You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires… —Ephesians 4:22 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… Paul gives us several…

There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD. —Proverbs 21:30 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… No matter how fresh the start nor how great the plans we have made this…

But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. —Luke 12:31 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… As we stand at the end of one year and look over tomorrow into the…

When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people, the gates and the wall. —Nehemiah 12:30 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… Nehemiah had returned to Judea from serving a foreign king who…

“Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.” —Matthew 12:29 Thoughts on Today’s Verse……

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” —Hebrews 12:28-29 Thoughts on…

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. —1 Corinthians 12:27 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… What part of the Body are you? What’s your function? What’s…

Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. —John 12:26 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… We can’t out-serve, out-love, or…

See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from…

I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. —John 12:24 Thoughts on Today’s…

Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. —Luke 12:23 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… In the rush of the holiday season and the grab at getting and giving gifts while eating good…

For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own. —1 Samuel 12:22 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… The great and holy…

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. —Romans 12:21 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… A friend used to remind me that the number one goal in dealing with difficult people or circumstances…

“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.” —1 Samuel 12:20 Thoughts on Today’s Verse……

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. —Proverbs 12:19 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… “Tell the truth the first time, then you won’t have to remember what you said.” This truism…

But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it…

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone…

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. —Romans 12:16 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… “Don’t be conceited!” That’s a…

Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. —Romans 12:15 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… While misery may love company, grief can lead many of us to withdraw and hide. So, let’s remember those…

Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. —1 Corinthians 12:14 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… The human body is an amazing arrangement of parts, members, vital organs, systems, and interdependent…

For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body — whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free — and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. —1 Corinthians 12:13 Thoughts on…

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. —Romans 12:12 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… How can we keep our circumstances from determining our mood? How can we emancipate ourselves from the limitations that…

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. —Romans 12:11 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… Paul is emphatic that Jesus’ disciples must be full of spiritual fervor to serve the LORD…

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. —Romans 12:10 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… I love the old saying, “He who toots his own horn plays in a very small…