Verse of the Day

Author: David Short

  • July 3, 2012


    2 Chronicles 7:14 NASB


    and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

    Celebrating July 4th…


    This statement was made to Solomon by the LORD, the Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer, after he had finished building the temple for the LORD and seeking His blessing. Our LORD wants to bless us, to bless our land, to bless His people, but He also wants us to pursue Him, to humble ourselves before Him, and to turn from our worldly ways. This is not about a country such as the United States, but about her people, especially her people that claim to be Christians.

  • July 2, 2012


    1 John 4:15-16 NASB


    Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

    Encouraging Words…

    God is love…what a wonderful blessing its is to know that God is love and those who abide in love abide in Him. And how do we abide in Him, by confessing that Jesus is His Son. It is such a great mystery, but nonetheless, it is His work.

  • June 27, 2012


    Romans 5:12-13 NASB


    Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

    Encouraging Words…

    These verses are presented as a command, to not let sin reign in our bodies, but they also remind us that we (those of us who are in Christ) are now alive from the dead, our members, our body are instruments of righteousness to God. As we celebrated on Pascha, Christ has trampled down death through His death, He was victorious over death, which is the ultimate result of sin. Through this work He has provided for us the way to be victorious over sin.

  • June 19, 2012


    Isaiah 45:25 NLT


    In the LORD all the generations of Israel will be justified, and in him they will boast.

    Encouraging Words…

    As the adopted children of our Lord we too will be justified, we too can boast in Him as our Lord.

  • June 18, 2012


    Proverbs 19:20 NASB


    Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days.

    Command with a Promise…

    Another one of those commands that sounds much easier than is really possible of doing. We are commanded to listen to the counsel of those in our lives that are wise, wise due to years of life, wise due to experiences, wise due to a journey with Christ that is farther ahead than your own. There are many scriptures that encourage us to listen to counsel and accept discipline. In order to do this we must be willing to submit ourselves to others, especially to our Lord. And with what results? Wisdom in our own lives. But we must remember that as soon as we begin to think that we are wise we must start the process of listening to counsel and accepting discipline all the more. This is a process, a journey.

  • June 15, 2012


    Psalm 147:3 NASB


    He heals the brokenhearted
    And binds up their wounds.

    Encouraging Words…

    The journey through life is often filled with times of broken hearts and deep wounds. Why is it that those whom we think are our friends, even our coworkers in God’s kingdom, often turn out to be the ones that hurt us the most? That question is one that will probably only be answered when I am with my Lord. I am so thankful that until that time my Lord is there to heal the brokenhearted, to bind up their wounds, our wounds.

  • June 14, 2012


    2 Chronicles 16:9a NLT 


    The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.

    Encouraging Words…

    It is encouraging to know that our Lord, our Savior, our Provider, cares enough for us that He has sent the Holy Spirit to be with us. In Old Testament days, the days of the old covenant, God searched for those whose hearts were fully committed to Him so that He could strengthen them even more. Under the new covenant, the one ushered in by Jesus, the hearts of those who are committed to Him are filed by the Holy Spirit…continually and completely. Under this new covenant we can live righteous lives as we put our old selves to death and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.

  • June 13, 2012


    1 Timothy 2:1-4 NASB


    First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

    Command with a Promise…

    We are commanded to lift up our leaders and elected officials in prayers, petitions and even thanksgiving. In this year of an upcoming election it becomes even more critical for us to be righteous and godly in how we speak about those whom God has allowed to be over us. In behaving this way we are promised tat we will lead tranquil and quiet lives in godliness and dignity.

  • June 11, 2012


    Galatians 6:9 NASB

    Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

    Personal Challenge…

    There is an implied commandment in this verse…do good. Not necessarily what I would deem as good, but certainly what He would deem as good. We are to be doing this good even when, no especially when, the world around us is telling us not to. This is why we are told to not lose heart and not to grow weary. If we press through with this then we will reap that reward that He has in store for us.

  • June 8, 2012

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    Romans 4:5-8  NASB

    But
    to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly,
    his faith is credited as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the
    blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
    “BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS HAVE
    BEEN COVERED.



    Encouraging Words…

    Our loving God desires that we believe in Him and His son. This belief, this faith, then is credited toward our righteousness. Our works then flow from the life that has been redeemed by Christ, our living and loving Savior. It is the work of our Lord that has covered our sins and redeemed us from death.