God’s Word

Romans 2:4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? Today’s verse needs a little context before […]

2 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do […]

James 5:10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As with our verse yesterday in Hebrews, the recipients […]

Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. It is not known who wrote the book of Hebrews, but […]

2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction. As a ministry leader, this is a verse that I […]

Colossians 1:11 …being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience… Take a few moments to read the verses before today’s, just to ensure you […]

2 Timothy 3:10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance… Paul references seven different items in today’s verse that he wants Timothy to be reminded […]

Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. In today’s verse we visit the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes and see that the end of […]

Proverbs 19:11 A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. This verse threw me for a loop today. I am not sure what caused me such difficulty in writing, […]

2 Corinthians 6:6 …in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love… Before we begin, take a few minutes to read 2 Corinthians 6:3-6. We can’t take today’s verse by […]

Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. We begin a new month with a familiar verse that has been covered in previous […]

1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. As we wrap up the month, we are given yet another day of agape love. We had quite […]

1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. As we near the end of the month it seems our time left with the Greek form agape is not […]

Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Oh! Today we are going to get all fancy with our word study! Not only are we NOT being given yet […]

Mark 12:31 “The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” In today’s verse we get a different perspective on love, this time from Jesus instead of from […]