Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Today's Verse - Proverbs 26:18-19

Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!” (NIV)

Monday, July 11, 2011

Today's Verse - Deuteronomy 28:2-6

 All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the LORD your God:
    You will be blessed in the city
    and blessed in the country.
    Your descendants will be blessed,
    and your soil's produce,
    and the offspring of your livestock,
    including the young of your herds
    and the newborn of your flocks.
    Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed.
    You will be blessed when you come in
    and blessed when you go out. (CSB)

You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God:
Your towns and your fields
      will be blessed.
Your children and your crops
      will be blessed.
   The offspring of your herds and flocks
      will be blessed.
Your fruit baskets and breadboards
      will be blessed.
Wherever you go and whatever you do,
      you will be blessed. (NLT)

Saturday, July 09, 2011

Today's Verse - Isaiah 32:17

The result of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. (CSB)

Thursday, July 07, 2011

Today's Verse - Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched,
    and the one who gives a drink of water
    will receive water. (CSB)

Generosity will be rewarded:
   Give a cup of water,
   and you will receive
   a cup of water in return. (CEV)

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Today's Verse - Deuteronomy 8:3b

Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. (NIV)

He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.  (NLT)

Monday, July 04, 2011

Today's Verse - Deuteronomy 7:9-10

Know that Yahweh your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commands. But He directly pays back and destroys those who hate Him. He will not hesitate to directly pay back the one who hates Him. (CSB)

You know that the LORD your God is the only true God. So love him and obey his commands, and he will faithfully keep his agreement with you and your descendants for a thousand generations. But if you turn against the LORD, he will quickly destroy you. (CEV)

Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. But he does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject him. (NLT)

Friday, July 01, 2011

Today's Verse - Isaiah 53:5

Christ was pierced for our transgressions,
   he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
   and by his wounds we are healed.  (NIV)

Christ was pierced for our rebellion,
      crushed for our sins.
   He was beaten so we could be whole.
      He was whipped so we could be healed. (NLT)