Today’s Verse: Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?...The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. ~Matthew 27:17, 21 Professional sports are sometimes notorious for accounts of bad sports trades. No matter how much the experts try to assess and make sense of trading certain players for players o

Today’s Verse: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. ~1 John 1:7 The word “if” is a word that involves a condition on the part of one or more parties to an agreement, contract, pact, or promise. It implies that for something to occur, one party must perform its part. It can have either a positive or negative implication. God has given us a free will with which t

Today’s Verse: Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. ~Matthew 24:44 We live in a very busy and time-pressured society. Whenever we are responsible for taking other people with us to an appointment or special event, we find ourselves asking each other, “Are you ready?” When special church events occur, we ask each other as the start time nears, “Are you ready?” This morning, that is the major question of the day: are you ready?

Today’s Verse: But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. ~Psalm 73:28 There are some things in life that are truly appreciated and well-learned only through experience. The school of hard knocks can, many times, be a difficult but profitable means for us in becoming wiser. Psalm 73 is the personal testimony of a believer who learned through trying circumstances that you can trust in God. We see the psalmi

Today’s Verse: And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will. ~Luke 23:24-25 Have you ever helped another person clean out a room or desk, and when you found something that looked like it had no value, he said to you, “Don’t throw it away!”? How about if you have ever played in a competitive event and your team was in the

Today’s Verse: For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. ~Philippians 1:23-24 We can sometimes come to the place in life where we have to choose between two good things. We rack our brain and soul trying to decide which is the better decision to make. Sometimes, we are faced with a decision that requires us to be in two places at one time. We sometimes fi

Today’s Verse: And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord. ~Genesis 12:8 The altar was a place established for the worship of God. The altar was identified by sacrifices that offeror burned at this location. The altar identified the offeror with his worship of God. It was a place that was meant to stir t