tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:35:05 +0000http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)Blogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-6568424940254774431Fri, 03 Jun 2016 09:54:00 +00002016-06-03T05:54:56.347-04:00&quot;Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 Joshua is the new leader. Moses has died, and he and the people with him have finally reached the Promised Land after a forty-year journey from Egyptian bondage. God speaks directly (audibly) to Joshua. He asks him, "Have I nothttp://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2016/06/be-strong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-3771181037167905170Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:18:00 +00002015-11-10T08:19:00.299-05:00"Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?" Matthew 6:27 Worrying doesn&#39;t change things. A cubit is 18 inches, or approximately 45cm. We cannot, by worrying about a situation, grow in height by a cubit – or, for that matter, by a fraction of that measure – it just won&#39;t work. Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Now it hasn&#39;t turned out so bad, http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2015/11/so-why-do-you-worry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-9178376588478621782Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:49:00 +00002014-10-09T06:49:42.354-04:00&quot;Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.&quot;  Psalm 55:22 We all have a burden of some kind, and we tend to try and carry these by ourselves. In our verse, David, the Psalmist, offers another option - cast the burden on God. The word &quot;cast&quot; means to throw down. Have you been on a hike, carrying a heavy http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2014/10/give-your-heavy-load-to-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-2289838534182716454Sat, 19 Jul 2014 12:01:00 +00002014-07-19T08:01:10.690-04:00&quot;Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.&quot; Matthew 13:44 In today&#39;s verse, Jesus uses the illustration of treasure, hidden in a field. He speaks about a man finding this treasure, and hiding it. Then the man goes and sells all that he has, in http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-kingdom-of-heaven-is-like-treasure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-6578826273063053684Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:06:00 +00002013-07-25T11:06:32.404-04:00 &quot;But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.&quot; Job 23:10 Job makes another triumphant declaration (a previous one is found in 19:25, 26) in today&#39;s verse. It comes in two parts: He knows ... When you are overwhelmed, remember, He knows. All the details of your life are open to God, who sees everything. He knows the path on which http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2013/07/i-shall-come-forth-as-gold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-1562868705859419623Tue, 28 May 2013 15:50:00 +00002013-05-28T11:50:33.089-04:00&quot;So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.&quot; Joel 2:25 This verse speaks of restoration. God&#39;s people, in Joel&#39;s day, had turned away from serving Him. Other attractions had filled their lives. God punished them for their unfaithfulness,http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2013/05/i-will-restore-to-you-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-2728396012978583894Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:58:00 +00002013-03-07T09:58:58.745-05:00 Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" Luke 18:39 Our verse comes from the story of a blind beggar, who lived near Jericho, and sat by the roadside begging. You can read the story in verses 35 – 43. In Mark&#39;s gospel, the blind man is identified as Bartimaeus (see Mark 10:46). He really had no http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2013/03/but-he-cried-out-all-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-2425756882709393922Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:03:00 +00002012-06-06T15:03:27.170-04:00 &quot;Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3: 13, 14 Paul is talking about arriving at a goal. The goal is to be like Jesus; to have a righteousness that comes http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2012/06/reaching-goal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-7591921239974687596Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:30:00 +00002012-04-20T15:30:50.433-04:00"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."  John 3:17 Most of us can recite John 3:16, which tells of God&#39;s incredible love for the people of Earth and the gift of His Son, but verse 17 offers a large measure of hope also. Jesus didn&#39;t come to this earth to condemn people – God sent His Son on a mission - to seek and http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2012/04/jesus-came-to-seek-and-to-save.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-5221381850307134620Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:57:00 +00002011-10-12T05:57:22.153-04:00 &quot;Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 Joshua is the new leader. Moses has died, and he and the people with him have finally reached the Promised Land after a forty-year journey from Egyptian bondage. God speaks directly (audibly) to Joshua. He asks him, "Have I not been http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2011/10/god-is-with-you-wherever-you-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-197180800629628124Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:59:00 +00002011-09-21T21:02:25.859-04:00 &quot;But at evening time it shall happen that it will be light." Zechariah 14:7 If we read the verse in its context, we discover that the prophet is speaking about the day of the LORD – when Jesus returns at His Second Coming. He says that on that day there will be no light – the lights grow dim and there will be darkness, "but at evening time it shall happen that it will be light." Christ http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2011/09/at-evening-it-will-be-light.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-1127528722142461307Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:27:00 +00002011-07-19T12:27:54.479-04:00 &quot;The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." John 10:10 In today&#39;s text we see the contrast between the thief and the Lifegiver. Jesus talks about the thief – Satan – whose purpose is to steal peace and happiness from the people of earth, to spread death across the planet and tohttp://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-abundant-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-2717420051469476720Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:38:00 +00002011-04-25T11:53:14.834-04:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-will-you-do-with-jesus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-3991372102821103092Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:54:00 +00002010-11-22T10:54:28.651-05:00 &quot;Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift." 2 Corinthians 9:15   It is a good thing for us to stop a while and count our blessings. When we do so, we notice how blessed we are, and this generates a natural response of thankfulness. But we are not only thankful for material blessings – we are also thankful for God's saving grace, without which, we would be nothing. Paul tells us, in http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/11/give-thanks-to-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-4061122477258208325Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:26:00 +00002010-10-22T09:26:55.485-04:00 &quot;Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3: 5 &amp; 6　 To trust in another is difficult for us humans. We tend to follow our own path. We feel secure with our own reasoning. Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, advises us to trust in the LORD. The LORD, when written in the http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/10/trust-in-god-with-your-entire-heart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-628110472169289362Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:52:00 +00002010-10-06T10:52:09.889-04:00 &quot;God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea." Psalm 46:1, 2. When the troubles of life come upon us, and we need a place in which to take refuge, the Psalmist makes the positive statement that God is a safe place of shelter, and He is our strength. In http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/10/god-is-our-shelter-and-strength.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-3169186535522953685Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:37:00 +00002010-09-10T07:37:05.348-04:00 "Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far the LORD has helped us." 1 Samuel 7:12 Our verse today comes at the end of a great victory for Israel over the Philistines. There was fear in the ranks of the Israelites (verse 7), when they heard that the armies of Philistia were gathered to attack them. They begged the prophet http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/09/god-is-there-for-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-8272255368878731947Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:17:00 +00002010-08-13T08:17:35.887-04:00 &quot;And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found in heaven for them any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." Revelation 12:7-9http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/08/war-in-heaven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-2001203027736274282Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:47:00 +00002010-07-14T07:47:32.493-04:00 &quot;He gives power to the faint and to them that have no might He increases strength." Isaiah 40:29 Today's verse is part of the prophet's anthem of praise illustrating God's power and might, found in verses 25 through 31. Read it and discover how great our God is! Have you ever felt like the task is greater than the strength available? Then today's verse is for you! The words " the faint" in http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/07/god-supplies-strength-for-weary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-2801415928203353991Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:07:00 +00002010-06-16T08:07:27.946-04:00 &quot;But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.&quot; Isaiah 53:5 In this verse, the prophet Isaiah foretells the suffering of Jesus, the "Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." (Revelation 13:8) John the Baptist introduced Jesus as "the Lamb of God who takes away the sin ofhttp://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/06/christ-suffered-so-that-we-can-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-6325004359060809386Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:32:00 +00002010-04-09T07:32:30.662-04:00 &quot;Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?" Matthew 6:25 Jesus, in His sermon on the mountain, tells us not to worry about our life - food, drink and clothing. He goes on to say that the birds are fed daily by our Father in heaven. He http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/04/do-not-worry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-1817444176246753219Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:13:00 +00002010-03-16T09:13:58.685-04:00 &quot;For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God …" Job 19:25, 26 Job's triumphant declaration (in the midst of incredible pain and suffering), as he looked forward to Christ's sacrifice, is ours also, as we look back at Calvary: I know that the One who gave His life for me is alive. http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-know-that-my-redeemer-lives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-6549267224107326839Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:37:00 +00002010-02-11T07:37:56.895-05:00 &quot;The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore." Psalm 121:8 We noticed, in verse 7, that "preserve" means to hedge about, as with thorns. Verse 8 uses the same Hebrew word, and mentions two occasions of protection: when you go out, and when you come in. What do the seven words, "your going out and your coming in", mean? In the http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/02/god-protects-you-each-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-3773933728100447264Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:03:00 +00002010-01-16T06:03:17.045-05:00 &quot;The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul." Psalm 121:7　 As we have seen in verse 2, the LORD is the Creator of heaven and earth. The LORD (when written in the Bible in upper-case letters) is the self-Existent, Eternal God, Jehovah. He depends on no-one else; we, on the other hand, depend on Him for every breath we take. He is all-powerful; He is our Refuge andhttp://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2010/01/god-is-our-protector.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523780687842804545.post-1981033089431950942Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:19:00 +00002009-12-24T06:19:31.593-05:00 &quot;Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.&quot; Ps 20:7 The Psalmist is saying how some people put their trust in the weapons of war to get them through the battle. He, on the other hand, has learned that the name of the LORD is a stronger force than man's weapons. He has learned by experience to trust God, who gets him through life's http://theversefortoday.blogspot.com/2009/12/god-is-there-for-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bible Blog)0