Daily Bible Verses

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
    who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.
⁶ Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs.
    Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
⁷ They go from strength to strength.
    Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
^8 …

Heavenly father
give us grace to be generous to those around us today

⁴⁰ “He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. 
⁴¹ He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward.
He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. 
⁴² Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to see the immense and eternal power that is in you and with us today. 

¹⁴ You will be established in righteousness.
    You will be far from oppression,
    for you will not be afraid,
    and far from terror,
    for it shall not come near you.
¹⁵ Behold, they may…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to honour all people

⁷ You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge,
giving honour to the woman, as to the weaker vessel,
as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

Heavenly father
give us grace to follow you today, whatever the cost  

³⁸ He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me. 
³⁹ He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

¹ Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. ² Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. ³ For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. ⁴ But let each man examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast in himself…

¹ How lovely are your dwellings,
    Yahweh of Armies!
² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh.
    My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young,
    near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.
…

Heavenly father
give us grace be faithful to you particularly when it would be more peaceful not to.

³⁴ “Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. 
³⁵ For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 
³⁶ A man’s foes will be those of his own household. …

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be a blessing to the next generation 

¹¹ “You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted,
    behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colours,
    and lay your foundations with sapphires.
¹² I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
    your gates of sparkling jewels,
    and all your walls of precious…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to gentle and quiet in our spirits

³ Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; 
⁴ but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit,
which is very precious in the sight of God. 
⁵ For this is how in the past, the holy women who hoped in…

Heavenly father
give us grace to stand by the truths that we know about you today.  

³² Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven. 
³³ But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
    may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary
    and grant you support from Zion.
3 May he remember all your sacrifices
    and accept your burnt offerings.[b]

4…

¹ God, don’t keep silent.
    Don’t keep silent,
    and don’t be still, God.
² For, behold, your enemies are stirred up.
    Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
³ They conspire with cunning against your people.
    They plot against your cherished ones.
⁵ For they have conspired together with…

Heavenly father
give us grace to know that we are loved today

²⁹ “Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? 
Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. 
³⁰ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 
³¹ Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows. 

Heavenly Father
give us hope when life is bleak 

⁷ “For a small moment I have forsaken you,
    but I will gather you with great mercies.
⁸ In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment,
    but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.

⁹ “For this is like the waters of Noah to me;
 …

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be pure in our behaviour today

¹ In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands;
so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behaviour of their wives without a word, 
² seeing your pure behaviour in fear. 

Heavenly father
give us the courage to live in the truth today and the wisdom to know what needs to spoken and proclaimed 

²⁶ Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 
²⁷ What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops. 
²⁸ …

¹ Praise Yah!
    Praise, you servants of Yahweh,
    praise Yahweh’s name.
² Blessed be Yahweh’s name,
    from this time forward and forever more.
³ From the rising of the sun to its going down,
    Yahweh’s name is to be praised.
⁴ Yahweh is high above all nations,
    his glory above the heavens…

[The author is speaking about those in power encouraging them to have humility]

⁵ They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
    they walk about in darkness;
    all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

⁶ I said, “You are gods,
    sons of the Most High, all of you;
⁷ nevertheless,…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be like our teacher Jesus today, even when things go badly

²⁴ “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord. 
²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord.
If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household! 

Heavenly Father
give us grace to love you with our whole heart today

⁴ “Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed.
    Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed.
For you will forget the shame of your youth.
    You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.
⁵ For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name.
    The Holy One…

Heavenly father
give us grace today so that we can be gracious to others, particularly when we not in a position of power
 

[previous chapter ends with slaves showing grace to their masters]

¹ In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands;
so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behaviour of their wives without a word, 
² seeing your pure behaviour in fear. 

…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be faithful today, whatever the circumstances

²¹ “Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child.
Children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 
²² You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved. 
²³ But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most…

¹ God has taken his place in the divine council;
    in the midst of the gods he holds judgement: [and speaks to the rulers of the nations, and also, by implication, to the electorate in democracies]
² “How long will you judge unjustly
    and…

Heavenly father
give us grace to speak your words, particularly in any difficult situation we encounter today.

¹⁷ But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you. 
¹⁸ Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. 
¹⁹ But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to hear and your words of hope for ourselves and speak your words of hope to others  

¹ “Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth;
    break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who didn’t travail with child:
    for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,” says Yahweh.
² “Enlarge the place of your tent,
  …

Heavenly father
give us grace today to die to sin and live to righteousness

²⁴ He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,
that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness.
You were healed by his wounds. 
²⁵ For you were going astray like sheep;
but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Heavenly father
give us grace to be both wise and gentle today.

¹⁶ “Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves.
Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. 

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ “Hear, my people, and I will testify to you,
Israel, if you would listen to me!
⁹ There shall be no strange god in you,
neither shall you worship any foreign god.
¹⁰ I am Yahweh, your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
¹¹ But my people didn’t listen to my voice.
Israel desired none of…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be a peaceful presence wherever we are today

¹¹ Into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go on. 
¹² As you enter into the household, greet it. 
¹³ If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn’t worthy, let your peace return to you. 
¹⁴ Whoever doesn’t receive you…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to know your servant Jesus today and allow Him to bear all the sins which affect us, both our own and those of others.

My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself;
    and he will bear their iniquities.
¹² Therefore I will give him a portion with the great.
    He will divide the plunder with the strong;…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to refrain from deceiving, cursing and threatening when we suffer unjustly.

²¹ For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us,
leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps, 
²² who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
²³ When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back.
When he suffered, he didn’t…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be generous today

Freely you received, so freely give. 
⁹ Don’t take any gold, silver, or brass in your money belts. 
¹⁰ Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the labourer is worthy of his food. 

⁶ For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. ⁷ For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. ⁸ Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God, ⁹ who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not…

¹ Sing aloud to God, our strength!
Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine,
the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,
at the full moon, on our…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be channels of your healing leaving no room for evil. 

⁷ As you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’ 
⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons.
 

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in hope today, particularly when we encounter sin and suffering. 

¹⁰ Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him.
    He has caused him to suffer.
When you make his soul an offering for sin,
    he will see his offspring.
He will prolong his days
    and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand.
¹¹ After the…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to treat everyone with respect today

¹⁸ Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect:
not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked. 
¹⁹ For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God. 
²⁰ For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating?
But…

Heavenly father
give us grace to care for those people we already know today.

⁵ Jesus sent these twelve out and commanded them, saying, 
“Don’t go among the Gentiles, and don’t enter into any city of the Samaritans. 
⁶ Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 

¹⁸ “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. ¹⁹ Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. ²⁰ In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. ²¹ Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father,…

[Exodus]
⁸ You brought a vine out of Egypt. 
[Joshua]
    You drove out the nations, and planted it. 
⁹ You cleared the ground for it.
[King David]
    It took deep root, and filled the land.
¹⁰ The mountains were covered with its shadow.
    Its boughs were like God’s cedars.
¹¹ It sent out its branches to the sea,
…

Heavenly father
give us grace to faithfully follow you today even if we feel insignificant, like Thaddaeus about whom almost nothing is known. 

² Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother; ³ Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be wise in how we view others today, particularly those who are stricken in any way. 

⁸ He was taken away by oppression and judgement.
    As for his generation,
    who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living
    and stricken for the disobedience of my people?
⁹ They made his grave with the wicked,
 …

Heavenly father
give us grace today to do these 4 things: 

¹⁷ Honour all men.
Love the brotherhood.
Fear God.
Honour the king.

Heavenly father
give us grace to challenge evil in all its forms today and be channels of healing.  

1 He called to himself his twelve disciples,
and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out,
and to heal every disease and every sickness. 

“You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”

⁴ Yahweh God of Armies,
    how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
⁵ You have fed them with the bread of tears,
    and given them tears to drink in large measure.
⁶ You make us a source of contention to our neighbours.
    Our enemies laugh among themselves.
⁷ Turn us again, God of Armies.
    Cause…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be moved with compassion for those we meet today so that we may communicate in word and deed the good news of the Kingdom.

³⁵ Jesus went about all the cities and the villages,
teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom,
and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. 
³⁶ But when he saw the multitudes, he…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to remain silent when appropriate today

⁷ He was oppressed,
    yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth.
As a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
    and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
    so he didn’t open his mouth.