Daily Bible Verses

¹⁶ I heard, and my body trembled.
    My lips quivered at the voice.
Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place,
    because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble,
    for the coming up of the people who invade us.
¹⁷ For though the fig tree doesn’t flourish,
    nor fruit be in the vines;
    the labour of the...

Heavenly father
give us grace to be an encouragement to those around us today

²⁴ Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, 
²⁵ not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is,
but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

[This is a lament, when we pour out our visceral feelings to our God who understands, but waits for us to be enveloped in his mercy so that we can show mercy to others]]

⁹ Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language,
    for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
¹⁰     Malice and abuse  and ¹¹ destructive forces are within...

Heavenly Father
give us grace to turn in silence to you, our beginning and our end, for strength

¹ “Keep silent before me, islands,
    and let the peoples renew their strength.
Let them come near,
    then let them speak.
    Let’s meet together for judgement.
² Who has raised up one from the east? [Cyrus]
    Who...

Heavenly father
give us grace to obey your commandments (of love), and to be open to your Spirit of Truth 

15 If you love me, keep my commandments. 
16 I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counsellor,  that he may be with you forever: 
17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him.
You know him, for he lives...

The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
² Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.
³ They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
⁴ Yet their voice^[...

The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
(This is a test to see if the new system is working)

Heavenly father
give us grace to live as forgiven people, not wavering in this hope

¹² Jesus, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God, 
¹³ from that time waiting until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet. 
¹⁴ For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. 
...

¹ Listen to my prayer, God.
    Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
² Attend to me, and answer me.
    I am restless in my complaint,
and moan ³     because of the voice of the enemy,
    because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they bring suffering on me.
...

Heavenly father
give us grace to wait for you, so that by waiting for you we find strength

²⁸ Haven’t you known?
    Haven’t you heard?
    The everlasting God, Yahweh,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint.
    He isn’t weary.
    His understanding is unsearchable.
^29 ...

Heavenly father
give us grace to “see” Jesus and understand Him, so that we may understand His name
and give us grace to ask for those things that are in His name

8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip?
He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the...

Heavenly father
thank you that you see when others are unkind to us
give us grace (like Jacob) to hear your voice and be obedient to it or (like his wives) to discern your voice speaking to others and be obedient to it. 

[Jacob said to Rachel and Leah]: ¹⁰ During mating season, I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which leaped on the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled. ...