One Verse Devotional

As followers of Jesus, we can soar like eagles. But we need to learn how to trust and place our hope in God.

Happy Reformation Day! Romans 1:17 is the verse that inspired Martin Luther and kicked off the Protestant Reformation on October 31st, 1517

From political ads to Facebook posts, the negative talk in our culture is becoming unbearable. But it can only change if it starts with us.

Our world is filled with violence. This past weekend, a gunman filled with hate walked into a Jewish synagogue and murdered 11 worshippers. Throughout the Bible, God calls us to join Him in His mission of Love. The only way to stop evil in the world is for God's people to get serious about spreading the Light and Love of our Savior, Jesus. Yes, violence will exist until Jesus returns and reconciles all things back to Himself. BUT…. We can still make a difference by spurring others to live a life of Love, as well. This is our God-given calling.

We are called to accept others. Those in the Church. Those outside of the Church. When will the Church get serious about this command?

Today's One Verse is wisdom from John, the closest man to Jesus while on earth. Of everything that John could teach us, what would it be? To love others, not in words, but through our actions.

The disciples ask Jesus for a sign that they should follow Him. (BTW, this was AFTER Jesus fed the 5,000 and walked on water!) They "remind" Jesus that God sent Moses bread from heaven as a sign. Jesus uses their own illustration and teaches us an important lesson: He is the Bread of Life and the closer we grow to Him, the more fulfilled we will be.

The disciples ask Jesus for a sign that they should follow Him. (BTW, this was AFTER Jesus fed the 5,000 and walked on water!) They "remind" Jesus that God sent Moses bread from heaven as a sign. Jesus uses their own illustration and teaches us an important lesson: He is the Bread of Life and the closer we grow to Him, the more fulfilled we will be.

It's Monday, which means we are in the book of Psalms. (Wait! That doesn't sound right.) Yes, normally we do Psalms on Friday, but today's One Verse is perfect for kicking off a new week. Psalm 25:4 could be used as a weekly prayer to begin our weeks with God's blessing. If we adopted this weekly prayer, I believe it could have a massive impact on our lives.

In Psalm 23, David says that he is walking through the "valley of the shadow of death". Just a few pages later, in our One Verse today, David has confidence that He will see the goodness of God in the land of the living. No matter what you are going through right now--blessing or pain--we can all be confident that we will see the Goodness of God in the land of the living.