do. But my planning...

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. —Psalm 144:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Time is so precious — time with our families, children, parents, friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ. How do you invest your time? Where do you invest it? You know, our...

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. —Amos 5:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While we rightfully teach our children that we must not hate others, we also must teach them to...