Daily Bible Verses

Heavenly father give us grace today to be alive and have a good conscience

¹⁸ Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous,
that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, 
¹⁹ in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison, 
²⁰ who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah,
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Heavenly father
give us grace today to do what is right today, whether or not it is popular

⁹ He departed from there and went into their synagogue. 
¹⁰ And behold, there was a man with a withered hand.
They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him.
¹¹ He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep,
and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath…

⁶ In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

⁵ For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
    abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
⁶ Hear, Yahweh, my prayer.
    Listen to the voice of my petitions.
⁷ In the day of my trouble I will call on you,
    for you will answer me.
⁸ There is no one like you among the gods, Lord,
    nor any deeds…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to see the bigger picture, looking past good rules and regulations, to the greater good

³ But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 
⁴ how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor
for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 
⁵ Or have you not read…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust in your provision today

⁸ “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh.
⁹ “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways,
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.
¹⁰ For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky,
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Heavenly father
give us grace today to cope with unfairness.

¹⁶ Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ. 
¹⁷ For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil. 
¹⁸ Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous,
that he might bring you to God, being…

Heavenly father
give us today our daily bread

¹ At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields.
His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 
² But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”

¹ Hear, Yahweh, and answer me,
    for I am poor and needy.
² Preserve my soul, for I am godly.
    You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.
³ Be merciful to me, Lord,
    for I call to you all day long.
⁴ Bring joy to the soul of your servant,
    for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Heavenly father
give us grace to bring our burdens to you today

²⁸ “Come to me, all you who labour and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. 
²⁹ Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart;
and you will find rest for your souls. 
³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Heavenly Father
give us grace to seek you today and turn away from what is wrong

⁶ Seek Yahweh while he may be found.
    Call on him while he is near.
⁷ Let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his thoughts.
Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him,
    to our God, for he will freely pardon.

Heavenly father
give us grace today to not be afraid, particularly when we are speaking

¹³ Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good? 
¹⁴ But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed.
“Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.” 
¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts.
Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who…

Heavenly father
give us grace to listen to you today as a small child listens to a parent

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants. 
²⁶ Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight. 
²⁷ All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except…

¹⁶ Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day. ¹⁷ For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory, ¹⁸ while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

⁸ I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak,
    for he will speak peace to his people, his saints;
    but let them not turn again to folly.
⁹ Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,
    that glory may dwell in our land.
¹⁰ Mercy and truth meet together.
    Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.…

Heavenly father
give us grace to turn towards you when we have turned away.

²⁰ Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent. 
²¹ “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!
For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you,
they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 
²² But I…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to listen to your voice today and to bear witness to what we have heard.

³ Turn your ear, and come to me.
    Hear, and your soul will live.
    I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
⁴ Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples,
    a leader and commander to…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be wise and not have a critical spirit today

¹⁶ “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions 
¹⁷ and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’ 
¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 
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[Looking back at God’s mercy in the past]

¹ Yahweh, you have been favourable to your land.
    You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.
² You have forgiven the iniquity of your people.
    You have covered all their sin. Selah.
³ You have taken away all your wrath.
    You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

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Heavenly father
give us grace to love you with all our strength today

¹² From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. 
¹³ For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 
¹⁴ If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come. 
¹⁵ He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Heavenly Father
give us grace to feed on you and delight in you today

¹ “Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters!
    Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat!
    Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
² Why do you spend money for that which is not bread,
    and your labour for that which doesn’t satisfy?
Listen diligently to me,…

Heavenly father give us grace to turn away from deceit, and seek peace today

¹⁰ For, “He who would love life
    and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
    and his lips from speaking deceit.
¹¹ Let him turn away from evil and do good.
    Let him seek peace and pursue it.
¹² For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
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Heavenly father
give us grace to live as citizens of the kingdom of Heaven today

⁷ As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 
“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 
⁸ But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. 
⁹ But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I…

12 Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. 2 Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

⁹ Behold, God our shield,
    look at the face of your anointed.
¹⁰ For a day in your courts is better than a thousand.
    I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God,
    than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹ For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield.
    Yahweh will give grace and glory.
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