Daily Bible Verses

⁸ Oh give thanks to Yahweh.
    Call on his name.
    Make what he has done known among the peoples.
⁹ Sing to him.
    Sing praises to him.
    Tell of all his marvellous works.
¹⁰ Glory in his holy name.
    Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
¹¹ Seek Yahweh and his strength.
    Seek his face forever more.
¹² Remember his marvellous works…

Heavenly father, give us grace today to walk with Jesus the way of the cross. 

¹⁸ For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 
²² For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom, 
²³ but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks, 
²⁴ but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God; 
²⁵ because the…

Alexia Salvatierra and Peter Heltzel explore how we can live out the biblical virtue of solidarity: 

While recognising the value of every vantage point, faith-rooted community organising also understands that a fair hearing of differing perspectives is necessary for truth to emerge. Fair hearings for those with low social status are hard to come by, however. In contrast to a society that gives inordinate weight to the perspective of those with more social status, we read in 1 Corinthians 1 that “God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose…

1 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3 I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. 4 My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. 5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what…

18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your bodies. (1 Corinthians 6v18…

Heavenly father, give us grace today to walk with Jesus the way of the cross. 

²³ For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread. ²⁴ When he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me.” ²⁵ In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me.” ^…

For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. (1 Cor 13:12)

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Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

As we look at the world around us, it is clear that we need large-scale change. But it will not happen without risking something of ourselves, perhaps by seeing ourselves honestly, by stepping up to lead, by speaking out, by feeling discomfort as we move outside our usual patterns. We shape change in such moments and transform ourselves in the process. Courage changes things and courage changes us. It’s how we become. I have found that there is a “right-sized” fear inside any vision…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to open our hearts and minds to life in all its fullness, and communicate this to others. 

1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard,
that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life 
² (and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you
the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us); 
³ that which we have…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to live today in fellowship with you and our neighbours

Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 
⁴ And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
⁵ This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 
⁶ If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth. 
⁷ …

Heavenly Father
Give us grace to discern what sins we should confess and be cleansed from today

⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 
⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 
¹⁰ If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to seek always what is good and right. 

¹ My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counsellor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. ² And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to live and walk just as Jesus did, following your commandments. 

³ This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. 
⁴ One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him. 
⁵ But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him: 
⁶ he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be aware within ourselves of hate, and what leads to hate, and to turn away from it. 

⁷ Brothers, I write no new commandment to you,
but an old commandment which you had from the beginning.
The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. 
⁸ Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you;
because the darkness is passing away and the true light already shines. 
⁹ He who says he is in the light and hates his…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be strong because we know you, and know that our sins are forgiven

¹² I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
¹³ I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.
¹⁴ I have written to you, fathers, because you know him…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to enjoy things in the world, but ensure that we seek first the kingdom of God.

¹⁵ Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world.
If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. 
¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. 
¹⁷ The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be pro-Christ and to belong with those who are pro-Christ

¹⁸ Little children, these are the end times,
and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen.
By this we know that it is the final hour. 
¹⁹ They went out from us, but they didn’t belong to us;
for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us.
But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us. 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be truthful

²⁰ You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. 
²¹ I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth,
but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. 
²² Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ?
This is the Antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. 
²³ Whoever denies the Son doesn’t have the Father.
He who confesses the Son has the Father also.

…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to remain in you

²⁴ Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning.
If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father. 
²⁵ This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life. 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to allow the anointing of your spirit to remain in us today, and to learn from you

²⁶ These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray. 
²⁷ As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you.
But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him. 
 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to practice righteousness today

²⁸ Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 
²⁹ If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to know that we are loved

¹ See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to live in hope.

² Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is. 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to remain in you and live pure lives

³ Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure. 
⁴ Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. 
⁵ You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him. 
⁶ Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be careful who we take advice from, taking account of the fruits of their lives

⁷ Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 
⁸ He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. 
To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil. 
 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to seek to do what is righteous and loving

⁹ Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, 
and he can’t sin, because he is born of God. 
¹⁰ In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. 
Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother. 
¹¹ For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; 
^12…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to love others, particularly when others hate us

¹³ Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. 
¹⁴ We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. 
He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death. 
¹⁵ Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to love others as we have been loved

¹⁶ By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 

¹⁶ By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. ¹⁷ But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him? ¹⁸ My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth. ¹⁹ And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to love in word and deed and truth

¹⁷ But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, 
then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him? 
¹⁸ My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth. 
 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be honest to ourselves and to others today, with you as our judge. 

¹⁹ And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him, 
²⁰ because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 
²¹ Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God; 
 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to believe in the ways and person of Jesus, and to love others as he commands us.

²² so whatever we ask, we receive from him, 
because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. 
²³ This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, 
and love one another, even as he commanded. 
²⁴ He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. 
By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be wise 

1 Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be the body of Christ in flesh and blood.

2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3 and every spirit who doesn’t confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God, and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already. 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to live in the assurance that he who is in us is greater than all else

4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world. 
 

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to listen to truth

5 They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them. 
6 We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. 
By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to know you and to love as you love.

7 Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. 
8 He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. 
 

7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: he sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 …

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God”.  (1 John 4:7)

If our only goal is to love, there is no such thing as failure. 

We are invited to encounter a love that just keeps opening to us, and then pass on the same by “opening and opening” to the increasingly larger world around us, willingly falling into the “bright abyss,” where all weighing and counting are unnecessary and even burdensome.  

We are invited…