Daily Bible Verses

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;...