Daily Bible Verses

Heavenly father
give us grace to be like our teacher Jesus today, even when things go badly

²⁴ “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord. 
²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord.
If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household! 

Heavenly Father
give us grace to love you with our whole heart today

⁴ “Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed.
    Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed.
For you will forget the shame of your youth.
    You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.
⁵ For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name.
    The Holy One…

Heavenly father
give us grace today so that we can be gracious to others, particularly when we not in a position of power
 

[previous chapter ends with slaves showing grace to their masters]

¹ In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands;
so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behaviour of their wives without a word, 
² seeing your pure behaviour in fear. 

…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be faithful today, whatever the circumstances

²¹ “Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child.
Children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 
²² You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved. 
²³ But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most…

¹ God has taken his place in the divine council;
    in the midst of the gods he holds judgement: [and speaks to the rulers of the nations, and also, by implication, to the electorate in democracies]
² “How long will you judge unjustly
    and…

Heavenly father
give us grace to speak your words, particularly in any difficult situation we encounter today.

¹⁷ But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you. 
¹⁸ Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. 
¹⁹ But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to hear and your words of hope for ourselves and speak your words of hope to others  

¹ “Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth;
    break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who didn’t travail with child:
    for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,” says Yahweh.
² “Enlarge the place of your tent,
  …

Heavenly father
give us grace today to die to sin and live to righteousness

²⁴ He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,
that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness.
You were healed by his wounds. 
²⁵ For you were going astray like sheep;
but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Heavenly father
give us grace to be both wise and gentle today.

¹⁶ “Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves.
Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. 

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ “Hear, my people, and I will testify to you,
Israel, if you would listen to me!
⁹ There shall be no strange god in you,
neither shall you worship any foreign god.
¹⁰ I am Yahweh, your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
¹¹ But my people didn’t listen to my voice.
Israel desired none of…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be a peaceful presence wherever we are today

¹¹ Into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go on. 
¹² As you enter into the household, greet it. 
¹³ If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn’t worthy, let your peace return to you. 
¹⁴ Whoever doesn’t receive you…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to know your servant Jesus today and allow Him to bear all the sins which affect us, both our own and those of others.

My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself;
    and he will bear their iniquities.
¹² Therefore I will give him a portion with the great.
    He will divide the plunder with the strong;…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to refrain from deceiving, cursing and threatening when we suffer unjustly.

²¹ For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us,
leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps, 
²² who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
²³ When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back.
When he suffered, he didn’t…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be generous today

Freely you received, so freely give. 
⁹ Don’t take any gold, silver, or brass in your money belts. 
¹⁰ Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the labourer is worthy of his food. 

⁶ For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. ⁷ For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. ⁸ Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God, ⁹ who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not…

¹ Sing aloud to God, our strength!
Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine,
the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,
at the full moon, on our…

Heavenly father
give us grace to be channels of your healing leaving no room for evil. 

⁷ As you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’ 
⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons.
 

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in hope today, particularly when we encounter sin and suffering. 

¹⁰ Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him.
    He has caused him to suffer.
When you make his soul an offering for sin,
    he will see his offspring.
He will prolong his days
    and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand.
¹¹ After the…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to treat everyone with respect today

¹⁸ Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect:
not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked. 
¹⁹ For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God. 
²⁰ For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating?
But…

Heavenly father
give us grace to care for those people we already know today.

⁵ Jesus sent these twelve out and commanded them, saying, 
“Don’t go among the Gentiles, and don’t enter into any city of the Samaritans. 
⁶ Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 

¹⁸ “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. ¹⁹ Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. ²⁰ In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. ²¹ Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father,…

[Exodus]
⁸ You brought a vine out of Egypt. 
[Joshua]
    You drove out the nations, and planted it. 
⁹ You cleared the ground for it.
[King David]
    It took deep root, and filled the land.
¹⁰ The mountains were covered with its shadow.
    Its boughs were like God’s cedars.
¹¹ It sent out its branches to the sea,
…

Heavenly father
give us grace to faithfully follow you today even if we feel insignificant, like Thaddaeus about whom almost nothing is known. 

² Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother; ³ Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be wise in how we view others today, particularly those who are stricken in any way. 

⁸ He was taken away by oppression and judgement.
    As for his generation,
    who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living
    and stricken for the disobedience of my people?
⁹ They made his grave with the wicked,
 …