Daily Bible Verses

Heavenly father give us grace to do the things that we can do in difficult situations, so that it is you who are at work in us.

⁸ The kings of Sodom, Gomorrah lost in battle against other kings  ¹¹ who took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, ¹²  and also Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his goods...

Heavenly father give us grace to hear your voice, to lift up our eyes, to receive grace, to “get up and go” and to make space for you in our lives

¹⁴ Yahweh said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, ^15...

Heavenly father give us grace to make wise decisions to avoid strife in our close relationships, and to avoid wickedness.

⁵ Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, herds, and tents. ⁶ The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together. 
⁷ There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s...

Heavenly Father
give us grace to return to the places where we have experienced your presence in the past, and to call on you.
(whether these are physical places or frames of mind or social settinns)

¹ Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South. ² Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. ...

Heavenly father give us grace to call on your name (like Abraham), particularly in hard times so that we bring blessing to others rather than misfortune (unlike Abraham)

⁷ Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” ^[a]

He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had...

Heavenly Father,
give us grace to look forward to the next part of our lives, to know what we must leave behind, so that we can be a blessing to others.

¹ Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. ² I will make of you a great nation. I will...

Heavenly Father give us hope when we face tragedy and new circumstances.

²¹ Noah was the father of Shem, father of^:10 Arpachshad, father of ¹² Shelah, father of ¹⁴ Eber, father of ¹⁶ Peleg, father of ^20 ...

Heavenly Father
Give us grace to set our hope on you,
Give us grace so that we may be rich in good works and generous in giving and communicating.

¹⁷ Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;...

Heavenly father
give us grace, mercy and peace today and always

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, ² to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Chapter 2 so far:
¹¹Jesus has done the first of his signs and revealed his glory.

Reading:
²³ Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.^[d]...

¹ Yahweh is my shepherd:
    I shall lack nothing.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures.
    He leads me beside still waters.
³ He restores my soul.
    He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
^4 ...

¹ My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?  Why are you so far from helping me?
² My God, I cry, but you don’t answer

³ But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of your people.
⁴ Our fathers trusted in you, and you delivered them.

^6 ...

¹ I rejoice in your strength and your salvation, Yahweh!
² You have given me my heart’s desire,

³ For you meet me with the blessings of goodness.
⁴ I asked life of you, you gave it to me, even length of days forever and ever.
⁶ You make me glad with joy in...

¹May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble.
²     send you help and ³ remember all your offerings and sacrifices.
⁴ May He grant you your heart’s desire

⁵ We will triumph in your salvation.
    In the name of our God, we will set up our banners.
...

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God and show his handiwork
² Day after day they pour out speech,
    and night after night they display knowledge.
⁴ Their voice has gone out through all the earth,
    their words to the end of the world.

^7 ...

¹ I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
² Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;
    my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
    my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
³ I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised;
    and I am saved from my...

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea;
    Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.
³  I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
⁴     I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
⁶ I have called on you, for you will answer me, God.
    ...

¹My relationship with you, God, is my safe place,
 ²for it is the source of all goodness.

³I delight in seeing how your goodness flows in the lives of others
⁴and I turn away from other life sources which give rise to much sorrow

⁵ I...

¹ The earth is Yahweh’s, and those who dwell therein.
⁴ Those with a pure heart who have not lifted up their soul to falsehood, ⁵ shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, ⁶ whom they seek

The next bit was probably about  lifting out of the way the heavy doors in the temple...

¹ Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity.
    I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.
² Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me.
    Try my heart and my mind.
³ For your loving kindness is before my eyes.
    I have walked in your truth.
...

¹³ Jesus went to celebrate God’s gift of freedom (in the feast of Passover) at the place set aside for worship (the temple).
¹⁴ Instead of being a place which focused on God and His gifts, the temple was a place focussed on things to be bought and sold.
^15-17 Jesus drove out those whose primary concern was money saying “Stop turning my...

Jesus taught us to pray “Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven”
The kingdom of heaven is of primary importance, what happens on earth is important but is secondary.
 How does that work out in practice:

¹ On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, ² and Jesus and his disciples had...

¹ In you, Yahweh, I take refuge, ³ for you are my rock and my fortress,
    therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.
    ⁴ Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me,
    ⁵ Into your hand I commend my spirit.
⁶ I hate those who regard lying vanities,
    but I trust in Yahweh ^14...

¹ I will extol you, ² Yahweh my God, for I cried to you,
    and you healed me ³ and raised me up
⁴ Sing praise to Yahweh, and give thanks to his holy name.
⁵ For his anger is but for a moment.
    His favour is for a lifetime.
Weeping may stay for the night,
    ...

¹ Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty,
    ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
² Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name.
    Worship Yahweh in holy array.

⁴ Yahweh’s voice is powerful.
    Yahweh’s voice is full of majesty.
⁷ Yahweh’s voice strikes with flashes of lightning.
⁸     Yahweh’s...