Daily Bible Verses by Book

Jesus had to flee persecution as a child when his parents escaped to Egypt. Throughout his life and in his death Jesus faced horrors you and I can’t imagine. And he knew what it was to be without a home. In Matthew 8:20 Jesus says, ‘Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’

Just as Jesus walked alongside people in crisis with compassion and mercy, We remember the plight of the 123 million refugees and displaced people in the world in this Week of Prayer for Refugees and Displaced People
 

Heavenly father
give us grace to follow your Son, Jesus today, particularly in the face of tragedy.  

²¹ Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
²² But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”

Heavenly father
give us grace to be full of faith (rather than full of fear) in whatever storms we face today. 

²³ When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him. 
²⁴ Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves;
but he was asleep. 
²⁵ The disciples came to him and woke him up,
saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”
²⁶ He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” ...

Heavenly father give us grace to repent of our “pig-farmer” self interest and open our lives to you so that we may be blessing to others, particularly those who are damaged.  

²⁸ When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, 
two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way. 
²⁹ Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God?
Have you come here to torment us before...

Heavenly father
give us grace to be a blessing to others today, particularly those who need our help.  

¹ He entered into a boat and crossed over, and came into his own city. 
² Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralysed, lying on a bed.
Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you.”
 

Heavenly father
give us grace to be forgiving today

² Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralysed, lying on a bed.
Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you.”
³ Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”
⁴ Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 
⁵ For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Get up, and walk?’ 
...

Heavenly father
give us grace to hear your voice today, particularly when we are going about our normal business

⁹ As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office.
He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him. 

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. (Matthew 9:9)

https://www.thefuelcast.com/library/2025-06-16-around-us-part-1-get-your-eyes-open-r25 

9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.  10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw...

10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’  Matthew 9:10–11

Jesus’ most consistent social action was eating in new ways and with new people, encountering those who were oppressed or excluded from the system....