Daily Bible Verses by Book

Heavenly father
give us all grace to be open to the Holy Spirit, our Counsellor, so that we may have conviction about sin, righteous and judgement arising from our saviour Jesus. 

⁵ But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 
⁶ But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart. 
⁷ Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It
is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don’t go away, the Counsellor won’t come to you.
But if I…

Heavenly father
give us grace to live in the truth today

¹² “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.
¹³ However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth,
for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak.
He will declare to you things that are coming. 
¹⁴ He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you. 
¹⁵ All things that the Father…

Heavenly father
give us grace in times of weeping and lamenting to experience the everlasting joy of the resurrection

¹⁷ Some of his disciples therefore said to one another,
“What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;’ 
and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?” 
¹⁸ They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”
¹⁹ Therefore Jesus perceived that they…

Heavenly father
give us grace so to understand the forgiving love of Jesus that we may know what to ask in this name so that our joy may be full

²³ “In that day you will ask me no questions.
Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 
²⁴ Until now, you have asked nothing in my name.
Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full. 
²⁵ I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech.
But the time…

Heavenly father
give us grace in times of trouble to know the joy and peace from knowing that you are with us. 

²⁹ His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech. 
³⁰ Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you.
By this we believe that you came from God.”
³¹ Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 
³² Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come,
that you will be scattered, everyone…

‘I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.’ JOHN 16:33
 
‘Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honour and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!’ (Revelation 7:12)

The act of rejoicing is something quite different from naïve optimism. It is not subject to the ups and downs of the circumstances of our lives. In fact, Jesus warns that in this world we will have trouble.…

Heavenly father
give us grace to lift up our eyes to you today and know you

¹ Jesus said these things, then lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, 
“Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you; 
² even as you gave him authority over all flesh,
so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 
³ This is eternal life, that they should know you,
the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ. 

Heavenly father
give us grace to accomplish the work which you give us to do today, staying true to what you have revealed to us in the person of Jesus 

⁴ I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do. 
⁵ Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed. 
⁶ I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world.
They were yours, and you have given them to…

Heavenly father
give us grace to live as those who belong to you, giving glory to you through the power of your name

⁹ I pray for them. I don’t pray for the world,
but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. 
¹⁰ All things that are mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 
¹¹ I am no more in the world, but these are in the world,
and I am coming to you. Holy Father,
keep them through your name which you have given…

Heavenly father
give us grace to have your joy made full in us today, particularly in the face of temptation
and keep us safe from the evil one

¹² While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name.
I have kept those whom you have given me.
None of them is lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 
¹³ But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world,
that they may have my joy made full in themselves. 
¹⁴ I have given them your…