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Matthew 6:33 – Verse of the Day 10/6/13

  This verse comes at the conclusion of Matthew’s meditation on worrying in the sermon in the mount (Matthew 7:25-34). Matthew begins with a simple command: “do not worry” (verse 25). He proceeds to ask, If God cares for the …

Isaiah 40:29 – Verse of the Day 10/5/13

  The larger context of this verse entails a series of reflections regarding God’s power to restore His people (40:12-44:23). In the verses immediately and preceding and following this verse, Isaiah answers skeptics who doubted that God really possessed power …

Matthew 25:31 – Verse of the Day 10/3/13

  In the New Testament, the title “Son of Man” is Jesus’ preferred title of self-reference. It appears 81 times, and 78 of these were Jesus own statements about himself. The background of the title lies in Daniel 7:13-14, where …

Psalm 86:5 – Verse of the Day 10/2/13

  Psalm 86 is a song of supplication in which David presents his needs to the Lord.  In the first verse he straightforwardly asks the Lord to hear him, “for I am poor and needy.”  This verse serves as the …

Ecclesiastes 8:15 – Verse of the Day 10/1/13

  This verse lies buried at the heart of the third and final section of the book of Ecclesiastes.  This section opens with the question: “What advantage has a wise man over a fool?”  In this verse, one advantage is …