Daily Bible Verses

Heavenly father
give us grace to allow you to clothe us today.

²⁷ “Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan? 
²⁸ Why are you anxious about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin, 
²⁹ yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. 
³⁰ But if God so clothes the…

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked advance against me
    to devour[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
   …

⁴ You hold my eyelids open.
    I am so troubled that I can’t speak.
⁵ I have considered the days of old,
⁶ I consider in my own heart;
    my spirit diligently inquires:
⁷ “Will the Lord reject us forever?
    Will he be favourable no more?
⁸ Has his loving kindness vanished forever?
…

Heavenly father
give us grace to use money today in the context of serving you, rather than using you to serve money.

²⁴ “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other.
You can’t serve both God and Mammon. 
²⁵ Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink;
nor yet for your body, what you will…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust in you today

¹⁰ Who among you fears Yahweh
    and obeys the voice of his servant?
He who walks in darkness
    and has no light,
let him trust in Yahweh’s name,
    and rely on his God.
[the alternative is to make our own fire, our own light which leads to lying down in sorrow]

¹¹ Behold, all you…

Heavenly father
give us grace to pray faithfully today

¹⁶ The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective. 
¹⁷ Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain,
and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months. 
¹⁸ He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

Heavenly father
give us grace to see the light today

²² “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light. 
²³ But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness.
If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
    where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip—
    he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord watches over you—…

¹ My cry goes to God!
    Indeed, I cry to God for help,
    and for him to listen to me.
² In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord.
    My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn’t get tired.
    My soul refused to be comforted.
³ I remember God, and I groan.
    I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed.…

Heavenly father
give us grace to treasure the things of heaven in our hearts today.  

¹⁹ “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; 
²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal; 
²¹ for where your treasure is,…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live today as those who are confident in the help you give us

⁶ I gave my back to those who beat me,
    and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair.
    I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.
⁷ For the Lord Yahweh will help me.
    Therefore I have not been confounded.
Therefore I have set my face like a…

Heavenly father
give us grace to face up to and turn away from those things that draw us away from you today

¹⁴ Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, 
¹⁵ and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 
¹⁶ Confess your…

Heavenly father
give us grace to focus on you when no one is looking (and when they are!)

¹⁶ “Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces.
For they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting.
Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. 
¹⁷ But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 
¹⁸ so that you are not seen by men to be…

1Unless the Lord builds the house, ♦
those who build it labour in vain.

2Unless the Lord keeps the city, ♦
the guard keeps watch in vain.

3It is in vain that you hasten to rise up early
and go so late to rest, eating the bread of toil, ♦
for he gives his beloved sleep. R

¹In Judah, God is known.
    His name is great in Israel.
² His tabernacle is also in Salem;
    His dwelling place in Zion.
³ There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow,
    the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.
⁴ Glorious are you, and excellent,
    more than…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be forgiving today

¹⁴ “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 
¹⁵ But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Heavenly father
give us grace to …

⁹ Pray like this:

“‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
¹⁰ Let your Kingdom come.
    Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹ Give us today our daily bread.
¹² Forgive us our debts,
    as we also forgive our debtors.
¹³ Bring us not into temptation,
 …

Heavenly Father
give us grace to listen to you so that we may be a blessing to those who are weary

⁴ The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught,
    that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary.
He awakens morning by morning,
    he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
⁵ The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear.
 …

Heavenly father
give us grace to pray and give thanks today whatever the circumstances

¹³ Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises. 

¹ We give thanks to you, God.
    We give thanks, for your Name is near.
    Men tell about your wondrous works.

² When I choose the appointed time,
    I will judge blamelessly.
³ The earth and all its inhabitants quake.
    I firmly hold its pillars. 
⁴ I said to the arrogant, “Don’t boast!”…

Heavenly father
give us grace to pray today, heart to heart

⁵ “When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets,
that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward. 
⁶ But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door,
pray to your Father who is in secret; and your…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to listen to you, and the trust in your power to save

[God’s people have suffered the consequences of their rebellion]

¹ Yahweh says, “Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce, with which I have put her away?
    Or to which of my creditors have I sold you?
Behold, you were sold for your iniquities,
    and your mother was put away for your transgressions.…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be truth tellers today

¹² But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear
not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath;
but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

Heavenly father
give us grace to give today without drawing attention to ourselves. 

¹ “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them,
or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 
² Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men.
Most…

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² The same was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made. ⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. 

¹ God, why have you rejected us forever?
⁴ Your adversaries have ⁸ said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.”
    They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshipped.
⁹ We see no miraculous signs.
¹¹ Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand?
    Take it from your chest and consume them!

…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be like you in not just loving those who love us today

⁴⁶ For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? 
⁴⁷ If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? 
⁴⁸ Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in hope, particularly when things look bleak. 

[Isaiah gives a message of hope to the Jews who had been taken into captivity by the Babylonians,
that the Persian empire would take the Babylonians into captivity and allow the Jews to return to Judea]

²⁴ Shall the plunder be taken from the mighty,
    or the lawful captives be delivered?
²⁵ But Yahweh says, “…

Heavenly father
give us grace to not grumble against others today, but be full of patience, compassion and mercy. 

⁹ Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door. 
¹⁰ Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of perseverance, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 
¹¹ Behold, we…

Heavenly father
give us grace to love those who do not love us, so that we may be your children today. 

⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’
⁴⁴ But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, 
⁴⁵ that you may be children of your…

⁹ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.’

²¹ For my soul was grieved.
    I was embittered in my heart.
²² I was so senseless and ignorant.
    I was a brute beast before you.
²³ Nevertheless, I am continually with you.
    You have held my right hand.
²⁴ You will guide me with your counsel,
    and afterwards receive me to glory.
…

Heavenly father
give us grace to never repay evil for evil, but to confront it with goodness

³⁸ “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ 
³⁹ But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. 
⁴⁰ If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. 
⁴¹ Whoever…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to walk with you patiently today

²² The Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations,
    and lift up my banner to the peoples.
They shall bring your sons in their bosom,
    and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
²³ Kings shall be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.
They…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be patient today and to attend to matters of the heart

⁷ Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.
Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain. 
⁸ You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Heavenly father
give us grace to be simple and clear in what we say today.

³³ “Again you have heard that it was said to the ancient ones,
‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’
³⁴ but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; 
³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
…

¹ Surely God is good to Israel,
    to those who are pure in heart.

² But as for me, my feet were almost gone.
    My steps had nearly slipped.
³ For I was envious of the arrogant,
    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
⁴ For there are no struggles in their death,
    but their…

Heavenly father
give us grace to avoid doing things which have the semblance of being right, but which we know to be wrong,
and give us discernment to know what to do when all the options open to us seem wrong. 
 

³¹ “It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’
³² but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress;…

Heavenly Father
open our eyes today so that we may see all the ways in which we are not alone by your grace, particularly when we feel alone

[A Message of Hope to God’s people who find themselves in a lonely place - in exile]

¹⁷ Your children hurry. [to return to you - because ….]
    Your destroyers and those who devastated you will leave you.
¹⁸ Lift up your eyes all around…

Heavenly father
give us grace to turn away today from anything which is fraudulent, dishonest and harmful to others

¹ Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you. 
² Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten. 
³ Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire.
You have laid up your…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be careful with our looking at and our thinking about other people today,
and give us grace to allow evil no place in our minds and bodies

²⁷ “You have heard that it was said,  ‘You shall not commit adultery;’
²⁸ but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. 
²⁹ If your right eye…

¹⁶ Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land.
    Its fruit sways like Lebanon.
    Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
¹⁷ His name endures forever.
    His name continues as long as the sun.
Men shall be blessed by him.
    All nations will call him blessed.
¹⁸ Praise be to…

Heavenly father
give us grace to go out of our way to be reconciled to others today, remembering that we are never the completely innocent party

²³ “If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar,
and there remember that your brother has anything against you, 
²⁴ leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust your love even when we feel forgotten.

 ¹⁴ But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me,
    and the Lord has forgotten me.”
¹⁵ “Can a woman forget her nursing child,
    that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Yes, these may forget,
    yet I will not forget you!
¹⁶ Behold, I…

^{Heavenly Father
give us grace today to be humble and faithful}

^{16 But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
17 To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.}

Heavenly father
give us grace to refrain today from labelling others as fools 

²¹ “You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgement.’ ²² But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause  will be in danger of the judgement. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’  will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You…

¹⁶ But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

¹⁷ Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

¹⁸ Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honourably in all things…

¹² For he will deliver the needy when he cries;
    the poor, who has no helper.
¹³ He will have pity on the poor and needy.
    He will save the souls of the needy.
¹⁴ He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence.
    Their blood will be precious in his sight.
¹⁵ They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold…

Heavenly father
give us grace to do what is righteous today and every day. 

¹⁷ “Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfil. 
¹⁸ For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished. 
¹⁹ Therefore,…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be a blessing to ALL those we meet today, particularly bringing comfort where it is needed 

¹¹ I will make all my mountains a road,
    and my highways shall be exalted.
¹² Behold, these shall come from afar,
    and behold, these from the north and from the west;
    and these from the land of Sinim.” [probably China]
^13…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to accept the gift of today without presuming on tomorrow

13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city,
and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”
14 Whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow.
For what is your life? For you are a vapour that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.
15 For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”

Heavenly father
give us grace to do good works today so that people will see something of you

¹⁴ You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden. 
¹⁵ Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. 
¹⁶ Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in…

⁶ He will come down like rain on the mown grass,
    as showers that water the earth.
⁷ In his days, the righteous shall flourish,
    and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
⁸ He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
    from the River to the ends of the earth.
⁹ Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be the salt of the earth today, and to do nothing that will cause us to loose our saltiness

(Salt  = knowing the blessing of being poor, in mourning, meek, seekers of righteousness, pure in heart, merciful, peacemakers and persecuted)

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted?
It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust your guidance today, particularly when we are out of our comfort zone

⁸ Yahweh says, “I have answered you in an acceptable time.
    I have helped you in a day of salvation.
I will preserve you and give you for a covenant of the people,
    to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage,
⁹ saying to those who are bound, ‘Come out…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be kind in our words about others.

¹¹ Don’t speak against one another, brothers.
He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother,
speaks against the law and judges the law.
But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. 
¹² Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?

Heavenly father
give us grace to be peacemakers today, whatever the cost.

⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they shall be called children of God.
¹⁰ Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
    for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

¹¹ “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for…

“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh,
    and whose confidence is in Yahweh.

For he will be as a tree planted by the waters,
    who spreads out its roots by the river,
and will not fear when heat comes,
    but its leaf will be green,
and will not be concerned in the year of drought.
    It won’t cease from yielding fruit.

¹ God, give the king your justice;
    your righteousness to the royal son.
² He will judge your people with righteousness,
    and your poor with justice.
³ The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people.
    The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
⁴ He will judge the poor of the people.
    He will save…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be merciful and pure in heart today.

⁷ Blessed are the merciful,
    for they shall obtain mercy.
⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they shall see God.

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live as Jesus did- finding strength in you and being a blessing to others

⁵ Now Yahweh, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
    says to bring Jacob again to him,
    and to gather Israel to him,
    for I am honourable in Yahweh’s eyes,
    and my God has become my strength.
⁶ Indeed, he…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to draw near to you with a repentant and humble spirit

⁸ Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded. 
⁹ Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. 
¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be gentle in our seeking after righteousness today

⁵ Blessed are the gentle,
    for they shall inherit the earth.
⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they shall be filled.

¹⁹ God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens.
    You have done great things.
    God, who is like you?
²⁰ You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles,
    you will let me live.
    You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
²¹ Increase my honour
    and comfort me again.…

Heavenly father
give us grace to seek you today in our poverty of spirit and our mourning, and to be a blessing to others in their poverty of spirit and their mourning

¹ Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain.
When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. 
² He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in the knowledge that our pasts, our presents and our futures are in you.

¹ Listen, islands, to me.
    Listen, you peoples, from afar:
Yahweh has called me from the womb;
    from the inside of my mother, he has mentioned my name.
² He has made my mouth like a sharp sword.
    He has hidden me in the shadow of his…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to walk humbly and obediently in relationship with you

⁵ Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”? 
⁶ But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
⁷ Be subject therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 

Heavenly father
give us grace to seek first your kingdom today and to be channels of healing to others.

²³ Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,
preaching the Good News of the Kingdom,
and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. 
²⁴ The report about him went out into all Syria.
They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments,
…

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;
    extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love toward us,
    and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord

¹⁵ My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
    and of your salvation all day,
    though I don’t know its full measure.
¹⁶ I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh.
    I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
¹⁷ God, you have taught me from my youth.
    Until now, I have declared your…

Heavenly father
give us grace to turn to you today and live in the Kingdom of Heaven  

¹⁷ From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, 
“Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

¹⁸ Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother,
casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 
¹⁹ He said to them,…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be obedient to you today so that we may live in peace and righteousness

¹⁷ Yahweh,
    your Redeemer,
    the Holy One of Israel says:
“I am Yahweh your God,
    who teaches you to profit,
    who leads you by the way that you should go.
¹⁸ Oh that you had listened to my commandments!
  …

Heavenly father
give us grace today to walk in the gentle way of wisdom

¹³ Who is wise and understanding among you?
Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom. 
¹⁴ But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth. 
¹⁵ This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual,…

[Sorry - Wrong version earlier]

Heavenly father
give us grace to be those who look for your light in the dark places of our lives, and in the lives of others; and are transformed by it. 

¹² Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. 
¹³ Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 
¹⁴ that it might be…

9 Don’t reject me in my old age.
    Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
10 For my enemies talk about me.
    Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
11     saying, “God has forsaken him.
    Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
12 God, don’t be far from me.
    My God, hurry to help me.
13 Let my accusers be…