Posts with the category “promise-of-god”

07/03/2025Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”- John 20:29 (NIV)In this brief but powerful statement, Jesus speaks directly to a core struggle of faith: believing without seeing. These words were spoken to Thomas, one of His twelve disciples. After the resurrection, Thomas had famously declared that unless he...  Read More

07/01/2025“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.” – 1 John 4:9 (NIV)There are moments in life when words aren’t enough. Times when someone has to show their love. We’ve seen it in the parent who rushes into danger for their child, in the spouse who stays faithful through the hardest seasons, or the friend who shows up ...  Read More

06/30/2025“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”—Matthew 5:10 (NIV)Following Jesus will eventually bring you to a crossroads with the world. Today’s verse reminds us that living righteously in an unrighteous world won’t always lead to applause, it may actually lead to persecution. Yet, Jesus calls those who endure it blessed.Think abou...  Read More

06/28/2025“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”– Matthew 5:8 (NIV)There’s something beautiful about watching a child gaze in wonder at the world, eyes wide, heart unburdened. They see beauty in mud puddles, treasure in dandelions, and adventure in every backyard. That kind of purity that is unfiltered, undistracted, and unguarded, that is what Jesus is talking about here. It’s no...  Read More

06/27/2025“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.”— Matthew 5:7 (NIV)Mercy is one of the most beautiful yet misunderstood virtues in the kingdom of God. It’s not merely feeling sorry for someone, it’s compassion in action. Mercy sees a person in pain or need and says, “I will not just feel something, I will do something.”Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:7 are both a promise and a challen...  Read More

06/26/2025“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”—Matthew 5:6 (NIV)What are you hungry for today?We all wake up with cravings. Some of them are physical like coffee, breakfast, exercise. While others are deeper and more enduring, the longing for meaning, peace, justice, or connection. Jesus, in this fourth Beatitude, speaks directly to those deeper cra...  Read More

06/25/2025“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”- Matthew 5:5 (NIV)When we hear the word meek, our minds may jump to images of weakness, passivity, or someone who lets others walk all over them. But Jesus wasn’t praising doormats, He was redefining power. In the Kingdom of God, meekness is not weakness. It’s strength under control.In the Greco-Roman world, to inherit the earth me...  Read More

06/24/2025“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”- Matthew 5:4 (NIV)Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount are stunningly upside-down to our human instincts. “Blessed are those who mourn”—how can mourning, grief, or sorrow be a blessing? In our culture, we often do all we can to avoid pain, suppress tears, and distract ourselves from loss. Yet here, Jesus invites us to press in...  Read More

06/19/2025“But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”—1 Corinthians 15:57 (NIV)Life can often feel like a series of battles, some small, some seemingly insurmountable. Whether it’s battling fear, temptation, grief, guilt, or even death itself, the struggle is real and at times overwhelming. But today’s verse reminds us of one central truth that changes everything...  Read More

06/17/2025“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)When life breaks us open with grief, loss, or discouragement, we often feel like we’re the only ones going through it. In ...  Read More

06/15/2025“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”- Romans 8:28 (NIV)This is one of the most quoted and beloved verses in all of Scripture, and for good reason. Today’s verse from Romans is a promise we often reach for when life doesn’t make sense. When tragedy strikes, when doors slam shut, or when prayers seem u...  Read More

06/14/2025“Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.”- Proverbs 29:25 (NIV)There is something universal about the fear of what others think. It creeps in subtly, whether it’s the anxiety of being judged, the pressure to conform, or the desire to gain approval. This fear can paralyze, manipulate, and even control the direction of our lives. Today’s verse cal...  Read More

06/12/2025“For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”—Psalm 30:5 (NIV)David wrote these words not just as poetry, but as testimony. This passage is his dedication song for the temple, a reflection on a life of highs and lows, failures and forgiveness, despair and deliverance. And in this single verse, Davi...  Read More

06/11/2025“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”—2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)The battlefield of the Christian life is often not fought on distant shores or in crowded arenas, but within the quiet chambers of the mind. Paul’s words in today’s verse pull back the curtain on this unsee...  Read More

06/10/2025“‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”- Revelation 21:4 (NIV)Imagine standing at the end of a long, hard journey, bruised, weary, and worn. The road has been uphill, the nights dark, and the pain real. And then suddenly, you hear these words: “There will be no more death, or mour...  Read More

06/06/2025“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.”- Mark 8:35 (NIV)At first glance, Jesus’ words here seem completely upside down. In a world that screams, “Look out for number one,” “Build your brand,” and “Protect your peace,” Jesus dares to flip the script. He presents a paradox: to truly live, we must surrender; t...  Read More

06/04/2025“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”— Psalm 23:5–6 (NIV)King David’s words in today’s verse move from the peaceful pasture to a royal banquet table. And what a shift it is. He’s no longer lying be...  Read More

06.03.2025“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”— 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)There’s a moment in every person’s life when the weight of worry feels unbearable. The bills are stacking up. The medical report is unclear. The relationships are strained. The unknowns loom large. And in those moments, we instinctively grab hold of our anxieties, as if by carrying them tighter we can somehow cont...  Read More

06/02/2025And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.”- Matthew 18:3–5 (NIV)When Jesus pulled a child into the center of the conversation, it must have stunn...  Read More

06/01/2025“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”- Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)The words of Isaiah today stop us in our tracks. It’s as though time pauses and we’re brought face-to-face with the cost of love. Long before Jesus walked the dusty roads of Galilee, Isaiah painted this breatht...  Read More

05/30/2025“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”— 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV)There’s something beautiful about a gift that’s given with joy. Whether it’s a child offering a crayon drawing to their parent, or a friend surprising you with coffee just because, it’s not the cost of the gift that touches th...  Read More

05/28/2025“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.”— Philippians 1:9-10 (NIV)Paul’s words to the church in Philippi aren’t just a beautiful prayer, they’re a roadmap for spiritual growth. Notice how he doesn’t simply ask that their love incr...  Read More

05/26/2025“So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.”- Galatians 4:7 (NIV)In this powerful declaration, Paul unveils one of the most profound truths of the gospel: We are no longer slaves, we are sons and daughters of God. And not just children, but heirs. Think about that for a moment. An heir is someone with a future, someone with ...  Read More

05/25/2025“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”—Matthew 25:40 (NIV)This verse comes at the end of a powerful teaching by Jesus, where He separates the sheep from the goats, the righteous from the unrighteous, based on how they treated others. And not just any others, but the least: the hungry, the str...  Read More

05/21/2025“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”— Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)There are few verses in Scripture that proclaim the depth and certainty of God’s love as powerfu...  Read More

05/20/2025“Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;’”— Mark 12:10 (NIV)Jesus spoke these words in the midst of a confrontation with the religious leaders. He had just told the parable of the tenants, an allegory that exposed how the leaders had consistently rejected God’s messengers and would ultimately reject God’s Son. But tucked in...  Read More

05/13/2025“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”- Philippians 4:6–7 (NIV)Life has a way of throwing us into whirlwinds, unexpected news, financial pressure, strained relationships, or the slow ...  Read More

05/12/2025“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”- Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)Take a moment and let that first phrase sink in, “we are God’s handiwork.” Another translation uses the word masterpiece. You are not a mistake. You are not the result of random chance. You are not just one of billions trying to make it through the chao...  Read More

05/07/2025“The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.”— Zechariah 14:9 (NIV)There’s coming a day when confusion, division, and false hope will finally come to an end. Zechariah’s vision reaches beyond his own time to the glorious future when God Himself will reign supreme over all creation, not just in the hearts of His people, but o...  Read More

05/06/2025“Why, my soul, are you downcast?Why so disturbed within me?Put your hope in God,for I will yet praise him,my Savior and my God.”—Psalm 42:11 (NIV)There are moments in life when our soul feels heavy, when sadness hangs like a fog that refuses to lift. Psalm 42 gives voice to that very feeling. The psalmist isn’t afraid to admit that he is deeply troubled. His soul is downcast, a word that...  Read More

05/05/2025“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”—1 John 4:4 (NIV)We live in a world filled with fear, deception, and opposition. So when we read this simple yet powerful truth in today’s verse, it reminds us who we are and whose power we carry. John is writing to believers who are being bombarded by fals...  Read More

05/03/2025“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?”—Matthew 6:25 (NIV)In a world filled with uncertainties, anxiety has become a constant companion for many. Jesus speaks directly to this in our verse today. These words are part of His famous Sermon on the Mou...  Read More

05/01/2025“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”— Ephesians 3:20–21 (NIV)There are moments in life when our prayers feel too small in the face of great needs. Other times, our dreams feel too big for the reali...  Read More

04/29/2025“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.”— Habakkuk 2:14 (NIV)Habakkuk lived in a time of uncertainty, injustice, and coming judgment. It felt like evil was winning, and the prophet wrestled deeply with God about it. But in the middle of all the warnings and woes, God gave this breathtaking promise: a day was coming when His g...  Read More

04/27/2025“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”—Luke 19:38 (NIV)Have you ever waited for something so long that when it finally arrived, you could hardly believe it was real? Maybe it was the acceptance letter, the long-anticipated wedding day, or the birth of a child. Joy fills your heart, and your lips can’t help but shout in celebra...  Read More

04/26/2025“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.”— Isaiah 9:2 (NIV)Face it, darkness can feel overwhelming. Trapped, suffocating, no way out. Whether it’s the darkness of fear, grief, confusion, or sin, it has a way of settling into our hearts, making it hard to see the way forward. Today’s verse from Isaiah was wri...  Read More

4/25/2025“The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all.” – Psalm 34:19 (NIV)Trouble is no stranger to any of us. Whether it comes in the form of a broken relationship, financial strain, a health crisis, or the loss of someone we love, life can hit hard. And sometimes it hits the righteous hardest. That seems unfair, doesn’t it?Yet, today’s verse pulls back t...  Read More

04/23/2025“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”—1 John 5:14 (NIV)There is a remarkable peace that comes when we know that our prayers are not tossed into some cosmic void but are received by a loving and attentive Father. John, the beloved disciple, reminds us in this verse that we have confidence, not hesitation, not doubt...  Read More

04/22/2025“God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished.”— Romans 3:25 (NIV)In the Old Testament, the “mercy seat” was the cover of the Ark of the Covenant, where once a year, the high priest would sprinkle the...  Read More

04/21/2025“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.”— Psalm 16:9-10 (NIV)These words, penned by King David, pulse with both present joy and future hope. At first glance, it’s a song of celebration. A glad heart, rejoicing tongue, a sense of peace in the b...  Read More