Category: Verse for the day

Today’s Promise : I will show mercy to those who are merciful to others.

Matthew 5:7 (WEB) Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Promise #238: I will show mercy to those who are merciful to others. Even in secular surroundings, there is an often quoted verse from Jesus that we call the ‘golden rule’… Do unto others as you would like others to do unto you. Even the world recognizes that this is a universal principle. Mercy works the same way. There is a promise for mercy for those who are merciful to others. It is that simple. How much mercy do I need in my life? Do I need just...

Today’s Promise : I will keep you safe from the evil one.

1 John 5:18 (WEB) We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him. Promise #237: I will keep you safe from the evil one. I really like the second part of the NIV Bible translation for this verse – the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. The NLT translation says it this way – for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. When we are born of God,...

Today’s Promise : Your sadness may last for a night but joy will come in the morning.

Psalm 30:5 (WEB) For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. Promise #235: Your sadness may last for a night but joy will come in the morning. In the book of Ecclesiastes, it says that there is a season for all things. There is a time to weep and there is a time to rejoice. There are times of intense hardship and there are times of rest and peace. Today’s promise from Psalm 30:5 is really speaking to those who are struggling...

Today’s Promise : I will comfort you just like a mother would.

Isaiah 66:13 (WEB) As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.” Promise #234: I will comfort you just like a mother would. We all need comfort. There are times when we need a father’s reassurance and there are times when we need a mother’s comfort. When our children were little, if they got hurt playing in the backyard, they would look for their mother first before they would look for me. That is because there is something in a mother’s heart that provides a reassuring comfort that is quite different...