Bible Study and Reading
1 Samuel 16:7 NIV
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Matthew 6:25-34 New Living Translation (NLT)
25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of Goda]">[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
Daily Word for Tuesday, July 7, 2020
John 14:27 NIV
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Daily Word for Thursday, July 2, 2020
Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
2 Timothy 2:24 NLT
A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people.
Daily Word for Wednesday, July 1, 2020
John 3:16-17
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."
Daily Word for Tuesdauy, June 30, 2020
Hebrews 12:2 NLT
"We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne."
Daily Word for Monday, June 29, 2020
John 14:27 NIV
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
Daily Word for Friday, June 12, 2020
From 1 Corinthians 13 NIV
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Daily Word for Thursday, June 11, 2020
Ephesians 1:18-19
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in th saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
Daily Word for Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Psalm 91 NIV
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you make the Most High your dwelling--even the Lord, who is my refuge--then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Daily Word for Tuesday, June 9, 2020
From Psalm 68
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, to him who rides the ancient skies above, who thunders with mighty voice. Proclaim the power of God!
Daily Word for Monday, June 8, 2020
Psalm 125:1-2 NIV
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which canot be shaken but endures forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.
Daily Word for Thursday, June 4, 2020
2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
Daily Word for Wednesday, June 3, 2020
2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
Daily Word for Tuesday, June 2, 2020
2 Peter 1:5-7 NIV
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowldge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness, and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Daily Word for Monday, June 1, 2020
Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.
Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.
Daily Word for Friday, May 29, 2020
Isaiah 41:13 NLT
For I hold you by your right hand--I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, 'Don't be afraid, I am here to help you.'
Daily Word for Thursday, May 28, 2020
Hebrews 4:14-16 ESV
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Daily Word for Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Colossians 1:11-14 NLT
We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.
Daily Word for Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Joel 2:13 NLT
Don't tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead. Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
Daily Word for Monday, May 25, 2020
John 13:34-35 NLT
So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.
Daily Word for Friday, May 22, 2020
Nahum 1:7 NIV
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.
Daily Word for Thursday, May 21, 2020
Deuteronomy 6:5-7 ESV
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Daily Word for Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Colossians 3:1-4 NLT
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
Daily Word for Tuesday, May 19, 2020
James 1:2-5 ESV
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Daily Word for Monday, May 18, 2020
Isaiah 26:3 NLT
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Daily Word for Friday, May 15, 2020
Psalm 91:4 NLT
This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust in him.
Daily Word for Thursday, May 14, 2020
Psalm 138
A psalm of David.
1 I give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart;
I will sing your praises before the gods.
2 I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.
I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;
for your promises are backed
by all the honor of your name.
3 As soon as I pray, you answer me;
you encourage me by giving me strength.
Daily Word for Wednesday, May 13, 2020
James 1:2-3
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Daily Word for Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Daily Word for Monday, May 11, 2020
A psalm of David Psalm 23 NIV
The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
he makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Daily Word for Friday, May 8, 2020
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Daily Word for Thursday, May 7, 2020
Psalm 91:1-2
1Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2This I declare about the Lord:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
he is my God, and I trust him.
Daily Word for Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Psalms 34:4-7 NIV
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
Daily Word for Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Nahum 1:7 NLT
The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in Him.
Daily Word for Monday, May 4, 2020
Mark 4:35-41 NIV
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, 'Let us go over to the other side.' Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, 'Teacher, don't you care if we drown?' He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, 'Quiet! Be still!' Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?' They were terrified and asked each other, 'Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him.'
Daily Word for Friday, May 1, 2020
Psalm 55:17, 22 NIV
Evening, morning and noon
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
Daily Word for Thursday, April 30, 2020
1 Corinthians 1:25, 30-31 NIV
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord."
Daily Word for Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Psalm 32:7 NLT
For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.
Daily Word for Tuesday, April 28, 2020
2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
Daily Word for Monday, April 27, 2020
Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Daily Word for Friday, April 24, 2020
Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT
'My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,' says the LORD. 'And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.'
Daily Word for Thursday, April 23, 2020
Psalm 18:2 NLT
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Daily Word for Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Romans 8:1 NLT
So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
Daily Word for Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Colossians 1:3-4 NLT
We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God's people
Daily Word for Monday, April 20, 2020
Ephesians 6:10-11 NLT
Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.
Daily Word for Friday, April 17, 2020
Psalm 46:1, 10a, 11 NLT
God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
Be still, and know that I am God!
The Lord of Heaven's Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. NLT
Daily Word for Thursday April 16, 2020
Select verses from Psalm 36 NIV
Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains...How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
Daily Word for Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Philippians 4:6-7 NLT
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. NLT
Daily Word for Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Isaiah 40:30-31a NIV
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
Daily Word for Monday, April 13, 2020
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Daily Word for Friday, April 10, 2020
John 3:16 NIV
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.