Psalm 34:13-14“Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.“ Today’s scriptures are answers to the question that David asks in Psalm 34:12 “Who wants to live a good life?”. The Bible teaches us that sincere obedience to God, seeking His will […]
Psalm 107:9“For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.“ David wrote Psalm 107 as a prayer of thanksgiving to God. Psalm 107:9 talks about a longing soul and a hungry soul. In a spiritual sense, the word “longing” or “yearning” can describe a strong desire to return to one’s origin […]
James 1:4“But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.“ James 1 begins with a challenging command for us. We are advised to be joyful in the face of the trials. Trials help us to develop a deeper trust in God. It is in trials our reliance on […]
2 Corinthians 2:14“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.“ Paul expresses his thanks to God for the victory in Troas through divinely blessed opportunity to spread the Gospel of Christ. Like Paul, we too are the instruments […]
Psalm 7:17 “I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.“ We thank God for blessings received: our families and friends, the beauty of creation, material possessions, and circumstances that have turned out well. But in Psalm 7:17, David demonstrates a different kind […]
Psalm 127:2 NKJV “It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.” Busyness seems to be a badge that everyone wears nowadays. The morning rush to get out the door on time, the work that fills our day, […]
Colossians 4:2 NKJV “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.” The Amplified Bible details today’s verse as: “Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving.” Let’s unpack the essential characteristics of prayer that this verse outlines. Persistence: Keep praying until you […]
Psalm 112:6-7 NKJV “Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” Psalm 112 talks about the blessings laid in store for the righteous ones who fear the Lord. In today’s passage we see numerous […]
1 Peter 3:13 NKJV “Who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?” What is good? The world might consider good and evil to be subjective but the Bible says otherwise. In Mark 10:18, Jesus says, “No one is good—except God alone”. It stands to reason that everything that […]
Deuteronomy 5:33 NKJV “You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God commanded you, that you may live and it may be well with you, and you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.” In today’s verse, we see Moses reiterating a command and its associated promises for […]
