Daily Bible Verses

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

¹ Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us, ² looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at…

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…

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

¹¹ But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, ¹² nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption. ¹³ For if…

¹² The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree.
    He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
¹³ They are planted in Yahweh’s house.
    They will flourish in our God’s courts.
¹⁴ They will still produce fruit in old age.
    They will be full of sap and green,
¹⁵     to show that Yahweh is…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to live in the kingdom and not taste those things that not of the kingdom. 

²⁷ For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels,
and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds. 
²⁸ Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death
until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to find joy in living faithfully in covenant relationship with you, doing what is Just. 

⁷ Instead of your shame you will have double.
    Instead of dishonour, they will rejoice in their portion.
Therefore in their land they will possess double.
    Everlasting joy will be to them.
⁸ “For I, Yahweh, love justice.
…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to know the way of righteousness and stay in it. 

²¹ For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness,
than after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. 
²² But it has happened to them according to the true proverb,
“The dog turns to his own vomit again,”and
“the sow that has washed to wallowing in…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to deny ourselves, take up our crosses and follow you. 

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, 
“If anyone desires to come after me,
let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 
²⁵ For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. 
²⁶ For what will it profit a man if he gains…

⁹ For, behold, your enemies, Yahweh,
    for, behold, your enemies shall perish.
    All the evildoers will be scattered.
¹⁰ But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox.
    I am anointed with fresh oil.
¹¹ My eye has also seen my enemies.
    My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.

Heavenly father
give us grace today to seek first the kingdom of God, whatever the consequences.

²¹ From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem
and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed,
and the third day be raised up.
²² Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying,
“Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”
…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to fulfil our calling to be your servants. 

⁴ They will rebuild the old ruins.
    They will raise up the former devastated places.
They will repair the ruined cities
    that have been devastated for many generations.
⁵ Strangers will stand and feed your flocks.
    Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards.
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Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to not be entangled in, or overcome by, anything which defiles us. 

²⁰ For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world
through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
they are again entangled in it and overcome,
the last state has become worse for them than the first. 

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be forgiven and forgiving

¹⁸ I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly,
and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 
¹⁹ I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven,
and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven;
and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.” …

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

⁴ For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work.
    I will triumph in the works of your hands.
⁵ How great are your works, Yahweh!
    Your thoughts are very deep.
⁶ A senseless man doesn’t know,
    neither does a fool understand this:
⁷ though the wicked spring up as the grass,
…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be open to you revealing truths  to us. 

¹⁶ Simon Peter answered,
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
¹⁷ Jesus answered him, 
“Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah,
for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,
but my Father who is in heaven. 

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to be a blessing to those who mourn and those who have a spirit of heaviness

^[The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me,
    because Yahweh has anointed me…]   
² to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favour
    and the day of vengeance of our God,
    to comfort all who mourn,
³ to provide for those who…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to avoid both empty words and also words that cause others to be burdened

¹⁷ These are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm;
for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever. 
¹⁸ For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness,
they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness,
those who are indeed escaping from those who live in…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to know Jesus as your Son 

¹³ Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, 
“Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
¹⁴ They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
¹⁵ He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are…

¹ It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh,
    to sing praises to your name, Most High,
² to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning,
    and your faithfulness every night,
³ with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp,
    and with the melody of the lyre.
 

Heavenly father
give us grace today to not be led into temptation - anything which pulls us away from what is the bread of life

⁵ The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread. 
⁶ Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
⁷ They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
⁸ Jesus…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be forgiving, truthful, self controlled, gentle, loving what is good, faithful and humble, loving you as our God, allowing your power to work in us.

² Men will be .unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good, 
⁴ traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 
⁵ holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power.…

Heavenly father
give us grace to teach your covenant to the next generations
give us grace to sacrifice the needs of the flesh so that our spirits may become strong.
give us grace to allow ourselves to carry the painful marks of being in covenant relationship with you, at a very personal level.

⁹ God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. 
…

Heavenly father
give us grace, like Jesus, to speak what is true openly, because of the truth we find in you
give us grace, like many in the crowd, to believe in your Son, Jesus.

²⁵ Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this he whom they seek to kill? ²⁶ Behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ?…

Heavenly father
give us grace to wait for your kingdom to come, for your will be done. 

¹ A message for the land of Ethiopia; ² that sends ambassadors Egypt (to join forces against Assyria)” :
³ All you inhabitants of the world, when a banner is lifted up on the mountains, look! When the trumpet is blown, listen!
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