“But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” - Joshua 24:15, NIVPerhaps you have a family member who has made poor choices and caused a lot of grief and pain. It may seem as though they will never get better, and you...

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am only a youth. But the Lord said to me, Say not, I am only a youth. - Jeremiah 1:6–7, AMPCGod told Jeremiah that he was going to become a prophet to the nations, but Jere...

[What would have become of me had I not] believed that I would see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living! - Psalm 27:13, AMPCWhen David was a teenager, he was stuck out in the shepherds’ fields, taking care of his father’...

He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Sovereign LORD, you alone know.” - Ezekiel 37:3, NIVThe prophet Ezekiel had a vision of a valley filled with dry bones. In Ezekiel’s case, they represented the return of t...

There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears. - Philippians 1:6, MSGYou may be faci...

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt.” - Genesis 41:41, NLT Joseph was taken to Egypt and spent a combined thirteen years in slavery and prison. He had no influence, no resources, no fut...

Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life. - Proverbs 4:23, NCVIt’s interesting that as little children we start off with big dreams to be an astronaut, a writer, a scientist, or a singer. As a child, we have...

The men were afraid that the ship would hit the sandbanks of Syrtis, so they lowered the sail and let the wind carry the ship. - Acts 27:17, NCVIn Acts 27, God promised Paul that he would stand trial before Caesar in Rome, but th...

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. - Luke 24:27, NIVOn the Sunday after Jesus was crucified, two of His disciples were walking from Jerusale...

Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. - Deuteronomy 8:2, NIVWhen the Is...

As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.” - Acts 24:25, NIVFelix was a ruthless, ...

Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. - Lamentations 3:23, NLTEvery morning you have to receive new mercies from God. How you start the day many times will determine what kind of day it’s going to be. ...

Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” - John 4:10, NLTIn John 4, Jesus met a Samaritan woman at a well and offered to give her...

Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you. - 1 Peter 4:12, NKJVIn today’s Scripture, the apostle Peter could have said, “Don’t think it strange when you face difficulties and adversities,” bu...

“The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” - 2 Chronicles 16:9, NLTGod sees things that we can’t see. So often we let our circumstances determine who we...

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” - John 20:29, NIVWhen Thomas heard that Jesus had risen from the dead, he said that he wouldn’t believ...

The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. Proverbs 21:1, NKJV God knows how to turn people who are against you and cause them to be for you. When God is ready to...

Matthew 5:8, NIV"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. "Pure in heart... The word translated as "heart" designates the intellect, the conscience, and the i...

Genesis 16:2, NLTSo Sarai said to Abram, "The LORD has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her." And  Abram agreed with Sarai's proposal.In Genesi...

“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. - Joshua 1:8, NIVTo meditate means “to think abo...

And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.” - Mark 11:22, ESVIn Mark 11, the disciples were surprised when they saw a fig tree had withered up one day after Jesus said that no one would ever eat from it again. Nothing on the outside o...

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. - Romans 8:14, NIVAs believers, the Holy Spirit lives inside each one of us. He’s called our helper, our counselor, our guide. The more sensitive we are to His w...

- Exodus 3:22, TLB “Every woman will ask for jewels, silver, gold, and the finest of clothes from her Egyptian master’s wife and neighbors. You will clothe your sons and daughters with the best of Egypt!” When God delivered the I...

 Hebrews 12:11, NIV "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Being disciplined is not easy. It’s difficu...

Jeremiah 1:5, NIV “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” You didn’t show up because your mother and father decided to have a baby. It wasn’t ...